Evening journal., 1904-05-09
JOY OF DINING
At THE CIRCUS
Pleasant and Novel Expert
ence of a Representative
of The Evening Journal
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN FREAKS
Giant Worries Over Illness Of Tiny
Wife end a Pretty Love Affair on
Between Mdsets--lniured Jap Sent
to New York.

Between Midsets--lniured Jap Sent
to New York.
To dine IN a circus tent was the unusua'
privilege enjoyed by a representative Of
The Evening Journal on Saturday after
noon. Dinner was served at 4.39 clock
ana 1t was good one.
The invitation came from WHITING Al
len. who is the iress agent Of he BaInum
ani Baily show, and a former newspaper
man. Tor years he was Washington
correspondent and has been identified
with several leading dailies. The other
member OF uhe party was the city editor
OF the New York Evening Telegram. the
evening edition Of Lhe New York Herald.
He IS spending a weeks vacation with
the circus.
The dining tent Is immense-almost as
big as the main tent IN which the per-
formance takes place. Lines are strictly
drawn. First there Is the table at which
Mr.. and Ms Bailey personal representa-
lives OF the former and guests are served.
All the men performers set az one table.
the women performers at another and the
married couples at stan another. The
white attaches set IN a section TO them
selves and the oo,ored ones m another.
, An air OF quiet pervadcs tho place and
, the. person who thinks uhat there is an ex-
change OF pieaeantries or a gcneral air Of
j informally would ind himself very much
: mistaken.
The Freaks have a table 10 themselves.
too and they eat pretty much the same as
: their more normal brethren. The bearded
5 woman and THE Missing Link are great
! friends. The bearded woman Is a decided
blonde. with a long hirsute adornmenl
which might be designated as sandy.
The Missing Link also is Of the feminine
persuasion but Is of undeniable African
2 descent. She has a beard too, long and
black and perhaps this IS a tie IN ths
friendship with the bearded woman.
The Missing Link Is one Of the mos
l. feminine creatures Imaginable ani take
Z great interest in her Vardrobe. Tier es
I pecial delight IS in the pale blue ribbon
I with which she adorns the corsage OF he
evening gown.
on the whole the freak family Is rathe
Il a happy one, with maybe. the excepuo
Of the giant, whose wife is ih with tn
% grip. He really is a giant and his VIII
IS a tiny bit OF a woman whom he adores
The little leopard girl smiled shyly al tn
Evening Journal representative while put
ting on her shoes and stockings and tn
Non-faced boy suspended the brushing
of his tawny locks TO be agreeable TO a.
, lmnusual visitor.
II The midgets are an interesting quartet
U They are intensely humorous and th
smaller girl is simply brmming over wit
coquetry. She fanoies one Of the men i'm
mensely, but she always makes it a poin
to promenade and be as pretty as possibl
to the other one and hugely enjoys IN
scowis of the one she really prefers.
There is one old fellow TO whom evers
one IS particularly kind. He came 20 hi
40 country with Jumbo. the elephant. II
- was his keeper for l2 years and durin
=, that time was his inseparable companion
-. When the huge beast died. the man wa
20 almost inconsolabie. Even now Jumbo
e,, his first and last thought and d. is i'm
~, possible to get him TO talk upon any 9th,
~ subject. He is very old and his duties al
o. light, being merely no sit and watch SON
of the animals.
nj Great Collection Of Animals.
he The collection Of animals IS a magnii
w cent one. OF course great interest WI
k. manifested in the elephants and they COZ
de sumed the customary bushels Of peanut
". Some people do not stop to think thi
IS. there are other animals who would al
ss preciate their pelting and their peanut
Ks, This is especially true of the canes. Tn,
'b- are very gentle and take nuts and 9th
zee things as daiutily as possible from one
he fingers. In the herd there IS one Arab wi
answers to the name Of Boliver. He is
as grea. pet with the men and when told
IL beg" wabb1es his jaws IN the funnie
~ fashion imaginable.
A Severe Accident.
The only accident TO mar the day vi
~, the fall OF Akamutay. the japanese ro
- walker. lie had been nervous for Sc
~, eral days and b Is thought that his ner
BUSINESS and a pair Of old shoes which
wore had some hing 10 do with his tumb
His knee struck his face in the fal., brea
aK ing his jaw bone. At first arrangement
ar we're made TO send him to the Delawa
e. Hospital, but he has friends in New Yo
i and wanted to be sent there, which "
done.
one Of the woman riders is an Austri
~ baroness. She loves the life and is dovot
4, to horses-hence her presence On the C
-,s, Gus ring. Volo, the man who makes q
ION flying leap through space on a bicycle
Inc a medical student-and so h goes.
I'M The performance is really marvelu
ore and in Ct there is much to instru
amuse and entertain. II is estimated n
1900 saw 81 in the afternoon and 10.
more at night. Though the circus
,so come and gone, its memory will hne
~ for many days 10 come.