. The Southern States. market without lagniappe ?It is a delightful custom, this gettingsomething thrown in, and one whichevery true Lousianian expects as muchas he does hiscigarette afterdinner. Whenthe marketercompletes hispurchases for theday there isalways some-thing gi\en him—a rose, a bitof confection,perhaps a bunchof lettuce for asalad or somepetit peppers forthe table, butalways lagniap-pe. To abolishthis custom inNew Orleanswould mean al-most a popularuprising. Andso it is when onevisits any of thegreat marketsfrom Dryades,Poydras, Maga-zine, Treme, orthe far-famedFrench market,occup
. The Southern States. market without lagniappe ?It is a delightful custom, this gettingsomething thrown in, and one whichevery true Lousianian expects as muchas he does hiscigarette afterdinner. Whenthe marketercompletes hispurchases for theday there isalways some-thing gi\en him—a rose, a bitof confection,perhaps a bunchof lettuce for asalad or somepetit peppers forthe table, butalways lagniap-pe. To abolishthis custom inNew Orleanswould mean al-most a popularuprising. Andso it is when onevisits any of thegreat marketsfrom Dryades,Poydras, Maga-zine, Treme, orthe far-famedFrench market,occupying astretch of nearly three squares on thelevee front, the purchases for the dayare made, and lagniappe makes theheart happy. To particularize these markets andpicture all their every-day features andgive them the fla\or of romance theydeserve is a difficult task. For yearsthe French market has been a famousSunday morning promenade for theFrench population of the city after earlymornino; mass, and certainlv no more. 4o6 NEW ORLEANS: THE SOUTHERN METROPOLIS. distinctive phrase of New Orleans lifecan be found then by taking a strollthrough this market between nine andten oclock on Sunday you amuse yourself at the cafestand, the meat stalls, the oystercounters, or among the fruits andflowers, the dry goods bazaars or thevegetable booths, you will see theCreole beauties of New Orleans on thepremenade laughing, gay, happy, at easewith the world and themselves. Andthe well-tilled market basket goes homewith dainties for the Sunday dinnerwhich only a Frenchman or a Louisi-anian knows how to purchase. Theother markets, less celebrated yet asextensive and complete, do their fullshare of traffic, and by noon timeall are deserted save a few booths whichhave specialties for sale. For the cityhas made its purchases and is now-looking for amusement. Perhaps it is not amiss to speak hereof New Orleans amusements, and par-ticularly Sunday recreation. The city isa powerful c
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