. The real Latin quarter . and a grotto and an artificialcascade all in one, with afigure of Venus in the cen-ter, over which the watersplashes and trickles. Thereis a green lattice proscenium,too, surrounding the foun-tain, illuminated with coloredlights and outlined in tiny flames of gas,and grotto-like alcoves circling the garden,each with a table and room for two. Theball-room from the garden presents a bril-liant contrast, as one looks down upon itfrom under the trees. But the orchestra has given its signal—ashort bugle call announcing a quadrille;and those in the garden are running downi
. The real Latin quarter . and a grotto and an artificialcascade all in one, with afigure of Venus in the cen-ter, over which the watersplashes and trickles. Thereis a green lattice proscenium,too, surrounding the foun-tain, illuminated with coloredlights and outlined in tiny flames of gas,and grotto-like alcoves circling the garden,each with a table and room for two. Theball-room from the garden presents a bril-liant contrast, as one looks down upon itfrom under the trees. But the orchestra has given its signal—ashort bugle call announcing a quadrille;and those in the garden are running downinto the ball-room to hunt up their partners. The Bullier orchestra will interest you ;they play with a snap and fire and a tempothat is irresistible. They have played to-gether so long that they have become knownas the best of all the bal orchestras. The leader, too, is interesting—tall andgaunt, with wild, deep-sunken eyes resem-bling those of an old eagle. Now and then 61. A TYPE OF THE QUARTER By Helleu.—Estampe Moderne he turns his head slowly as he leads, andrests these keen, penetrating orbs on thesea of dancers below him. Then, with batonraised above his head, he brings his or-chestra into the wild finale of the quadrille—piccolos and clarinets, cymbals, bass viols,and violins—all in one mad race to the end,but so well trained that not a note is lost inthe scramble—and they finish under thewire to a man, amid cheers from Mimi andCeleste and encores and biss fromevery one else who has breath enough leftto shout with. Often after an annual dinner of one of theateliers, the entire body of students willmarch into the Bullier, three hundredstrong, and take a good-natured possessionof the place. There have been some seri-ous demonstrations in the Quarter by thestudents, who can form a small army whencombined. But as a rule you will find thema good-natured lot of fellows, who are outfor all the humor and fun they can create atthe least expense. Bu
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