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the demoniacal red flare of the other。             This perspective of pleasure fulfils 

its   promise。      As    your    feet  follow     your   eyes    you   find   yourself     in  a 

veritable shoppers' paradise�察�the galaxy of twinkle resolving into worlds of 

delight。     Nor   do   you   long   remain   a   mere   spectator�察  �for   the   shops   open 

their arms to you。        No cold glass reveals their charms only to shut you off。 

Their wares lie invitingly exposed to the public�察�seeming to you already 

half your own。        At the very first you come to you stop involuntarily�察�lost 

in admiration over what you take to be bric´a´brac。                   It is only afterwards 

you   learn   that   the   object   of   your   ecstasy  was   the   commonest   of   kitchen 

crockery。      Next door you halt again�察�this time in front of some leathern 

pocket´books�察  �stamped   with   designs   in   color   to   tempt   you   instantly   to 

empty your wallet for more new ones than you will ever have the means to 

fill。   If you do succeed in tearing yourself away purse´whole�察�it is only to 

fall a victim to some painted fans of so exquisite a make and decoration 

that escape short of possession is impossible。                 Opposed as stubbornly as 

you may be to idle purchase at home�察�here you will find yourself the prey 

of   an   acute   case   of   shopping   fever   before   you   know   it。    Nor   will   it   be 

much consolation subsequently to discover that you have squandered your 

patrimony upon the most ordinary articles of every´day use。 If in despair 

you turn for refuge to the booths�察�you will but have delivered yourself into 

the    embrace     of   still  more    irresistible   fascinations。     For     the  nocturnal 

squatters   are   there   for   the   express   purpose   of   catching   the   susceptible。 

The     shops    were    modestly   attractive      from   their   nature�察   �but  the   booths 

deliberately      make     eyes    at   you�察  �and    with    telling   effect。     The     very 

atmosphere   is   bewitching。   The   lurid   smurkiness   of   the   torches   lends   an 

appropriate weirdness to the figure of the uncouthly clad pedlar who�察�with 

the   politeness   of   the   arch´fiend   himself�察  �displays   to   an   eager   group   the 

fatal    fascinations      of   some     new    conceit。      Here     the   latest   thing    in 

inventions�察�a gutta´percha rat�察�which�察�for reasons best known to the vender�察�

scampers about squeaking with a mimicry to shame the original�察�holds an 

admiring crowd spellbound with mingled trepidation and delight。                          There 



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a   native   zoetrope�察  �indefatigable   round   of   pleasure�察  �whose   top   fashioned 

after the type of a turbine wheel enables a candle at the centre ingeniously 

to supply both illumination and motive power at the same time�察�affords to 

as   many  as   can   find   room  on   its   circumference   a   peep at the   composite 

antics   of   a   consecutively   pictured   monkey   in   the   act   of   jumping   a   box。 

Beyond this ;wheel of life; lies spread out on a mat a most happy family 

of curios�察�the whole of which you are quite prepared to purchase en bloc。 

While   a   little   farther   on   stands   a   flower   show   which   seems   to   be   coyly 

beckoning   to   you   as   the   blossoms   nod   their   heads   to   an   imperceptible 

breeze。     So one attraction fairly jostles its neighbor for recognition from 

the    gay    thousands      that   like   yourself     stroll  past    in  holiday     delight。 

Chattering children in brilliant colors�察�voluble women and talkative men in 

quieter     but   no   less  picturesque      costumes�察     �stream    on   in  kaleidoscopic 

continuity。 And you�察�carried along by  the current�察�wander thus for   miles 

with the tide of pleasure´seekers�察�till�察�late at night�察�when at last you turn 

reluctantly homeward�察�you feel as one does when wakened from some too 

delightful dream。 

     Or   instead   of   night�察  �suppose   it   day   and   the   place   a   temple。     With 

those who are entering you enter too through the outer gateway into the 

courtyard。       At    the  farther   end    rises  a   building    the   like  of   which    for 

richness of effect you have probably never beheld or even imagined。                           In 

front   of   you   a   flight   of   white   stone   steps   leads   up   to   a   terrace   whose 

parapet�察�also of stone�察�is diapered for half its height and open latticework 

the   rest。    This   piazza   gives   entrance   to   a   building   or   set   of   buildings 

whose every detail challenges the eye。 Twelve pillars of snow´white wood 

sheathed in part with bronze�察�arranged in four rows�察�make�察�as it were�察�the 

bones of the structure。 The   space between   the   centre columns   lies   open。 

The other   triplets are   webbed   in   the middle   and   connected�察�on the   sides 

and front�察�by grilles of wood and bronze forming on the outside a couple 

of embrasures on either hand the entrance in which stand the guardian Nio�察�

two     colossal    demons�察    �Gog     and   Magog。      Instead     of   capitals   ��a  frieze 

bristling with Chinese lions protects the top of the pillars。 Above this in 

place of entablature rises tier upon tier of decoration�察�each tier projecting 

beyond the one beneath�察�and the topmost of all terminating in a balcony 



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which encircles the whole second story。                  The parapet of this balcony is 

one mass of ornament�察�and its cornice another row of lions�察�brown instead 

of   white。     The   second  story   is   no   less   crowded   with   carving。       Twelve 

pillars    make     its  ribs�察 �the   spaces    between      being    filled  with    elaborate 

woodwork�察�while on top rest more friezes�察�more cornices�察�clustered with 

excrescences of   all   colors   and kinds�察 �and guarded by  lions innumerable。 

To   begin   to   tell   the   details   of   so   multi´faceted   a   gem   were   artistically 

impossible。 It is a jewel of a thousand rays�察�yet whose beauties blend into 

one   as   the   prismatic   tints   combine   to   white。      And   then�察  �after   the   first 

dazzle of   admiration�察 �when   the spirit of   curiosity  urges   you   to   penetrate 

the centre aisle�察�lo and behold it is but a gate�                �The dupe of unexpected 

splendor�察  �you   have   been   paying   court   to   the   means   of   approach。         It   is 

only a portal after all。        For as you pass through�察�you catch a glimpse of a 

building beyond more gorgeous still。 Like in general to the first�察�unlike it 

in detail�察�resembling it only as the
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