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English: JAVANESE HOUSE BUILDERS.-As showing the most remarkable ability in the construction of primitive buildings, the Javanese were by all odds the greatest attraction on the Midway Plaisance.

Even the quaint wall of bamboo which surrounded the village engendered a strong desire to pry further into the modes of life of this peculiar people. Within the enclosure are some twenty buildings, including among them a theatre, a coffee and tea saloon and two bazaars, the rest of the number being dwellings for the natives. Independent of the other structures is an open booth where are sold all grades of coffee in the raw state and as a Javanese export, while their merits may be tested at the regular cafe where they are dispensed as a beverage. The buildings of the village are all of bamboo and are on one general plan, corresponding to that presented above. They were of course all erected by the natives, of whom fair types may also be seen in this picture. The bazaars are the main feature of the village. The commodities exposed for sale are all the handiwork of this interesting people and prove the more attractive as many of the articles are fabricated in presence of

the purchaser. Canes, hats, baskets and ornaments, of wonderful design and variety, form the main stock in trade. The Javanese as a people have won the respect and good will of all visitors by their uniform courtesy and good nature.