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Title: Paris in London : 1902, Earl's Court : official guide and catalogue : director general Imre Kiralfy
Year: 1902 (1900s)
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Subjects: Art, French Costume, France
Publisher: London : Gale & Polden
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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ed by its 35 j appropriate domestics engaged in their nsual daily occupations, every-body and EVERYTHING IS UPSIDE DOWN. A still greater surprise is afforded by the mysteiious hall, which beingwithout walls, floor or ceiling, conveys an impression of illimitable sizeand height. The designer has had recourse to optical illusion. Thereare mirrors before you, behind you, above you—mirrors on every side.In fact there are mirrors in whatever direction you may chance to look. The building has been erected in a remarkably short space of time.Composed entirely of iron and concrete, it is claimed to be the firstabsolutely fire-proof house ever constructed in this country. Near by is to be found a distinct novelty which created a vastamount of amusement at the Paris Exhibition, in the shape of THE HALL OF JOY. Here the most absurd, bewildering, and startling effects areproduced by distorting glasses. In one mirror the visitor is shown ■■■ -.-,,^.-.uJ*i^ m^x.i!i!i^4. .-.^awf.: ^-,,„.,.
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36 ■tanding on his head; in another he sees himself swollen toGargantuan proportions, while in yet another his reflection rivals theliving skeleton. Some of the wonderful distortions effected by thesecurious minors are laughter-provoking beyond conception; othersagain startle the spectator by their grotesquenesa. We next come to a distinct novelty from Paris, known as leManege Mecanique, or The Mechanical Hippodrome. This unique apparatus, which is protected by letters patent, is nowintroduced to the public for the first time. The riders describechangeable curves, and go through a series of thrilling and delightfulevolutions, the horses crossing and re-crossing each other in the mostunexpected and perplexing, though most pleasing, fashion. Alto-gether the experience to be derived from these equestrian exercises iscalculated to cause delight not only to the young but to those ofmaturer years. A realistic glimpse of the FAMOUS LONGCHAMPS RACECOURSE is afforded by the scenic surroundin

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