The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-12
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.
Special Correspon ence Of the BULLETIN

special Correspon ience OF the BULLEriN.l
81 forIs. Jan. 9th. lsT1.
ST. Louis, the past two weeks, has been
unusually gay and lively. During Christ
mas week the streets were filled with II
surging throng from morning to night the
merchants on Fourth and Fifth streets, all
united in saying that never in the same
period have they sold rs many goods.
Saturday preceding Christmas the retail
sales at "Jaccnrd's' the wcll-known Jewell
/ Ter, amounted to over twelve thousand
| dollars, Barr, Duncan Il Co, dry goods
merchants, over ten thousand dollars and
many more of like amount. New Years
day was universally celebrated all ove'
the city, more ladies keeping "open
houses than was ever before known.
Business was suspended, and every one
gave themselves up to the festivities Of the
day. The toilettes Of the ladies Wore un.
usually rich and tasty. Many received
their friends with parlors darkene ed and
gas lighted the tables were luxuriously
filed with all the delicaces of the season,
and exotic plants filled the sumptuous par
lors with their delicious odors. The gem
tlemen, as general thing, were in
full dress with lavender ncck-tie3 and
kids and made their calls in hand
some 'clarences' ut eight o'clock in the
evening When making our last visit we
were informed by lovely young miss
that we were the 235th caller there. We
were sorry to sec by the BuLLETIS, that
the day was not so well observed in Cairo
as usual, which does not speak favorably
for the young men of your thriving city.
The city for the past few days has been in
fever Of excitement caused by the pres.
ence of the grand duke, which eliminated
in the grand ball last night at the South
ern full account Of which you will
see in the daily papers. We were among
in the large parlor Of the Southern last
Saturday. He Is a noble looking, sensible
young fellow, over six feet in heigh ,
| straight as an arrow, and can bear n.
\Nonors with an easy grace. In response
70 Me address of the mayor, he stepped
q ,o,"e'a little and read his reply in q
r H wv, instinct tone, though strongly marked
~o. " 'o o.',. 'ccent, frequently using the
Ns LOT ne" After the address
'n'roaue''on' foNo,ed for half AN hour
" which closed the welc,no "
/. One Of the popular ins.,...
y the present time is the ''''' w
ne TURKISH BATH,
ID over 10000 baths having been give, =,
n past year at one establishment alono, ny ~
~ refer to that of DR.. Adams, on washin,
tor avenue and Fourteenth stree,.-A do
&c of Turkish bath having been prescr:b,
d to your correspondent he went throul
a the same and still lives to tell the Ia
10 On reaching the door of the mans
above mentioned, you pull the bell and q
= at once admitted by the DR.. himself, in
- the reception room where you regist
e, your name and residence, you are tn
ID taken in charge by II colored retainer wi
er escorts you to one Of long row of SIM
he dressing apartments, where you disro
It. and receive piece of red cambria abou,
al foot in width and large enough to
!, round the body-with this you " grid
your loins, and again under the escort
" the aforesaid, you arc conducted TO do
~ which leads to the lower and hotter region
w. The servant pulls a bell, opens the do