Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-08-14
LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.
The Way Missouri Editors
Will Look i'm YOrkstOn's
Forthcoming Caricature.
From the Times-Journal

Mr.. R P. Yorkston, the agent for
the Campbell presses at this point,
has scheme under way which will
be apt to create quite sensation in
certain circles when it is completed.
1t is apicture of Missouri newspaper
men and others connected directly
and Indirectly with the printing busi-
ness. 1t is entitled the editors
Soiree,' and represents the editors
and their friends at full dress ball.
The WORK is in the hands of Matt
Hastings, the well known artistic
caricaturist. The scene is a ball
room with galleries at the three sides.
In the rear of the room is brass
band under full headway. Yorkston
himself appears as floor manager
with Fanny Davenport and another
celebrated beauty in tow. To his
right looms up the sylphlike form of
Milo Blair tripping the light fantastic
in the willowy embrace of a giddy
darling who is easily recognized as
.serio-comic singer Of note. Milo ap-
pears to be totally lost to the dreamy
delights OF the occasion, but his bliss
does not seem quite as profound as
that of Capt. Joe Turner, who, I'M
mindful of the fact that he is the hon
ored president of the dignified Mis-
souri, Press association, may be seen
tralalalooing with q buxom lady to
the extreme left of the distinguished
group. Turner's coat-tails are flying
vaguely to his starboard and lar
board sides, and while an expression
of beatitic joy rests upon his mobile
features, his shapely limbs are strad-
died out SO wildly and miscellaneous
ly that it Is hard to tell whether he
Is attempting a Wakanda pigeonwing
or Carroll county pas-seul. West
Goodwin has his manly arm around
Lotta and looks happy, while Col.
Bill Hyde is waltzing peacefully and
composedly with Adaiaide Nelson.
Webb Wilder is seen in the rear oil
the loom struggling with what ap-
pears to be a plate of melted butter,
but il may be scrambled eggs. Joe
PulitEer's classic figgcr is represent
ell in one of the galleries holding g
young man-child in his arms, while
his wicked partner Dillon is polkine
with ScOtt-SiddOns On the ground
floor. Mckee, Houser and the two
knapps (pcres) stand in one corner
talking over the Texas circulation o
their respective papers, and DR.. Emi
PreetoriIs sits hard by with the his
toric plastcr-of- Paris bust of Car
Schurz (his partner) i'll his lap. Col
j. f. Hutton looms up in one of the
alcoves like u living, breathing monu
ment of the terrors Of sporadic ha,
fever. Col. Bill Switzler is danCin!
with Tennie {. Clatiin, and Charlie
:. b. Wilkinson is communing with Ten
MES sister, the Woodruff. DIR. Nun
; ford is chassezing with Lydia Thomp
son, who is disguised as patent out
side. NJ. ii. Stevens appears q
: Clara Louise Kellogg's partner, an
/ we find the venerable r. I. Va
; Horn skipping as vis-a-vis to tn
acrobatic Sara, the far-tamed higl
, Kicker Of the Soldene troupe. Co
1 John j. Daily swings softly and deftl
; about with the plump arms of til
: lovely Markham encircling his sta
}. p-sn.- f,rrrr. and nur Dhriend Felar
= the pAle-eyed genius of the wester
; Watchman, is seen promenading wit
the stately Mrs. NJ. V. Bates, tn
Kentucky giantess. So all over til
canvas may be seen familiar faces an
> tamiIiar forms-the coy Eli ID. Ak
the sad-eyed Kennedy, the eXuberal
; Austin, the rosy Collier, the elocr
: tionary Downey, the naughty Bo
5 White, the portly Birch, and so c
u through the whole category of OIL
State quill-drlvers. The picture wi
not be completed till the first of Sci
tember, and will be exhibited at til
VI exposition in this city. Photograph
t ic copies will be made fOr limited di
tribution among the martyrs TO Il
. wit of the protector and artist.