Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-14
THE YELLED PROPHETS.


!
The Annual Nocturnal Pageant of the
Yelled Prophet in ST. Lou 81 brilliant
1 Series of Floats Representing Scenes i'm
/ the History of America-The Prophet 3
| EaIi at the Chamber of Commerce.
| ST. Louis, Oct. 6.-The parade last
night in honor of the Yelled Prophet was
| a success in every particular. The floats
| were well made and designed, ana well
| filed. America was subject fora pa
| gcant so good that it is II wonder that it,
| was not thought OF before. The treat
| ment of the theme was all which the
enormous crowd that gathered along the
| route of the procession could ask. The
| excellent arrangement of the lights was
also matter for general congratuiation.
| The crowd on the street gathered early.
| 1t was good humored and patient, and
| we'll contemted with the entertainments
| provided. The pageant itself was good
| hot better. perhaps, than it's predeces-
sor, but still so good that only the kind
| lest and most appreciative criticism was
| to be heard on every side.
| The floats, twentv-one in number, pre-.
| sented the following grand spectacular
| tableaux:
|. "America"-A typical tableau, rep.
| Western World.
.. "Discovery by Observation-Disclosures
| boat like sea serpent with a small mast
| and one sail, and seamen plying oars.
3. ''Landing OF Columbus''-Repre-
sen:ing the Italian-Spanish navigator
| planting his banner on the Threshold Of
| d hitherto unknown land.
columbus Received by Ferdinand
and Isabella''-A double throne on which
are seated the King and Queen Of Aragon
and CASTLE, with court, and Columbus
in foreground.
5. "Ponce De Leon and the Fountain
q Youth"-De Leon at the fountain in
COMPANY with followers and mules.
s. "Meeting of CorteZ and Monte
Zuma"-The Aztec king seated on a
golden throne; before him Cortez Oh his
charger. in command of the situation.
Z. "King Nezahualcoyott at Tezcoco"
Barbarian monarch of unpronounce-
able name who flourished before Monte
zuma-l431-l472.
g. "De Soto Discovering the Missis-
sippi''-De Soto, and a priest with cross,
and Indians and wigwams on bluff iut-
ting out into the river.
9. "Pocahontas and John smith,
The rescue of Smith by the Indian
maiden. He was the original of the
mullitudinous Smith family of America.
10. "Henry Hudson''-Hudson and
his crew in dumpy Dutch vessel sailing
up river.
IL. Burning of Dutch Village by
indans''-The village ablaZe.
-. 'Landing of the Pilgrims"-Land-
ing on barren waste OF snow.
IS. "Washington Crossing the Della.
ware''-The truth teller and his staff in
the skiff surrounded bv ice-floe.
H. "Heroes of 76"-Washinoton,
Greene, Wayne, Hancock, Lafayette and
Thomas Jefferson.
Is. .'Daniel Boone''-The log cabi of
pioneer, and Boone and companion with
gun leveled receiving wolf.
l6. 1.-The Far West'-Indlans on
horseback chasing buffalo.
II. "Andrew jackson" - Equestrian
statue.
IS. "Westward, Ho'-Picture com.
memorative of the recent past.
1S. "King Cotton'-Southern scene;
plantation and negroes.
20. Missouri''-Tvpical picture of the
best State in the Union, the pride of
every loyal citizen.
81. "Veiled Prophet"-The mystery of
mysteries with his workshop, laboratory
and arcanum. grand picture.
The ball last night was, in the opinion
of every one who was present, the best
the Yelled Prophet has yet given. His
Mysterious Highness was afforded an OPP
portuhity to surpass himself, of which
he promptly took advantage. The
thron@ was certainly larger than was
ever known before in the Chamber OF
Commerce, and it is probable that there
is no ball given in the world which at
tracts such beautiful women and such
magnificent costumes. One was enabGrrdS
de richie with pretty girls; they were to
right Of one, to left, in front, behind.
Look where one would bright eyes looked
back again, cherry lips were smiling, soft
dmples were dimpling, silks rustlng
and laces Nesting. There were girls in
every style and condition of full dress,
and young matrOnS even more so. Ii
was a convention of beauty. a bewilder.
ing congress of black eyes and blue,
blondes and brunettes, white shoulders,
rosv cheeks, flowers and fine dresses.
1t is regarded as a special and much
to- be-desired honor to the invited to
dance with one of the Yelled Prophets,
and accordingly all the girls competed
fer it after their special fashions. The
very pretty ones stood up in their seats
and displayed the utmost enthusiasm and
interest over the tacky costumes which
went by in the march. Those con-
shoulder took a sort of a
three quarter position, and reviewed the
kne at an angle OF forty five degrees. And
SO it went on. The crowd was too close
and thick for any comfort in dancing,
but then nobody really wanted to dance
nor to see any one else dancing. The
spectators had come not to do or to see
but to be seen. And some of them were
we'll worth a most scrutinizing study.