St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-16
THE YELLED PROPHETS.

Series of Floats Representing Sce'
the History of America-The froPh0''
Ball at the Chamber of Commerce
ST. LOUIS, Oct. G.-The parade iass
night in honor of the Yelled Prophet was
a success in every particular. 1he NOUS
were well made and designed, and wen
filed. America was subject fora pa"
geant so good that it is wonder that IL
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 I-hts was
alsO'a matter for general cOn@rdtuallon.
The crowd on the street gathered early.
1t was good humOred and patient, and
we'll cOntcntcd with the entertainment
provided. The pageant itself was good
not better. perhaps, than its prcdeces-
sor, but still SO good that only the kind
Hest and most apprc ciative criticism vas
to be heard on every side.
The floats, tWentv-One in number, pre-
scented the following grand Spectacular
tabttauX:
/. "America''-A typical tableau, rep
resentin1 the dawn OF civilization IN the
Western World.
- hlSCOftlf ~ -toi %-uA ~ No
boat like sea serpent with 4 small mast
and one sail, and seamen plying oars.
3. "Landing of ColumDus'-Repre-
sen.ing the Italian-Spanish navigator
planting his banner on the Threshold of
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
OF Youth"-De Leon at the fountain in
company with followers and mules.
6. "Meeting of Cortez and Monte
zuma"-The Aztec king seated on
golden throne; before him Cortez on his
charger, in command of the situation.
7. "king Acknowledgement at TeZcoco"
Barbarian monarch of unpronounce.
able name who flourshed before Monte
zuma-l43l-l472.
S. 'De Soto Discovering the Mssis-
sippi"-De Soto, and priest with cross,
| and Indians and wigWams on bluff jut-
ting out into the river.
8. ''Pocahontas and John SMITH
The rescue of Smith by the Indian
maiden. He was the original Of the
multitudinous Smith family Of America.
10. "Henry Hudson'-Hudson and
his crew in dumpy Dutch vessel sailing
up river
IL. Burning of a Dutch Village by
Indians" village ablaze.
-. Landing of the Pilgrims"-Land-
ing on a barren waste Of snow.
10. "Washington Crossing the Della.
ware'-The truth teller and his staff in
the skiff surrounded by ice-fioe.
IA. "Heroes of '76" Washington,
Greene, Wayne, Hancock, Lafayette and
Thomas Jefferson.
Is. "Daniel Boone"-The log cabin of
pioneer, and Boone and companion with
gun leveled receiving wolf.
l6. THE Far West''-Indlans on
horseback chasing buffalo.
II. "Andrew Jackson" - Equestrian
statue.
is. "Westward, Ho''-Picture COM
memorative of the recent past.
IS. "King Cotton''-Southern scene;
plantation and negroes.
20. "Missouri"-Typicalp picture of the
best State in the Union, the pride Of
every loyal citizen.
81. "Veiled rophet''-The mystery OF
mysteries with his workshop, laboratory
and arcanum. A 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
portunity to surpass himself, OF which
he promptly took advantage. The
throng 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 embdrrds
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 We're smiling, soft
dimples were dimpling, silks rustling
and laces nesting. There were girls in
every style and condition of full dress,
and young marons even more SO. 1t
was convention of beauty. a bewilder
ing congress of black eyes and blue,
blondes and brunettes, white shoulders,
ROSY 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
for 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-
scious of a plump, round
shoulder took a sort of
three quarter position, and reviewed the
line at an angle OF forty-tve 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
well worth a most scrutinizing study.
The Presidents Mite.