Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-12-18
NUMBER ~.
A New York Letter.


| the cry of Colonel Robert Ilgess II
| through the blssful recollections of
our great national feast. The Colonel
| protests; says the President has no
| right to set aside day and issue a
proclamation to all the country, call
| ing the people to give thanks. IF this
| We're a great or level he AIDED country,
such a relic of bArbarism as thanks
giving might be tolerated, bus IN the
face of the absurd triumph of those who
| were imbecile enoug to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket recently, the whole pro-
| ceeding is totally unnecessary. Too
bad! too bad! to think of disturbing
the great mans peace of mind by non
sensical thanksgiving!
But surely there is enough to be
| thankful for; have we not passed safely
through terrible financial strain, are
not the Republicans driven to consider
| the situation as very serious and have
we not three Spanish dancers in the
city?
This last may seem a triflng matter
but it isn't; it is very serious. The eff
feet Spanish dancer may have OH the
nervous system is to be carefully
weighed and not to be trif1ed with
Their work is entirely unique and the
spectator is devoutly thankful that it
is SO. If there were very many girls
who could do it, the theatres would be
deserted
AT the Eden Musee, where the wax
works live, there is u hall and IN that
hall "Otero, the queen of grace and
beauty sings and dances every eve.
uing for half an hour, the rest OF the
time being filled by the Hungarian
Band. At nine O'Clock Otero comes
on the stage and walls out two songs in
Spanish and then retires, leading eigh'
girls-who are clad in short red dress
es and black lace-twice around tht
stage in very exciting march. He
costume alone is thrilling, but wher
Iyou examine her face and hair, thel
you wish you had stayed at home
She has sallow complexion, brlgh
black eyes, and jet black hair which
falls just to her shoulders. Her frs
appearance Is in a heavy pink sill
dress, perfectly plain in front, slashe'
On the left side up to the hip, the edg
es of the cut bordered with heavy gil
fringe, wich also finishes the bottom c
the skirt. It is quite low in the nech
no sleeves and short enough to sho'
the ankles. / is only when she turn
the left side full to you that you Sc
that she has on white silk tights an
not a suspicion of an under skirt. Sh
sings and then disappears for me
sment, coming in with full wrappe
Of soft silk slipped over the other Gus
tune, her shoulders draped with
wonderful shawl which she clutche
and croons to, evidently laboring un
der the deluson that it is Chile
Another disappearance, then the pin
costume again, this time with pal
green shawl draped around the hip:
. and finally the exciting march.
You begin to wonder why you came
why you had not stayed at home an
read our magazines like Christian
If there was any dancing, you te
yourself, there might be some excus
for you, but under the circumstance
! you are goose" or - -, as th
case may be. Concluding finally to g
out and look at the wax figures, yo
raise your eyes and behold the interes
ing announcement that "Senorit
Otero will perform her Spanish dance
at 10 o'clock"
The Hungarian Band is bad, bu
the Chamber of Horrors is worse, 81
being depressed, you seek relief
looking al Nemniler with the "electr'
cutting" apparatus on him; there at
West tern lynchiDg party; at cannlba1
preparing their meal; the French gui
lotine and other such amusing group!
! When thoroughly saturated wit
gloom, you go upstairs again, and TIL
time you are rewarded, for Otero cease
. to be so awe inspiring and becomes re
ally funny. She is in black lace no'
and presently begins to toss her feet
to level with her lead. evldenti
= with the intention OF tunDling son
, ersault, if she can. Sue only succeed
lin bending herself backward until he
head nearly touches the f1oor-the or
= ly graceful thing che does. Very e.
citing are her dances and very quicki
lover with. 1t is the odd music an
general confusion that takes the publ
for she is neither graceful nor beautifl
land if the management of the Muse
really think her 1.-The queen of grae
and beauty" all can say is, their ed
Iuca,ion has been shamefully neglected
= So much for Otero; but there is a,
i other dancer Car mencita, whom l ha,
not seen as she dances only at East'
land Bial's and there | can not go; it
not .nice.u The third of the trio
dancing at Niola's in the production
Nero. and she ia very bright and a
J tractive. Her dancing is not gree
but very graceful and genera
"fetching." De Gillert, who is al
4 dancing in Nero, is one of the old sty
: ballet dancers, and is thing of b7aat.