Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-11
FAY'S FLUENT FIRST.
The Annual Autumnal Festival
Evolving With Each Exhibi-
tiOn-FOrmer Grandeur
Surpassed.
The Great St.. Louis Exposition Opens in
Grandsr Style Than Ever-A Bsauti-
full Tribute to the Late George
Mills-Hardin College
Notes, Etc.
Special Correspondence Of the Ledger.

Special Correspondence OF the Ledger.
I8@s0T. LOUIS, September A.
A9Xl Another year has gone
ey%Tssand with it many a glorious
XtEthrong of happy dreams.-G.
III d. Prentice.
! ONO How singularly appro-
! fNNfpriate the words Of the
gifted Prentice seem to me to-day
as l take up my pencil to again be-
gin a series OF letters-mostly Ex.
position notes-with which I hope
to interest my LEDGER readers.
Once more we stand upon the
threshold of another year-the
line where past and present meet.
People are returning home; visits
to the sea and the hills are over;
the hustle and excitement attend
ing the arrival of steamboats, and
trains, and the great tumbling of
trunks have almost ceased.
The Exposition, which opened
last evening, promises this year to
be not unworthy of the great city
whose nome it bears. 1t has main
tanned it's position in the front
ranks, where so many others have
met with early defeat. There was
the usual display of pretty dresses
and dash of handsome costumes.
No pretty woman neglects to live
up to her opportunities, and GER
tainly the present style OF Dress
ing fulfills these requirements.
The modern queens of society to.
day do not seem to have degenerat-
ed from the lavishness of splendor
of the old time sovereigns.
The music furnished in the in
terval until Gilmore's arrival on
the 10th of September is by Prof.
A. Batunno's Military Band of 40
pieces, assisted by Miss Alice Ray
mond, the eminent cornetl>t. This
new departure is being tried IN
spirit of enterprise by the man
ayers with prospects of gratifying
results. Her capacities were at
once recognized by the audience
and her future foretold by the
critics. Her costumes are said to
be lovely creations of the dress
makers art, and of great variety.
A series of tableaux last evening
gave great satisfaction.
In place of Millet's famous pic
ture, "L'Angelus," which the as
sociation failed to secure owing to
inadequate insurance, We have this
year, in Entertainment Hall, a
wonderful revolving panorama.
Scenes of the great Northeast, the
city of Minneapolis and the love-
hest Of all scenery-Yellowstone
Park. This panorama was on ex-
hibition last year at Minneapolis.
A descriptive lecture by the gen.
tleman in charge was very inter
esting.
"O'er the sweetest hour some
cloud is cast" and the sad death
of Mr.. Geo. Mills, at Excelsior
Springs several weeks since, has
been source of regret to many
friends. Mr.. Mills untiring work
in the interest of the Exposition is
well known. He had devoted the
best part of his life to journalistic
work, was we'll versed in art and
many will remember pleasantly
the warmth ofhls kindly greeting
refinement of manner distinctly
his own-his intelligent criticisms
and courteous bearing in the Art
Hall of the Exposition during the
past two years. We little dreamed
that just as the new season was
about % open, God, who has His
secrets all unknown, should call him
to "the brighter lights and softer
airs of better cline" !"
In spite Of the excitement at
tending the opening exercises OF
our Exposition, with a woman e
vanity, my thoughts linger on the
graceful compliment paid me by
"Town Talk" in a recent number
of the LEDsER. I can but answer
him in his own words, and express
the hope that I may be able to
thank him personally. Allmy CO.
laborers will admit, with me, that
the human heart, young or old
needs encouragement and such
0 kindly expressions strengthen the
q dropping spirits and tighten the
0 heart as we journey onward.
Q During a recent visit to Lincoln
3 county l had the pleasure of see
0 ing Miss Eula Pollard, who hat
q obtained an enviable reputation
0 both at home and abroad, az tn,
y successful candidate for the music
0 al honors OF Hardin College las
2 year. The young lady may wei
o be proud of her record, as no doub
8 she is of the magnificent piano sc
70 generously awarded by this in
stitution. Miss Pollard will hav
u charge of q school this year nea
q Troy. Prof. and Mrs. Vance,
IL have many friends in the section Q
y country l visited.
a The crowd at the Exposition wa
~ so great last night it was impossibl
3 to get good views of the exhibit,
President Kennard said, in hi
opening address, that he faced 6
u 600 people. I will take up th
Z. exhibits, in order, in my next.