Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-16
FAY.S LETTER.
Another Eminent COmmunica-
tiOn From The Ledger's
st. Louis Cores
pondent.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
ex@sGHT. LOUIS, No., Oct. s.
A@@ There can be no better in
fKS season in which to visit
$S our Exposition. The
trees are still in their full glory of
rich green foliage, but the practical
October breezes are near at hand,
for the summer fragrance has fed
1t is remarked by all that there
never was before go many visitors
in the city at this season, and Ger
tainly the crowded attendance in
Music Hall day after day is proof
enough OF the fact. There is quite
a competition this season between
our two rival Fur establishments-
Leonard Boas and NJ. J. Stein
burg. Boas has again winter
scene with slslghs drawn by rain
deer, but the best view is to be
had from the upper gallery where
hundreds look down upon the top
of the space occupied by him to
see a striking feature-a real jungle
scene, where fierce animals, life
size, are engaged in mortal COM
bat. Steinburg has again the
Moorish Palace of last year, filled
with richly dressed figures wrap
ped in costly fur, and animals s,
true to life we start at the very
sight of them. As | stood in front
of this miniature Alhambla q few
evenings since my thoughts won
dered to Grenada, in the sunny
land OF Spain, and the recent fire
which has devastated the Alham-
bras historic walls-even the rooms
where Ferdinand and Isabella
signed the commission given to
Columbus.
F. De Donate, the well-known
French dealer in hair goods, makes
a most attractive showing. Among
many other novelties is a large wax
figure of Mary, Queen of Scots,
dressed in her robes of state and
her hair elaborately dressed as
in those gay days IN Buck
ingham Palace, before ambi-
ton had left its blight upon her,
or blood'shed left its stain on that
fateful historic period.
A wide field of interest is spread
out before US in the various real
estate exhibits. Tuxedo Park has
a beautiful miniature representation
with its cottages, depot and rail.
road tracks. The plat of ground
ia we'll laid out with ITO electric
street lamps while pretty maple
leaves marked "Leaves from Tux
edo" are given away each evening
and are really pretty souvenirs.
The world of society, which
means fashion, sanctions Bakers
popcorn. Everybody eats it from
the stand representatives of busi.
ness, wit and learning to the fai,
daughters of fashion, and as fol
the children an extra force is re.
quired on Saturdays at the va.
rious stands in anticipation of the
demand.
A recent addition to the art de.
partment is a source of great Inter
est to many. A model of tn.
Eads stature by Buckstul, oul
home artist, whose friends her,
are legion. The great engineel
stands scroll in hand and conspic
uous is to be noticed the wonder
fully massive brow which mark
the intellect required in plan
ming and successfully executing tn
Southern jetty system.
Gilmore's artistic Temperament
overfows with swift, inventlv
sympathy, as he alternately move
US to laughter and almost to tears
His anvil chorus last evening wa
a grand surprise. From the pro
gramme all expected treat in tn
rendition of "Il Trovatore," bu
scarcely expected to see Is of hi
picked musicians dressed in re-
blouses and blue flannel caps, witt
hammers in their hands, marcl
before US on the stage. Each sta
toned himself in front of an anvil
and / need not tell the result, a
stroke after stroke resounde
through the building in notes 9
harmonious accord. Gilmore CT,
tainly found here his artistic or
portunity and gave US fine seen
for the dramatist. At Manhatto
Beach during his summer engage
ment in open air concerts he rer
ders this chorus with 200 anvil,
The exposition management ar
sparing no expenee or pains t
please the people, as night afte
!, night they give US something ne
! in the line of entertainment.
there were any chronic grumble1
, in the Exposition building Isl
, evening who felt they were not r.
: paid for their expenditure of z
cents let their name be publishe
that all the world may know it.
| FAY.
i CHOCOLATE CAKE.-Cream half
pound of butter, mix it with a qua
ter pound of powdered chocola