Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-05
ouR sr. Louis LETTER.
The haii-carEi"r Ealayins FHesptionai
Popularity iiattaiion Drnl on
sundsy Afternoons


ST.. Louis, sept. "a - rhe industrious
pastman in St. Louis has suddenly BE-
come an object % great interest 70
hundreds Of people who generally nav
not the least attention 10 his move
ments. This IS because the ball u the
Yelled Prophet takes place next month,
and every body in society 4 wondering
as usual, about the invitations. These
go, like kissing, IS favor, and they
can't be bought The ball Is the 80
ciety event u the year. aud 20 be seen
there, 10 q great extent, establishes
ones position Ga the social world An.
pIieations Tor invitations arc made Is
the box ~ the Yelled prophe,
~ the p0stohicc. Presumably
the requests are forwarded 10
the potentate BY foreign mail. for 40
one ever knows who passeN on the suits
z those who write, and the p1s,man
always brings the first information *
sncceesl Ia the form IL big envelope
containing The invitation Many who
ask for Invitations do not get shcm
They may understand the reason pretty
well, bu, no word % cxpiann iian ever
comes % tbcm from the prophets pres
rucr. The aim ~ the prophet i 10
make his ball as exclusive as possible.
and he j. always ut3re gracious 10
visitors from abroad than lie rs 10 city
people, rejecting the general spirit II
hosl itaiity which u In the air during
these times ~ festiytty
enc ~ the occupations by which
several clever st. Louis women make
themselves independent % men "a con.
splcupus just now, while the city !.
full ~ strangers Onc 81 these women
used % he stcuogruphcr for large
business house here, but ahc soon found
ihr field too cirCumacribed for her
talents. She went to the wife q
mnu who is connected with the man
aRcrncnt ~ hotel, and explained her
Wishes 20 her.
viii you send for me whenever you
hear 81 strangers in the city who
wish 70 be guided IN their shopping.
and shown around tow at the same
timer she asked.
The other woman took an interest in
the girl. and helped her Last year
she made only . little money, but this
year she has had letters from 80 many
ladies who are coming to tho city this,
fall that she has given up her position
in the office, and has made up her mind
to shop for living hereafter. One
finds on inquiry at the hotels that
there are other women who are doing
the same thing, and making good
living nj w.
Rather unexpectedly another attrac-
ton has been aided L. tue program by
the managers ~ the Fall Fcs 'iyitics.
This is battalion drill Of the military
every Sunday afternoon In Forest park.
The companies participating ARE the
crack ones of the volunteer soldicsy in
the city. Asthc Exposition Is not open
on Sundays tho entertainment is one
which Is appreciated. The first drill
which Ind been announced with an
idea of bringing people out to see y
took place last Sunday, and the four
car lines which run out TO tho park
were crowded all day. The parade
ground is on the border Of the largest
lake in the park, and tie scores Of
boats wore seized on early in the after
noon by visitors who ruwed out IN the
water and watched the evolutiOns from
there, secure from the jostling which.
those ON the land had TO endure.