Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-09-15
FAY's FIRST RPFuSI0N.
Favorable Opening OF the Great Ex-
pOsiti0n-First of Series Of Ex-
position Letters.
Correspondence of the Ledger

again our Exposition doors, for st
Louis sends a message to the rest O
tho Union. Everything and every
body seems to have awakened int
buoyant life with the coming of on
carnival season and good natur'
shows itself in every quarter. Gu
average population is cooled dowI
and freshened up and able now t.
take an interest in the world a
home. Throughout the recorded an
nails of the Exposition's history, the
long and brilliant years that have
preceded it, there is not chroniclee
an opening night equal to the bril-
liancy of Wednesday evening, wher
gentle matrons, bonny maidens ans
gallant men added their quote Il
this kaleidoscope of humanity pass
ing to and fro among the magnificent
exhibits like the changing scenes o.
a magic lantern. The electric spark
of modern progress is now a part o.
our daily lives and bright pathways
of light flooded every nook and cor
ner of the vast building. The en-
trance of Americas favorite band
master, the great Gilmore, was ar
ovation he can never forget, as hale
and hearty, genial and smiling as
usual he stood baton in hand before
us and soon from one hundred in.
struments the grand notes of "Old
Hundred" swelled corridors and
dome. This vein of religious en-.
thuslasm is one of Gilmore's char,
acteristics and a benediction over
that vast audience seemed to ask in
notes of perfect harmony Gods
blessingon our inaugural ceremonies.
We see among them nearly all the
old favorites - Baffayolo, Lefebre,
Herr Matur, Carlo, Stockight, Clarke,
Harry WESTERN and Whittier.
Among the new faces is one, only Is
years old, John Pally, who has al
ready won 16 prizes in England in
band contests. A piece which prom.
ises to be a favorite is musical
parody on the "Salvation Army. y
Singing and full play of tambourines
make it a taking production. eta,
-ra-Boom- decay" was greeted with
noisy enthusiasm, but the greatest
work of the season will be "The
Voyage of Columbus" written fol
GiImore's band and dedicated to the
lillustrious Genoese. 1t is a des-
criptive fantasia, interspersed with
Spanish fandangos, hymns OF
Thanksgiving and Hail Columbia.
As a friend said in my hearing last
evening, "it is an education illus.
trated by instruments" J" "The
Dance of Haymakers" is also new to
our people and was well received.
The appearance of two distinguished
Orientals, Yo Cha Yum and his wife,
ambassadors to the United States
Presbyterian Board of Missionaries
from the island of Corea, the bright.
est and loveliest of all foreign lands,
attracted much attention in the crowd.
Their grotesquely incongruous dress,
yet of a texture as fine as il
the fairies had spun it, carried us
back to the description of the lux
uries of the far Orient. The singu-
lar charm of this interesting man
is that he enjoys the distinction of
having converted his wife from
heathenism to Christianity. We
miss the genial face of Mr.. W. L.
Baker, the popular popcorn man,
but his place is represented by his
father and the stands are running as
usual. The two rival cocoa houses
are again thronged with visitors.
Artistic in its floral garniture and
resplendent with the flags of all ma
tions is space allotted to the "La-
dies of theWorld's Fair Association. "
Ripe rumors begin to creep out and
dark hints are freely circulated that
this spot is to be the center Of at
traction to gentlemen, as ladies alone
have entire charge of it. Why is it
that lady exhibitors are always
ahead of gentlemen in decorations,
systematic arrangement and pune
tual attendance? 1t is a question
which never can be answered, but
as the Vicar of Wakefield philosoph-
ically remarks, would be useless
if known. Between the Exposition
last evening and the crying of extras
through the streets until daylight
over the Sullivan-Corbett fight there
was but little sleep to the average
citizen. All is serene to-day, how
ever, Except to those with depleted
pocket books) and we say to all
come and live over again with us
the memory of last year, for our Ex-
position needs not the aid of my
pen to sing it praises. Fay.
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