The Lamar register., 1892-05-28
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
The Floods-The Concord Is Coming-so
cial Topics-visitinG City OmciaIs
from Boston to Denver
Choral symphony
Coucerfs


Concerts, Etc.
We have had here this week two topics Of
general interest to talk about. one the freaks
OF the river, and the other the Concord. There
was new side to each Of these matters every
day, so there has been no danger of their be-
coming wearisome. Business men talked es-
pecially of the river; society of the warship
and the gallant officers whose coming would
be sure to bring about round OF gayety such
as the city has not seen since the Social Ian
guor following Lent. Everybody understood,
OF course, that the man-of-war could venture
on the visit only If the water remained high,
and 1t was just as well known that the rising
river meant loss of money TO many. The an-
taSonistic connection between the two things
was pretty well illustrated by a conversation
at an afternoon tea in the fashionable West
End. The h5stess was young matron at
whose receptions one is always sure to find the
most distinguished social lions, whether
sprung from the soil or visiting the city from
the East. She had her most intimate friend
To help her carry everything oil well. Both
ladies are the wives OF wealthy men who have
interests which are suffering through the tur-
bulence OF the river. When the talking and
tea-drinking was at It's height, the entertainer
missed her ally. After u while she found her
sitting by herself in a little recess, and slipping
her tea thoughtfully.
"Niy dear" demonstrated the anxious host
ess, Don't you think you are Just little sell
fshi when there are so many people who want
TO hear you talk, tooi'
II know" replied the other, "but l ran
away just minute TO plan our campaign Il
the Concord comes"
"O!" exclaimed the hostess, sympathetic al
once, won't it be dellghtfulr'
''Well, 1 don't know" doubtfully, said thu
one in the corner. 81 was just wondering
Mr. Blank told ME this morning, as he reat
the paper at the breakfast table, that ever
inch the Mississippi rises costs him a thousan,
dollars and don't know whether | ought Il
hope most for the river 10 go down or tn,
| Concord to come up"
1t has got TO be the correct thing for th,
aldermen OF other big cities In the country l.
/ come here for lessons Ia various matters ap
| pertaining to good municipal government
Last year Boston, Chicago, Denver and Ncy
Orleans sent their officials TO St Louis to lool
AT it, streets, is parks, It's water works and it
other features which place Il at the head o
Western cities, and this year Detroit has fol
loved the example Its aldermen have jus
Eoae home, after several days Of sightseeing
that taught them something,
The Boston aldermen were struck with III,
wide and beautifully paved streets Of St. Louis
The New Orleans eouncIlincn and Mayo
Shakespeare were impressed with the excellent
sewerage and spent afternoon driving
about the streets and Inspecting the sprinll
ling service. The Denver visitors were cspcc
ially interested in the long lines of electric
cars, and the Detroit men came to look at tht
St. Louis plan OF caring for the garbage, 10
tending to initiate Il.
Joseph Often, the director Of the Choral
Symphony Society, Is ia 4 fair way to secur
an endowment for permanent orchestr
here. II he succeeds, the city need not de
pend on Nlkisch, in Boston, or Thomas, #
| Chicago for its good music hereafter. 81
| Louis Is doing more to encourage good musi
every year. Ii Is now in the regular muslca
circuit, and every manager of company Q
virtuose will bring his attraction hereafter
The use of the exposition building for thes
concerts makes 1t possible for them TO max
money with very small admission fee.