The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-08

interest. First came a L..aber OF
persons On camels. some of hem beat
ing the Egyptian drums, others were
on foot, and among these being
acrobats and jugglers naked from the
waist up, then hastily came the
BRIDE AND THE ATTENDANTS
on foot, all having their faces covered
As is the custom in Egypt. The pro-
cessiOn formed in a circle and
the acrobats and jugglers went
through various performances, after
which the procession formed again
and passed out. The buildings on each
side of the street, made in the style of
those in Cairo. the camels and d0nkeys.
each with an Egyptian attendant. and
all busy with those who wish to take
a ride IN the streets of Cairo, gave Il
very realistic foreign scene, and to
make it more realistic the donkey bows
would once in while get into quar-
rel with each other. Whether these
guarrels were real or were assumed to
show how they did in Cairo, | could
not tell.
"Are the dances given in the
theaters in the Midway Plaisance as
Objectionable as they are generally
supposed to be?'
Spain is not supposed to be Puri-
tanical in these matters hut the dances
given in such as the Turkish theater
there are prohibited by law in that
country. Is not this sufficient to tell
the whole story? Now l think some
persons see those
DANCES WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING
THEM.
In fact it must be so because
the lady correspondent of the
Gazette puts herself on record
IN that paper az having not only
looked at them but enjoyed them.
There is no immOdesty in the dress.
The women are as completely covered
as any women seen upon our streets.
But what is the meaning of the dances?
Suppose an interpreter stood by and
explained in words, motions that are
not plain to every person. All, Yes!
there would be no women spectators
left to enjoy the whole of the dance"
"What kind of showing does Mis-
souri, make, and how does it compare
with other states?"
81 can say in general terms that
Missouri makes good showing.
"Were it all in one building like thar
of Illinois it would be much better for
the state, but this would have re-
quired a very much larger outlay for
a building. Some of the exhibits are
not as well arranged as others, or do
not look as tasty. For instance in
the forestry exhibit
MISSOURI CAN SHOW LARGER TREES
of several kinds than other states in
the union, but this is realized
by few unless they stop and talk with
the commissioner in charge, and have
him point out the excellencies to them.
The trees were not cut in the right
time Of the year, too, and are splitting
badly which helps to detract from their
looks.
The fruit display is fine and includes
well preserved apples OF the crops of
1890. 1891, 1892 and 1898. The
archaeological display OF the Missouri
historical society makes the best show
of stone implements in that depart
ment."
"How about the Sedalia room in
the Missouri building? Does it &C
complish the object Of the ladies who
got it up for advertising Sedalia. and
has the money been well expended"
1.-The Missouri building is divided
up too much into small rooms, and
some of these have been fitted up by
different cities, and so there is the
Jefferson city room, the Joplin room,
the st. Joseph room etc.
THE sEDALIA LADIES
we're not able to get one of,
these rooms, 50 they helped
to furnish the large sitting
room up stairs. As a matter Of ad-
vertising | do not think that any one
of the cities would receive benefit
equal TO the cost. If this is true Of
those that had entire rooms, it would
be still more certainly true of one
having part of a room. This. how
ever. is matter of opinion, and the
ladies who did the work of represent
ing SedaIia are entitled to their Opin-
ion as well as | to mine, and they are
to be com nended for their intentions
of doing Setlalia benefit"
Corn is selling on the streets Of
Nevada at from 30 to 81 cents per
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