The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-15

the commercial traveller of the silver
mine owners in the West. There is
the money power, and it is behind
Bryan.
NJ. a. Y. Writes ofFestivities in st. Louis.
To the Editor of The Republican.
The past week has been one long
gala day for st. Louis
The exposition, which runs forty
days, was and still is in full blast; the
great st. Louis fair ran it's successful
six days course; King Hotee and his
gorgeous train paraded the streets in
the interest of fun and frolic; the
| Broadway merchants decorated their
stores and homes royalty and sent out
a procession nearly mile long filed
with all that wealth could command
or novelty combine in a trades process
sion, and lastly the Yelled Prophet
and his princely retinue arrived for
| their 18th annual visit October 9Th
| This event annually marks an era in
the social history of this place. Being
under the patronage of the Merchants
Exchange, which is composed of
wealthy and prominent citizens, no
expense is spared to make the process
sion and the ball which follows. the
browning event of the season. This
series of entertainments was inaugu-
| po+ Tod i'm 1879 n,,1 hn 4 -,
this probably not less than half
million dollars have been spent in
that way, the cost of none falling
below $4,000 each year, it is said
Each year the invitations are gotten
up by skilled Partisan artists, who
compete in striving for the unique
of invitation came III IA beautiful
hand painted opera bag of white satin
daintily boxed. Last year they were
accompanied by a beautiful Jarian
marble bust of the Yelled Prophet.
This year the souvenir was a silver
backed hand glass the handle formed
by the head and neck of the Yelled
Prophet, tied with long floating rib
bons of red, yellow and black.
The souvenir cards for the ball was
a double mirror of silver card board
I containing programme spaces inside,
tied with the colOrs of the Prophet,
to which, was added a tiny pencil COW
cred with red, yellow and black silk
floss.
The Progress of Art" was the
theme chosen for representation, and
% immense floats drawn by four
horses each, bearing rich housing
cloths of red, yellow and black, bore
the royal pageant through three
miles of streets amid a blaze of pyro-
technics and red fire.
The entire route was packed with
solid walls of humanity on each side
of the street, and fully a half million
people must have watched the gilt
tering spectacle.
Each float was gem of art, CAV
with garlands, glittering with span
giles and jewels. There were gods and
goddesses, centaurs and atyrs,
nymphs, dancing fauns, dolphins,
tritons, statuary and temples of Gre
clan art and each actor costumed
richly to represent the era in which
he moved
Although everything is so costly
and expensive which enters into this
carnival, | am told nothing is ever
used the second time The actors are
among the most prominent men of
the city.
| The invitations are purely compli-
mentary; and no amount will pur-
chase ticket. About 5000 are issued
to well known visitors and residents
After the procession the affair winds
up with a ball at the Merchants Ex-
| change or Chamber of Commerce as
it is called. There the Yelled Prophet
| selects and crowns queen of beauty
who will in consequence be the reign
ing belle of the ensuing year. His
high priests select and crown four
maids of honor. This year they
were crowned with coronets of gold,
that of the chief beauty being similar
in design to the crown of Queen Vic
toria.
There is a great deal of wealth and
enterprise in this greatest city of the
middle west, and all of it is not
boarded. NJ. A.Y.
A Card.
DEAR ERTENnS.-'Nba MARYLAND