The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-26
CONFEDERATE DAYS I'm ST. LOUIS.
FOURTH ARTICLE
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FOURTH ARTICLE.

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its base were shells. moses. rocks tEinIme ]
with vines.
Again were mirrors employed 10 enhance
the beauty uf the ruby lights MIR j..
Robert Barclay ana Mrs George W. Fish
back We're In charge Of the north side Of
/ the Aihambra tables: Mrs. George Nagga-
man the south and east siCe. assisted b.
Mrs. p \ Esrtholt: Miles sells stephen
! II. Barlow, Alice Leitch and Mr>- Thomas
! ..SSONEwAII-:' JACKSON MONUMENT.
over iu the Spacious Irauo RaIte de-
partmsnt, platform wgs covered with
. ozark cloth. edged with gold. on which We're
placed four magnificent glass case' for the
safe keep.nG ~ The mot yalaa9,e prizes.
, Grarde atwood. nj to-day. made and pre-
sented tu 81" iair 4 most exquisite m"nu-
b meut 10 "StoU"1all' JACKSON made 81 shell.
I MOSES, etc the VII ic iEci sed IN a "a, :
! case This piece NJ haaiiWork. So laden at
F. the time with sentiment. was r5fiied. and
7 realized Si".5-Ji ! think the winner sent
] the monument 90 ''Stonswalr' Jackson :
widow. \ Young man Cf i. 4 private in a
{ Mobile regiment. had in 1851 drawn with
ton Roads and adjacent country.
Tris sketch was =ynt no. tur fs,r aHd
: rsffsd. Mr.. Charles Sanguinette. y years
Old, made = set Of toy furniture for the
: fzir. \ Large I;y brush on one Z me tables
ives made from feathers OF Missouri pea
. fcw.s the handle turTed b. an old negro.
WHO helped his former mistress make the
All during the fair contributions con-
visions. Miss Kate O'FI1hsrty sent n siivcr
I tea set: Mrs. Theodore Pay.u from Paris
/ sent opera cloak and lace shawl; Miss
: sophie Watson. piano stool: Mrs, captain
: Bissen. doll and bed. value 80 Mrs
/ ChHuncey johnson. elegant rugs and
7 crosses. Mrs. Janes =. Aglsr received from
Mr.. Z. =. Gray. bookseller. 81. Louis
chess table made of a-S3 pieces or Eood.
i value SEQ. Mr.. Kennari sent In another
value S3Sl: James L. Eads sent Mrs. Schuy-
Ter sItp: Mrs. George p. Pant gave the same
lady s.. and an 'snglish ssntlsnan', .i.. adGed
/ SS6 more AT Mrs. Hendels table. ,Trd9r
afches.' there was - dollhouse with S5'l
worth OF carpenter WORK. which douoie'i
by the time il was finished. Mr. hennard
put velvet carpets an this dollhouse, IhIG
was ratified al 81 chance.
At the -Alhambra tables large box ~
articles from Baltimore had been rcceiEod-
The restaurant daily received large con
tributions OF morey and provisions.
\ fruit cake was sent from Virginia 10 oe
ratified. While the fair was in progress one
young lady IN an afternoon gathered eiehty
acres OF land, horse, two baskets OF VINE;
twelve boScs OF s1rdines, Two boxes OF
cigars and SIS in money. Afghans, bridal
robes, fine raiInsnt without end. or beyond
description. on every side. Everything that
fair. except the pretty girls And IN Their
case Cupid seemed to De near most OF Ihe
time. s!yly Offering chances IN the iotIerE
OF life that doubtless drew more prizes
than blanks
For many were the weddings that fol-
lowed the Southern Relief Fair one
CHAN. the materials FOR which cost $50. As
IL was 10 be ralhed singIy an adinIrsr OF
she lady sought 10 gain controlling inter-
est by buying all the chances.
Alas. d few had escaped him. one chance
gave the robe 10 a stranger IN the sity.
who would not consider the iine oner OF me
vanquished man, ana bore the prize TO his
own home out OF the city. At the Ken
BOTTLE FILLED WITH WATER
The cure was tiny bottle. apparently
filed with water. in which ioatsd the most
aN~~
the mitteu. both so small were not much
of dose. and therefore IL might be expect
ed the lover who had invested ms a9I,sE a9,
would recover from the shock. l think
some of them did Ms McPheeters. treas
urer OF the association. made a be9utIful
silk quilt that was ratified TOR 80 ana Won
BY Mrs J. II Lionberger. 'Rebecca's wsli''
was IN charge Of AIss Mamie BUrd anu
Mss Theresa Carter The buckets T9S
with great regularity from the well. filled
with soIDethlng-not water. neither was II
wine-that sold for 10 cents a glass
Z. Sloss. was near by. and one other p!ace
charge OF Mrs. Meredith Martin and Miss
Magsies sghetry. Mrs Miles Sells and Miss
E-nice Raisin edited the Fair newspaper.
caliei The Olive. that gave daily local Items
Q: interest On one Of the tables - vas as: a
James Iupe. who worked three months on
It. Net detail was lacking inside or out.
Mrs Lupe. with industry equa! tu her hus-
bands, having looked after the interior
In the restaurant department. table
had been placed for the sale OF cake. etc
Mrs, Levin Baker, Mrs. George Knapp.
Mrs D. Robert Barclay were among the
most generous contributors TO this table.
The fair was open daily from II n. TO
4 p. m, or from 10 II m.
The young ladies' appeared in costume IN
keeping with the departments TO which
Popular music was played by the band IN
attendance. and dancing !ndulged IN night
ly. No set programmes. but whel the band
played dancing music couples who fancied
10 do so went On the nooT.
Il was one of the customs OF she fair.
Only seven days was supposed to eiapse
tournament at the Fair Grounds but Oc-
tober brought heavy rain, and the enter
tsinment was delayed three days. The
rules OF the tournament required:
F1rst-Each knight to be accepted by
registered. before he was allowed TO enter
lists.
second-That all knights were 20 be her
aided BY names they selected and that they
must appear in costume"
Third-Thst knights form in line and pass
in review in such manner as might be de-
cided upon by the committee.
Fourth-The herald TO announce each title
Of knight and the trumpeter 10 sound his
lance feet long. upon which he hoped TO
bear the greatest number OF rings. The
rings, ten in all. were inches In diameter
ard were hung on hooks at intervals OF
twenty feet The successful knight was 10
have a wreath with which 10 crown
Queen Of Love and Beauty. and was u
ride in view OF the assembled visitors. IS
corted by tine rest OF the knights until
such selection was made.
The wreath was to be- presented on the
point OF the lance. or placed on the brow
OF the fair Queen by the victorious knight
with his own hands The act OF devotion
could be accompanied by words or by ST.
lence. according to the will Of the donor.
The six next successful knights were each
TO choose a maid Of honor OF 10 attend
LISTS OPEN TO ALL
Twenty-Five knights had entered by Au-
gust 20. the lists being open to all. near
and far. who complied with the rules. The
Tournament Committee decided on fret
prize OF gold spurs. which were ordered
from E. Jaccard & Co.
The same firm presented on their own &C
count an elegant pair OF silver spurs az a
second prize. and some one else gave a ,
fae plated pair for third prize. The tick
cts for the tournament were 81. admitting
lady and gentleman tc the grounds. OF -
cents extra for seat ia the stand. Judsa
Alexander Martin date dean Cf the Law
were the orators OF the tournament No
such sight tournament had ever been
witnessed in 81. Louis.
And il was that the novelty OF the &C
casion. added to the prominence OF the /
parties interested. brought together such /
an assemblage OF refinement. beauty. !
wealth. fashion as had never been seen in /
the city.
Here is a list OF the knights:
W. II. Cneyalier q 'AnFlQue
r. r. knight Of Powhattan p
J. II. Berthoid----.----------k knight Qf Mary land
A u. BLACK hliEht
j. Harrington. knight OF Bowen
J. a Aoses--------------------An OF AlhamnI9
NJ w Henry -Anisht Ienpiar
A NJ Maj knight CT Lone star