The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20
YELLED PROPHETS SOUVENIR INVITATION
UNIQUE SPECIMEN OF ARTISTIC SKILL.
Favor Consists of Japanese
House Gong, Elaborately En-
ameled in Colors. In
ported From the
Fiowery King
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Vitation and souvenir for the Yelled
Prophets ball and court OF love and
beauty, to be held after the pageant on
tho evening Of October at the Chamber
OF Commerce Hall. viii be distributed to
the members and the friends they have in
vited tomorrow morning.
This years souvenir is the most beau
tlful and unique of any that have been
issued by the organization. which has con-
Stantly striyen each year to excel itself
in originality and tastefulness in this de-
tail OF the city's annual festivities.
The souvenir consists of a Japanese
house gong, triple chime being sus-
pended upon a tastefully-knotted red cord.
the end of which is a tassel of floss silk
% the Prophets colors.
1t is doubtful II there could be produced
in this country anything which would
equal the blend OF harmony in the three
bell cups of the Yelled Prophets souvenir.
The upper and larger bell has the deepest
tone while the second rises in the scale
and the third sounds a note which. but
FOR the delicate quality of timbre infused
in the metal, would be called shriIl.
The upper and lower cup contains. on
the convex side in enamel. the Initials
of the Yelled Prophets. and on the rim.
three-Guarters around, is fashioned in in
l2id black, in the semblance of the front
of an ancient samurai visor. while reach
irg back and uwards on the opposite side,
The tips touching are two inlaid wings,
familiar to students Of Occidental mythol-
osy. as ornaments Of the helmet Of Min
ervs.
INVITATION ON BELL
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an upper and lower enamel, respectively.
OF red and blue. with the brilliant bell
metal blazing between. Upon this second
cup. and upon the third also, appears out
lined upon the red. in gold. upon the
gold. in blue. and upon the blue, in ST.
Ner. this inscription:
You
are hereby commanded
TO appear
at the ball and the
Court OF Love and Beauty
Of the Yelled Prophet.
Chamber or Commerce. St Louis,
October 6. 19O3''
The souvenir is accompanied with
ticket OF admission to the ball The ticket
for the gentlemen contains, within a bor-
der of delicate red. lines where the names
and addresses will appear, while the dis
tinctive mark of the ladies' tickets is a
border Of gold. The backs of the cards
are ornamented with colored engraving
OF an American beauty rose.
PROPULSION OF LIGHTS.
The souvenir will give TO the public
some idea Of the magnificence of the
scale upon which the Yelled Prophets
pageant and ball will be given this year
All former pageants and balls will be
eclipsed In splendor and light and color
as all former invitations and souvenirs
are surpassed in ingenuity.
The pageant will be Illuminated ex-
clusiyely by electricity. each float con-
tanning from 300 to 700 incandescent lights.
thus rendering possible more brilliant ef-
feet in painting. to say nothing of the
impression of living actually In the con-
struction of the floats by the utilization
of the electro-mechanical devices with
which most of the public are familiar in
effects produced on the stage.
The decorations of the Chamber of
Commerce hall will also include many
electic lights. The designs brought on: by
electricity will be startling The use of
electricity from the Transit Company's
lines and the moving of the floats upon
;bled the Yelled Prophets to give a much
more comprehensive line of march than
they have ever given before: and in ad-
dition to this. there will be more floats
Than have ever been seen in any such car
niYal.
The Yelled Prophet announces that the
committees are preparing the details for
the rules and regulation of the ball. The
subject matter of the pageant Is kept
secret in accordance with venerable GUS
tom, but the spokesnen of the order de-
clare they are justified in saying that
the theme this year is one which affords
splendid opportunity for variety OF
architectural and dramatic effect. while
float subjects are treated with a splendor
which will thrill the spectators.
Each float will in itself be striking and
distinct in treatment as in subject. thus
avoiding any sameness, as such occa-
sionaIIy occurred in pageants Of former
yearc.