The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-23

The young and the gay, the dancing men
and the fluffy girls. had no show in the
Worlds Fair society circles last week.
Serious solemnity has ruled at ell the re-
ceptions. The decorous conduct due to
literature and religion and the d~eferential
gravity due to the higher society have
besn the spirit of tho week.
Receptions almost too numerous TO
count have been given, but they have been
in honor OF Helen Keller. the librarians. or
the Spiritua.ists. or the anti-Spiritualists.
or the Colonial Danes or the delegates to
the several religious congresses.
Next week and the week following the
younger set will have their innings. for
the footballists. the famous athletes, the
turner's, the men OF muscle. are to be here.
and learning and serious matters must
give way to the exuberant spirits or
Drawn.
Tho formal State days are over and a
thing of the past. The function which
viii be given at the State buildings by
the Commissioners and hostesses VIII be
delightful informal affairs to their friends.
Heretofore nearly all the functions given
by the Commissioners have been more or
less Of a public character. but now that
each State has had It's day and the loyal
citizens have swelled the attendance. the
Commissioners feel hat their duty OF
public entertaining has been fulfilled, and
they are planning for real social affairs.
The Informal reception given by the
Georgia Commission In honor Of tho Ag-
ricuItural Commissioners was the first
function Of the new order.
Some hundred guests were present. and
not one of them stood Up in line or wait
Cd : b introduced to his or her neigh
Dor. II they did not know each other they
INTRODUCED themselves and chatted merrtly
about the enjoyable evening. 1t was a
folly party, Ike q ountry apple bee or
c~orn-husking bee. There was a fiddler
who played Jim Grow" and the "Arkan-
sas Traveller and all the other old dance
tunes that delight the country lad and
lasziA And right merrily did the digni-
ned hostesses Of the State buildings and
the stern business Commissioners dance.
They danced the old barn dances and the
Virginia reel.
Mrs. Parks Fisher. hostess of the Mary
land building. and Colonel Henry bosch
OF the Lewis and Clark Exposition led the
Virginia reel. While Mrs. Florence Apple
by and Glnscock Barret entertained the
| rest of the dancers with an Irish jig.
The reception given by the Missouri
Commission in the Missouri State Pavilion
In honor OF Helen Keller was the most i'm
preesivs function In the history Of the Ex-
| position. Miss Keller received the gen
eral public from 8 to 8 o'clock in the even
| ing. and deaf and blind from 8 to 10 o'clock
| in the evening.
Thousands passed in front Of tho won
derful Helen Keller. marveling at her
acute intellect. her courage. her accom-
plishments and her happy smile and Era-
| cious manner and charming personality.
In fact, Helen Keller was the talk OF the
week. At every reception Helen Keller
and her teacher, Miss Anne Sullivan, were
the chief topic Of conversation.
The library Association has been re-
ceived and petted by every State commits
sion ON the Worlds Fair grounds. On cv-
cry hand 1t has ruled with power supreme
The gay and frivolous have not attended
the receptions, but the guests have been