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Sil THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC. TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC Is Printed la TWO PARTS. PART 8 PAGES WW otkety-thtjrd iyear. .n-......Vi.iuv..j.vVLVuvwel VAVUUAMWVVVWVMnnnnnWhVMnmVUWWIi WWWWMWWMflrtWWlfli WWflWnjWWMWWWWUWiV Y . i HE Veiled Prcph ct's twenty-third annual pilgrimage to the city of Ilia beloved r-eople ls ended. Uetwcen duMc and midnight ho reigned supreme this graclou.j3vial dispenser of good fheer and all St. Louis rang Uh the mirth of his loyal subjects It seemed so le y.a ,- iiimiin that m-eeted him were bent on making the last carnival night of -tho Nineteenth Century a memorable epoch la tho cltj's hlstori". . T eonrnnH flint nil (if St. Louis V Cfl On fhand to welcome tho coming and speed tho parting of his Mj.stlc Majesty. The hair of a new-norn moon looneu uun en a blaze of light tliat DUt her feeble rays to blush on crowds that surged along high ways llko pent-up water through a mill race, or tho resistless tide through a nar row channel on a moving panorama of tho earth's peoples and products., uiviirpatsed by anything of its kind in the past, and Beamingly unsurpassable Tren came the b ill the greatest of balls In this Western country on which the hoary old man of the moon could not look, and to which only the mon favored of the Prophet's chosen people were bidden. For weeks society had been pluming Itself (or this event of events, which is the signal tor tho swinging open of tho portals of hos pitable 6t I.oubi; this grand dress parade In preparation for the comins eaon of dances, receptions, and other functions of the smart set. For weeks maindens and matrons hid been on tho tiptoe of cxpcctanc. "Who ehall be Queen?" was the all-aborbing question, and as there was not otn a bint as to the Prophet's choice, e spectancy became something akin to anxlc-tj. Not until the specially bidden mai Is hid assembled in tho ballroom was their t nxle ty dispelled and their curiosity gratified by his Majestj's choice of Miss Susan tarkin Thomson to wear tho erown and away the scepter of the Kingdom of Love and Beauty. Not until tho blushing Queen had tnounted tha throne from which so many of Missouri's proud daughters hae hell way did the ball really legin. iflter. when tho ball was at Its height, .while tho cltj's fairest daughters and proudest sons were pajlng the tribute of their admiration to the joung Qaeen who had been chosen to rule ocr them for tho coming twelvemonth, the author and patron of the brilliant sceno stole quietly from amid the revelers, nnd. calling together hkt El 6 tic crew, set out on the long Joiirnay back to his home In Wonderland. Jlut the spirit of merrj making remained, and as the hours wore on Terpsieohero took up the acepter and led dauce after dance until gray dawn peeped In through the open windows, and advancing day put to rout tho ga geds of the night. Then came a bhifting of the scene, a hurrying away from tho great ballroom, a rush for wraps, and in a trice hundreds of carriages wero clattering oat of the haunts of trade Into the ejuia boulevards, whero the fortunate dwell. A few brief minutes more for the whis pered lnterchango of good-bjes between tired maidens and gallant beaux-u. long drawn sigh of content-and it was ocr. TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF THE PROPHET. The Prophet and his court readied the ballroom shorll before 10 o'clock. The distinguished partj wa& formed in double column, nnd to the inspiring strains of a martial air began the grand tri umphal march to the tin one. The shrill blast of a trumpet announced to tho waiting crowd the approach of his Slajesty, and there was a general rush to jward the stairway and the hall, up and along which the distinguished i LJtor had to paas in order to reach the ballroom. As the imposing Bgure, clad in roj al robes and bedecked with counties Jewels, came In view, a burst of applause went up from tha great assemblage In the ballroom. The Prophet was pleased, greatly pleased. lor tha heartiness of the greeting, and re wmiwa ct-s twenty-thrd kh; mimmmMmi i i kpsk? msaBBmsL. m WMS&:ifMj&mwm ws -im?mm rKfinSBMlvas to the city of his ? fj HHCHlll a.ld ,tJ& w? ac DBwrlit?Ml IHiIa wSwlBfc" w H sSsfilUi. ended. i II (EV. J JnMMk Bl&gix&r i)H mSwmlSi-sSf. taymy .-'- mm jrss-i iHFvHBrBrr Us Ka HNrirar iszwiv, i 7M.l .11.. ot good ? 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C1k rs filled the .ist hall, while the band plaied 'Hail to tho Chief" liefore taking his seat upon the throne the Trophet. followed by his entire retinue, mirchid around the hall, lnsptt lng the elaborate decorations and bowing acknowledgrmut to the Ixdlam of cheers that gtected his eery step. MISS THOMSON IS CROWNED QUEEN. At a ignal from the Prophet, there was a lull in tho music, and all ejes wero di rected toward the throne. Standing, with his rig.it arm outstretched, ho looked slow Iv and deliberately about him. teaiinlng the fair faces of tho group of blushing maid ens from among whom he raut chooo a Queon. It wis an impressive scene, and not a little embarrassing to the joung women toward whom not only the Prophet's cjii. but those of eerj person in the great hall were ulrectvl A hu--h fill uin the multl tudo that had been, a moment before, all agog with anticipation ard all astir In re-tless eagerness for the t-ceno about to tako place. Time emed to h mg In the balance, and the half minute or so of sus pense seemed a long while. Plnallj tho Prophet lowered his arm, and stepping lightly doT.n to the floor, ap proached the expectant group of maids. The tilence was now almost oppressive. No ono In the great hall stirred. It seemed as if all had suddenly btopped breathing. Walking with stately strides, neither fast nor 3I1W, and looking neither to the right nor tho left. His Majesty came to a halt facing Mis Suan Lark In Thomson, and touched her lightly on the right shoulder. Then camo a storm of applause that fair ly made the chandeliers rattle The choice was a most popular one. From all sides. a well as from the gallery, the faored daughter of the city was bombarded with roe jietals; and as she ascended the throno thrre came a second and more protracted storm of applause. In order that the ball might not be un necessarily delajed. Ills Majesty ordered th?t the reading of the annual proclamation bo dl-pensed with At a signal from the Prophet, the Grand Herald stepped from beslJe the throne, bearing In his hand' a sller waiter, on which rested the Queen's diadem and a richly ornamented scroll con taining the proclamation. At a second "lgnal. Mls3 Thomson ap proached, nndiwed her head to recele the crown. wi..ch. as Queen of Love and Ucauty, she Is to wear for one jcar, and ST. LOUIS. MO.. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1900. &2mKr a uk Ui" . -'f ar -iM i-- . l...i . then surrender It back to the prlncly hanl 1 which It w i b stou.il Ilonlnrf her tharks foi the great horor. the Queen then took her place at the left of the Prophet. Tro proclamation, which ls from the Prtipl et's own hand, reads: "At the comlrg of our annual festival, it is m-t't that wi should find a climax of our pleasure-, lining the occasion and empha sising a 1 eper, bettei, meaning ot these, our d;llghi "According to our custom, we come now to proclaim our Queen for the jcar, a Queen of Iove and lieauty; for without recognition of these two, Loe and Lieauty. all el-o is naught. "Our pageant has been splendid. This gathering in our honor Is lmpresslic. We hie rhown the heaut of material things. In gathering together here all our faithful r-ervltors we hae prod a bond between us all. We hie M.oun b the splendor marking our progrctM through this luloied clt, tho great resources of a metropolis, the public s-plrlt which makes a city great lu all the realms of effort known to man. "Hut the l lutj of m iterlal progress Is us nothing If It be not the expression of a I'.auti of soul of tho v who make tho progress. There lu nothing good In this world, but In the hands of good men and th. re are no good men without good womi n for Inspiration, for comfort, foi refining awa the roughness of character. "To the mothers, wles apd sweethearts of the rice cf man v.o mu.it look for the lnHaei ee which will brinj Into being the rule of all the forces which make fair the future of this world. 'Thus come we at last to honor wom an. In whom and for whom nil beauty blooms, and because of whom all work Is anctl!led b Ioc. There Is nothing In tills world that I not good because of wom an's pretence here. No rejoicing would be JuMllled did It not recogn'ze in thankfulness the Influence of the women who loo us, all ui deserving, and whom we Urve. "We hae seen fit to take from among the cltj's daughters one who represents, to our mind, all that we hold In reverence In our Ideal of woman. We And her young, and fair, and sweet, and we symbolize through her oar recognition that It Is wom an who keeps this world sweet, and kind, and fair, and joung We summon her be fore us, and she comes a girl, a living faith In the future, a hope for the heart, a love that shall be the life of life. We see In her the beauty, and the innocence, and tho trust, w hich alone purify life of nil sordlnes for those who are to continue the upbuild ing of this great citv. We honor her, and through her all her sisters, for that she and the are the strong power which t.hal! rave 113 nnd our people from the ills which follow In tho train of great national and civic su-Ces. We honor her. to polrt out that success Is nothing without goodness. "And so. here and now, we, the Veiled Prophet, before all who do us honor, do resign cur scepter of power Into the gentle hands of M!as Susan Larkln Thomson. "Her we do bid jou you all, hold the true reverence and affectlon.as worthy to be our Queen, while we depart. Unto her kindly rule we commit jou. In all confidence that j'ou will find her such a social sovereign as It may be a great Joy to serve, as It shall Le her true pleasure, well, hlghlv. nobly, ljvlrgly. to represent ard serve jou." NOW THE BALL IS AT ITS HEIGHT. And now tho wand of Tcn.s'choro, waved b) an !r.vi"!b!e hand al ne the thrane of 'ho Queon was the !ginl f r the darce Iho aemrilel gni.st3 cnJcr Its magic Irflumee were at once lnsp'red wlta the T-irit of revelry, and. to 111? sift cadences of ov.e-t music, hastened to cl'ac the (.lowing hunts with filing feet. The white tarpaulin spread over the broad expanso of the tl or glistened unW the luvriad of electric lights liko a snowy sill on a summer rea Over It floitnl 1 thousand couple, their miles swivlng gracefully, thilr feet keeping tune with the entrinclng music, sue ping hero ard there and In nnd out, and pround each other, weaving all s-orts of fantastic fig ures Tho Queen and her mal Is of honor held rr.jal court In front cf the throne, .-hero hundreds of her tubjicts hal gathered, eager on I anxious to pay liu-nble tril.u e nnd sound pral"s to their matchless beas ts end lovcll.iesx To those who had gathered In the KJl lery to take a btrds-eve vliw. thi scene ! preer.'ed was bewllderlu; and b-v.ltchlrg. The sides of the hull wre backed with misses of onlookers, the pi iln black avl white of the men's conventional garb forming a rich contract with tl o varli gated gowns worn lv tie won-n Dia monds glittered an! glistened llk cjrtals of srow under a winter moon, while the flutter of fans In the di-t.aneo was as falrv llke as a legion of butterllies in a field of flowers. Mlnt.led with the music rose t o perfume of sweet-scented blossoms, can.a tlons and roses. The large fountain In tho center of tho hail, beebeked with palms, potted plants and ferns, rose majestically upen the view like a bower of love set lu tho midst of this breathing mass of mirth and pleasure. When, for a time, the music ceased, a momentary lull appeared to fall upon tho dancers, followed at once by an Incessant buzz of voices, cntermlngled with merry peals of laughter. Then. too. soft eves looked love to ejes nnd many a whimpered word was sj,oken which sealed forever the fates of overflowing hearts and souls Again the signal for the dance iro-e anl gallant beaux rushed hither and thither, threading thir way through the rrazy labarjnth of beaut J to claim the fu'tlll ment of coveted encasements. It v.as tec wultz: Fr(Kir"ns walti-m ih nure rrfltlng tuie, How Irl.h tic ami ardent rljiaJoca. Scteh rel. avaunt nil rocntrv Jaace fcri-so Tcur future claims to each fantactlc toe Around and around the moving multitude encircled the base of the fountain until It appeared the vortex of a whirlpool of rev elry and enchantment. Jest, Jollity, laughter and merriment prevailed on all sides. The Prophet's subjects were there to do him honor, to weave chariots of smiles for his chosen Queen and her court of lovely maids and proud matrons. Thcy wero there to make high carnival at tho yvvvvw".v,up.-Jlv-.-'rtftrtftJ"JVJ a'avj-jwwmwwwwmv NWWWWwvyvLvuwvww ml lnight hojr. to revel in visions of love a:U beaut, to till tre air with ir.u-Ir and let the sou! drl.ik lu the pure, ivvojt pleas ure j of u-alIoed happl'iess aaJ good cheer Ard thev did h's ilajt proud Ills noble sr'rit. frc-"h from the fastnefsc-, of the Hlmalisis. hove-ed over the festlvo tec-ne- until tl e morning star hi't g out his silver llgl t In the liist at d the last of the belated revelers had e'i parted. DECORATIONS ON AN ELABORATE SCALE. From fcaemcnt to roof, outside aid in. the grat graj Merchants' nc'hant,e vas decked out in holi !jj attire in honor of the Irophct's iilt. A str. nger l.t the city lvou'.l never Hive guesseil that on verv other daj of the jcar. "ave Surdiva. the missive structure Is dominated by that sle r'l comm indt-r, Husne. and tint oulj' oiee In each fvelvi month i'o-s the hard tr k.nusti r lav nsl le the Implements of conarerce ami make one whcV "night of it" tinder the lrrtr.istlblo lntlue rice's of Cup'd :.d TerpU-choe. The white maible area le. runilng through frmn 1'lne to Chetm.t streets, below til" level of the tacTeit. was trar stormed In to a caieaii of pa.nis anl other rare plsr a that would have i"dorned the palace cf son-. luxurious Kl-.g cr the Tropics ol a sug gisticn of thedailj ues to which thtpUce Is put was visible. Wheat and corn, oats and barlej-. good enough In their w 1. had no place in the scheme of color, and as for llijure. and telegraph instruments, black t ard. and the like thev would h ive looked as much out of place amid the tropic foli age as a groccrv store In the center cf Paradise. In former jears the main ballroom Lad received most care from the florist and decorators, but this was not the caso this time. Tho ballroom was even prettier than ever before, but Mr. Iluechel reserved his rarest pi inks for the grand stairway, the arcade and the main lobby. The most striking thing on entering the bulldlrg. from cither side, was a thicket cf palms, ferns an.1 rubber planta. In which, half hidden by the foliage, stood a mnatir ilk. the monarch of the gle". Imdde the ballroom there was ,10 es-peclallj- marktd efort at noveltl", and In most respects tl.e deccritions were similar to thoe of list J ear. tl.oueh a ahade more elaborate The mi-sterplece of the room was ire lojniam. "vni-u never beioie .'.as so nrtiMlcall ImlkiU ami dr.apenl wltu potted p'ants. cut llovrers. droopirg vines and velvet- mo". Not less than ilftv varie.ks choice plants, rcanv in rail ( bloom, were banked on the three ledges of the fountain. Over and through the-e smllax, asparagus, malnlen's-halr ferns and other clinging, drooping, feathery, dowers vere draped. From between the brilliant blossom? and waxlike leaves twinkled hun dreds of small lncandenscent lights, and over tho whole fell a crjstal spray that trickled down the fair faces of full-blown flowers, glistened on each tiny leafpolnt, and fell In a tinkling shower to gladden tho gold-fishes, who seemed to bo holding a, earniv al of their own In the wide basin belo .v Inmedlatelj- opposite the main entrance and 1 art! .llv hidden by t! fountain was the Piopliet's throne, ri ll in color. Oriental in defbvi. commanding everv inch of the lill. Hat for two enormous silk cop'es of O'd Glorv which formed the background one rr.lg.it eosilj have ben 11 eonvlaced that he stood In t'.e lrnrnedi itr prese ice of some fabulously wealth O.lental potentate. At elt'-er e. d of the hail were the music stsnl". one fcr a full bras band, the other for the o-c'iestra. Above these were preat il.'.. Ids In-arlrg the sji of Missouri and that of the I'nltril Sinte. and set off by loops of trlcolored bantlrg and numerous f:g3. Aroand the gallery red. white ami blue l-rtlrg was nrtl'tlcally draped; and c?u -lit here and there v.i:h small shields and fag. Still hl'.her up, almost In touch with the rafters, tie vail were festooned with lun'lig 'n the Prophet's colors relliw, red and H'rIe. The capit-.l of each column here a rnleld anl tlag. and each panel ;n the lovr wal. was draped with two Amer i an ilass. To tMr elaborate di'plav- of color, this artistic draping of thousands of erds of c.( in, this T.oiiuerfiillv beautiful and falrj lit uuntaai. artd the oft Uh of innunui abie e.ecuic limps, an.t ; 011 will have some li.a of the beautj cf tl.e room. THE QUEEN AND HER ATTENDANTS. Mlfs Susan Iarkln Thomson, chosen by tho Vcl'ed l'rophct to rule as Queen over last nli,ht's festivities and over the realms of M. Louis society for tne coming e..r, is tliu joungcrst daughter of It-, and Mrs. WIUan II. Thomson of I.indcl! boulevard. Miss Thomson, who forsook the svliool rcom or.lj- a jear ago. spent rearlj all of last winter and spring traveling In the Kast and In Earope. so that her appearance last night had all the eclat ot a debut. S'io is a blonde of fairest tjpe, with a marked resemblance In feature to her father, ere of the most popular and best-known Pro phet". Indeed, no more fitting choice of a Queen could have been made, so fnr as the fecneral htnc.-s of tl Ings Is concerned, slnca Mr. Thom.in has teen ldentU'ed with the Veiled I'rojhcts' Aooclttlon ltce its Incep tion, ard boasts of the fact that he has rcver missel a ball for twnij-slx jears. .Mi's Suj-n Thomsin ls the tlrs: of lis s-ven ilat l.ters to ie cro'vred Queen; thomih oth.rs. r.otaMj Mi s Julv Thomson. no- MrJ "har'es Ccrnmlng" t ollins, .ril the III- es Xan and :! rv eCreerj Thum- ron. have li'ea pmmlr it ngures at forier b-I!s ar. I ilways amrng the mi'ds of honor. l.irt n.shl's Queen Lo.e herself with ai: the durliv aril grace tnat the regal pol- I tlon ilemard.'d. A joung woman of excel- I lent canlac,e and good height, as well as pronounced ease and sraciousness of man- 1 ner, her appearance in the ballroom during the ceremonial and afterward was pro eluctlve of the most marked expressions of admiration. Mi's Thomson kept to the traditional white as to her regal robes last evening, wearing a Knowles frock ot Brussels lace. TT)TT"1T-1 In St. T.noln. On I On Train, Thn In St. I.nnlfl. Our Cent. n, Tito Cent. rev Centa. White silk formed tho undergown, covered with vhlte cMfion. which. In turn, vrai veiled with the laco of a rare and beautiful pattern, the delgn being butterflies ap pllqued upon the net with delicate BillC threads. A flight of butterflies covered one lde of the skirt and outlining this, In accordance with the latest decree from, Paris, were natural roes.arranged In grace ful garlands. The bodice, cut low to dls play a perfectly rounded neck and should' ers. was verj- simply fashioned. The laca design was arranged to form a semlvest effect down the bouffant front, whllo tha sleeves were merely short puffs of silk covered with lace. Clusters of rosea again made their appearance on the bodlce.caugbt on one shoulder. Miss Thomson wore no jeweled ornimcnts bejond the royal em blem bestowed upon her by the Veiled Prophet. MKs Alice Orthweln, one of the threa maids In attendance upon the Queen, ls the daughter of William D. Orthweln of Portland plsce. Mls Orthweln ls a brunette, whce d-licate" beautj- has been much ad mired since her flrst appearance in society. I.ast evening she wore a stunnln: French, frock of pale turquoiia blue meteor crepo and Reraisance lace, the skirt pleated and tucked In the crepe, with a panel of laca iIohii the frrnt. The decoll te bodice boro trt:n:rincs of bice and blue panne, the latter app'-l'li-ed In gold. Another of the three mald.s whose duty Iat evening cor-sited in attending tho Que n wps Ml" Klobe Wnre, only daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Ware of Cabanne. ML's Ware Is n blonde, with beautiful ruddy hair, fake wore lvorj- white tAlk and chiffon, the skirt Corniced with fluffy chiffon ruffles. and the bodice embroideresl elaborately In seed pearls and silver passementerie. TInj puff eil sleeves of the chiflon finished the wnlt. with chtftnn pleatlnss about the low neck, bordered with silver and pearU. Jllsi Elizabeth Warner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles ej. Warner of Washington avenue, was the third maid of the inner circle. Sl.e Is a regallv- handsome joung woman, whose frock of pale pink last night was extraordinarily becoming. Miss War ner wore a robe of Renaissance lace, In del icate pattern, made over pink taffeta, which. In ti-rn. was veiled In pale pink cllffon. Plcating3 of the chiffon fell about the edge of the .skirt and ornamented tho bodice. Choux of pink panne also trimmed, the so-n. caught on the shanlder3 with srnll Hhlnestone buckles. Tne boellee wa3 flnlh'd with a soft girdle of the panne and a buckle. The three maldi' frock", of pink, bit e and white-, were a de-cld'-d Innovation from tha cu-tomarj- wllte, which has inv a r'ablj-prevailed at form.r b lis, and formed an ad Mlt.'Mc foil fur the white gown of tho Queen. MAiLO Uf ilUNUK' THEIR COSTUMES. Following In the train of the Queen waa an assembly of pretty maids in wondrously brilliant attire. Miss Nellie Uagnell. who made her sec ond appearance last night as maid of hon or, since she sen ed in that capacity In 189 wore a. frock of palest green mousseline 09-