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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 191G. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH $39,400 BEING RAISED MORE COLOR IN Queen of the 1916 Veifed Prophet's Baff VEILED PROPHET'S BALL A BRILLIANT Br SYMPHONY SOCIETY irnui er Is a brunette. Her gown was of hite tulle over silver tissue, sjid her train, which -was of the tissue -was cut like a fish's tall, weighted at each point with big silver tassels.

The queen's robe was superb, one of toe handsomest ever worn. There was a close-fitting bodice of crystal and silver beads in a lattice pattern. It reached below the hip line, where the skirt, which was billows of tulle formed by four squares of tulle that came up onto the lower rart of th bodice in points that resembled flowers. Her train was of white satin, brocaded In silver, and was so long that it beyond the royal mantle. The mantle was of white satin, brocaded In great geld flowers, and was edged all around with ermine.

She carried lavender orchids. tinsrei w'ith pink. SENATOR JAMES TO SPEAK AT DEMOCRATIC RALLY AT ODEON Dalabrldge Colby. Also on Program Tonight, Cnable to Be Present Because of Accident. United States Senator Ollie James of Kentucky, who was permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention in St.

Iouis last June, will speak at a Democratic rally at the Odeon tonight. Bainbridge Colby, former leader of the Progressive party in New York, was scheduled to speak also, but was obliged to cancel his engagement on account of an accident. Senator James spoke last night at Springfield. He Is scheduled to make a short speech at the city hall at noon and at the Maxwelton fair at 2:30 p. in.

The Democratic City Committee, at a meeting yesterday, made arrangements foi the meeting tonight. Congressman William L. Igoe Swill be chairman of the meeting. Dr. John H.

Simon will the meeting to order. This will be the first attempt of the Democrats to hold a big political meeting in St. Louis this fall. The doors the Odeon will be open at 7 p. m.

There will be no reserved seats except the boxes. Two boxes have been allotted to the Missouri Woman's Wilson Club. Ck I J' isui' v-i V. P. BALL GOWNS THAN LAST YEAR Most I3eautiful of All Was the One Worn by the 1916 Queen.

This year there was more color in the gowns of the matrons and maids of honor at the Veiled Prophet ball, and Is where they sal awaiting the arrival of his Mystic Majesty had all the color of a Bakst Betting for the colors this year are very vivid and the hnmiims with gold and silver, jet and crystals. The guwns of the special maids, too, had touches of color where last year they were all white. The special maids were Miss Kleanor Ktanard. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

"William K. Stanard and the grand-tlauphter of the late K. O. Stanard. Miss Katherine Parker, the daughter of Mr.

and Mis. Herbert L. Parker, and Miss Marie Wight, Mr. nnd Mrs. Ira K.

Wight's daughter. Miss Hta'iard and Miss Parker are debutr.ntes of the season and made their first formal bow last night. Miss Wight is a debutante of last season and one of the belles of the winter. Miss ShapleiKh is titian-halred and her gown of vivid green chiffon over iioth of silver her bouquet of lavender I orchids, added a charming bit dtf color as she walked the lencth of the room. The gown was made with a very long train of rhe silver tissue veiled with the chiffon.

Where the train reached the floor it was caught in with a big cluster of orchids. Miss Wight wore a gown of silver cioth made with a round, short, full skirt of alternate bands of heavy silver lace. The train, which fell the top of the he dice, quite low in the back, was of turquoise blue velvet. Her bouquet and the bouquets of the three special maids wire great arrr fulls of American beau-tits, wiih streamers of ribbon the same shade. Miss Katherine Parker followed.

She is one of the important buds of the season. She is of a gypsy type. Hr gown was cloth of gold, with a short, round shirt doublet-like bodice of gold lace-edged. Her train was a narrow strip of gold cloth with a deep band of ermine edged with the black tails. Miss Eleanor Stanard, the queen's first attendant, is as fair as Miss Park fOTOMOBSLE DEALERS' Mound Sum Will Make Season's Guarantee Fund $50,000 Seat Sale Large.

Plans for a vigorous to ralx a $50,000 guarantee fund wre started at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the St. IajuIx Symphony Society today. The Symphony Orchestra for a number of years haa ben under an annual deficit approximately of which has been covered by a guarantee fund from public spirited citizens, who realize the necessity of such an Institution to a city. With the additional Increase in the number of Instruments to place the orchestra on a footing with the other leading orchestral" of the country, and to provide for a four weeks' tour at the end of the season. It was necessary to increase this fund to $50,000.

Of this amount has been subscribed and the Executive Committee la now engaged in securing the balance of The season i-e tt brUes, which are separate source of revenue from the guarantee fund, but by no means sufficient to maintain the orchestra, are far In excess of those of any previous year. At present they have reached the high mark of as against the total seat aalea of last year of The indications are that the sest sales of this year will show an Increase of lf per cent over last year. The Kxecutive Committee Is confident that by Nov. 1, the opening of the symphony season, that the full guarantee fund will have been subscribed The members of the Kxecrtlve Committee are: John Fowler, president; O. V.

Richards, chairman; Mmea. Victor Kb-ling, M. A. Goldstein, Philip N. Moore.

Horace 8. Rnmsey and B. J. Taussig; Messrs. Hanford Crawford, Archer V.

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111.. Oct. 4. Someone stepped on a match while he was watching a friend fill his automobile gas tank last night at Orion, 6 ndles south of here, and the Are which resulted burned six business buildings and several homes, causing a loss of $50,000. DIRECTORY ERE THE NEW ODEZLS ARE (IN DISPLAY Brinkmann M.

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3040 Locust St. BURGLARS RANSACK II HOMES Apparently 'o Inusual Activity of Burglars Because of Parade. Burglars apparently were no busier last night than at any other time in spite of the fact that many homes were left unguarded while the occupants were watching the Veiled Prophet parade. Reports of larceny from dwellings included the theft of jewelry valued at about $400. The homes ransacked were those of August Beyer, 2013 North Thirteenth street; Mrs.

Mary Sheridan, 3636 Finney avenue; Nick Gates, lyl9 Angle-rodt street; Mrs. John Bockwinkel. 1P19A Anglerodt; William Bessler, 4016A Lucky ptreet; Leopold Kober, 45f4 Evans avenue; A. A. Ash, 6012 Westminster place; Harry Fishkop.

2S06 Thomas street; Harry Grunspon, 2S06A Thomas street; August II. Frerick, 3500 Hartford street and Max Rothweiler, 4018A Lucky street. STRIKERS' FAMILIES TO PARADE I500O Wives and Children of York Carmen to He in Line. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.

Plans for a parade of 3000 wives and children of the striking railway men here, either Monday or Tuesday of next week, were announced today by William B. Fitzgerald, one of the leaders of the strike. Labor chiefs say the demonstration will be a remarkable one and that following the parade the women will hold a mass meeting in Union Square. xwell Ha The Busy Bee Luncheon and Tea P.ooins. 417 X.

Seventh street, will be open during the fall and winter season until o'clock p. Special afternoon Teas served from 3 to 5 o'clock. EAST ST. LOUIS PACKING PLANTS TO ADD $400,000 TO PAYROLLS In Two Plants Alone Increases In Pay "Will Effect More Than 4000 Kmployen. The increase in the wages of packinghouse employes all over the country, announced yesterday from Chicago, will mean an addition to the payroll of the three big rlants at the National Stockyards, East St.

Louis, of more than The salaries of virtually all the except the office forces, were increased 2 cents an hour. In the Swift Co. and the Armour company about 4000 persons will benefit by the which will add $150,000 a year on each plant's payroll. The raise will increase Co. 's payroll about $115,000 a year.

Members of the packing-house employes' union held a meeting last night in Polish Hall, Seventh street and St. Clair avenue. East St. Louis, but did not discuss a strike as had been announced they would. The members weer divided in their personal opinions as to whether the advance in wages will settle the dissatisfaction of the plants.

No Deposit Required From residence customers for Union Electric Light Power Co. service. FOUR. HURT ON NEW YORK CARS Strike-Sympathizers Attack Elevated Train and CroM-Town Conches. XEW YORK.

Oct. 4. Four passengers on elevated trains were injured today when sympathizers with the striking street railway men showered the trains with bricks and stones from roof tops. Six elevated trains and several cross-town surface cars were attacked. There were no arrests.

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The rafters were concealed by hangings of Ivory and gold, with the Prophet's purple shield globing here and there amon-j thm. The effects were particularly fine, not only in the soft glow shed by the inverttd lanterns in the root-but in the multicolored radiance poured upon the scene by many searchlights. Which, as if bent'on creating a gorgeous human banner, stained the crowded arena with bands of orange and scarlet, green and blue. Entertainers Socondiirj. In keeping with the feeling that, as a play, the Prophet's pageant was tho thing, the professional entertainers wer: relegated more decidedly than ever to a secondary part.

In the place of such predecessors as Scotti, Alma Gluck and Sophie Braslau, the vocal soloist vros Mies Lydla Locke, a coloratura soprano. St. Louis Is Miss Locke's native city, and her homecoming, after opera experiences in London, could not have been under more brilliant auspices. It Is perhaps unfair to judge of a voice by its performance in the Coliseum, for most vocalists singing there have complained of its acoustics. But Miss Locke's light voice was often completely lost in the great spaces of the building; it was sometimes inaudible to those 50 feet away, and at the other end of the arena it was frequently impossible to tell, by witness of the ears alone, that any one was singing.

Her numbers were the Valse Song from "Romeo and Juliet" and Bishop's "Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark," for the latter of which an oblijrato was played by John Kiburz. first flutist of the Symphony Orchestra. The "Veiled Prophet's "Ballet," consisting of 16 dancers trained for the occasion, exceeded in numbers but Hot lu power of producing poetic illusion, the ballet of last years ball. One knew tht-y were performing the "Oance of the Hours" from "La or the bal- Copyright by J. C.

Strauss. .3 MISS MARY let from "Romeo and Juliet," but ther.j was no convincing appeal to the imagination. The "Roses 01 llie South" ballet, to music by Strauss, was their most pleasing number, but because of the attractiveness of its evolutions rather than any technical skill. Very charming was (the effect when the dancers held aloft arches of roses under which the Queen passed on the way to her crowning. The most artistic feature of the "play withiri a play" was the dancing of Mis-s Eva Swain of the Metropolitan Opera Co.

ballet. Without the emotional power of Rosa Oalli, to say nctning of 1'av-lowa's unrivaled artistry, Mins Swain still has personality, and her dances were full of grace and winsomeness. She seemed to be best liked in a "Harlequin Dunce." to music by mmammf anil ss FETE Evolution of Event From Purely Social Function Strongly Marked Last Night. MORE TRULY PAGEANT Provides Main Show, to Which Professional Entertainment I Secondary. More than ever before did the Veiled Prophet's thirty-ninth annual ball, last night at the Coliseum, reveal this function's evolution from a purely social vent into St.

Louis' biggest and most resplendent community pagreant. with the city's leading citizens and fairst daughters in the role of mimes rather than in their proper persons, with the fiction of the mysterious seer's choice of a Queen serving ror piot, ana wim mo professional entertainment that was provided shrunk to the dimensions of a play within a play. And, as is appropriate in a community spectacle. "it was not so much in individuals as in the mass groupings that tae highest beauty and drama were discovered. The audience itself, filling the great auditorium, tier on tier to the roof, packing the aisles against the walls and congested in the space outside the ropes In the arena, was a sight to make the breath catch.

Even after those in the audience had poured down upon the floor tin sense of theatric unreality persisted, bo that they seemed some vast chorus entering into its part in the action. Illusion Helped tty Continues. The Illusion was especially heightened this year by the presence, in the multifarious costumes of their period and station, of the children of Shakspeaxe's brain, the Impersonators from the floats of the Veiled Prophet's parade assembling Into one glittering gathering the poet's. Orlando and Rosalind, his Touchstone and Audrey, his Romeo and Juliet, his Prince Hal and Falstaff, his Hamlet and Ophelia, his Ariel and Puck, and a hundred other Kings and Queens, heroes and ladies, buffoons and fairies. "When the kaleidoscoplcally gowned ladies and black-garbed gentlemen of the present stepped down among the sprites of the bard's fancy.

It seemed no more than a dramatic Joining of hands between lords and ladies four centuries apart in time. To the audience's correct feeling that It was witnessing a play rather thaa a dance was in part due an unwonted incident at the end, which went to prove that tho term "ball," used to describe the event, is becoming more and more a. misnomer. Previously, general dancing had immediately followed the lancers, performed according to tradition by the Prophet, his new queen, and their Last night the bandmaster lavished the most alluring lilts of a Waldteufel tvaltz, the first number of the ball pro-pram, and lavished them in vain. Not a toe stirred to dance.

Instead, the audience, as if entering into the spectacle, passed in throngs before the Queen's Cais, like subjects rendering homage. It became a courtly reception instead of a ball. The spectators in the gallery, tnost of whom faced a struggle for foothold on o-ercrowded street cars and long rides home, clung to their seats, wensinc that the curtain had not yet fallen on the stage. With the second dance number, a one-step, a few couples In th center of the floor ventured upon Its measures, but most still remained motionless. It was not until the third number, a fox-trot, mat aancing Decame general.

Jiut in I half an hour only scattered couples re- I mainea on the noor. me play over, most had departed for the places where the real balls of the evening were held the St. Louis Club, where, in accordance with tradition, a dance was held in honor of the Queen: the Jeffepson ITotel and the Missouri Athletic Association. The central figure of the pageant was, of course, the young Queen, and in the selection of Miss Mary D. Jones, daughter of Breckinridge Jones of 45 Portland place, the Prophet made a choice that was at once one of the most unexpected and also one of the most popular of his long career.

Other names had been mentioned more frequently than hers for this year's social diadem, but she had scarfiely begun her stately progress across the arena to the Prophet's throne when Burprise was it-xJ Into and the evening's first vociferous applause went through the auditorium bo stately and regal wan the new sovereign, and with such melf-possesston and modesty did she bpr hers. If under the glare of her honors. With slow and measured pace, her mantle supported by two silk-clad pages and her long train sweeping behind. Bhe nproached the Prophet, who bent over her kneeling- figure and fixed the royal crown upon her brown hair. Eitranrr of MaM.

of Honor. The maids of honor, who had preceded the Queen In the trying progress from tho south to the north end of the arena, were Miss Marie Wight, who won the audience with her singularly lllu-nlnlnsr smiley Miss Catherine Parker whoae dark attractiveness excited mavy I an tamifini comment, and Misa Eleanor BtaimrO. mrfre blond features were In contrast with the prevailing style of the leading feminine characters. The retiring Queen, Miss Shap-letgh, wore a green gown with a ion train which was the subject of not a few rapturous exclamations among the feminine part of the audience, until their eyes were still more fascinated by the splendid white creation that domed the new Queen. The melds of honor were supported by the usual concouine of melds and matrons, the latter far outshining the former in eplendor of raiment.

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