The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-28
Close of the Carnival In New Orleans


from the New Orleans Delta, Feb. III
he carnival yesterday thronged the streets the
tony Of business fe broken by ;he1anasc tricks Ct
mafqueraders and The night nled the voiupsUons
Not trace the late financial pressure was visible on
the faces Of the merry mGlEude that sought the streets
during the day and wound up the festival with ocund
laugh tripping toe At the Gsety theatre Odd Fellows
hAil and Orleans Opera House:
MAIdiGras appropriately hOnored by battalion OF
groesque -four dealers, who seized the s the
wheat nom the chat of fun. The mask and the domino
of costume the hilarious Punch 70 the feathered
Indian and the Black FriAr.
But the chief feature Of the night the second annual
festival Of the mysterious fraternity of the "Misck
Krewe Of Comus" Curiosity on tip toe, and i'm
crowd Of people assembled At Lafayette square
and thronged the entrance to the City Hail. early in the
evening. to get glimpse Of the "Krewe'' when they
Issued from their headquarers This they finally did 70
the satisfaction Of the million who watched their march
The Picayane says-The Carnival brought 70 .
close last evening most merrily The whole city in
order OF the time, and very brilliant they Gil or
that recherche union Of the kind which had been tho
OF one OF our well known merchans is not province
10 speak farther than to say that it superb the
reme. OF the public affairs We may be more particular
IN our remarks
The mysterious association, calling themselves tie
"Mssck Krewe Of Comus who for the first time made
strkipgiy beautiful illustrations OF knton's Paradise
Lost laid themselves ont this year, most extensively, TO
q ,e their great exhibition Of last A.rdGras mis- i'm:
thy chose The hes.hen mythology the foundation Of
their sports, their motto being the following -
- Marry, but You travellers
May journey far and hook not on this like agan. Here
You do behold The gods and goddessos presently you
shall see them
And 60, representing all the members OF the cassc
Pantheon, they emerged from their mysterious bead
quarters about nine o'clock In the evening and forming
where by appointment they met his Honor the Mayor,
who WAS requested (having given his sanction 70 the
witnessed BY thousands and Of thousands Of spec
tors, who lined the streets on either side but the ac
moved NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. let or hindrance, from
the square 70 the Varieties theatre the most admirable
order having been cared for in the disposition Of the po
bce and the general good feeling Of the multitude who
seemed 70 enjoy the pageant intensely
Tne doors OF the theatre had been opened 81 O'Clock
and By the time Tie procession reached u was crowded
IN the two lower rows the Committee Of Reception most
admirably carried out the regulation announced seat
ing the fair guests Of the evening" the whole body Of tho
house in those sections being occupied by them The gen.
emen being obliged to content themselves with standing
places the rear The effect was transcendanty besut
full the lovely faces and forms and the rich toilets of the
ladies' making perfect parte-re Of beauty.
The "Krewe" at length gave signal for the raising OF
naming OF Athens by Minerva The gods and goidesses
were in concave TO witness the contest between Nepuae
victory Of the latter The second tabsau presented
"far Daughter Of the Dawn Apollo "the glorious
God OF Day. and somDre Night, surrounded by the
Hours, Castor and Po,lux Time and Destiny. The third
represented Bac ehansan revel the auns and sayrs,
Cous Menus, Faunus, Pan slenus, with Bacchus in
centre md they round about him bearing cymbss flutes
and thy rses-
With mad leaps and wauton cspers,
Madly singing merry verses.
The tsbleaux being over, the whole "Krewe of Co
mus formed in procession, and made the circuit OF the
spacious foor displaying their groesqueness the ad
miripR spectators. This lasted bat few minutes,
when the merry maskers broke ranks and were imme-
dAely joined by such OF the lockers desired 10
mingle In the dance. TIE floor presented ami
mated sppea rance and dancing was kept up for some
hours after the carnival had Closed with great spirit
Exactly ~ IL O'Clock, however, the " krewe" mysteri-
ousy disappoaredl and we're We left the
party soon afterwarwards evidently in the height OF
ioyment.
There splendid mask and fancy dress ball also ct
the Opera house Of which could take but passing
glimpse. There were good many well devised and
well worn masks, and dos town trends mani
festiy having Grst rate time when compelled 10
leave them.
Al Odd Fellows Hall the Young Mems Societys closing
ball was az always IL, the gayast and most enjoyable
OF the whole series. There too found very pleasant
masking and every token Of universal enjoyment
Among the small hours somewhere, left the merry
throrg that seemed likely to keep up the reve till day
dawn
And did In sb Arpval