The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-16
Marai Gras.

from the y. O. Picayune l4thI oo ~
ya.+e-5av was certainly gala day s9nio 81
of orr Oldest and best cltlzens oi
the humor and, We may iS I3S dov ~ in wears II
Ilill'iea e;, 57,ast. The observance Oh 1iain
I lolls - ,lrr General, and to attempt 10 uo Ii
-. to the many amusing ana Td he
Juns +I1at occurred all sides Wou.1
s2eIes - i,nrossible OuT thoroughTateS =
ai., 5- crovvded, and everybody ahoo,onl ana hls ~
-" ~" eth 20 see and be seen. Al u 49, 80 !
- mn sboue forth. and our clt! Va 49,,
: - mellow for anything that ms SLtle'-'1f
= mn 4 genial smile III tLe Cs CoNiso-- scane
nc and old and as each humorous So
7 - Sc presented ITSELF 1t was oui1 en- en-
r - aud apureciated As far as ouC " =" y Z,
= Jos.,;er,ca vent the first : Mardl 0IA9
n / 80 paraded the streets coLls'''or 20.
e-r,nd burIesque on tue fr,l
/ aLs.ii0 fssbiou and seTeral 1
he :i.rs me ,lashing by with what We II -
= rogI 10 be handsome sized meal pHs on
4 orp3!peuted. hanging 10 lhI!l - ,,.a we're
- los. iuspectig n however we Io"Ii, nina
disappointed, and the o"5' "..,---.,+erfalls.7 or
3 mr.. represeutatives OF the -. time
be - %iofr,2ras. now in vogue. In aug 1lue - -
es +he streets were crowded Win - .,,,s In
sttirad in every conceivable cooe,,-,,,, cav
g dams biz and little, huge 49,, zen
is ,.a1;.rs dashing bellies, fancy All -, :7,-s
sa - - stalyyart old salts, organ = -
n 80 .,,tieIpen of leisure man ~ M
o'-t Gf feminine material, L e. ihe ';y4F ron
-LS ,,g-e and then came 4 genera va vino
Sc T-aIting nothing IN paaJicui1l IL III No
of +G. ID generally on Their own ;1s+ we're
~ - ;, 2e|,ern strlncers in our nAl'ls' ~
ems 'IouD -. ,,oTf,lussed at the display o. 40
TO (.ftizaIfs recognized a return Is II rari
old times and We, with our u"CI'7i u"Ci III fo1
nee erin ttions became comp eie11
~ p. ,lav ii not for later hotuS: ,-,,,ra NJ
q o. &c presented at night be99'Il' &
/ SO ..l-rinrion. We have witnessed r;lr I'm
the demonstrations and gatherings - exceI
the descriptions, bnt that oI 'ss fs,a'i2s and al
go, Iii Canal Camp, ST. Chl' l5S' ~, I'll
ave -.irI,boriur th0roug ghtarts, Wee i l -
at ,,I1,IT,d TANNED and rammed Win S n,'rl,>
re in h..incs The scene was one % lli''~1 49, IT,.
,r. The "Nistic krewc was a I.t'4e i,+ I,1,,,
49, -L. ti,,a prescribed yet, the lmpdtiie'i' -' -
re- S,l:~l S'o firm. determined to witness d
fully ll.af was TO be seen. The "AlsIlch
own #,,.l1v made its appearances. 1t Nt9 'ac "l
'...fhrr more symbolic of wax thall tha, % y p' =
Aftcrpursuiuy the route y, IN. hon
ncni r.I rh4 MaNur's Office ana uoll6 ii 80
= vet -, I,,i.E MAGISTRATE, they venue" 'liN
ono. ,,,,,-to he Va1i ties Theatre, Whei' 90
nrs,ar,ftou was m lde for lher lt'e -,
s'CH ~ where a brilliant enterttillllien' "
o ao- fIrr3ad those fortunate eno"SA 10 iN'
, the card OF invitation.
has IOtber New Orleans papers give l
atriot ,ir-z Of the tableaux of the "M' N
> IKE ,, which appear to have represen'e" l
le'0S Past. The Present, and The Future
,ry az all speak in an equally obscure way "
ot ap- ,b,. above of the procession. 1t Is D"
head " possible that all the reporters "
upon LoIdino on to their seats at the NarIe
y, 1r ann. and did not see the procession at
,n+io,,- .rLa accounts are marvellously like
formed ..t.rs Of army correspondents during
Ir;,w Il II ,.,,,ll o,athpr from them