Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-09
The Last Day Of the Carnival
BEGINNING Gf Lent-GHIe1 Of
the Church for Lent

To-day Is Shrove Tuesday, the last day
Of the carnival ssGsOn, occurring this
yesr on the Ssh Of FebTuarE but being
the dRy prior TO the beginning Of Lent,
may occur on any day between the p OF
( February or stu Of March. Il derives
/ lbs name "Shrove" Tuesday from the
ancient practice il the Church Of Rome
OF shFiviDg-i. G., cOnfe6sing q obtain
ing sbs0lutiOn on this day, the term
ShrCUs being the prefer tense OF the
! Saxon verb shTiUe. Il has various other
I local names in different portions Of the
world. IN England it ia vulgarly called
Pancake Tuesday, from the custom Of
( eating pancakes and %fritters, which even
st this day obtains there almost uDiv5r-
I sally. In Scotland il is Fasten's Zen,
but is not much observed. In the United
| States it hss the general sppellation of
! Shrove Tuesday, except in New Orleans
aud other Southern cities with q large
! French population, where it 10 called
4 H1vIi Gros. Indeed, this is the only
! ZANE under which il is celebrated TO any
/ axtenlsu this country. Ia New Orleans,
! especially, Il is the season Of the widest
mirth. and finds & counterpart only
in its celebration in Paris or Italy.
I The streets and balconies are full OF mas
u~uernding parties, who throw bODbons or
| flowers down to those friends whom they
wish 10 recognize in = friendly gay or
! shower -four or face powder on the heads
and coats OF others, At night 6dts
mosGUes, dancing parties, masque proma
ens0es sre the order o! the evening; up
to midnight. When the clock strikes
Twelve, 1" out 20 the lights, out al " the
Mosques are CgHsd, the music ceases,
and, amid darkness and silence, Lsnt
begins.
Here in Memphis the custom obtains
CT giving Masquerade balls on this even
ing, and tonight, accordingly the Casino
and the Chicksssw Clubs will each re-
ceive their invited friends in masqus and
costume. There viii De segersl private
balls and parties also, We are informed.
In order that U readers may be pre-
paEsi for the due and proper observance
Of LENT, ~ publish the follow rules, as
announced by arch Bishop Spau.diug
fOr the government o. gOo- Catholics.
The rules OF ths Church Of EIg!saa IRE
nesriy the same, the Rtuallstie o6ser-
vance beiEg identical:
al. AL the faithful who have com
plsted their tTenty-frst year, unless le-
gitias, lydispensad are bound to observe
the Fast Of Lent. >. They ara 20 tax
only one meal 3 6sy, excepting Sundays.
8. The meal allowed on fast days is not
to be taken until about neon. j. At that
meal, If on any day permission should be
granted for eating flesh, both flesh and
fish are not 70 be used at the same time,
even by way Of seasoning. 5. A small
refreshmsnt, commonly called collation.,
is allowed in the evening nc general
rule as 10 the quantity Of food permitted
At this time Is OF can be made, but the
prsctics Of the most regular Christians il
never 10 let il exceed the fourth part OF
an Ordinary meal. 9. The quality Of
food allowed at Z collation. Is, ia this do
cese, brssd, butter, cheese, all kinds Of
fruits, salads, vegetables and fish. Milk
and eggs are prohibited. Z. General
ussge has made It lawful to drink 10 the
norniug some warm liquid, az tea, coz
fee. or tain chocolate, made with WsJer.
8. Necessity and custom have author
lied the Use Of hcg'5 iSrd instead Of but-
ter in preparing fish, vegetable. etc. D.
The following persons ere exempted ron
the obligations OF fasting: Young per
sons Under tEenty-one years Of age the
sick, nursing women, those who sTe
obliged to do hard labor, ali who, Though
weakness, cannot fast without great
n~reiuaice TO their health. 10. By Gispsn-
sst.0u, the use Of FISH meat will be a.
lowed st any time OF Sundays, and once
q day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs
davs and Saturdays, with the exception
Of Holy Thursday and the second and
last Saturdays Of Lent. IL. Persons dis
psnsed from the obligation Of fasting on
account OF tender or advanced age, or
hsrd labor, are moi Bound By the r~estric-
ton Of using meat Only at 2 meal on
days OF which lis uss is granted by dig
pensation. Others dispersed from the
FAST for other causes, a. well as those
who are Obliged to fast, are permitted to
use meat only ct one meal"