, 1869-02-21
CARNIVAL I'M NEW ORLEANS.
Descl ipt1on OF HE mardi Grss Fea.
tlvAtSea In HE q. scs Mt CITY.
Correspondence OF $to st L,u.. Reuubi.ap.

a1E EuPfusEA W otA u ]A1EWNl u EAl kAky
pleasures mud pddtess themselves ior f,r.v
days thereafter 10 sackcloih aud ashes. Tho
Ekies tntEed ptopitiou5 upon pleasure seek.
crr and warm s1n shou. down Gcnlaly |
upoo streets which hcutly grew more
crawded 10 ulaht!ali came on. Tacre had
day, but by II o'clack the clouds Ead dis
Ix rsed, and. with The Sunshine. came f5rt1
nr1ne: ons ma5kers, yonus and old, afoo:, on
horseback, or In wAEon1 and carriages.
The eceuc al thc%bIeEr nf st. Charles aud
Canal streets at apy hour after noon was one
1orE to he remembered bS any one unused to
witnessing the pceali7r.'ts ot tue carniva1
IN New Orleans. The PEDESTAL around the
Clay statue was Ewarrni,t, With people. aud
rrsemtled pyramid tf humanity, 4 living
beehive, down upon winch looks the erea:
statesman to Whose eoat.tsis cling nspi-;;'g
20 dcnsefy tsfnpge, tha. opeA.ad-to make a
wide circuit to pass. Aud suetr i varied c i.
lection o' humanity one rarely sees. I1ere
we're hu.baals&Nith TEctr wfecs on their
arms. npr; nth oa1ie., youns ladies from
the e9n9!ss Win rosy checks and wids.
st'rcts. vita painted faces, anL eyes
a::o wide olNu thu not III wondeyuent,;
policemen ard PstSpnck-:s wA.ca.ur clcn
other, Children ma sked and f4lci!u]Iy dress
eo, carrying, walkinr.stares, and iruleing
Aioue oE3't,y through tho crowd: here =
"
not eai:cr}. s1rayed Ia male hai,liiments, With
heavy false nonatache. caur nnd cir ar, ESCORT
log an osteusibic female, whrsc sol d step
inntcated too plainly *o-calIed lord oil crci-
'iou there Hnmen, elatf7ra.elv dressed, dis.
~ Wing Snowy necks and bosoms. vet masked
WIN eomplet.ness really taotal,zine. .sow,
,te tf.ai mans'nonkey. HI Is As aciise as
harlequin a. the Academy. He c]lnss
the balc'ny pillars Q. the Cresen. blI.
ttafd room at 1nb cornes. aud ,rfu1,ts him
eel1 up~il the crowd oi spectators g4thcf, d
there Il lew minutes more be il VI top of
>, as; ioaa o. eot,qn 9aiss, coming up unper,-
fec out Of lis seven lenses al Tic nppa.itlon,
incoptlceuily vamofes aud leaycs the monkey
to drive; minute more, the intruder drops
n4c runs aGt SIN tuil pursuit Of hevy Of
f1na!s msshcss, who III in wiuged fec, a'oDg
the e'de~,iK' uH,1l hfeashlest. shey tear ou
ebony features. 'wo horsemcn rush by, their
many co1orrd costumes dcckel With scores OF
til King bells. ihcn comes beer-waGon,
bearing troupe o:ne.ro Ininstrcs, furnish
Ing Ii utd}ey III discDrdant sounds. Whew
l. Ok at Ibis huge polar bear-hls voraclous
jaws. l!nc1 with sharp teeth, openlug and
clusil IN he IN truly nrsinc !a>aion. waves
aHkwasd!y his "ieldv paws In the II ccs OF
F2Escr>-hy. hut ] mi:ht 60 on thus
aud nll u page with descriptions of the thou
sand pnd one funny character. which the
days festivities brought to light. How full
the ttores we're; how Lu*y The earrings
to en!oynseu,. on Cannl street the cra~a
was nos - great. yet there vas excitement
enough ah lbe WAY mp iron, Harmony street
above 10 Pearl street below. People werr at
every coor step and window watching tho
Masll-Gras gu by. Little told!ers, Just able
10 strnd up. masked uud costumcd, led
proudly nlonx hy IN ollcr companIon. Fiour.
- inn
though In violation of city ordluance, was
not L uch tndulged III yesterday. although l
Eaw taucy youpr dnrkey tlcntnully BE-:
whiteurd, washing bis face In the gutter, and
Epultcilns away uk lie removed tho whtn.rn
tribute brltnwed by group Of urchlns moi
with tIozt, nnd yet, up 10 midnight. not a
s.t Rir shooting OF sttbbing s0ray had beer
reported 10 tie Superb tcudrn, Of Police
1t was not. lowevcr. uut,l nGter dHk, tha,
! The populace really began TO gather. Auy
cue arriving Iu tho elsr about that t!mt
| especial Import w1s Imminent. Along Camp
! julia, 81. Charles. mud II 'yal streets, mot l
[ window, balcony, or curbstonc but was oc
cupird bG pcop evidently looking for sotnc
thug; md shat! Why. The Mystlcl
k1cwe oil Genus. which Is conposta-wul
nonr hui Themselves huow who. Annual,
! ut u'ciDck on Mardi.lrAa n!gh,, there sud
denly .princs tnt1 c1is''1,cs, a. some ccotra
| paiut, q long procession nt Azurct d,quEso,
| Ftottsqueiy, md representing In Ita eu'tr
lerRth .o.ue Asurutlvs sign. Now this pra
ccssion Il as rArc and picturesque btec acl
~ one could wlsh 10 bcholA. Who they ar
th4t grasuttously MIR H. to tho pornlaco Il
sunts ol dultarA aunually, 10 not general
known; 10 'act. the atcfet Is psesrrved wilt
wonderful success, hut, whit ever thc ort0lna
tors, they sro cestaiu}Y prlncrly In their mt
ntaccut catering to popular raj symenl
Classic and rrllucd tastc Is cvfncrd lu evur
lrusr aud design 'roT beHlna,nE 10 end q
| the long tnrcu.it Inc, | dounl, in tact
WHITTIER any hing olso OF tho ktna,- rich an
Indicative cQucA. cd .axtcs, Ia to ba seen |
the Way OF public di4Uas the worlo uyt'
Hu The cr,wd ebbcu aud tnFgrd hl.hc. an
tll1hes. ~a!sing pr tac coming OF Comus M
his ktewe. Uu Camp street. between Con
mon and G1asisr. balcony give way, eentl
depualtlpK its score O! occup&ots upnu III
sidewalk, and terioua1y injuring a lady an
little boy. Presently the Kre@e came !
sight, pageant gllttering with tho ligat (
, hundreds Of torches. and groscsaue, vi:
| 11lus,c were ir The line, and l.a.usrs ~
ho1semen we,e thern in my number. The pr
; cessiou passed up Camp 10 JnliA. thence
81. Cbara,s nnu down to the City Hal
| wnere, IN nccoruaE &c With inyafiabIe custoe
, It h ,1trd, whtae old Kiu3 Camna and h
r I <NN4L HGArA Ii {'A44 &AGl EE4ptEk4 II u
: Mayor. In tho pag,or were assembled II
| ci ; il hets slth the,r families, and the Ms
, or with his. Outside. the bruad steps q:
colonnadr were deusety crowded. hut u s4u!
i Of police kept cp.n the passaee way tbvan,
, Wh!cn bis Mnje>ty ard at!cudanta ascend.
!. Then their steps " cre heard upon the mari
a pavement, aud III unothcr moment, 10 :
: CHIEF municipal .tlcer and the King Of M1r
!. ceuirented each Other. They tnterchang
civliiEes. ihs Mayor tendesing his Mijes
:. tho bospi: :alilrs Of the CITY, md his Nsjes
. L. turf hoping sha. hc might at some fu u
, day renew The pleasant scquain:snce. u
9 s.ca eotn!c,!-lcukinx se!lows II there c1lie
= wcsr. Heads IS large as beer b,
rel, great gohln efes, r~d iaces, protsudl
= l. tongues, forked tailr, great shaggy locks ia
;: Ing below tAeIz waists were theirs; yet tt
= Wclc rs jolly set Of fellows, apparently,
j ono wonldw!sh to sec, aud the children. v
at frst had hugEed tho cnruerA when a
came In, soon ystheyed about the mysteri
=. visitors md eyed them In lluahlng cusio:
;, until they lowed aud departed IS they b
=. come.
I Tho rroceesi N resumed its march, aud th
- Yes, lcdted, 1t was theu-carne tho rus
~ good many thnuaaad people In IN 1ther u
e Dent were hu115ing or through the vasit
r. a.rcets arbuuch;n1 from Lafayette squa,
i. and 10 In tan rnf.n!es ncre the scene '
&. one al. comparative qnktu<ss The Krc
- passing daEn Royal sttrot aud throw
i, Toulouse greet, entered The or'za liou
a. Invited Shy whom you uay 4
~ =. Why, hy, Comus himself. To each
-. thoec who IN impa,lcoco and cAkeru
At awaited 'he kreHe's arrival, there had &C
Nd from toU,c source unknown an iuv,tati
1sr chaste and elaborate Ia dee'gn, informing
H. ssood eu me ssssx Rnx caas q .as
l.r ,ec'ive bis intimate friends at The 0p
IL II. Housr. So, In r~aponsc this brilliant u.
'e., cnce had gathered. No more bcaut
' spectacle cau well be Imagined than I
~n ptoect.ed when the cuetsia Fose- The d.
~ circlc reserved exclusively for The fairer
III Was, frou, rnd IN end. THyiDK Sea OF I.
sn and silks and sat1ns. and tu1lc, Bct oil by
-. beauty, and sparklleE with ilampnus, n
oi were presented six tahlcaux, tre Of Il
;,r. illustrAtite Of the s:nscs, snd tho SKI
i'd rrrel u the seuses. Al midnight the kr
~ came suddenly changed 10 that al q
a. room, In which, to delicious music aad
i,.s eourd Of tanctuE footsteps. tho hours glI
rIr meuisy aw3y.
-. Meanwhile Terpachorc was holding /
- rrvcl e1sc~hcrt A. odd FtlloTs' Haal
~. The VI. Chsfles Theatre, and Mechanics'
sn. which canvas dance room had hccn
sas ea, proyiscd5 and ak The Orleans ta1! room,
eV wcre In progress ard Il 4 Aaso 10 pres
tnr were kept up until tt was tlne tr cole
' by tho French market, And 70 ended
\. unmarred by aiatnrbanec or b'oodshcd,
~ bringing With Il TO greater evil thAn q
,nn docket sor the Recordcf's dispoaal this N
zen Ing. Corh11
aA' Hoz shs Portuguese Laarn Eaxi
t From Utes Wr.k.
Az Wbrn The Vlc1r OF Wakettld's son
~ ~ posed 10 Represent Goldsmith himself, =
~ blTtht1ght It Wa1 10 make psAcica1 bl