Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-14

| of ioy and frolic. ga glorious, 8 beautt-
full day" was the exclamation from every
lip. And besutiful it was. It was q day
TO force people Out-ofd00rs, just such 3
day as We would have selected for ''the
m6rriest and msddest OF sl the glad new
year" From an early hour the streets
were thrOnged with people, visitors from
the country prsdominsting. At one time
is was computed hat there were fully
TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS
p~erambulstiug the streets, perhaps three
thousand Of mem en- mdSqEe There was
q complete interchange or the sexes.
Womsn and girls appeared 80 men and
boys, and men 4 boys appeared as
women and girls; and there was every va.
riety OF costume that could be invented.
No such sights or sounds were evsr before
hssJd CT seen in Memphis, or, indeed, in
sny city in the Uatted States. High Car
nj al had hiSasrSO bsen sealed book
Mobile anu New Orleans had hsrotofors
moBopoIiZsd this festive period Of The
year. Memphis resolved that row and
hereafter size would take her placS in the
reyels Ct the Lctd of Misrule. She sWesrs
hencet0rth aud forever allegiance to the
:" King OF tbs Carnival She paid yester-
day, ana viii annually hereafter, attribute
to His Majesty worthy of his honor and
glory. We are now accounted worthy
subjects of /" Ys Msrrie Monarch" With
pageant and procession, with gorgeous
caVaicRds, With Z" masks and faces Of sy-
cry hue under the sun, we paid cur re-
gpscss to the most brilliant, the most
witty, the most genial, and the most
lsugh-provokiDg monarch on the earth.
He has accepted and adopted US. He de-
clares we are loyal and tIueO He has
put his seal Of appreciation upon our
tricks, upon Our disguisss, cur mirth, our
folly and our laughter, snd he ssys we
evil do to tie to-" The Jolly old fellow
knows how it is himself" We inter.
viewed the "old cuss" in regard 70 the
season, which he claims as his own At
first be was reluctant to answer, said we
ought to know ourselves: asked US II
we ever visited New 0rlesus or Mobile, |
or travelled In the south of Europe: if we
ever heard Of carnival week at ROme2
Here the old fellows eyes spsrkled With
the genuine good humor OF tbs 'slord of 4
miErule," and knowing we chad our man."
we ventured the remark that we wanted
him to answer the questions of our read
ers, whereupon Re said, "Well, go sheadr'
Rsporter-By b names Is the day
knOWnG
King Osrnivsl-The suttersnipss and
mndlRrks ofNsw Orleans call it "Muly
snd sttribute il to Mrs. Molly
McGrRw, VINO years ago kept a grocery
Dslord street: bat the proper name
is Msrdi Gras, the French for Fat Tues
day" because it was formerly In France
and Is Yet customary to make this = Day
Of feasting and merriment by way of pre-
psration for the forty days fast in
Lent, which Immediately follows.
England it Is called "ShroVe Tues
the day before the first Of Isn't, or
Ash Wednesday, so-calied because on that
day It was customary for all persons to
their sins, and eat an unusual
of pancakes. In Germany il is
,alled FdStnGeht (fasb-eYe). In Italy It is
jailed OaYni Yale, farewell to meat, as
rom Ash Wednesday, the first day of
Lent, q strict fast from meats Of all kinds
s observed for forty days. viii that do7"
Rsporter-No, your 1lustrious, impe-
King-There, stop. You are thinking
# Alexis. I ana no llustriOus, imperial;
'nfy plain King Carnival. What more
would yOu hayeP
Reporter-Teu me all you know sboutit.
KiDg-Well, to be brief. The origin Of
his festival Is disputed by some. With
then can be no dispute Iii Is nothing /
ess than the Saturnslis Of pagan Rome Z
nodernizsd. It has ALWAYS been observed
With most ceremony 1t Rome, where for
light days the fun and frolic Is continued,
with g mad race, admirably de-
by Madame de Stael in her Cor g
In Paris it is observed in various :
for i've or six weeks. and in Naples, :
Florence and Turin for eight or ten days. !,
a the United States, Mobile and New :
orleans have made IS decent a show of ,
deserving IL as they could, and give :
mp to fun and frolic on Mardi :
frss. I am satisfied with one day. 1t is :
,etter than nothing; but 1 would be well 4
to see the continental habit intro .
.Dosd of giving a whole week TO this best ;
I all the seasons OF the year. Ths Carni- :
al now nAturslized IN Memphis, l want 7
o sea It as thoroughly and properly ob +
srved IS in Rome. You must make a !
mad and merry time" the best of all =
ne year. I want b town completely =
iven over to the "dissOnsnt" tumult
-hieh in Rome makes Carnival & season
to be forgotten, Memphis is here Q
part Of my realms, and whenever 1 q
sue my proolsmations I dsmsnd that r
ley be observed Is strictly and with as i
results IS on yesterday \
aMARDI eRAs, lS72.n q
A very exceIent oil dutchmsn offsred $,
lc APPEAL reporter 3 " shnoke" from a 1
ne that took a cart load of clay in the Il
snufseture.- He was accompanied by Il
, sasd person from Hsidelburg, who q
a. born a. least four hundred years ago. v
e s@ld he was 9 tonsorial artist in mis- n
luth end had shaved Gustavus Adol. 4
ne UEUAAC4 ADEADaF ia = ANA1A u VI
10 days Of Charlenaign. A cigar ped q
or did a good business with Il
A CONTINUANCE
hioh he carried, containing q box sur. d
ounted by fist dutchmsB whose sodom- q
al region opened out like the wings y
s~plsvtnR g cigar stand. The m0ment u
le put his hand in to take 3 portage the o.
Ings tapped close together and the hand g
5erked back with an expression OF
and disappointment. he =
olsd . heap"
smaller portion Of society were out r
great forcs and In every variety of .
stume. Little boys and girls did their
are towards the m
OF TIE DAY. a
.tb great vim and heartiness, assuming y
cry conceivable sort Of character u y
ing through them to the life. Inc =
reefs, TO use b expressive language OF ~
: Varisties were - red hot" They were ce
q q sarRing sea Of life ss three or four y
,lock. All Madison street was OUT y
ID when b moBsy-grabbers OF that 70 y
IA were attracted forth how could QEher 3
remain in doors9 . ~
TIKI DAT wEKRs ON. -
There waano keeping track of things as
6 day wore on. Great as the crowd OIL
~sctstors become, the makers increased as
q stil1 greater ratio From the Pea q.
dy hotel TO Jeffsraon street the whole or
" might be called & re gnlar block, so la
at msskeTs had to make their way 100
on The sidewalk and 70 she hs
idle Of he street. The variety Of fe
1mpara. sheiz xeoksssnsss snd hunaOr a.
came contagious, 80 that business men til
aved" one after another. and by four "a