New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-13
THE KING OF THE CARNIVAL. =
State Pageant.

Today promises TO be one of the most
varied, if not magnificent, displays that
ever took place in our city. Many addi-
tional organizations have reported, and
| everything betokens the utmost enthusi-
asm in His Majestys honor.
Colonel c. w Squires. communicating
chief of His Majesty's forces. has ordered
! out four Napoleon guns and .heir caissons.
which will join in the pageant, taking posi-
ton near to His Majesty's person. and has
ordered out detachment of each COMPANY
in their new uniform, to do honor TO the
King.
In addition to the royal salute fred when
the head of the column moves, ana one at
sunset. salute will be fired from Tivol,
circle, another from Lafayette square in
honor of the meeting Of the two distinguish
ed royal personages, the King of the Carni
val and the Grand Duke Alexis. and still
another when the pageant passes in review
on Canal street.
His Majesty again requests us to enjoin
upon his subjects the necessity of being on
the ground punctuallv, and of punctually
reporting TO the Lords OF Division Marshal.
The calm which invariably precedes the
storm prevailed at the palace Saturday and
but little work was done. The guards
lOunged around the galleries and ante
chambers in a listless manner. occasionally
gathering into knots, listening to the jovial
yarns of Colonel Jack Wharton, Chief
Equerry in waiting to His Majesty, or excit-
ing stories of the chase as related by Billy
Conner, Lord Groom of the Royal Stables.
During the entire morning His Majesty re-
manned in seclusion, only granting an audi
ence to deputaton of loyal ladies, who
desired some information concerning the
royal colors, with a view to using them in
the decorations of Tuesday. His Majesty
received them graciousIy, and summoned
Garter King-at Arms to his presence. The
latter explained that the royal colors were
green, gold and purple, regretting that the
subiugation of tie State had been too re-
cent to prepare royal standard, but that
upon all His Majesty's future fete days it
would invariably be disalayed. An hour
was subsequently spent in completing ad-
ditional arrangements for the recepsion of
the Grand Duke, His Majesty, who of course
understands all languages, inditing the
following autograph letter, 10 be handed
to his royal cousin upon arrival. We give
ii in the vernacular;
HIS ROYALOvITCH HIGHNEssoFF THE
KING OFsTHE CARNIVAL, Otficia llywelc
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Mardi Grds. REX.
In the evening grand State banquet
was given. Among the guests attending
which were to be found General H. S.
McComb, General Beauregard, Colonel Sam
Boyd, Norbert Trepagner, 2. o. Hebert,
Samuel Smith, j. w. Burbridge, 1. N.
Marks, C. A. Whitney and c. II. Slocomb,
Esquires. The approaching festivities were
here discussed at length with the viands
and wines until nine o'clock, when his
Majesty, attended by his Lords in waiting
and Gentlemen of the Bed Chamber re-
tired, leaving the guests to their own
enjoyment. His Majesty was subsequently
read to sleep by one of the under secre-
taries, but with some difficulty. The pro-
ceedings of the City Council, usually pro-
ductive OF somnolency, being found upon
this occasion Intellectual, through their un-
usual brevity Of late, resort was then had
to the minutes of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, under the soothing influence of
Which nature shortly succumbed
Many additional applications for position
were filed during the day at the Office of the
Grand Marshal of the empire and another
heavy batch of correspondence was being
opened up tot late hour of night, all tes-
tifying greater promise of gorgeous magni-
fceuce Of the Royal State Pageant. God
save the King
EDICT EXTRAORDINARY.
ROYAL PALACE, Midnight, February ii.
Dan Rice being temporary sojourner IN