American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-17

5FlatfDrm, with wings, had been
erected. the ratings OF which were
entwined with evergreens and the
Russian AMI American colors, along
which were interspersed miniature
Russian and American flags. In
1.-THE cantre Of this platform was a
cahopy of crimson, ornamented with
gold fringe and lace, on either side
Of which were the American and
Russian Imperial ehsigns. French,
Russian, Prnssian, British and
American flags, the stats crossed,
flanked the canopy on either side
Ito the outer edges OF the building,
and among those we noticed also
femblems dear to those who labored
Tin the lost canse.' Overhead
was an archway Of gas jets with
crystal shades, the pipes also en-
ltwined with evergreens. In the
rotunda of the building were cor
responding decorations of flags,
Ievergreens, ETC., and also growing
plants npots. Encircllng the door.
lwsySto the building We're gas lights,
with shades of blue pirk and flesh
color. -Four festoons of eyerereens
along the gable-end face Of the City
Hall building, and Chinese lanterns
trailing down the marble pillars,
compie.ed Inc immediate ornament
ation OF lily Headquarters"
Extendlng across st. Charles
street 10 Lafayette Square were
suspended our own ana other ma
tionai nags' ana Cninese lanterns
and Ger ali mammoth cross With
sixty iights.
1ne Laiayette, square stand, easl-
~ seating oVVo persons, was decor
aced IN me rear with fags, pend
anus anu signals q az nationailties,
Tue wnoie Illuminated py ABOUT 3Vo
gas Jets' With'h translucent shades.
-: allanseinenI u ohe ilumiha-
, ,,on "as ~, y SO lar az re,
l,, - w gas pipes, 70 our oid
iei y = ohn VI = ieming.
Dut I ~ a..enpIen 70 give ev-
s ~, . ~ oe - o"la ,'. WIN tnls
olanoh " Iho suojec. VIC snouia
nesei seI s''liousn Mion ~ SO we
pass ~ the more ihportane matter
u '4
TIE fATAANT.
Promptly at the hour of 3, as in
Dictated on the dial of Tyler's clock,
the sound of an artillery discharge
broke the stiffness Of the air and the
procession began to move.
Superintendent OF Police Badger
led the van, followed by assistants,
mounted and on foot. The Lord
Chief Marshal and eight attendants
were next, closely behind whom was
the "King of the Carnival" and
twenty.three Lords of Yeomanry,
dressed as Bedouins. A live COW
symbolical of the occasion, was led
by the yeoman as a necessary adj
iunct and an important feature of
the display.
+ Music followed
Two Bedouins leading three or
four hundred footmen. costumed as
kings aud peasants, devils and
saints, indians and negroes, women
of high and low degree, clowns aud
harleuuins, birds, beasts and fishes. |
preceded the second band OF music.
A pack of cards, represented by
square transparencies properly in
scribed, led off the next section, un.
der the lead of brace of genuine
" Heatben Chinese.n "Here is the
Pack,r "Our Carnival Game, o"May
the Best Hand VIM :" This is Our |
Little Game," and 9 Eucher us If |
you can were the suggestive in
scriptions upon the transparencies
borne by "the pack" An extra
heather Chinee had four aces. The
Lord of Carriages and Bedouin at
Lendants followed "the deck,p and
following his LordshipA were twenty |
carriages flied with masquers, sew
sral Of She costumes being really |
Music. Lord of the Vans and
light followers. Several portable
advertisements, including Cares
cabins, with living representations
If plantation cabin life, drawn by
Xix horses Stern's fertilizer, with
hands at work in cultivated and
uxuriant fields, occupying two six.
horse wagons; "Wine of Life,'
etc. a long array of comical charac-
ers closing the. section.
Music. Blaeksmiths, boiler max
RS, sewing machines, at work /;
,ruisers with boxing gloves at work; /
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