Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-06
MARDI.GRAS.


was the finest display of the kind ever
witnessed in New Orleans. Hitherto
the day procession has been an i'm
promptu affair by those who desired to
appear in mask. This year the leading
business men of the city conceived
the idea Of making this day procession
the feature II the carnival, rivalling in
extent and grandeur the pageants of
the Mystic Grew which takes place af-
ter dark, and as conceived and carried
out to-day has been.
The pageant formed on Canal street
at 12 NJ, and headed by Rex, in per-
son, handsomely mounted on white
charger, and royalty clad in purple and
gold, preceded by detachment of the
Turcos, and surrounded by fine body.
guard Of mounted Arabians, proceeded
to march through several of the princi.
pal streets.
The pageant was divided into six
divisions to-wit: First, foot maskers
second, mounted maskers; third. mask
ers in open carriages fourth, maskers
on vans and floats fifth, maskers in
advertising wagons. and sixth, strag-
Cling maskers. A band of music &C.
companied each division.
The procession was over IL miles in
length, and was witnessed by immense
crowds Of people. Twenty thousand
strangers are in the city.
The pageant of the Mystic Krew of
Komue, which paraded tonight, was a
magnificent affair, and drew forth, if
possible, a larger number of people
than did that of Rex. The pageant es-
sayed to portray the. missing link of
the Darwinian theory. It commenced
with the sponge, and represented the
gradual descent through water, am.
phibious and land animals to the goril-
la, when Darwin begins. There were
100 characters in ali, which were indi-
cative of the creatures of the different
periods. The heads and bodies OF the
animals and fish represented, were of
paper mache, and were imported ex-
pressly for this pageant. The pagean.
was glittering in the light of 100 reject
tors, and was accompanied with bands
OF music. The NJ. K. K. gave four tab
leaux at the Varieties theatre, repre-
sented by artistic or grotesque group.
ings of the different species and the
orowning of King Gorilla. The elite
Of fashion are dividing their allegiance
and homage tonight between Rex and
Komus. Rex holds court at EXPOSE
tion Hall. where very large and ele-
egant assembly of ladies and gentle
men in exquisite array are enjoying
the mazes of the dance. At the Varie-
ties theatre an equal, if not greater,
number are enjoying like pleasures
under the auspices of Komus. Every
tier of the theatre is respondent with
beautiful eyes and flashing diamonds.
Wondrous toilets and bewildering
coifIures greet the eye on every side.
All New Orleans is crazy with excite
ment and dissipation. The masaue
balls of the st. Charles Theatre, Acad.
emy of Music, and French opera house,
as we'll as the several halls, are ali
crowded.
There are thousands of strangers in
the city, and the hotels are overaowing,
The proprietors OF the St. Charles
hotel chartered several large rive,
steamers to furnish sleeping apart.
ments for their guests. Over so rive,
steamers are at the levee between St.
Louis and Girard streets, and 80 ad.
vertised to leave tomorrow.
THE FESTIVITIES At MEMPHIs.
A dispatch from Memphis says:
Notwithstanding the s1eet and snow
of last night, and the unpropitioue
state of the weather to day, the carni.
val has proven q grand success, and
surprised the most sanguine expecta.
tions of the leading spirits Of the
movement. Business was entirely sus
pended, every department obeying the
mandates of the King of Misrule to dc
80. Throughout the morning the
streets were filed with the maskers,
personating everything above the
ground md many beneath. In the af
ternoon King Momus, attended BY
thousands of his trusty subjects, parad
ed the streets in magnificent costumes
mounted in various vehicles, and OF
foot. The streets were lined with spec
tators. Tonight his sublime highnes'
and commander Of Memphis held .
grand procession, the streets beinl
lighted with calcium aud colored light
to show off the pageant, which was a,
illustration of ornlthclogy from incu
baton to full-fedged aristocratic birds
With their beaks dipped in bins labelet
Credit Mobilier. Tonight the carniva
closes with tableaux, masquerades an.
balls at various halls and the ne,
Memphis theatre. Throughout the da,
not single disturbance occurred t,
mar the festivities.