The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-10
MARDI-GRAS In MEMPHIS.
Scenes and Incidents.
The Tableaux, Etc.

| MEMPHIS February 9.-The Carnival to
day has been an immense success. From AT
early hour the principal streets have been one
dense mass Of surging humanity, intermixed
with maskers representing everything con.
ceivable in history and myt lology. Never
before has Memphis witnessed such con.
course of people, and never before was a city
SO completely given up to mirth and frivolity.
| The weather was clear though a little too
cool for comfort, but this did not deter those
who had come to witness the festivities of the
Carnival, and from early in the morning until
8 o'clock tonight the streets were filled with
spectators, the lowest estimate being sc, 900.
At 3 o'clock the Ulks, or mischief-makers,
under charge OF the German Casino made
their triumphal procession, which consisted
in splendid burlesque of every thing ami
mate and inanimate, from the unpaid police
men and life before the deluge to spirits of
the vastly deep and mixed school under the
Civil Rights bill, which was greeted with
shouts OF applause as it passed along.
But the grand feature of the Carnival was
the pageant Of Memphii at night, with the
streets brilliantly illuminated with calcium
and parti-colored lights, accompanied by
three bands of music, the first float, or
tableau, representing q chiyalry scene of a
mountain and cavern-a dragon lying partly
in the cave is slain by st. George, who, with
drawn sword is standing VIGOROUSLY over
him. Christian in combat with Moslem,
who is slain in the contest, and female figure,
typical Of Christianity, grasping cross and
pointing to Heaven surmounts the whole,
surrounded by ten knights in complete
armor.
Float 2-Romnnce of Chiva!ry.
A bower or summer-house approached by
broad and graceful steps, with ornamental
hal Ct Y,fo nd
In the bower is a chevalier richly dressed,
with falcon perrhed on his hand he is
gazing upon Castilian lady, who returns his
look with tenderness midway on the steps is
troubador of Provence, striking the chords
of guitar, and hard by Spanish cavalier in
half armor, listening; lower down is seen the
quaint and grotesque figure of Don Qui1ote
in full armor ascending, reading with wonder
and delight the romantic stories of Amadis de
Goal.
Float 3-Vison of Columbus.
Scene at Genoa, A. D. 1449; Columbus.
aged "A, is seen asleep on bank of flowers
and shrubbery, and is visited by the spirit of
the Memphi, who inspires him with the dar-
ing ambition of discovering America.
The figure hovers over him and points
forward to America, typifed by the figure of
ATLANTA, who is seen standing in tanciful
bark on the sea, holding in her hand a star
and reckoning him on. Below the figure of
the Memphi is seen the Spirit of Evil
" Typhon y - with bat-like wings and q
countenance symbolical of the
which befel the discoverer.
Float THE Vision Continued.
Scene at Washington, A. D. 1875. The re-
suit Of the discovery as exhibited in the
present power and greatness of America, with
representations of the Capitol, railways and
on the Potomac, are in the back
ground. The President is seen standing on |
the steps of the Capitol between the statues OF
Prescott and Longfellow, who represent his
tory and poetry, while in the foreground are
seen the Emperor of Brazil, the Japanese En-
and other foreign dignitaries.
Float 5-CoIumbus at Court.
Scene at Salamanca A. D. 146i, in the |
grand throne room, with medieval Moresque
ar chitecture, with columns, arches, Candida !
bra, etc. Characters of Ferdinand and Isa.
bella, IN robes of state. are seated upon the
throne, listening attentivsly to Columbus,
now aged fifty, who, with chart in hand, is
expounding his theory of the earths rotundity