Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-09


We have thus shown from "the re-
cordsu how the APPEAL was instru-
mental IN having Mardi Gras inaugu-
rated in Memphis, our city's right to
continue it's celebration by cOmmsud OF
the king. and will here give the result
Of the fist carnival held, which was far
iu excess Of the expectation of the pep
ple According to the APPEALS re.
port the entire length of Main street
from The Peabody hotel to Jefferson
street, was one solid mass OF people.
| Fun, mirth and Joy reigned supreme,
1 a1d everywhere were seen DaskeTs in
almost every imaginable costume that
fancy could suggest II history and my
thol0gy give. The days dOings were
/ highly successful, aud mirth and joy
reigned in the hearts Of eveIyb dV.
| The procession at night startled tue pub
lie, it's only trouble bsiug to grt IL IN
/ order, because Uf the vast crowd. The
head Of il started from the Charleston
! depot down Adams street shortly after
dark. Before it got properly strung ouf
/ &c was tJDO miles long aud 81 least tn &c
! thousand persons Oh horseback and on
! loot were in line. The great calcium
| light in the rear of the procession threw
/ a binding light along the whole length
/ of Main street from Market clear
I below Be4le, and here and there
along the line of the process
sion beamed other cslcium lights.
! Stores were illuminated, and the dark
/ pess OF night seemed lifted up by the
| brilliant lights di-played around the
! procession. Fhe crowd surged like the
1 waves of the sea at the foot OF rock.
! Among the buildings ilumiDats was
that OF the APPEAL, then on Y UniOn
street, and as { e ma -keTs passed by
/ many cheers rent the air. The greatest
linear display was made ia passing the
Peabody hotel, and so great was the
crowd ia that vicinity that at least one
hour was spent in cOuntennaTching
at Union street. The procession was
truly magnificent, aud not only credit
able because Of its magnitude, but for
the TASTE, elegance and novel deslgUs
displayed in its general make up and
special features, which OF course cannot
be mentioned in this connection,
Enough to say that the bead of the pro-
cession was composed of hOrsemeD rep
resenting various orders OF medieval
knights in costume. Then came the
band, also ia mask, principally women.
They made q tTemsndOgs noise aud
swept the streets as they passed, and
here and there INDUCED in dancing. A
person of classic taste was car
Tied back to the Gsys- Of Seipio
Africanus when the legion was
most perfect ia the physic dance.
Then followed the h1rn-tOOters, whose
noise was like the racket OF some uu-
earthly place. Next conspicuous was 3
Fl bat, on whose columu-twenty feet
nigh-gleamed q calcium light that
showed to advantage masked folks,
dressed up as small devils, bullfrOgs,
storks, catfish and Comanche Indians.
Following this flJat cautered battalion
of two hundred cavaliers, Representing
the knights Uf Malta and st John, Ku-
Kux, HorsedTovers, Buffalo Bill aud
his tribe, mounted demons, welI-devel-
oped species OF DArwinism, fat Germans,
lord mayor Of London, Paddy, st.
George the dragon, Won Moitke, mules
with monkeys mounted on their backs,
bears. build gs, parrots, etc. The sec
ond float respTesented mixed school
and prosecuted teacher Following
this e pat was a crowd OF cOWbellogeon5
who's bell-music was uneartbly. The
third float, the tallest and most elabDr-
ate In the procession, was occupied by
the "Prince of the CarniVap' in huge
He was surrounded by Chinese lanterns
and little attendants and guarded by a
squad OF trusty knights in gorgeous ap-
parel. Another float was occupied
hy representative kukluX from every
southern State, who we're enacting the
scenes alleged to have taken place in
south Carolina They were in the act
Of executing 3 negro, according TO Nast's
pictures and as described by the trust
worthy correspondents Of the Cincinnati
press NeXt'tO this was float occupied
by gay testers, aud on the bed was in-
-cibed, LATTE JOcuidt9TeS." The sew
enIh Il pst cnntslued jolly set Of tars,
aod following was Boyle q Chspman's
fOaf, on which was priUtiug-pTess IN
! full operation, scattering a poem TO ev-
rryone The ninth float represented
| tue "Criminal Court on Wheels" aud
/ IA il justice was not slow but speedy.
/ The tenth fl rat aPtly represented IKE
no, anu next 10 ii WGs an old hack
possibly the carriage of s ate"-on
| which was written, General Putnam"
Another fl b4t, occupied by Crispius, was
| labelled, Manufacturers of Chi dren's
| aud Ladies' Shoesn The thirteenth
/ float was the "Past and Present" On
! one end was a girl like that mentioned
in Hoods Song Of sthe Shirt, sewing
upOn that garment win needle aud
/ thread; at the opposite end
was the girl of the period bully engaged
| with a sewing machine. Not the least
conspicuous in the procession was nOat
/ labelled, For President Oliver Io-
gau" This wss designed aBd cou-
! Iributed Dy Peter Tracy, who, having
/ engaged the ,eTvices OF Olivia as lee
] - a .yHa.f 10 Nnragr 81 n
! stood, but advertised her a. a crea' ure OF
oiIseiI amuition. Next to Tracy
turD,us Wss 8 rOffiB-shEp7d float, ia
halIef "SSast Is I2p Well, We did
not then kD6G. aud have not since
ascertained. But We are parhooiGIiz nR,
aud ss We have giveH enough VI we
/ tiost Mardi Gras procession, HV Dlus. -.
now speak OF the balls thE'
| night. The bail at The Memphs-
! theater was largely attended. The par
quette was q hDoIe over, and at an early
! nOur the building was filled with d
motley thrOng, representing every shade
Of life and nationality under the sun.
Some were en- Uldsque, many we're spec
tators, comfortably seated as lockers on,
and all were, TO ju ge of their ha py
| laughter, enjoying themselves very
much. The costumes were pretty, aud
many Of them an improvement upon
those seen in the streets during
/ the day or in the gala pTOces-
| sion 8 night. Characters were assumed
! aud carried CUt to the life, and without
I the least dra y back, the evening passed
/ off to the intiuiJe satisfaction Of all who
attended. At tie Green'ag Operahouse.
| Worsham house, Memphis club hall and
! Cochran nall we're ais large and mag
niicent masquerade Oalls, equal iD beau
ty, taste aud mirth TO that at the Mem
phis theSter.n And thus We have taken
. hasty glance at the first Memphis
Mardi. .Gras, aud revived some of the
more prominent features 5f the initial
celebration. which has since been bright
ened into three successive tTiUmpbs OF
delights. As to the undJubied success
OF our first MardI-Gras, We may bsve
synopsis by reproducing the glowing
headlines TO the APPEALS description
OF IL, which we're Us follows; "Hlgh
CArniyAl-FlTst Celebration OF Fat
Tuesday in Memphis-Fun, Frolic aud
| Psnfari-The City Crowded with visit
| ors-Immense ConcOurse OF feopie on
! the Rtreets-ScsGez aud Sights-Meni
| Women and Children in Mask and Cos
tume-A X kaleidoscope Of Moving HUI
mauity-Mad and Frantic AnUcs-Gen'
ergl Hilarty-EveTybO SURRENDERED
to Mumus, the King OF Mardi-Grss-
Grand, Imposing aud Splendid Process
sion, 10 which Three Thousand Persons
Participated en- Mdsque-Calcium an'
Forch- h-Lights-Muslc aud Mad Revel-
A Night Of Generous Enjoyment at th
Balls"
THE EXPENSES
ot that Mardi Gr4s according to the re
Tort of the executive committee wer
tvro thousand aud fifty one dollars an
afv.ave cents, while the total receipt
80 rbree rnOussBd seven hundred ant
seventy-slK dollars. Il gss Unanimous
Iv spree3 by toe executive committee Z
soasI,v divide whatever OF iunds thSr'
rInaiiieG after payment OF al expenses