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

lum st Clarksville, Our Jewish B'na
Birth at Cleveland, Ohio; Catholic
, orphans aud L-ath orphans home, al
Memphis. So well pleased was King
Momus with the experiment OF bIilGinR
} high carnival in Memphis that he Issued
a congratulatory card (Which is pub
!, lished In the APPEAL Of Saturday, Feb
. ruary Il, 1872 aud ordained that his
true and right Toyai subjects be organ
, lied here, the title OF the order to bt
, known As the "Memphi." He then or.
daiued hat thereafter for all succeeding
I MArdI Gras "nO hummer or masker ap
pear in daylight, save between the
b. hours Of ten o'clock in the morning and
three O'Clock IN the evening, as marked
by our signal bell, ard that between
those hours all business cease and theil
places be closed, save the stands needed
for refreshments and the magazines fol
carnival goods. That ali shops, factories
and
SCHOOLS
be closed the entire day. Our grand
procession will move from five TO seven
o'clock in the evening. Our ball will be
from seven 10 twelve in the evening.
La Mode will then decree that OH
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free costume in accord with the spirit
OF the day, that Midas may not vie with
Momus, aud so may be a happy day OF
long annual recurrence. Given under
our crOes the fifteenth day, the second
month A. D., 1872, and A. RI.
"ME1LIN, g. 81
Thus Il is seen that the Memphi has
been early founded by the king. and
that he hss prescribed rules for the car
niysl in Memphis on the Mississippi.
4 Hence the local Observance 2nd the rea-
son for the acts OF people IL Memphis
on Msrdi Gras occasions.
Despite the mandate of the King, it
seems that certain subjects, actuated by
an over jealous patriotism, did wrsngle
as to the next Mardi Gras, and caused
to be published in this city card OF in
| quiTy as to the action Of the executive
committee. The card was published
February IL, 1873, and signed " Several
! Members OF Different Societies" The
committee, on the thirteenth of Febru-
ary, 1873, published its card, and say:
ain conclusion, the committee are
content to leave the question to the
popular verdict OF the citizens Of Mem
phis, after next Msrdi Gras, il they are
! 10 be sustained as an executive commit
zee or not. By order Of executive COM
mittee, LOU LEUBRIE,
Secretary"
And thus the controversy as to the
/ right of the committee to celebrate
| Mardi Gras wSs settled. And then al
ready had the kingdom Of Momus been
! fpuuded In this city, and at Memphis
! did he establish his realm, and by the
! fl ielity of the Memphi did he hold sway,
and therefore
THE SECOND MARDI GRAs, 1873,
was celebrated with great pomp and
magnificent splendOr on the dsy and
night of February 25, 1873. The street
scenes defy description, while the pa
geant at night was beautiful as the pic
tured visions Of enchsntment. There
we're halls at half dozen or more differ
ent places in the ci'y that night, and al
he Memphis Theater the Memphi made
their d st social appearance and gave an
elegant ball. They Matched out clever
aid chirping performance from grand
aviary in which h4mipgoes, chickens and
Uther fowl, both domestic and wild, fig
urei. Among the novel features of the
Memphi entertainment that night was
the breaking of the egg, and it chanced
that some genii who admired lOveliness
Of heart and beauty of form had placed
he gifted one in the hands OF
Miss Mary Walker Mansfield, q
young lady Of flowing ringlets,
who was dressed in black. For
her the Lord Of Misrule broke the gold
en- egg. She was then led forward and
seated upon the throne beside the Sub
lime Ouro by the Pontifex Msximus,
who there placed the golden crown upon
her head and proclaimed her Queen of
the MemphI." And the other favored
creature of the occasion was Miss Katie
Avant, who, attired in slate-colOTed silk,
with a rich red sash, who was by all
deemed a worthy maid of honor,
as this distinction had fallen to her
lot. She, too, was led forward, and by
the Pontifex MaXimus seated upon the
Ouro's throne OF FURNISHED splendor.
And with music, mirth and splendid
pleasure did the occasion glide by in
manner that did honor to the King and
bis realm. And later at night, when
the rain-clouds which had draped the
skies faded away, and the stars besmed
mildly, did dozen or more OF different
bands of music visit the APPEAL office
and make melodies most sweetly. And
among those who thus COMMUNICATED
our SdncttEnl with thrilling strains that
angel harpers might be proud to make.
was Theodore Thomas, assisted by Pro-
fessor J. Ernest PerriIg, OF Memphis,
for under the door was left this card:
Compliments of Theodore Thomas ana
his Orchestra"
THE THIRD CARNIVAL, 1874.
The joyous triumph of the two pre-
cedin2 revels, aud the absolute loyalty
Of cur city, having proven the stability
of Ktng MOmus's power, he thereby de- |
termined TO perpetuate his institutions. |
Hence was The Third Carnival of the |
King holden in this city the seventeenth |
of February, 1874, and though "the day |
tUGs dark and cold and dreary," each |
aud every heart was filled with joy, and |
around the hearthstone OF each sat /
NJ rth, fun, and hilarity. The magnid- |
cence of our Third Mardi Gras can well |
be attested by thousands of visitors from |
the different States of the Union, for, as |
upon the two previous occasions, Mem |
phis was thronged with visitors, her |
streets were crowded with interested |
spectators and lun-lOving, merry-mak- |
ing folk, while at night the resplendent |
halls of pleasure presented scenes of
gayety and joy that can not soon be
forgotten. The procession at night by |
the Memphi, and their ball at the
theater, with the dazzling tableaux,
we're, Of course, the artistic glories of
the occasion. The floats, nine in num- |
Der, represented old Memphis on the
Nile, and the customs, arts and |
sciences of the people OF Egypt and
also the modern Memphis on the Mis-
sissippi. And tomorrow will King
Momu+, with his royal escort, enter our
great metropolis and receive the keys OF
the city from Mayor League, as pre-
cursor to the Honarch's reign on
THE FOURTH MARDI GRAs, 1875,
it being the ninth day of the mouth Of
February. For this the most ample ar
rangements have been made to accom-
modate and entertain our numerous Wis
ItoIs from all over the Union. The in-
viJations to the Memphi are strangely
shaped, aud while the spider, that cun-
uiug insect, is weaving his siiken web,
We behold the cfumbled doorway TO the
ancient city of Memphis, the only diff
terence in appearance between lis por-
tails and those to the renowned Thebes
being the absence Of the fluled scuip-
turing at the top OF CIeOpaIra's needles,
which are on either side, and serve as
ornamental columns. Though the top
s-ctions.hsve fallen from the entrance
gate, yet do the oOtuse-angled shut
ments remain, and on the outer side art
se-n the human-shaped images To the
left Of the gateway We also behold the
IBIS, which dHells yet among
THE RUINS OF EGYPT,
as If sorroWipg for It's munmied dead.
found embalmed in such large numbers
in that Iaud, anu not resting far from
the famed ruin in the region along the
Me and at karn *, where stand the
| crumbled walls and defaced columns of
tie temple of Luxor. This temple j.
said to surpass in beauty and splendor
all the other ruins or Egypt. Until lS46
,r,Hsre yet rem aimed in front two splen-
did ohttisks of Tose-colored marble one
hupdred feel high. One Of these, II
viii be remem bered, was conveyed to
Paris, and excited the wonder ana sd
miration Of every ARTIST. But the op-
ifcts which most attract attention are
The sculptures that cover the Wnole OF
the northern front. They contain on
great scale 8 representation OF VIC
ToIy gained by one OF the ancient 6lDgs
Of Egypt over his Asiatlc enemies. Ine
uuulUer Of figures introduced amounts
10 fifteen hundred, five hundred being
on foot aud one thousand in chariot
Hence, we sse that in speaking OF our
great carnival, interesting and instruct
I i.e facts from the history of Egypt, and
( In the glory OF the Memphi temple VIII
we behold splendOr not unlike that
which sparkled within the halls OF
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