The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-11
4" Mardi aras" 90 All About the I'm,
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To-day IL Jolly old "Murdi Gras.u or
nearly anything else you want to call
II. In the church they call II ''Shroye
Tuesday," because the faithful used
then 10 confess and no shriVcn la prr.
paration for the fast. In England Il
formerly had the title, "Pan-Cuko
Tuesday, from the great feast ol pan-
cakes or irltcrs that the people il
dulged In NJ u last square neal b.
fore Lent. But IN France, the paradpe
OF beautiful names, II Is known IN
"Mardi Grass aud therefore, we, hen
ancient allies, call II "Fal Tuesday
also, and the name has duuhle signln.
canoe when we remember the thin and
lean fare that succeeds 1t through Lent.
We Americans only celebrate Tins,
the last day OF the carnival, II season
OF ,merrlment and fun, that ia
some parts OF Europe formerly
extended through more than a
month and even now In Rome,
Venice and Paris, include, from
six to ten days But 0ncduy Ia enough
for cur fast people, II Is all q tua ear.
nival we need, TheCpuNui,yl eulIy
originated IN the healhen custom 81
Celebrating approach ul sprltn Nud
was m0dllltu ny lhe early christians
lhlo II less objectionable ioIln, IL \
believed to have been Instituted UUuW
ihe middle of The second century, aid
has been observed with mme on !, 4
enthusiasm for ages III all klngdpl =
over winch the Roman church ~ d
sway IL seems best suited lU tine u J.
ian Deoplr, being NeW up ty them Wi h
uudynG Hpiflli Nlllo iu other bands ~
has frequently langoishei or lWIpn
in'l utter neglect HS we nave SAID,
Che only relic oi IL introduced into lnis
country ID me observance OF Surove
Tuesday or Mard! GwS
In France the carnival was pr0hib-
tied IN 1870, and no more celebrated
untli the appointment OF iiomparte rs
first CONSUL Its rest ration Was cause
oi great JOY To the gay pAIisians, aud
for some years nothing could eX eed
the richness and beauty OF the COS
tunes displayed.
The feature OF the carnival IN Paris
for ages past has been Ihe procession
OF tle Ocety 9rCtS (the iat OK j celebrated
on the SUNDAY ana l0esday oelofe
Lent, wheh me government prize OK,
preceded by music ana accompanied
10y numerous train OF butchers fan
tastically dressed, is led through the
streets, me OK IS covered with tapes
try ana ms mead Is adorned WIN iau-
rel, Formerly the OK bore on ms back
child called rot deS 6ucherS King. of
the butchers), decorated Win blue
scarf, ana holding, scepter IN one
hand ana sword IN the other tie
now follows the OK IN a trlumphal car
In Rome the carnival extends. over
the eleven days which Immediately
precede Ash wednesday, though only
eight days are actually gwen up TO us
1estlVltles, the TWO sundays ana frl-
DAY not pelng lllcludea from religious
motives me festivities are heln IN
the Corso and the street Immediately
adjoining, in which the show IS con-
fined The Corso Is about mile long
but very narrow, being on an average
only about thirty-iive feet BROAD ana
lined Ivy lofty houses which are bulit
with overhanging balconies with spec
lal reference to TINS spectacle, lhu0
persons on opposite balconies are
within speaking distance ofeach o'her
or near enough to exchange ooquettS
and sugar plums. The street heneut u
is densely filled with carriages ana loot
passengers, and all are broughtso close
together as TO act ana re-acl upon each
other. The sport does not last through
the whole of each day, but only from
2 O'Clock unit! dark, during the short
days of February. ii the weather IS
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