Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-29

| ErEi4GE EOt-9 situ ybII LtuAApGLS BfN
! claim Ro 3 Asis # war; tie thundei5
your artillery b speak no meYcil5sI ca
mage Of battle. Il the wide spFesd 40
miniops Of your msi -sty you viii fiai
rple aofe reedy than we to assert thet
silegiance, and to declare the Lniid su
premacy Of their grest monsrch. N'
Iyraut puts fe.ts Ion cue hands, but VI
feel that merciful 0vefeigu will rathe
put blessings upon our heads, ard mori
than golden treasures In our hearts
r ign, Ike your fathers have done 4
great king over gTeRs people--so tns
Ia time your eaipifs may be as broad a;
y0ur fame, filing ambitious flllss
measure. Take the key-ihe symbol o
authoriiy-it hss q charm in your roys
hands none tn 3 lees potent to anlock Eht
gates Of our affections, while 1t unlocki
ms gates OF thls city to your j1yous and
hniverssI s;rT,sy. Upon tae banks of this
great liver, in our beautiful city
named sfser ancient Memphis on
the Nile-the abode OF kiOgs FL
more than hundred generstiens-mas
you linger Ieag 10 hiees, to brighten sDd
toreceive the hesft.WelcOmes and greet,
tngs OF a happy people. L.. .r-a
Mayor Fiippin then handed the great
golden Key to Momus, who, pron0uue
Ing him Duke de Fiippin, bowel to tbs
great audience, waved his wand, re-
mounted the car, and
THE & YAL PROCESSION
moved ou, In the following order, amid
the plaudits OF the spec ators and a pir.
ited Qalovo ky me New orleans hsnd
Y ! "a RraA..- -1s.-vrvus-ssEcur srote5due her'
Z. HIg Idrdncc GUard-C aptain and SIX
huge, grotesGue crows (mountedl.
3. HIS PdlGdinS-Don QuIJote de la Manona
and Sancho Panzs (lnouutedl. .
4. ReL tEluat)-An enormous BucRlD3 So&i
on which the King is mounted. Psntsloon
and PunchineliO are clirging to the goat
horns, HarIequini is tickling him and Lester Is
enjoying the spori.
HIs ARMY.
{. Foot-Four platoOns (sIx Rbresstl of Tur'
COS; three piatooDs (siX a0resstl OF z 'uayesi
one platoon of six Cinnamon and officers
6. Horse-Two platoons (fiye ahreasu OF Mar
malukes; one platoon tfve aoreaSt) OF 1nol
ans on bareback horses.
HIS NAVY.
:. Neptune (Floatl Neptune In silver shell
IS riding on the back of dolphin.
8. GToxp-EOur Tritons abreast ION fooD.
Q. Gromp-TWo Holsters and one turtle
10. Gromp-F0ur srotesque sailors ION footj
IL. Group tunmetiSe grotesque ssa
T. GToup-Four large grot9sque sea mon
sters ION ioOp.
HIS SUBJECTS.
Is. Gro""-- Four Centennial characters Dur
"A. GrCurNFour b1rlesque Yankees ION
Is. Group-Four bultestue cuakers lor
fc0tl.
This procession is TO be preceded by fifty
cavaliers, in uniform costumes WIN Iancf
OF
mayors retinue and act as csc at to Rex
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESSION.
The kings Hsralds" were mounted
Oh spirited studs aud dressed in very ap-
propriate costume, consisting OF van
colored silk, with gold ard silver laco:
Their grCtesque appearance elcited
laughter from every one. The Captain
and his Guarc, who wsrs also mounted
represented large birds and were 8 bu.'
I4sQue upon the police. Next was DIr
Quipote de Ia Mancha, mounted on hi:
Rosiuante, ard from book o! chivalry
reading the eKtTsvagsnt accounts &!
AImadea. he was followed by Ssncho
Psncho, who seemed larger IN size than
the small ass he rode, and which 81
times was stubbornly awkward. TIE
float OF Rer was drawn by four mules
and as before stateJ, bore an eBoamoui
bucking goat; on which the kine
was mounted. Rex was elegantly
att;red in red silk coat of royal pat
tern, handsomely embroideredd~xz11I,[ NJ r
braided with gold, and OrDa '--2h'n md rer
green and white puts, g1seH Hs.onking,
pufTed knee pants, white s,iS I1arS, sv1sre Iare,
P - "LPoa uo nau very iafk
s suu s1lu sI-lSS Very intelligent) head, OF
tSs11 Ses,,1,S Tested the golden crown Of author
ity. Pantalocns aud PunehineHo, Wht
were clinging to the goat, ard now l ane
then tiaueing on the sts9e, WsIs 81
g58u-Iy stttEeg, and tde very etAD'en .
harmless mirth and frolic5ome misonleI
Harlequin and Lester, elseWheie desig
mated by local aud more familiar epl
thets, weie peculiarly Interesting an
completed the picture.
The res. OF tae petzonages OF the PFC
cession, representing MS srinJ ~, ~
navy. were in full keeping with thei
rasns',tiye characters. The four plat oon
~ Turoes wore blue turbans with ye
low bands, bus Jackets and yello'
| pauts. The Zouaves were appropriate
| iy clad in handsome attire, Whl!e u
| Cinnamon aud officers wore their pit
tails, blue caps sad ca'leo pahts' u
Isrge f1yure Of the pants adding Vel
much to the b1Ileaqus feature. ne
tune, clad in scsly amor OF ellve
studded with diamond drops, hein
golden tTidente ia his hand anu sto'
erect IN o peSrly shell, whlch feneci'
all the soft opal tints OF tnls VsIdap
Jewel. This was carried by an enorm0
4 dolphin twenty-five feet in length. -
water surged around the mon.tsr ns
and at It's head was buncn OF hiVe
spray. This float was one o. the me
elegant that Was ever parsded IN met
phis by ths Uiks, and ELECTED ice 3
pisuse OF the spectators as II passed
Following this float cama Jour large |
tons on foot, besides two great loost'
and one turtle Of wonderful size. ne
: there were four grotesque sailors dress
in anavy blue,n contrasting stTsngt
enough with the eight huge and 9
, tesaue sea monsters which folioW'
r Among his sutj cts were noticeable II
I centennial characters, whose g;
: dated back TO times almost |
I known, and served as an exc
Ieut burlesque. Four Yankees, we&rl
for their coats blue bunting, with Wh
stars for buttoLs, and strlpeG pan
looms, preceded four burlesqae QuaSt
who were dressed in lead c. I0red su
After these came four caricstures uE
Il the femsle fashions. Green, blus
velIoH calico served for the dresses
e these girls Of fashion, whose awkw
8 gait was considerably heightened by
: huge bustles or panniers. A mel
It careless country girl, rObed in yell
i riding.hood, and mounted on an
g. flushed the proce, sion, whicn crea
9 mirth aud Joy wherever 1t pass
y y After going down Main 81
is to Beals, the procession retu
u al 40 second, and thence sou
the Mystic Grotto. Wherever 1t pas
% Puncbinello ecAttered bonbons u
as populace, causing great Joy among
81 juveniles. Thus was Momu5 introdn
re TO the city Snd it's p 'ople aud thelS
&c i,ors Yesterday. l. wss credliaol
see augural to the great festivities which
"a to follow to-day.
u HaII ofthe UIks at the GreenlaH Ops
D. house.
's By half-pss. seven O'clock the Gr'
2 law Op psrshouse was opened ts the gu
o. Of the Ulks, who commenced srfIS
at that hour, and poured Ia sue
N stresm until ten. 1h5 sr-angem'
III were complete In every respect
o. mes. satiiiactory, and tie house,
IN it's plethora of decorations, we're no
,is like appearance, very much enhai
ne by q g-est many judiciousiy