The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-22
DE CARNIVALIS.
Meeting OF the Royal Host in the Star
Chamber or the Palace.
Reports Of the Ministers, Councillors and
Marshals.
Grand PEeQ arations, Successful Progress
and Full Treasury.
The Essthcoming Festivities on Velvet.

= Elk scsly at midnight last night the great star
chambes OF the royal palace was thrown open
and thSough its hundred doors vast number
of mysterious and majestic figures trooped
silently into the Oouncil-room. The corri-
doris and ante-chambers were in char oscuro
from invisible lamps, and the solemn red
eyes Of the mystic owls perched over the doors
shone dimly in the gloom, until the gathering
was complete and the entrances all closed and
barricaded.
Then suddenly brilliant and binding ra-
dance burst upon the assembly, lighting up
the tesselated floor, the frescoed ceiling, the
arabesques on tine walls and the fluted pilas-
tiers with their gorgeous capitals and archi-
traves glistering on the golden heimsts and
closed vsors Of the motionless councilors,
and touching their lofty plumes with fiery
fringe Bat one profane eye dwelt upon that
who peered through the easement at the
white wonder of Goliva's bosom, almost
withered in its socket.
II was the great gathering of the lords and
chieftains TO render their reports to the
Kings inner council, and to receive their
final orders a. to the pageant of reception
and ovation ON Carnival day. More than fifty
peers and mobiles of the realm were present.
The Lord High Chamberlain rose at the signal
Of mysterious voice and related in brief but
graphic sentences the history of the Kings
doings since his last reunion with his court
The Earl Marshal, who, for some weeks past,
has been inspecting the royal armories. renew
ing the accoutrements and paraphernalis, an.
nounced that every detail was in perfect work
ing order, all, the haubecks, curirasses, suits
of mail, arms, trappings, ETC., were in readi-
ness for instant use. He described several
new and magnificent additions to the Kings
military outiit, and spoke in terms of glowing
eloqusnce OF tho ceremonies and festivities to
be held on Carnival day. Hdn
The chancellor Of the Exchequer then re-
cited that on arriving here he found the royal
purse sadly shrunken and the royal purveyor
unhappily in arrears. These misfortunes he
had Tectifed from the great treasure he brought
with him, and, in addition, he had since ex.
pended seven million ducats in various ways
necessary to the Kings gracious pleasure and
convenience: There were still needed some
twenty-five hundYed bars Of silver, which he
called upon the lords and mobiles present to
pay immediately % tribute to their serene
Master. Before the echoes of his words had
died against the lofty dome Of the chamber,
the members Of the royal host had advanced
one BY one and emptied great swollen bags Of
gold and silver into . capacious vase placed
in the center Of the room, until the required
sum was more than furnished.
Many other necessary and appropriate an
nouncements then followed; among which
We may note that Of the Royal Purveyor who
stated that having visited the Kings larder
and stables, and finding that the Beuf Gras
intended for the royal breakfast was not of
size sufficiently immense or of . tenderness
and succulence sufficiently transcendent, for
the magnificent proportions and unprece-
dented splendor Of that feast, he had straight
way telegraphed 70 tho steppes Of Tastary for
the Khan's sacred or, an animal whose equal
is not known on earth. That royal animal
had arrived in duo time, and the preparations
for the Kings festivities we're now complete.
/ The royal Secretary then read dispatch by
the Kings own cable from Pensacola, to the
effect that the royal feet would weigh anchor
on Tuesday evening, and set sail for the cap
ital, arriving on Monday morning off the
the forts.
Long live the King! Prepare'fcr the royal
advent