Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-01

full uniform. At the rear of the float
was worm and still, and bstween it
and the furnace stood a devil, holding q
bottle OF whisky In his hand, and evil.
oenuy Tejoics d because Of the fate Of the
whisky fraud officer, who was being Gre
msteG In u1denisbie style. Two honest
soES Of the republic, old-fsshionsd In
St'its, but vigorous In action IS they
fsuned the fire which consumed the
fiaCd. The smoke curled up around the
pc I ate form, and tie entire cTewd
chesred with delight and appreciation.
TIE CEHTESNIAL FLOAT
was a mammoth eagle, fifteen feet from
.tsil to bssk, its wings half spreSd, ss IL
in the act OF p'uDging fIom the summit
OF = mOuBtalu on which the bird rested.
Mounted on the eagles back was the
"Gt iess of Liberty" holding the e az
OF the Union In her hRnd, and pointing
to ihe national Co3r-of arms, which rest
ed Oh cliff 10 font Of the proud b ri.
NO TBIRD TERM.
a large q 1at, r. p'esenting (" No Third
Term" bore scraggy tree, gro owing on
poor land, and under its withered, DESC
late branches stcO three female wrs teh-
50. or old hags, pointing scornfully aud
deridingly at thrse SJots who stood at
the front end OF the Il oat.
NEPTUNE.
THIS float was a repro duetion Of that
of the previous dsy. Neptune, clad In
scsly armor Of silver, studded with
diamond drops, held a golden tri-
dent Ia his hand and stood erect
In u pearly shell, which reflected all
the soft opal tints OF this valuable
jewel. This was carried by sn enormous
dolphin, ,twenty-dv ve feet in laDgtb. eThe
water suTged around the monster fish,
and at its head was bunch of siivery
spray Thi5 float wRs one OF the most
elegant that Vas ever paTadtd In Mem
phis by the Uiks, aud elicited the sp.
plause OF the spectators as 1t passed by.
OTHER FEATURES CF THE PROCESSION.
Following this Il Dst came number Of
heTalds, and q brass band OF sixteen
pieces, led by Prof. Ofmeister
Next in Crifr were two srest HOLSTERS
snd one turtle of wonderful size. Next
,heTC wore four grotesqae sailor, dressed
In "navy blue" contrasting strangely
enough with the sight huge end gro
tesqus sea monsters which followed.
Among his suit "a were noticeable four
centennial characters, whose garb
dated hack 10 times almost un.
known, ard served gs al excel.
lent Durlesqus, -Four Yankees, wearing
for their coats blue b1nting, with white
st4ls for but oLs, SEd striped psnta-
lOOIs, preceded four hurlesqne Quakers,
who were dressed IN lead &C )Ted suits.
After thess came four caricatures upon
the femal4 ssaiOn5. Green, Llus Rn1
yellow calico served for the dresses of
these girls of fsshion, whose awkward
gait wss considerably high,eDed by the
huge bustles or panniers. A merry,
careless country gill, robed IN a yellow
TiGing-EOld, and mounted on an asS,
finished lhe prOce SION, which cTeateG
mirth and jny wherever 1t, passed.
GENERAL FEATURES.
In the make up of this proct ssisn, and
extending for mile, came lUdicrous
and absurd characters on foot, mounted
sn5 in vehicles. There were Comsnche
Indians, soldiers, baboOLs, children in
all manner OF c0stumeR, Doblemeo,
princes, kings, Gevils, angels, etc. A
noticesi feature, b Irle, qua upon The
TaCO Orphans. In asprir & wagon, drawn
b9 3 mule ard driven by negro, were
The 3sVO Orphans, male snd female, one
Llsying OF Au organ and the other on
the tamb0uriCe and bones. On the wagon
was the plscaid, "Ehe Two Orphans,
Led Astrsy" Rsgamuffins, fools and
clowns, ssaes snd Eseinines, were out ia
large numbers. aud dres5ed in tire mOst
Absurd manner imaginable.
GENERAL MOTHS.
Whist wss SAID OF the Mardi Grns Of
4 S7E 10 ha FsnaafA ! r,F that uoarar.saKs
fBT almost every Conceivable character
was repTeseI tsd, ftOm the ape, with bis
IdiGrOus actions and ill-sbsped body, TO
the renowned gOds Of the heavens In
their richest and most Desutiful robes.
Ancient mythology was robbed Of ils
love | est forms as well SIS its most un-
cOuth characters. Jupiter TOnans, with
meia of gravity, and handling redhOt
t. uDdt rbolIs easi y as can niDai would
his biw and arrows, was Rptly repre-
seated, and that, too, IL the costumes
OF at least half q dozen persons. From
the awkward bows made and the ILL
attempted gallantry of the Jupitsrs, we
thought 1t not improbable that another
intrigue, and one more IN accordance
with the .ussges and customs of
modem society, would be engaged
in. As each Jupiter seemed to
be strong person and perfectly fearless,
IL was mole than probable that some
other Nu'cah's mecuanicsl gift would
be called into requi-ition r the purpose
Of forging thun0erbolts. But there was
a Venus f-r each Jupiter on the streets,
and az 20 beauty Of person, Totundity OF
form aud eas5 # motion, they would
be no unworthy representative Of her
who caused Troy's destruction. Follow |
ipg Venus was an Indian maid, not go
pretty IS MinnehSha, but evidently
gully as fascinating to q crowd Cf HIa- |
Wsibas and band OF Mciocs. a laugh |
atl9 feature was
EET OF COUNTRY LADS
attirsd, and recalling the ante
beilu1l days, when nickels were un-
known and q five cent piece tn the eye
Of q bsIefooted school-boy looked as big
as a new October moon in the iuIsOme
3 )len6or OF its silvery rotundiry. They
laughed, and, what il most unususl
they asEei questions about everything 2
they saw. To them street-caIs were OBJ
-cts Of curiosity, while the get up-and-
get of womar's dress was iue0mpFe-
nensib's 50 the wit of ciTcus-cloRn.
The boys certainly enjoyed themselves,
and never missei an opportunity tO !
have q little fun.
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND NE
put in an appearance, and was frisking |
about like 3 spring lamb, and did not |
see N al all FAD; more joyous than |
"a she laughed, and WAS az |
merry as North Carolina possum in s |
persimmOn trse. And II che wss merry, |
llght-hesrted suG gsJ, how much more /
staid and pTecise was THE Girl OF the |
Period with her lavender. .colored silk /
aad faded parasol, but high-lsced boots /
aDd false teeth. She was very much /
by al "Oid Monk" whose |
quaint attire made him at least notice |
able, ard the subject OF no little remark |
by children, darSeys and rural iDdivIdu- |
as.
THE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER,
with his ''1l Idle al d his bow made |
music enough for half dozen c1uutry |
dances; but then the strains were not |
the most harmonious, and tin-psns !
would have beer no Lass discoro ant.
Mercy his noise was melody comgared |
to the fuss made by Scotchmau on an |
Internal b4gp'pe, every nCts OF which !
would have done crs dit 10 al orcbe, ,tra |
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