Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-01
sIity and from all psrts Of the country
beiug Ia the vast throng.

I were at first quite small Ia number, bat
by ten O'Clock hundl eds were to be seen
1 upon the streets. in the kt)re and along
/ the alleys. By eleven. O'Clock they
could bs teQn by the thousands, and an
hour later, the masking wss so general,
that only IhOee In the more novel and
: sbsurd costume attracted epecial stteti-
| ton. Every conceivable character and
| personsge in history, picture end myth
Oiogy were represented, the great m sior.
j'y Of the n7asksTs aotiUg as bufle-qusIs.
| Here was seea the "S2rstOga MiDsfrels,"
! mounted IN an lid wagon drawn by four
mules, ThIss creatures hal flihles,
| barins, base and snare drums, from
! hjch they evoked the most fearful dis
! cnId ever beard. Added TO this was the
general din a. i noise Of the pOpulace,
extending as far IS the eye could resch.
Small boys and big men, women and
girls, rigEed Ia sli manner Of costume,
we're I, oIipg horns, blowing poll 6 whis-
tier, beRtiIg iin-panG, old cOffee-ppts,
shouting, yelling and laughing. An
| enormous woman, dressed Ia red, yell
| low aud green cambria. with q noun
tsin-Iike panier and q Q laker's bonnet
three feet in length, CssricRtured Drs
| Woodruff, by the plscsrts upon her
skirts. "J.ck ami JIll," in strange at
the, wers riding jaokAs, but some.
! hos had dispensed with their tuckst OF
water, for which doubtless something
stronger and more agreeable had been
| subs IIuted. The CowbellioBs were out
| in large force, each number OF the aoui 70
| being as drOu as possible In his or her
attire. Skipping here and there were
| fairies, nymphs and sylpbs. their raj:
! meIt sparkling IN the sunlight as II
,r, tho 6haPa of rain hOwa
PunehiDelhs psnisl)ons, harlsquiDs
and domiBoes, comically attired ard
actively funny in their gait, dashed
around ss If in paradise u motley de-
light. Cl1WI of all sizes aad both
sexes, dressed as grctesqueiy as fancy
II could suggest, mace run and crt-
sted anus men. tOr the people. Among
the mirth-pIOvOkiDg creatures was
ALARcB APE, ...
led by his keeper lin mask) through the
crowd. The sporliye animal caused lit
tie children and nervous ladies to shrink
with fear from his approach. Occasion
ally the ape would seize some in6lyid-
ual, and EN- moI ac3 him with u1ceremo-
nious energy. A Cr)wd OF mer, boys
and nelrJes followed tie animal and
his keeper wherever they went, shouts
and laughter being heard at every few
steps. Another lsrgs ape rode behind
his Eefp Il on sD ass, bat not As content
ed as SauchO Para wac with the quad
ruped. He won d leap II and engage IN
all manner of sport AUOJg the spects-
tors. The more comic and uBcoutn fig
ures, especially Ihe monkeys AM beare,
mad 8 Partially fJr lhe street.
carr, into which they wOu q
leap, and never once think of
are, the g. joyment saI 80 pleasant. a
lrge mum Der o IN Askers WtIe in vehl-
oles, which, with the street cars, were
allowed upon tbs principal streets du
ring he morning and neon. After one
o'clOoA he street cars were suspended,
and DO vehicles or horses. except those
sc.ualiy eIg g d in the PROFESSIONS,
were allowed upon MaiD street and
other leading avenues.
THR EQUESTRIAN MAJ QUERADBRs
excited great deal cf attention. IDdi-
aus were riding about as unconCeEi / |
by the great crowd as II they were upon
the wide rolliI g prairies Cf the west.
AN OLD WOMAN,
q centennisliIe, wearing q oslico bonnet |
and fs led dress, had a position on the |
steps OF yellow street car, whence she |
" As annoyed not little by the boys and |
other mstqusrsGers. By means Of
stout club tbs old woman, whore pote |
was her most prominent characteristic, |
m6Daged to naiutAin Der seat and con |
tihusd her ride, followed by motley I
crowd OF fun.loVing people. Several |
comic characters, in q hack, amused |
themselves by scattering candy among |
the spectators, whose curiosity was |
aroused IS to the name, sex. sge, cline |
and country OF the masked cIesturYs. A |
clown drove team Of roor hCrses, the |
wagon being occupied by a couple of |
dilapidated looking creatures 1t is i'm
possible to enter at ngIh into anything |
like q description # lha immune able |
and countless figures. costumes and |
caricaIures which were sesn IN the Sreat |
ocean OF hum snity which s. eld out |
for two miles In length ana LuIADsred |
over one bundrel Ihsusgud rtIsOns. |
But amor g the waves Of drollery Snd |
THE BILLows OF BURLRsQUE
were 81 en- enough to iutert s aud delight |
every spectator. A de crepid old woman,
like unto That one which the DurSeIy |
rhyme says lived In an sold SHOE" rode |
a Jenny, dl5os a female jsckass, follow.
ing which was 9 young ass. Pulling and |
twisting the tail Of tbs young Ass wss
crowd Of &sinines, whose Thirst for fun |
was as potent ss was ihs torture of the |
animal intense. A plumber of youths /
were driving up cow, their bells ringing
and jinkliEg In harmony with the
cordant noise. A comic figure, three feet
higs, bore plscsrd inscribed "This is
Babcock's Clown" a ci ovid Of urchins,
dressed IN fantastic gsrb and soiled raj
ment, bore plscsrds csrIcGturIng Beech |
er and 1iltOD. A pretty little curly
IN n. M .
black velvet, black silk stockings, per-
SON ted the char &C er of "Hanlet'' very
cseditably, and attracted the adm ration
Of all the young bloods. TSo delesstts
from Forests is!aDd, dressed 10 evening
costume common TO the hG63tues Of that
locality, each with q llAcEid on bis
hack, one saying ''Boss Tweed; $40 00V
R4wArd," and the other nJuhn
"a Donald, the Crooked Whisky Hero"
creaIed Srest desl of amusement.
CHINESE JUGGLER
amused the people by spinning ta1cers
on the end OF pole balanced on his
chin. A pegIo man and negIe 9 sang
old plantation melodies, and we're fol.
lowed by interested auditors, especially
among the resi- negroes, the lands of
whom we're upon the streets and pArtici-
patiDg In the Enjoyment Of the occasion.
A large clown with q gong was followed
by q crew OF fantastic creatures footing
b, rns and ringing bslle. Marching IN
single hle we're six characters, dressed IN
gunny.bags and tall iFown paper FOOLS
cSps which served as masks, peTs mating
Grant, B-b"ock, Bowen, Bessie Turner,
Woodruff. futon and Beecher, the iatter
bringing up the II ar, while tbs President
Was ct the he'd OF the troUp9 They
we're ali happy, as TO appearance, and
bore Sn Identical resemblance 10 conn.
fenarce, gait and firm. A walking
.keleton" bcre on bis red gown a pls-
card which read, Health Of1ceYD
Buffalo B 1, the scout OF the Pl ,ins,"
wss burlesqu Il by q rough specimen of
the male sex, who wore a rough coat
and had hair tslling down on his shout
ders, on which rested q long riffs. A
merry f,lIo~, with a lorg nose and .
strong voics, turned sImers2uiis aud
danced jlgs, during which ne laughed
with immoderAte vigoT Had his ears
been as lorg IS bis noes, he might have
carried out hls role with better propriety,
for his brEyinR was perfect. A large
man, wesr!Dg flannel Euit, which fitted