The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-01
choristers. burning incense, and after them
ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA.

cnorlstefs, burning incense, and after then
came
ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA,
With their court They were seated on
throne decked with jewels and draped will
veivets and silks, and surrounding the throne
were beautiful maids and gallant gentlemen
Following were Egyptian ladies in palan
GUMS. and Pan and the Satyrs and many
noble Egyptian ladies, and then came Cleo
patra's offeriog of traits and flowers ard
precious stones. Guarding these offerings
| were Centurions in chariots, and mounted
warriors.
THE FOURTH DIVISION
followed. It was headed by Satan himself,
who was followed by little devils, big devils,
black devils. and devils Of every other color,
young devils. old devils, and devils of every
age, sex, condition and standing in His Sa-
tanic Majssty's realm. They passed by, and
then came
CROWD
of negroes, Brother Jonathans, Chinese, old
women, blushing maids, and louisiana leg
islators. "The Returning Board of 1874" was
conspicuous group, as was also represen-
tation Of what purported to be picture of the
Senate under Republican rule.
There were Indians, Hottentots, Hima.
! layans and other savage tribes.
THE FIFTH DIVISION.
This division was composed of mounted
maskers, maskers in carts, wagons and vehi-
cles Of all descriptions. This di vision of his
Majes.y's subjects presented an amusing and
picturesque appearance as they moved down
Royal street.
The mounted maskers, about three hun
dred in number, took the lead and fell into
line on the north side of Canal street, and
moved on down. Then csme those merry
maskers who had provided themselves with
vehicles. Some were crowded into Jersey
wagons, others were bundled into carts,
drays, floats, etc., while many rode in spring
wagons, seated on chairs, tables, benches
and planks, and gave musical exhibitions
some of the rarest selections ever heard-on
the guitar, bones, fiddle banjo, horn and
tambourine. These musical maskers were
provided With the material to give notice that
they were coming, and made all the noise
with their many bands that they knew how,
and well did they accomplish the desired
effect OF amusing tbs many thousands on the
street, who watched all of their movements
as they passed on by.
Next came the carriages, wagons, floats,
drays and vans used for advertising purposes.
Bidwells Academy of Music was the first float,
which was handsomely gotten up with the
names Of Kelly Leon and Davy Crockett
Combinations, painted in black letters on
large canvas; then came T. Dumas's seltz
water mandatory wagon. Mr.. P. A. Muir
ray. the cistsrn maker, doing business at No.
191 Magazine street, had a large cistern,
specimen of his work, with the motto:
"Prices 10 suit the times" on float, which
was we'll gotten up. Charles Hamilton's (the
upholstery wagon made a good show, and
was laden down with specimens of his work.
Then came the wagons of the Acme Slloon,
Nos. 9And II Royal street; J. Booth, sewing
No. 618 Magazine street; Munstrel's
sausage factory; Kings Own trunk factory,
No. 20 Baronne street; Gimbels upper city
boot and shoe store, No. SIS Magazine street;
Levy BIOS. cheap dry goods, No. $50 Maya
zine strict; Kern and Fellman and Danziger's
dry goods stores, Canal street. ALI of these
wagons Rere tastefully arranged and made
gorgeou show.
The ivate residences and public buildings
On the reefs through which
Il REX AND HIS FOLLOWERS
passed, ere handsomely and tastefuly deco
rated.
THE o. D. A.
One Il the most novel and elegantly
lecorat balconies along the line Of march
If his sjesty's parade was that of the Or
cans Dbmatic Association, No. 46 St. Charles
street, Dorner of Gravier. The large and
'apacioe verandah in front of the club
ooms rs embellished with magnolia and |
'rbor VI e trees, inserlaced with the flags of
ii nati1ns, and, prominently, the colors of
lis Maj &ty Rex, giving it the appearance of
forest which was made the scene of
ONE joyous gala festival. Among the trees
we're ta1tefully hung beautiful Chinese lam
erns, which, when illuminated at night lent
very attractive and picturesque beauty to
he scenD.
The club desires us to acknowledge their
Indebtedness to Nelson Brothers, the famous
orists Ind nurserymen on Poydras street
ear 81 Charles, who kindly volunteered
heir services and donated the elegant shrub
cry to decorate the gallery of the club
'hese gentlemen kindly arranged the deco
atoms, being pleased. as they expressed it,
, add their mite to identifying Rex's capt.
Il. During the morning and evening the
entlemen of 0. d. A. entertained in the
lost pleasant manner their lady friends and
lany strangers to the city.