The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-29

MARDI GRAs MEMORANDA Young
gentlemen Of the Mystic KreWe are
betting on calves to-day.
Some Of The Mardi Gras burlesques are
funny hits. !,
The elephant he goes round, the band
begins to play. 't
The Ohio crusaders will notform 4 fea.
ture OF the procession.
1.-THE MGrdi Gras managers seem TO be
full OF work and energy.
The milkmen had Mardi Gras meet
ing, but the proceedings lacteal point.
There will be big attendance on the
Wheeling Mardi Gras from neighboring
towns.
The Continental Squad find the clothes
Of their foreiatherS awkward things to
handle.
Nothing immoral in the representation
Of the "Black Crook in thSprocession
Brother Masdi Gras, I marvel not so
much where thou spendest thy nights, as
how thou art accompanied.
"Old Prob" should have been elected q
charter member ofthe Society, to insure
his good behavior to-day.
The city Is blossoming out yellow,
black aud yellow, and King Carnival will
be on his high horse to-day.
The Postoffice will be open to-day from
7:3O A. N. until 100 P. N. The carriers
will make no delivery in the afternoon.
A stalwart young gentleman who 10 not
going TO the Mardi Gras announces that
he has finepair Of calves he will"let
out" for the occasion.
A strong delegation in splendid cos:
tunes, accompanied by drum corps and
brass band, Is expected to arrive from
Steubenville this morning.
The Baresyille brass band and Cock.
synes orchestra will furnish music for
the ,Parkersburg delegation. The St.
Clairsyille band will accompany the
BridgeporterS.
Peers Of the realm, knights and gentry
should bear in mind that they must be
costumed as BELTS their rank and title, or
they will not be admitted into the pres.
ence Of the King to-day.
Good order will be maintained along
the route of the procession, and nothing
immoral will be permitted. It will sim.
ply be a grand fancy masquerade, free
from anything in the slightest degree OBJ.
jectionnble. .
All you Counts and no counts, and
Jukes and Earls, and Lord.a-massies,
and Observation-Disclosures and things Of
His Majesty's Bridgeport subjects must
march over to the city and meet the main
body Of the KreWe on Water street.
Rex's subjects over the river have pre-
vailed upon the members OF the Bridge.
port City Council to appear in the pro-
cession to-day. The Bridgeport. water
works will also be brought along as a
monument OF the industry and enterprise
Of that thriving village.
Ethiopia will be very finely represent
ed by the members OF Bryants Minstrels
in burnt cork, accompanied by their brass
band. "Nosey" Hodges, The general
agent, should be on hand to head the
boys.
After 70 O'Clock today no business will
be transacted at the State House, Court
House or City Building. With the ex-
ception Of the police court this morning.
no courts will be. in session. The mer-
chants are expected to close their places
Of business at noon. The day will begen-
orally observed as a holiday.
Oft in the Silly night about these
times, young gents wake from pleasant
dreams OF silk stockings and calves, and
powdered hair, and gold lace, and getting
up in bed in the solemn stiffness, count
on their fingers and mutter such words
as these: "Sl5 for costume, S. for stock
ings, So for horse, S. for shoes, 50 for
gloves, So for extra expenses-ugh no
use; please excuse me-" and he falls of
asleep again, murmuring, with an incipi-
ent sRore, words 10 the effect that he
don't care Continental, anyhow"