The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-18

would resent at other times uulo Inc u'"'"'
! Ala comparatively early hour IN TIE morn
/ ing the people began 10 gather on Inc -, 90,
ihoroughtare of the clty, Canal street A''
! the cars o. the various street railroads t'H'o
| in loaded with LIVING freight, while on !oDl,
| from every direction came moving CROWDS
of humanity. All natiunalilrs seemingly
and kinds, conditions anG degrees OF people
were mingled prOmiscuously together. L't.
| cuntly and tushonably dressed ladies', daIH
! eyed quadroOns, hard working washcr"oW'h'
country girls and CITY girls, well dressed uith
and poorly dressed men, almond eyed CAl.
nesc, dark skinned Spunmrds, mcrGGrIAi
Frenchmen and the good ua,ured negro; I'LL!
ed the street and iustled each otncr OA lnt
crowded bangucttes. Every style and fash.
ION Of dress known for The last zen years ""S
seen Everybody WAS Oul for u holiday and
seemed determined 10 ENJOY II to the iu.ih,t
eXtcnt At / O'clock lie masktrs began 20
arrive. some came on foot, Others on horse
| back or muleOaCk, and Sill others in wagons
of every conceivable design and description.
| Their variety and grOteSque appearance al.
| forued no end of amusement aud satisfaction
to the crowd IestS and jokes were freely
hurled at them to winch tney rC;urtcd |l'h
the best of humor BY II O'Clock the street
between Dauphne and Charities streets WAS
so dcnscly packed that 1t was impossible To
move. Clay street Was completely hidden,
and one looking for II SAW Onl mass ot hu.
man faces The street presented II very ami
mated and picturesque appearance. rs lar
As could be seen the buildings on either side
were profuscly decorated with flags OF vaII'
Gus kinds and sizes waving gracefully in Inc
breeze The balconies and Windows were
! filed with ladies and happy chlldrcn, whose
beautiful and varied costumes lent an addI'
tiOnal attraction 10 the scene. The buildings
| along the streets through which the pageant
passed were protusely ana spiendidly Gec0ra,
ted with flags.
| Upon the prcConcertcd signal, the firing of
| ~ guns at the foot of Canal street, the Pre-
cessiOn began its line OF march, headed ny Il
squad of mounted police and the 9Th reg!'
meat with their famous band. But descrIp-
| ton would occupy too much space. and
though it would doubtless be Interesting to
your readers, must be omitted. The leading
features may be spoken OF briefly.
ST. REX, KING OF THE CARNIyAi~
He was seated on "A moving throne OF great
magniticence. On the sides were medall.oHs,
one the monogram OF Rex, one the head Of II
| lion, another the coat OF arms Jupiter and
| Hercules, and the other the peacock, On
either side of his royal chair was crouchcd
| lion-ReX was represented as venerable
man. old as the many wintered crow with
hair and beared white As the driven saOw.
Yet he was not bowed, but was still upright
and s,alwar,. He was clad in a superb SUIT
of gold chain armOr, and wore his diaiem up
on his head. Ills armOr, shield, sword belt
and dagger were heavily 1ewelcd, as was also
his sccpter Above his armor lie wore Il
cloak OF crimson trimmed with foxes fur.
About him stood four members OF his court,
and on the steps of his throne were seven
pages, carrying his sword, keys and crown
Jewels. On the front of the Car stood the roy
al trumpeter, with the Kings devil on the
left, and the Kings fool on his right.
Rex WAS followed by the high officers Of
his household and immediate court and by
the representatives of foreign governments,
supposed TO be al peace with His Majesty,
these mounted on horseback, and those iol-
! lowed by:prisoners of war
Then came very amiahle, mild hammered
cuss, the kings executioner, on foot, with his
axe in his hand, and followed by his block
and table bearing the heads Of four malig
nsnts he had done for.
! He was horrible looking beas., and as he
passed along every child's heart was stilled
and its lisping voice was hushed-tor surely
here WAS the vcritaOle Raw Head and. Bloody
Bones
In the third division was the feature Of the
day, the rcvels Of Anthony and Cleopatra, at
the court of the dark eyed Egyptian the
"Serpent of the Nile"
FIRST III this pageant came three Roman
chariots in single file. each drawn by two
horses and bearing Roman soldier and a
chariOteer. Then cam0 u couple OF anach
ronisms, IN the shape Of two Christian crusad
ers, attended by heralds and sly, knights in
complete armor, riding in dOuslc file. These
were followed by four priests and four priest.
esses of the Temple of Isis, in white robes
| Here came the BHuf Gras, another anachron.
ism, and, to the classical scholar, entirely out
| of place.
The Sacred Bull of the Egyptians WAS a
coasecrated animal, while the BPufi Gras is
supposed to be for slaughter. The procla
nation also calls this an offering for the
temple. To add to the inaccuraCy Of the
affair he Was led by two men in u sort OF
! Tyrolese costume and followed by u Slaught
erer in an Egyptian dress of green and white
| and with the bird head, which showed him
TO be an attendant vt Isis
| Next in the procession came the holy Arcae
borne by tour attendants of the Temple, and
after this followed Isis on her Throne.
| The Cur was after the style Of the sculptural
designs of m Egyptian temple. Isis wore a
white tune and robe, AID over these green
robe which divided IN front; on her head was
an Egyptian headdress falling down on her
neck, and in front were the birds head and
the sacred wings Her high priest attended
her on u car on which were foar chorls,eTS
swinging pcriumed censers, and six other
priests followed after on foot Then came on
car, representing moving throne Anthony
and Cleopatra. The dress of the "Semi Alta
/ of the World" was very rich lie wore
white satin tunic, and above this shirt %
cloth VI gold with short crimson sleeves, ant
dropping from his shoulders purple toga
his helmet was of gold with the "circlinG
WINGS" and hc carried Shor, Roman sword
Cicopaira's costume was too splendid for de
scrip,ion. II was beyond the power OF YOU
reporter, who Is not Worth, nor any othcl
maA mllucr. Il Is enough to say tina
/ Egypts queen could not have b,ushed at th'
Iattirc In which her mimic appeared. 1t wa
apparently that moment when Anthony q
claims.
Let Rome in Tyb,7 mcl,' and The wide arch
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