The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-01

that bears that title. The stoffy is nothing else
the od ct Adam 1as n soa o n
fas !'slss nds i The osye i IL
zee eene e daplets q his inc reeeptloa By the
fary who dwels there In front flowed = clear
lilies that were Of fig 10, fed by the water az the
| oil feeds the flame Of alanp; A marble bridge
| made Of lace and glass beads leads across the
water to the Island If Happiness On this
br dge are seen The fur yinds he North IT., WIND Waes
while e Eat wind a bland child d tie Flow.
| the palace whore the Fuiry awaits his coming,
He is taken in abides there but me night. when
b. seeks that fatal tree. and fell Us his fore
back to mortali and all its Ills n
SO passed away for a9otber year ne pageant
| joyouspess WIZ ean Il IL of Tho bright dreams
that this fancy " trim evolved from the tired
q SLEEPY S 1 tie nn6 'aeS we
grownups have enjoyed. too. this peep into
the land over the enchanted waters. and have
| sighed for entrance into that fairy realm again:
region OF beauty. the like OF which we meier
shall SEQ again.
AROUND THE OPERA HOUSE.
Some time before the procession hnd moved
presented scene of life and gasty snch as han
been ee for ba ,a d y b ph
nd the, "whons" Of the drivers gave an anima-
ton 70 the p'ere tn reeed yydy gb the days
gossamer dre7s md richer charms descended.
he admiratpn OF the hetsr geneous sroWd tnas
at Beauty.
Tiny feet battered sof " IN the stairway, the
frou frou of delicate silk made soft music 70
the ear and the beaux were correspondence
happy. -
AT THE OPERA HOUSE,
| the characters were all GROUPED frfe a single
tabl au, but AZ they had been seen to mt" b bet
tor advantage on tho street, 1t would be but SUI /.
to e. at fr raee ea fgah s
| old Opera House we shall not endeavor to de-
serbs. for tho simple reason that we could con.
| sey no adequate, conception OF The beauty that
WINS gathered there. eyen though we STOKE
with all the eo1nence OF the angels. arch
a9 w. ta4y a a"a o our wits about us
| to notice that the Opera House had been re-car-
pefei and renovated generally for the oeca-
thi ty Of carnival sand hisis about rs much as
in him. ca trust himself to say at o'clock In L
| the morning, and after such experiences az
those OF last night
House, where n.usie light. flowers ana beauty
capped the climax % The glories Of The night
| poets who dreamed and wre te OF ideal things
would have revsIed In. The fairest OF the land.
With 4" ia a'e sraees ''s Wa1s there
the varying color of. the prism, werea. inter-
| woven aud over changing in the delightful pic
| ture. he blue, the red, the green. the yellow,
the cream, rose, violet. amaranth. etc passed
spendas Whit 1u arms ronndsd
| shoulders and CHEEKS; that awakened, dreams
Of ideal lands where lilies a.d roses blend IN
Cen I'M mon
the ~ lend d, scene. The femembrances
Of this night WILL we ara. sure. be
tented. for the idea Of The festivities was based
| upon heaven born poetry. and womaniy grace
aa b g1ya sa a1sn n ad a an @ 70
| did the dancing and revelry 60 on, and the gay
cavaliers and tho ladies they laughed with only
overcome the dark ness Of night. And so went
away Momus. brilliant and blessed.
| SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
| Long before the night had set in dense
crowd had already gathered on Canal street At
every moment cars. carriages and vehicles OF
every description. with full loads OF eager
as witch is way hs Of
attraction whenever pageant or procession is
Those who had chosen Canal street 70 await
the passage Of the procession enj yed also
pic uresnue Sc ne. such as only our own Cres-
| cent City can present
q he broad expanse Of sidewalks WAS lined
| with an ever moving and swaying crowd all
| pu hing, los'1ng and lighting to get the best
| standing ground. M
/ This is truly q cosmopolitan city: almost
| every race and nationality was represented In
| that dense mass which lined the streets on the
| route of the procession.
| Canal street was abaze with the light OF in
| Vulnerable colored Lights shining from almost
| every balcony.
| THE PICKwrCK CLUB III
| gallery shone with countless multicolored
| lights. amidst which. smiling over the fashionT'
| able assembly ON the balcony. peered forth th6al
| heani ng face of dickens immortal characters
| the dear old Piekwick."
| The New Orleans Club. the Boston Club, City
| Hall st Charles Hotel, and many stores and
| residences on Canal street, were resplpndsnt
| with Jets Of lights. some happily combined,
| forming notices and monograms pr0pos OF
| the pageant.
One of the supports Of q gallery at the corner
Of Dauphine and Canal, being insecure. crack
| ed omlnously. aud Great d panic among thH
ladies on the balcony; some shrieked. others
| became faint but happily no accident occurred
! and order was restored
Every gallery was crowded with ladies. \
| gentlemen, and children OF all ages and sizes.
q Paterfamilas Was out with his brigade OF
young hoDefnls," and had u tough job to keep
| his little crowd together.
| In fact, everybody was out last night end the +
standing inquiry to-day will be. Have you seen
| the Menus pageant? Wasn't it nice" and truly
| 1t WIS magnificent tasteful and well combined
| in all its details. 4