Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-02-20
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Early on the morning Of Mari
Gras Cat Tuesday, the streets we
full of people, many of them iH mas
and dominoes. The negro slemer
at first seemed to prevail, but late
in the day elegantly dressed PeoPI
of both sexes, and of all nstIonalltlei
on foot and in carriages "mixed" tH
crowd far beyond any mixing eve
had seen. There were demons in re
and white; fairies in pink and whit
waving their little Wands; Ourang
outangs in sOmbre brown, and wit
long eaudal appendages; bats of a
colOrs tapped their cambria wingt
and masked ladies, fantistically Al
tired, rode past in carriages survey
ing the grotesque scene.
The grand procession of Rex wa
to pass at 8 o'clock p. M, and as th
hour approached the crowd gre7
denser, so that policemen had to clea
a Passage-way. The pageant va
led by the Louisiana University ca
diets, but was marshaled by thl
Kings division, with two ehariots
charioteer and drivers. Next cam
Assyrian generals, on horseback, ma
nificently attired; priests, ,astrologeTs
magicians, &c, then the chariot o
King Shalmaneser, II, with the king
iE royal robes, helmet and plume
Then followed the King Of HamutF
and the King of the Hitites, witt
their tribes. Next came a van bear
ing .boeuff gras-fat beef-an i'm
mense white Ox-destined for the
stomachs Of royalty-with seVerai
Assyrian butchers.
The subject of representation this
year was the elements-fre, air, earth
and water, with their denizens; and
each van contained the representa-
tlVes of its department. Fire ap.
pearing as a male character, with
tongues of fame extending in all di-
rections. The chariot Of the sun
was gorgeous, with a golden grotto,
with the stars and planets eolleced in
a glittering frmanent. The various
animals and birds, of course, were
men with heads ike the things they
represented, and hose which resem-
bled the body in color and texture.
Water was represented by sailor,
the queen of the sea and sea-fairies
with heads ornamented with sea
weeds. There were also a whale, a
walrus and a dolphin. The inhabi-
tants of air were represented by birds
and insects, the butterflies being es-
peciaIly beautiful. All along the
line of procession the galleries, both
public and private, were filed with
people, seats having been engaged
for days before. The weather which
had been cold and damp, on this day
was just warm enough for comfort
Carriages were in great demand at
fifty dollars each, and as evening apl
preached could not be had for even
that. Following the procession OF
Rex came that of the Phunny Phorty
burlesquing everything.
even to the city magnates and prinI
cipal citizens. The Mosques were
accurate representations Of the gen
tlemen caricatured. They were OF
very large size, made in Paris from
photographs of the individuals. The
carriages were dilapdated, the horses
and mules which dragged them tha
worst to be obtained. The ghastlies
Joke represented sneminent physical
here, standing on a cotton-foat made
10 represent a marsh surrounded Wit6r
high grass, and dangling from a fish,
mo pole in his hand was the "HibeTf
mating Germ" a nondescript gildeG
nonstrOsity, half lizard and wholl4-
Economical. Looking upon this merrT
Deutiful pageant of to-day it wac
bard to realize the dreadful seenee
which have been in this lovely city
and which again may come. A yea6
ago last Summer six deaths occurre,-
n the building next to this where
sm writing, and remembering this
and other facts l shuddered as
yazed upon this van, across who's
base, on a strip of white muslin, ws6
marked "Moses in the bullrusbedI
looking for the Germ" am tole
that when the fever was at its dea6
lest, citizens joked each other as the
met Of q morning aud said, Chow "a
the back of your neck ?" that bein56
the first part of the system attacks
Yet it may be this very callOusne
wards off disease, n
The evening street display VT
that of the Mystic Krewe of Komu'1
and was even more gorgeous ths
that of Rex. All the Club HouS,
were brilliantly Illuminated in frOiG
and hung with banners, galler7I
were hung with Chinese lanterI
and other decorations. The Mys
Krewe are an sristOcratic priVfC.
club, who entertain their friends ~
this stlye independent of any remUi
Grafton; whereas the expenses J
the Rex are betrayed by the pub
in general, i. e., by such gentleTfs
as choose to Join and become Duk
The Mystic Krewe remain Who,7,
unknown, even to their own famit
Their representation this year wss'
the Conquest of the Aztecs. Zee
party gives q ball in the evening8I
which the tickets of invitation
very beautiful. 1t is said thi
thousand were given for the
ball this year, but to that Of z
Mystic Krewe not One-fOurth To
number.
Tne street procession took
at eight in the evening, the table
being arranged in fioats-the
as in that of Rex. ColOred hglI
transparenoies, designs in gaslis
made the scene resplendent, sIS
again the streets were literally pae
with people and carriages, ~
we're sixteen of the tabeea9x pa
street, and arriving AZ the De
House two more were given
Last nights balls were ga
brilliant, and the carnival wa
NJ, nntiI nearly morning. NJ.