New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
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TILE ARTON BILL.

SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE GRAND Process
SION.
The following are few of the details OF the pro-
cessi0n TO take place at the ball OF the Arlon So
ciety on the 10th of this month at Madison Square
Garden. Numerous other features will be intro
duced during the course of the evening. but not
until after the procession has taken place.
First in order Will be the thirty pierrots, harle-
quins aud maskers with bladders following these
will be twelve Italians drawing q carriage in which
will be seated the Superintendent OF Street-Clean
ing IN the act of directing the movements OF the
sweeping machine as to clear the way for the
masters of ceremonies and the banner-bearers Next
in order will the grand military band. followed
by the Floor Committoe in the costume OF Vasco da
Cana. after which will arrive the Historical Divi-
sIOn as follows:
1909 A. D.-Discovery OF the Hudson banner
bearers and heralds; representation OF rocks and
forests with pitched tents. in which Captain Hen
driok Hudson accompanied by his officers, etc. is
seen negotiating with the Indians
IB6O-First Dutch colony banner-bearers ana
her1lds: Dutch peasants drawing a carriage, upon
the front part of which is "a windmill; then t0l,
low the miller, peasants old Stuyvesant ana
Anthony the Trumpeter; a large bark anc a grOtto
with Rip Van Winkle and a number OF gnomes ln-
side.
lorpe wagon bell-tower, bell-ringer and boy AS
slstant Continental sOldIery drummers. hfeIs, etc..
etc. second wagon drawn b. two Lorses-Engllsh
soldiers minute men, Molly Stark In the act OF nTng
the cannon Goddess of Liberty with the American
Eagle. English and Indian prisoners escoItou py
hunters aud trappers.
1Ssn-Banner-bearers and heralds boys military
band Lobby Committee, carriage OF Prince CRrnlVal
drawn by ten horses. led by ten Nublans ana SIX
Greeks mounted as positions. This cSTTiage rs one
of the principal features OF the procession, and 10
one of the most elaborate and magnificent vehicles
ever constructed. Ii Is three stories IN helghti the
first story containing tonr groups yPch ol tne
Caucasian Monaghan, MALAY aud Ethiopian races !:
on the secoud story III be eight women dressed in
sea-grecn costumes, who Will Uphold on their Lands
the third story, WheTeon VIII 30 seated fflhoe
Carnival on bis throne surrounded oy 'he i"SI
After this will come the Humorous Division then
the Carnival Guards Of Cologne With banner
bearers, her,Lds, etc; eight Nubians drawing "a
carving Ceopatas Needle, together with the thlnl-
bic OF the same lady This will ne followed by a
number of Egyptians IN comical attire. Alter thls
will come number Ok trniL pc heihus hhhoune an M
ing the Pacific Mail Overland Coaching Club with
theit new Tally hO drawn by SIX horses; then BAN
uer-bearers and heralds and eight young elephants
drawing Il huge carriage upon when another I'M
mense elephant VIII stand, Tie SAVER cailfllh on ite
back a golden throne seated IN which viii appear
" His Majesty Ulysses the First Grand Mandarin OF
the United Fri Islands. surrounded by the dineren
potentates he visited on his great Tee-iunoh tour
Then Will follow banner-bearers and herals preced-
up another carriage moyed by persons nsldt richly
decorated with tropical plans, IN which inlties
mingle with butterflies ETC., etc., and representing
a hOwuTy staircase leading TO the sunny throne Oh
Arion, at whose side will he standing TWO Nublans
with Orenta feather faUs IN the act OF cooling the
excitement of ArOn caused By the grand success OF
tho Arion masquerade ball. These are only "A lew
of the features OF the procession which VIII number
in It's ranks two thousand persons besides a
great number of horses, elephants, etc, etc, and
The different humorous surprises that viii occur AZ
various times throughout the evening.