The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-24
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Carnival at New Orleans.

Court now gathering at New Or
leans.
The managers Of the Mardi Ora
festivities there intend to make TIL
display this year eclipse in gran
deur and magnificence anythln!
hitherto seen on this Continent, ant
to this end have arranged pro
gramme of novelties which attrac
to the Crescent City thousand!
from all parts Of our common coun
try.
The first of the street pageant
will take place on February 22nd
when the Boston Lancers ant
| Charleston Cadets, two celebrated
companies from Massachusetts, viii
be received rs guests by the Vcte
ran Continental Guards. This il
the first visit Of citizen soldicr'
from the North to New Orleans, anC
is paid at the invitation Of the Con
tinentals, who were the guests o
the Lancers on their late visit t.
Boston. The Lanccrs are repre-
sentative men Of Boston, and as citl
zcns will be warmly welcomed by
the people Of Louisiana, Mississlp
pi, and Tennessee, who have no
forgotten their open handed gener-
osity during the dark days Of the
pestilence of 1878.
The Lanccrs uniformed in scarlet
blue and gold, armed with glitterine
pennant, decked lauces, and super
bly, mounted, will add not a little t
the gorgeousncss Of the display, anC
their appearance will be in entire
keeping with the magniticence O.
Rex and His Court, whose specia
escort they will be on the day OF his
maiesty's arrival in the city.
The regular United States troops
stationed at the barracks, will also
take part in the display, and witt
their regulation blue uniform, busi
ness-likc step, and martial, bronzee
and veteran faces make an eXccilen'
foil to their more gaily-attireC
citizen comrades, tie whole making
such a picture rs has seldom bcel
seen on this continent.
Next in order will be the illumi
na,inG night street pageant of IN
Knights of Momus on Thursday
evening, February 24th, which vii
be carried out with all the gor-
geousness of detail for which this
organization is famous, and which
is only cqualed by their Mystic
Brethren Of the "krew."
On Sunday, February 9th, thS
whole division Of State National
Guards of Louisiana will parade to
receive the list Regiment Of New
York State National Guards, who
will arrive on a special train OF
sIccpcrs accompanied by their IA
nous band of forty pieces and full
drum corps The train Will be
gaily decorated and will have at
tachcd an open car arranged for the
band and another bearing q twelve
pounder served by special dctach-
mcnt of artillery, the intention be
inc to salute with cannon and mus
ic the different towns zen route
The next day, Monday, February
2Sth, will be the reception of his
majesty Rex, the guard to be de
tailed flom the Louisiana State
troops.
Tuesday, March lst, (Mardi
Gras, magnificent imperial day
pageant of his majesty Rex, ''the
king Of the Carnival" escorted by
the kings Own "Phorty Funny
PheIlows" and kindred organiza-
tions, and guarded by the homc and
visiting military.
On Tuesday evening the grand
feature of the Carnival, the gor
eeous Illuminated street pageant Of
the world renowned Mystic krcw
of Comus" COMPLETES the series, and
is fitting finale to those that have
gone before.
1t Is q night. and from the re
motest environs of the gay city,
from every square and street and
bv-way come the eXpectant popu-
lace-old age and childhood hand
in hand, the rich, the poor, all con
ditions of life crowd merrily with
laugh and shout towards the centre
of the city, the usual focus of dis,
play. Crowds of maskers dressed
in every conceivable costume IN
der the sun elbow their way with
many Jest and joke, through the
laughing throng. All is merriment
and gayety, and from every side
sounds the laugh of old age, man
hood in its prime, gay maidens N
their teens" youth in all ages and
infancy in its nurses arms. The
streets are packed-from every want
age point adventurous youth sits
triumphant; every window door and
gallery is filled with bright and
happy groups, all eyes turned eX
pectant to the looked-for point
where the heavens will indicate the
approaching pageant-for be il
known, all are ignorant Of the eX-
act direction or point at which the
Mystic krew will appear. Sudden
" the heavens are aglow, and from
ten thousand throats comes the
cry, They come! they come! ano
the vast crowd, up to this time g
moving uncertain throng, resolves
itself into an audience, eXpectant
decorous and appreciative.
The lights grow brighter, all is
expectancy, a hush falls upon the
waiting crowd, and then, with 8
burst of applause from the assem-
bled thousands the long-looked
for spectacle, with strains OF ex-
ouisite music and crash of marital
drums, breaks upon the aulnlrlhs
throng, coming from no one knows
where, and disappearing as mys-
teriously as they appear. To Tho
locker con, the scene is weird an(
wonderful and will remain i'm
pressed upon the mind of the be
holder as something to be marked
by milestone on the road of life
At last all is past; the crowd dis
solves, and each individual seeks
the after-pleasures incident accord
ing to his disposition. 1'h'
Mystic Krew ball, the Kings Own
the Opera-house, the academy o
Music, the st. Charles ball, anC
dozen Others claim the attention
of the stranger and the lover of TIL
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