The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-02-04
Ths Carnival a. NeN Orleans

Tie rainy season. which has caus-
ID great siagnation of business
throughout the entire South, seems in
10 way to have dampcned the ardor
{ His Majesty, Rex. or the exalted
siiicrrs Of his Carnival Court now
altering al New ORLEANS.
The managers of tic Maidi Gras
->tiviiics there intend 10 make the
>play this year eclipse in grandeur
,ud niagniiireace anything hitherto
seen on this Continent, and to this end
have arranged programme OF novel
les which will attract to the Crescent
, City thousands from all parts of our
common country.
I The fist Of he street rageanis will
take place on February 22nd. when the
I BOSTON Lanccrs and Charlestown Ca
/ diets. Two celebrated companies from
/ Massaclus It's, will be received as
guests hy the Veteran Continental
( Guards. This is the first visit of citi-
zen soldicry from Tire North to New
Z Orleans. aud Is paid at he invitation
uf the Conlinentals, who were the
guests IF the Lanccrs on their late visit
10 Boston. The Lancer. are reprcsen-
tative men Of Boston. and as citizens
will he warmly welcomed by the peo-
! pie OF Louisiana, Mississippi and Ten
nessee, who have not forgotten their
/ opcn-handcd generosity during the
dark days of the pestilenc0 Of 1878.
/ The l.ancers uniformed in scarlet,
blue aad gold, armed with glittering
pcnnant, decked lances, and superbly
mounted. will add not a little to the
gorgeousness of the display, and their
appearance will be in entire keeping
with the magniacence Of Rex and his
I Court. hose special escort they will
4 lie on the day Of his majesty's arrival
/ in the city.
The regular United States troops,
stationed at the barracks, will also
take part in the display, and with
their regulation blue uniform, bust
ness like step, and martial, bronzed
and veteran face make an excellent
foil to their more gaily-attircd citizen
comrade the whole making such a
picture as has seldom been seen on this
continent.
Next in order will be the illuminated
night street pageant of tho Knights of
/ Menus on Thursday evening, Febru-
ary 2Ith, which will be crrried out
with all the gorgeousness Of detail for
which this organization is famous, and
which is only equaled by their Mystic
Brethren of the ''Krew."
On Sunday, February 9th, the whole
division of State National Guards of
Louisiana will parade to receive the
Seyenty-First Regiment of New York
State National Guards, who will ar
rive on a special train of sleepers, &C
companied by their famous band of
forty pieces and full "drum corps"
The train will be gaily decorated and
will have. attached an open car ar
ranged foNthe band and another bear
ing a twolSe-peander served by a
special detachment of artillery the i'll
tention being to salute with cannon
and music the different towns zen
route"
The next day, Monday, February
2Sih, will be the reception Of his ma
iesty Rex, the guard TO be detailed
from the Louisiana State troops.
TUESDAY, March LIST (Mardi Gras1,
magnificent imperial day pageant of
his majesty. Rex, "the KING of The Car
nival," escorted by the "King's own"
f"Phorty Funny Phellows." and kind
red organizations, and guarded by the
home and visiting military.
On Tuesday evening the grand iea-
ture of the Carnival, the gorgeous
illuminated street pageant of the
world renowned "Mistick Krew Of
Comus' completes the series. and Is 2
fitting finale 10 those that have gone
before
1t is night, and from the rcmotest
cnvirous of the gay city, from every
square and street and by-way come thr
expectsnt populace-old age and child
hood hand in hand, the rich, the poor.
all conditions of life crowd merrily
with laugh and shout towards the cen
ire of the city. the usual focus of dis
play. Crowds of makers dressed in
every conceivable costume under tho
sun elbow thei5 way. with many jest
] and Joke. Though the laughing thronG
All is mcrrimcnt and gaicty, and from
every side sounds the laugh Of old age
manhood in lis prime, gay maidens in
their teens, youth in all ages, and in
fancy in its nurses arms. The streets
are packed--from every vantage point
adventurous youth sits triumphant :
every window. door and gallery is
! filled with bright and happy groups.
ell eyes turned expertant to the look
editor point where the heavens will in
dictate the approaching paSeant-fnr he
it known, all are ignorant Of the exact
direction or point at which the Mystic
Krew will appear. Suddenly the hea-
vcns are agiow. aud from ten thousand
threats come the cry, "They come
they GOMEZ" and the vast crowd, M
TO this time moving uncertain
throng. resolves itself into an audience,
expeciant, decorous and approciaiivc.
The lights grow brighter, all is ex-
pectancy. hush falls upon the wait
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