Smyrna times., 1881-03-09
For thc smyrna Tine.
The New Orleans Carnival.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March /. 1881.
IN spite OF th" Monroe doctrine. New
Orleahs VIII insist on having King, IN the
queen CITY OF tho South AS she is wont IN
call herself, but his Royal H,ghness Rex.
IS only KING during the chIrt ssason ot
Maril Gras. Though his reign is of shor1
duration, perhaps for that very reason h,.
Is always given II gorgeous receutien. Tna
approach of his feet was heral.ied Inv rho
ooomlng OF cannon and al his lan,I ling q.
SPlehdld equlpHgr and military escor,
awaited him and his attendants Tho j.,
ha6ltAnts to the Crescent CITY turned on,
en- "'dSse along the line o: march from
lanai street levee TO the City Hall, whore
.n~ CEREMONIES OF delivering ts him the
Keys OF the city took place. This ALWAYS
'aEeS place the day before the grand carni
VAL ana AS compared with the following
city. J" we
say quiet, do not mean that II an,Jv
TO those who Lave sought n r.,,,ye i, Ffy r..
over crowded hotels and ho.r,i,n., -,
from every State in the Union. and ov.r,,,,,
them until steamboats, to the numL.r ,,f
man uozen have set up the hotel LuSin...
20 GccSmm"dats the grand multi,uIe
"Pe"Nlhg OF States being represented. Del.
A"Sre was mere In the person OF three mn
'"O rom Smyrna and one from Cand.D
lhS representation hsing all SO far as
Know, hut 1t II were possible fur oil H.,
'"ty 50" which from its abundance couId
not "~ taken in, cnuld pass over IN ,h'I.1
az nome, 1t would he satislyinv ,,or,;rs,
Mardl GraS, your readers will saw yvh.,;
what does II mean? IL is n Fr.no,
"oFG slgnIiying q day given from bn.;no.a
pressure. The custom comes down Ir,,,,,
:ne oiu rench regime, but has heeh yrs,,,Iv
proved upon aud dignif+,l by ~
Ss,I"s society, composed Sf men of wal h
ety' "n" spare no expense, but semi
tnH "EThtS 10 Europe annually to look
"eSlgns IN masques and tbs
,na,e na"ie ~ ,:.'. ouJects of histSry to Illus.
or cars drawn through the str.e,s ,t u
orleans, on Carnival day: smell -. ,L
HythS oil Northland, The Rnyal Sorcsra""
6nS ~, OF Scandinavia, The kim of 80
O'Aek Isles, Slnbad the Sailor's th;rJ -.
"ee' lnT SwSrds Of the Branstock a,'.,
o'nrr SUBJECTS enough in number To NIL
"SeSSi"h few miles long intersnarso.I
WIN bands of music and such othar sk;s
as "S Always accompany pEocessions Sc
"hcs' costumes We're purchased h., |
snSlr agent in Paris at great cost. hauiy "y
oeen connscated from the commnn. - ,"
'1e VI Napoleon the Ill,
- Sna'' not attemp any further As.o.;.
!" TINS orlet communication or,,'f, |
sot 40 1t justice if SHOULD ,rv hn, eou.i i
nS'Sn ls oy saying that this festival il = s0,' WI
" revenue to the city, having becon'"
age Of 80 years. '"eu with the
Two "'her southern cities, M.mDh;v an,
Mobile h"ld an annual carnival III ~" nn anu anu
'as 'n.;S Iay-the TIVE days prrceeJ,n" ~, ,hr
ot!sn at Lent, and Mubile cla;mss tn, .nr
r OF age ON this matter. pre-
\, o military companies are hare t..
- % iork' and two from Boston I'm, ,hn
aI.Sr a''," came in time to parlicipa,s I; ,n ,n~
'te.eorsIion n OF Washington's Lir,hdn, 'nr
~, ~. with ether companies comins - :"
.,'sl'ihg objects of interest to ,onI'., :" anu
'ny TO day, the city has had siaS, 'Ss -, rom
,"T strain OF excitement and ,J':n IN
'sse.lng, aud ] have heard IL rIn'n"is
hSt ne other city could stand !, ,.;.s
m ahating interest. ~ "ihout
ne aAy OF hospitality gives avav az.
no1H!he 10 the day of departure. ~, snl~
'nd steamboats, are crowded for al m"I ears
tnns, carrying pleasant memor;a. usrec'
ms isnd OF sunshine and aowsrs Mo'a
rsauy ars;y the peach blossom has rescb.S Inere
rI..on ',s and the mantle of nat,,rs" per
laif out of the loom. 1rcs green ia
j. s.