Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-17
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Detail Of The Programme Prepared
by the Monumental City for the Mardi
Gras and Carnival in October-The
success of Baltimors's big celebration
last year exhuberated her citizens,
and in mastering all its manifold de.
tails SO perfectly, gained an expert
ence which this year will be turned
to the best possible account. The
Oriole celebration this coming Octo-
ber will be an immense thing. Fundr
ample to meet every requirement
having been freely subscribed and
placed at the disposal of those having
the affair in charge. In most respects
the order of things will be entirely
different from last year, and in the
way of gorgeous and novel features
there will be no comparison between
the two celebrations. For years the
desire has been intense to witness a
genuine Mardi Gras parade without
being forced to go upon journey of
thousands of miles. The fame Of New
Orleans. Memphis and Mobile as the
centres of Mardi Gras and Carnival
festivities has spread throughout the
entire country, and when it is prom
ised that Baltimore shall equal if not
indeed surpass the greatest efforts
of any of the cities named it means
much. Contracts have already been
lot for the mystic pageant, the sub
ject illustrated in an extensive series
of tableaux to remain a dead secret
until the night of the Mardi Gras.
Mr.. De Leon, the gentlemen who has
designed and perfected the mystic
features, has had ample experience,
having been at the head of similar
undertakings in New Orleans and
Mobile. Baltimore pays him $4,000
for this special feature, but this repre-
sents by no INT ans the whole of the
pageant. AS much, if not more, will
beexpeDded in other series of tableaux,
some of them designed and prepared
by the different societies of the city,
and others gotten up under the imme-
diate direction of the general COM
mittee. An entirely new departure
in this sort Of parade will be the use
of platform cars upon which The tab
eaux will be constructed and which
will be run over the street car tracks.
1t is estimated that the pageant will
reach length of three miles, and
under electric, calcium and other
brilliant lights, will present scene to
be witnessed but once in lifetime.
The Mardi Grss will, however, be but
one of the great events Of the three
days festivities. On Monday. the 10th,
the new water works are to be form
ally opened with beautiful display
by fountains and all that sort of thing.
In the afternoon the grand daylight
parade is 10 occur and will without
doubt eclipse the big parade day of
last year, aud to do that it will in
deed he great. In addition to the
military of Baltimore and adjacent
cities, it is expected that several Of
the military organizations en- route to
Yorktown will stop o~ernad partici-
pate. Aside from the soldier boys,
there will be grand display by Fire
Departments, Masonics, Odd Fellows
knights Of Pythias, and other organ
izations. At night, the glorious
Oratorio with its almost countless
voices. Tuesday morning is set apart
for the reception of the French yisi-
tors, and among them, the immediate
defendants Of Lafayette, De Barras,
De G osse, De Rochambeaux, and
other areat Frenchmen who played
SO grand part as the allies of Wash
ington during the revolution. With
them will come many OF the most dis
tinguished men of the French repub-
lie statesmen, generals and naval
officers. Two French men. .of-war,
fully manned, are now on the sea
bound for the Chesapeake, and Balti-
mores welcome to her illustrious
guests will be memorable one. We'd
nesday will witness new honors to the
French, and general series OF recep-
tions to all visitors throughout the
city. At night comes the glorious
Carnival with all its merry feat
ures, its eccentric costuming and bril-
liant details. 1t will be a happy
wind-up to the three days pleasures,
and if all comers do not have the
jolliest time of their lives none will
be blamed for it but themselves.
The B. & o., with its accustomed en-