Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-05
THE CARNIVAL IN NEW Or
LEANS.

sPIendors Of the Mystic PFoeessaon
ILLUSTRATION OF the ARABIAN
Nfxhts- xagnfaeeaG Tab1eaux -
Humors and Extravaganees Of
the seene-The Spectacle al Night
-MTths Of the EorrhIand. Etc.
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June weather, clear atmosphere and
bright sunshine crowned the carnival Of
New Orleans to-day, while brilliant nluni-
nations, CAV theatres. ball Mosques and pro-
cession Of the Mystic krewe OF Comns
added hnal touches TO the AArdi 6ras rev
elry AZ night. L Is well known how exeep-
tional for brIlharey Of effect the New Or
leans carnival has become. The reason Is
because the celebration always embodies
an idea. Heretofore The poetic&l creations
! OF Homer, Shakespeare, Miltons Moore and
others have been presented, as well as Oar
wins Theory, Audu5on's Birds OF America,
Mythology OF me Aneents' LEGENDS
Of the Conquest Of Mexico. etc. This year
We have had already the Nibelungen Led.
To day the Arabian Nights Entertainments
we're illustrated. The Wondrous tales OF the
East we're magni6cently realized in twenty
one tableaux on floats. drawn slowly through
crowded streets by richly decorated horses,
the King of the Carnival, Rex himself, st
the head OF the show. a new order called
The Moons, appeared for the first
time. with burlesoues Of other asso-
Citations and local hits Finally the
Association OF Forty Funny Fellows
paid their respects TO the frfvolldes Of the
FAIR sex. The Moons and the Forttes had
together thirty tsbleaux, making over fifty
in all. A hundred and fifty different char
scters were represented by the Rex Ass0-
citation, including beautiful princesses, hide
Il Il -
maDcers, and, indeed, nearly all the chief
creations Of those unspproschable stories Of
Qaeeu ScheheeZsrde, fnven ted to avert the
wicked purpose OF her spouse 70 cut OF her
head and take another wife.
In delightful succession were tableanx
representing sinbzd and his comrades put
tng out the eyes of the Black Giant; break
ing the Roc's Egg; the fair Zoebide In the
palace Of the city whose Inhabitants had
been turned to stone; the Queen and the
young King Beder; the Queen OF the Black
Islands lsYtshing endearments on the hid
eous BlsCkamoor; ladies OF Bagdad enter
tanning the Caliph; the Sultan insug1rating
8 grnning ape as his Grand FizieF; Load
stone mountain and its dome and pillars OF
brass; Prince Zeyn applying to the Genius
OF Egypt for the Ninth Statue; the eight
Diamond Statues, and the ninth, which was
= peerless virgin; the Forty Thieves; Bahia
Abdzlla and his camels; the Enchanted
Horse; Aladdin and the SubteTraneGn Gar
deD; Abou HassAn sTaking 70 find himself
Caliph Of Bagdsd; Prince Ahmed and the
four lions; the Hunchback and the Fish
bone; the Envious men and the Fairies, etc.
For all these tablesux pspier mache trim
mings were made In the most artistic fash
ion. Some OF the scenes, like the garden
which Aladdin found through the wonder
ful lamp, were most msgnihcsutlY done.
PalmettOes and tropical plants, bearing gilt
tering jewels, were amazing for artistic
excellence. The diamond statues were as
brilliant as real jewels. All the costumes
we're Of rich stuffs and true In detail TO the
habits Of the East. Persian aud Turkish
arms and bright colors combined In haTmo-
nicus design to rank the spectacle with any
OF the psgesnts which had preceded il here
tofore on q similar occasion.
The display Of the Moons WAS q burlesque
Of the Arabian Nights, etc. They carried
full moon and crescent transpsrencies Gee
Of these indicated that there would be many
full moons IN New Orleans after the parade.
They had tsoleau OF "WTecks" (pun on
Rex, showing a good company Of Kings
who had gone where the Woodbine twineth,
and Of seedy topers with straWs in their
mOuths 4 taolezu Of uLkempt negroes,
and great comb, with the legend, Comb
U.s." dill duty ss bUrlesque on Comus,
ard one also On Menus was represented by
woman sweeping aud raising More
Auss." Then there vas musical family OF
great Toueats and Chicken Cocks, Society
Bellies At the Ball, and At Home Next Day
ia the Wash Tub, and q great variety Of
local buEiesques on municipal departments,
police, taxation. etc.
The Forty Funny Fellows had fifteen
elaborate tsbleauT, al about women. A
representation Of DR.. Mary Walker was
placed 81 the head OF the column, mounted
msn-fzshion; then came full brass band
led By N imposing female drum ms jor. al
the musicians had hair q Ia Pompadour,
skeweTed by great brass pins. The modern
Eve was represented accepting s sutton
with money and rejecting q poor devil, who
blows out his brains. The modern Rebecca
al the well Of church fairs, dealing out lem
onade; tableaux showing why men do no:
maTy-because Of the Saratoga trunks, the
summer trips and the cost Of fine feathers.
Then there was an exposition OF lodge mys
teries-truant husbands toying with ballet
dancers, when they were supposed by wives
70 be at the lodge; female crusaders break
! Ing up dram shop; female sufragists Eot-
ing for handsome Charlie, and female ath
letes.
a capital burlesque was given OF Bern
| haTdt and her three gTaces-sculp ture paint
| ing and acting. She stood twelve feet high,
| dressed il her own peculiar style. The tab
| leaux concluded VITA man and his wife
| on q see-sav, the devil as umpire between
/ them, holding up the brooches TO be award
| ed TO the victor. Following the burlesques
were tableaux making very creditable dis
| play Of Southern industries. Il is estimated
! that the tebleaux cost fully $50, 600.
Many mAskers followed the vehicles on
| foot, and as the procession moved through
| the streets sugar plums were rained on the
| spectators. The city was In its gayest mood,
and enjoyed the frolic without crowding,
| disorder or accident. Many thousands OF
visitors we're present from all parts Of the
4 Union, and to night the carnival balls are
| crowded with the elite Of the city and of the
| visitors.
| However the days pageant may have
| impressed the spectators from abroad, the
way In which the theme of the Mystic
| Krewe OF Comus was presented at night far
| transcribed the most sanguine expecta-
ton. The subject was the Myths Of the
| Northland, the Story OF Sigurd, the Vol
sung, and the Fall Of the Nibelupgs. 1t
/ was e story told us In nineteen tableaux,
| bringing into reality the legendary lore Of
| Scandinavia, the gods whom the Vikings
worsbiped, the heroes and warriors, the war
maidens and the spirits Of the elf kind.
The KreTe OF Comus is composed of some
Of the most highly intelligent and cultivated
men Of New Orleans. In their carnival
| illustrations they seek always to instruct.
Each year it would seem that nothing IN the
future could surpsss what was last realized,
but every successive display echpses it's
predecessor. In giving form to Myths Of
the Northland, the fire OF a Southern I'M
aginstion Is combined with the weird poesy
Of the Ni0elungen Lied. All the tableaux
were crowded with characters which bristle
from every page Of Scandinavian legends.
Comus himself appeared seated on a
gorgeous peacock, whose brilliant colors
were admirably brought out by the
torchlights. The settings Of sIl the
tableaux which followed were ia papier-
msche-representat of Ice and snow.
Lights were arranged TO shed aurora
boreaiian rays on the surroundings, and the
procession moved In a food Of effulgent
ligh. Among the leading tshlaanY we're