The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-23
The New Orleans Carnival.

OF the wear. Before noon lteN al'p'U'u
on the streets with his following OF carni-
val masQucrs and tabeauX. Classic legends,
crocodile horrors, myths. and blood-curd-
ling themes from the dark ages OF TIE past.
were succeeded by the Jolly reign OF fun
and frolic, the whole winding up at night
with sober and discreet tablea'N OF The
Merry krewe of Comus, representing The
Great Religions OF the World.
During the day upwards OF seNenty-hve
floats moved in the procession. Al nlght
the theme Of Comus adds twenty more.
The present tableauX on wheels IN the day
time, under the glare OF the MONDAY sun,
is a far more difficult performance than mt
night. when lambeauX may conceal many
defect. that daylight does not hide; but
the spectacle presented under both con-
ditions on this occasion was beyond
criticism. The tableauX OF Rex were
preceded bv the fat beef ready Tor
slaughter. The OK was attended ny
grotesquc masks mounted and represent
ing the masters Of the reyelry; the
lord. high-cocks, musicians, and other adj
juncts TO mirth and enjoyment; then Rex
himself. the King OF Pleasure, appeared,
riding I'm n gorgeous chariot ana waited
upon by masks TO burlcsque the preten-
,ions Of chiyalry. in the wake OF the King
were floats representing all the pleasures
Of the year. including Christmas festiVilles'
country piC-ncS, seaside sports. huniihe'
the circus, fishing, field sports, water pas
times. horSc-racing. the pleasures OF The
table. drinking, gambling. music, dancing,
cards. Cupid and Venus, and finally bur
lesquc Of Mardi-GraS festivities ITSELF.
In the passing OF this variety Of subjects
81 vafU Id 90 {
easy and natural order. Description OF
the details +, impossible. II was success
sion OF tablcauN which mus! be seen 10 he
appreciated. Probably the best iloat IN Inc
twcnty-thrcc was that representing the
pleasure OF gaming, in which Il gigantic
llculi.tophcles lowered over the players
in the act Of reaching ont to Gluten them
i'm his graSp. There were over q hundred
grOtcsquc maSQucrs i'm the Rex section OF
the pageant The tableauN were all lc-
hcitOu>. and the parts admirably sustained
from thc beginning 10 the end. The spec
tators. who crowded every inch OF room
on the route OF the procession, were Kept
in laughter
TIE FUNNY FoEIY fellows.
The second section o. The pageant was
assigned to the Funny Forty Fellows, who
presented seventeen floats. The first OF
these WAS occupied by the boss OF the
party: then i'm succession followed SERIES
Of burlcsque, OF popular festivals ana an
niyor>arics. which harmonized very well
with the Rex series. The floats began
with Newly cars sccncS-calling early IA
the day. when the heart is buoyant and the
appetite msaiiatcd, and the last call, mid
niehi. drunk. at the station-houSc. Bur
lcsque, were very happily presented Of
the Battle of New Orleans. II. Valentines
Day and il, Effect on Old Bachelors and
Maids. Washineton's Birthday, the Fourth
u March, st. Patrick's Day, the First OF
April. Easter. MAY Day Fourth OF July.
Patriotism. Thanksgiving and Christina,
DAYS. one Of the best tableauN in the lot
was bmlcsquc Of Rex and the Mardi
GlaS. The tabcau Of Easter was a Great
egg with grown-up ROSTERS inside crow
ing TO De liberated.
ORDER OF MOONS.
The third section OF the procession was
a display by the order OF MOOnS-fiitcen
tableauX, and all comic. The objects treat
ed were Music Halls, STYLES, the Babies OF
our Block, EStheticlsm and the Happiness
OF the Biz Smilowcr. "The Merry. Merry
Maids and the Tar Il am Waiting, My
Darling, for Thoe," Cotton Speculation"
" The Sweet Bye-and-Bye,' DC. One float
i'm the series represented "Whoa, Emma,
q wooden horse which would do nothing
hut rear Another float elected roarS Of
laughter bv representing Music in the
Air" The music was four eats on the roof
hunted 10y men in night-gOwnS and caps.
- am Waiting for Thee" was NiSsuS with
a broom watching Tor her lord TO come
home drunk. "Thc Sweet Bye-and-Bye"
was sea OF forked flame and red devils
dancing i'm il in glcc over the prospect OF
catching the cvil-doer.
In he evening the thrOnged and illu-
minated streets formed a brilliant setting
for the closing event 81 the carnival pa
geant. Thi, was an illustration by the
Mystic Crew of COmus OF the WOrshippcrs
of the world, represented by twenty floats
full OF figures. some idea OF the ma@niii-
ccnce oi this spectacle may be formed
when il il remembered that the material
used included nearly all the symbols OF
religious faith from the rcmotc,t ages.
At the head OF the procession Comus
rode on % winged horse, followed by
lloat. representing the South American
SUM- or,hipper. The ASsyrian Temple of
/ Il
of Egypt. Moses Receiving the Tablets OF
The Law, Or>inc. the Nc,tal Virgins OF
Rome. the Greek Sacrifice OF lphigcnia.
the Worship Of Ashtcrorth OF the BabylO-
mans, the Car OF .lugccrnaut. American
Fetish Worship. Chinese Temple, New
Zealand Cannibal,, the Grand Llama Of
/ Thibet, Mormon Marriage. Peruvian
Temple. M0slem Paradise and Hours, the
d - IA Ia. f1,l snt.
GENERAL HANCOCK.
Among the distinguished arrivals OF The
dav was General Hancock, who came by
the river from Friar's Head, where his son
has q plantation. II was Louisiana which
gave General Hancock his boom for the
presidency at the Cincinnati Convention.
and il was here in New Orleans that he
earned the claim to distinction a. a states
man by his celebrated order asserting the
rights OF the States when they were under
military rule. In no part OF the country
il General Hancock more popular than
In this State. ON his arrival he was
made the subject of the most dlstn-
guished consideration socially. 1t hap
pened also that Il meeting Of the South
crn press was held to-day in the SGactum
OF the Times Democrat, on the invitation
Of Mr.. L. \. Burke, the editor Of that jour
nal. Among the pr0prietors OF leading
southern newspapers in this conference
was Colonel EStell. OF the Savannah Ac'cS.
Mr.. IuestOn. agent OF the New York A.
sOciated Press, was also present, and q
number OF proprietorS OF newspapers on
the Mississippi Valley as well rs from other
parts oil the South. The conference wa,
purely on business relating 10 the supply
OF news through the New York and Other
agencies. Mr.. Burke invited all the press
representatives TO breakfast with him II