Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-09-02

vessels lischarging the Japanese day
fireworks. During tho Sesqui.Cen-
tennial the water parade was cousid-
cred one of the finest displays of the
week, but this year it will be far more
brilliant. Upon arrival OF Lord Bal
timore and party they will be seated
in carriages and driven to place in
line. The entire party will be closely
masked and attired in the magnificent
royal costumes of the centuries ago.
The guard of honor, mounted caval-
cade, and in fact the division entire
will form a most brilliant spectacle,
as all will be in exceedingly rich and
costly costumes.
The fourth division will embrace
the departments of the municipality,
Fire, Police, etc., and make q very
fine and effective showing. The fifth
division will be the floats and tableau
cars representative of the progress
Baltimore has made in manufactures
and trade. 1t will be a strikingly
interesting parade, as nowhere have
displays of this character ever been
made to equal those of Baltimore.
This year the leading houses are
striving to the utmost to excel each
other, and the cars now under way
are rot only numerous but Of most
remarkably complete and attractive
proportions. 1t will be no mere show
of adve, tising vans, but representa-
tions Of manufacturing interests really
a study in every detail. The decora-
tious throughout the city will te upon
a scale of variety and splendor never
before attempted even in the Monu-
mental City. The citizens recognize
that last years celebration was not
what it should have been, and are de-
termined that this year the fullest and
most complete amends shall be made,
No money If being spared to secure
auch end, and the great railway cor
porations have subscribed munifcent.
ly to tae fund, and manufacturers,
merchants and others are responding
most handsomely. There can be 10
question of the Oriole Festival Of
1882 being the most remarkable event
of the character known in this coun-
try, In no one respect will this be
verified than as to the night pagesnt,
Thursday, the l4th. 1t will be m.
paralleled as to the presence AMI PAR
ticipation of the Mystic Socie les d
the South and West, and The tebieau
cars Of Rex and the Carnival Court,
Knights of Momus, Mistick Krews,
knights of Proteus, of New Orleans,
Yelled Prophets, of st. Louis, Cow
belljons, Infant Mystics, Myths and
Strikers, of Mobile, and Knights of
Momus, of Galveston, will be perfect
marvels of imp rosing construction, ex-
quisite effects and dazzling brliancy.
The membership and movements of
these organizations are shrouded in
the deepest mystery, and not even the
Order of the Oriole can or will have
knowledge of them. What they have
accomplished in glorious pageants has
made their respective cities famed the
world over. and the congress of all at
Baltimore this month will of itself be
worthy a weeks journey to witness.
1t will be an event of lifetime, as
no one can tell if such gathering
will ever again be known. That the
Baltimore Order will permit its own
pageant to suffer by comparison with
those Of the famed organizations Of
the South and West no one at all ao.
quainted with the liberaliIy and en-
terprise of the city can for moment
think probable. The pageant OF
Thursday night, the 18th, will beyond
all probability Of comparison, prove
the most gorgeous and dazzling spec
tacle ever witnessed in this or any
other country. Tais is saying much,
but every word of it will be establish
ed as absolute truth. In number OF
floats, in massive build, in brilliant
effects and great beauty, the Balti-
mere Oriole Pageant will excel any
thing of the kind ever before attempt
ed in any city.
That it may be seen and appreciated
and that Baltimores traditional hos
pitality may be enjoyed to the ut.
most, the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road makes the exceedingly low rate
OF half fare from all over the enor-
nous section Of country its great sys-
EN- ramifes. From all points, all
stations On its main line, all divisions