Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27

here represented was not one oil tnes'
contests h viewer, but the merry
pranks of tn fairy queen seated III
chariot made of single pea-pou an''
| drawn by butterflies Dancing III
circle around her are Cobweb, hose-
blossom and the other fairies, flowers
spring M beneath thier feet.
TUE FIRST INVASION or IRELAND
by the Normans In A. ID. no, the be
ginning of the contest which iinaliy
overwhelmed that country ana maue
IL subject TO England. An Irish citadel
is In the act of being stormed. a party
OF the besieged garrison are hurIihg
down stones upon the invaders, whion
the latter by means of their battering
ram, are forcing the gates
THE LAST COUNCIL or WAR
of the great Irish chiefs summoned
by James +. n few days before the fatal
battle of the Boyne. me counci Is
being held under the shadow an um-
brapeous oak. At the head of the Ia
BILE King James is sitting ana asounu
him are the leading noblemen OF ire
land deciding upon the plan OF tiet
fatal battle which shipwrecked the
hope of the Irish people ana mace
them subject again to English rule
The procession was one OF the haho,
soonest ever seen in New Orleans ana
the tableaux were all, without eXcep'
ton good, the best being Queen MAD
the marriage of King O'Briens
daughter and the court of King Mile
sius. The procession alone is said TO
have cost the large sum of S2S, 900,
1t was quite half past nine o'clock
before the Mys,ick krewe had com
pleted their line of march and reached
the French opera house. That had
been converted temporarily into bali
room for them. The entire paiquette
had been planked over and carpeted,
making a dancing hall 2OOxl5O feet.
Here, several tableauX were given
in the presence Of large audience of
from 6,0j0 TO 5000 invited guests
After these, the ladies and gentlemen
descended TO the floor and dancing
began.
THE BALLS.
Tonight has been devoted mainly
to the balls. 1t is almost impossible
to keep count of them, there are so
There is not u hall or build
ing of any kind in the city that can
be used rs ball room but has been
called into service tonight. There are
balls at the French opera house Co
mus, the Washington artillery hall
Rex, Academy of Music, Masonic
hall, Odd Fellows hall and other
places too numerous to mention.
THE QUEEN OF THE CARNIVAL
was Miss Annie Howard, daughter of
Charles L. Howard, the lottery king,
y it'll six maids of honor, all promi-
lent society young ladies,
In one of the boxes at the opera
house last night and again tonight
VAS
r oUARrETTE OF YOUNG LADIES
If Distinguished parentage being the
daughters of Jefferson Davis, Robert
+. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Gen.
ID. ii, Hill, all of the CoDfederacy.
THE CASUALTIES AND ACCIDENTS
If the day were two children run
'ver a man, one of the mask ers, fatal |
y shot, and several women and chill |
Iren injured in difficulty that occur
ed on the corner of Rampant and /
FAY on road, during the passage of the
A very good showing
'hen the crowds and excitement on
he streets are taken into considera-
ion.
The weather was superb aud beauti-
al for the festivities of the day, and
OF less than 100000 persons, includ-
~ residents and visitors, witnessed
he procession. Altogether. it was
he Of the most brilliant celebrations
Mardi Gras in the history of the
resent CITY.