Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-01

Our neighbors in San francisco made
complete fzzle Of their Mardi Gras cele-
bration in 1883, and the celebration the
other day, though, of course, an improve
ment. is written down as still a failure.
As compared with the New Orleans or
Paris Mardi Gras it was certainly a very
stiff. awkward, shabby affair.
II we really want to do the Mardi
Gras justice, says the San Francisco Ex-
change. we should import a few dozen
understandable and female-of the
carnival art, some people to lead
the procession aud sound the proper
KEY. OF course the Partisan pro.
fessor would have to be kept in check.
We are more modest about our vices
here than those gay citizens Of Paris,
and what simply amuses them would
shock our chaste sensibilities. The ladies
kick too high for our sense OF propriety,
and the association of nudity and carni-
val is too close for our moral ethics. The
Parisians may be improving in this re-
spect, but some fourteen years ago the
perfect lady who held the conventionali-
ties in the greatest disdain was the pet
of the masquerade.
1t is amusing to think what the sensa-
ton of the spectators who held the front
seats at the Pavilion would be last even
ing if they witnessed a little incident
that once occurred at a Partisan carnival,
and one in which the good people OF the
French capital saw no improperly. The
floor was thronged with maskers. The
huge mirrors that lined the room reflect
ed the mass of color, and gave it the ap.
pearance of interminable dimensions.
Presently two girls, in long Quaker
robes, appeared On the floor. Their SON.
bre costumes were in curious contrast to
the rainbow. colored figures about them.
1t seemed as if a brace OF modest
little doves had lost their way
to the Westinghouse, and uncon-
sciously wandered into the ballroom.
But when the can-can began, and the
long lines Of dancers advanced and re-
treated, the Quaker impress was quickly
removed from those noticeable visitors.
They were on the end Of the line, and as
their feet moved to the music it became
apparent that the French hula-hula was
familiar to them. Quick as a flash they
threw open their long dominoes in front,
and as the lady dexterously removed the
hat of her vis-a-vis with the toe of her
boot, the startling fact became apparent
that, with the solitary exception OF the
loose domino, she was in the same condi-
ton as Mother Eve when Adam first
made her acquaintance in Eden. So was
her companion, and in addition to their
nudity, it was discovered that they were
by many inches the highest kickers in
the ballroom. But the audience laughed,
and they thought nothing very odd in
the spectacle.
This is the sort of thing we should
have to guard against in u education
to the carnival standard under Partisan
tuition. The committee on inspection
wonld have to draw the line somewhere,
though a perfect nude is never as indie
cent as a partially nude figure. In re-
fiecting on this carnival incident we won
der what the v~irtuous morning papers
would have said about last evenings ball
had this brace of Quaker girls led off in
the first quadrille and given our staid
citizens an idea of the license of the
carnival. We suppose the fair dancers
would nov be languishing in the city
prison. But the extravaganza delight Of
the bald heads in the front seats would
be something to ponder on.