Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-22
THE CARNIVAL
At New Orleans Initiated Under Delight
ful Auspices-Beautifa Weather
"A Large Crowd Present.
The Pageant of the ''PassiOns" in a
Series of Tableaux of Surprising
Artistic Excellence.
The Lee Monument TO be Unveiled To
Day by One of the Generals
Daughters.

opeciai 10 the Appedi.l
New 0RLEANs, February 2l.-The holi-
days opened to-day most auspiciously.
The weather was as near perfect as it well
could be. The cold wave which has been
somewhat unpleasant here for several
days past softened down and left it COM
Portable and delightful, neither too warm
nor too cold. The crowds on the streets
were very large, although so far,even with
to-day's arrivals, New Orleans has
not received as many visitors for
the Carnival as the previous years.
The Accommodation Bureau, conducted
under the auspicies of the Carnival So
ciety, has come to the rescue OF visitors
and is doing good work for all A book is
opened, in which families having an extra
room or so to let, can register that fact,
with their prices, etc. By applying here,
therefore, visitors can pick out, from any
number OF places, exactly the kind OF room
they want, in any portion of the city and
at any price. Agents have also been ap-
pointed at all the more important cities
and railroad centers.
The Ohio floods seem TO have scared
away many people who intended coming
here, but who fear an overflow or that
they will find themselves prisoners after
their arrival and unable to return home.
1t is not to be wondered at, perhaps, that
Cincinnati should feel less interest in the
carnival this year than in previous sea
sons. Nor do the other river towns send
as large delegations as in past years. On
the other hand, the East and South are out
in force. Hundreds of families who have
| been alternating in Florida take advan.
| tage of the new railroad connections be.
tween this city and Florida and come
here, and will spend two or three weeks
during the holidays before returning
home. Chicago is very well represented
both in city officials, sporting men anC
others, and every portion OF the Soutl
sends many visitors. Those already here
however, are only the advance guard o
the grand army coming, as a majority o
the visitors wait for the great day of tn
Carnival, Mardi Gras, not caring to com,
here tor the preliminaries. Tonight
THE KNIGHTS OF MOMUs,
one of the best-known of the local mysti
societies, opened the Carnival with pro
cession, followed by tableaux and bal
at the operahouse. 'The Knights" belon
to one of the leading social clubs of tn
city, and have given some eight yer
handsome displays, all pronounced sue
cesses. The streets along the line G
march were crowded with people, as wer
also the galleries. There were some yer
handsome illuminations on Canal stree
the COrso OF the New Orleans Carnival, i
lamps of various hues and colors, but tn
best thing in this line was the electri
hts. Double rows of these ran dow
the center of the street, or neutral ground
while several of the clubs had clusters @
/ them, like lunches of grapes, hanging i
r front and shedding their radiance a
l around. The usual mystery had been pre-
/ served about the starting point, and n
] one knew whence it would appear until
r glare, like a large confagration or a
t aurora boTealis, warned all that the pr,
e eession was coming from one of the col
/, ton-presses back of town. There was tn
D usual pushing and scrambling for iron
] places, and the knights of Momus brok
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