St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-27
THE CARNIVAL OF NATIONS
Exposition Rink u Crown Of
Glory and a Bower Of
Beauty.
Grand Opening of the Great CARNIVAL
With Cavalcades of Brightness, the
Picturesque and Fanciful.
Opening Address Of Gov. Ramsey and Other
Ceremonies BETTING the
Auspicious Night.

<Ns S'I" ~ NiOSh last ulSub. HAdudSGi 1OChC,
of the Carnival of Nations historical mytho-
logical and spectacular pageant, sounded q
tap on his gong, and with flourish Of music
from the orchestrI, the grand and elaborate
show was formally pronounced open. In
another moment the gorgeous procession
took up its march around the spacious expo
sition building, which was batbed in the light
electric jets. The scene was one OF
sparkling beauty, and all the senses
were captivated and charmed at once
there was the soft gush of music from
the orchestra, thousand glitter
ing things to attract the eye while the per-
fume offragrant buds permeated the air. To
adequately describe the pageant made up of
the beauty and chivalry of st. Paul, one
should be gifted with the imagination of DE
Quincy, the descriptive paintings of De Foe
aud the poetic diction of Moore. There were
characters represented such as might only be
seen by making trip around the
world, and by projecting ourself
into the enhancing fields of antiquity
characters which have inspired the muse of
ulSLOl1, uuu WHICH Iut CuOlC-
est themes for pocsy; figures, indeed, that
have fired the heart of valor, and historical
characters which have been inserted high on
the worlds scroll of fame.
Here was Pbaraoh's fair daughter and the
infant Moses; there the Queen of Sheba and
the stately Juno. In short, it was glitter
ing pageant of beauty, and one on which
might be svished the orange flowers of fg-
urative speech and the bay leaves of poetic
dictiou in doing it justice.
The pictorial procession moved In some
thing like the following fashion: Chief mar
shal,D. A M0nfort and aids, Messrs. Hun
saker, MAhon. Cowley, Parker, Cam oey and
Wiley.
The Carnival guards consisting of the
following:
Mrs. disadvantages. Capt. Ed. Bean-In-
terloc utor.
Miss Ida Comstock, captain.
Miss Marian Crtis :, color sergeant.
Miss Helen Smith, first sergeant.
PRIvArEs.
May Pierce. Mira Burdick,
Jessie Pierce, Grace Bracket,
May Morehouse, Emily Knauf,
Josie Guteman. Bell Baess,
Clara Sheru ID, Kate Williams,
Helen McKen!ey, sLina Weller,
Annie Constans, Ledna Thompson,
Edna Sanger, May Bracket,
Emily Franklin, Mabel Green.
The young ladies wore charming costumes
of blue and white with red sashes and tur-
bans
Brother Jonathan and Columbia in appro-
PIRATE costumes; ex-Gov. Ramsey, Mayor G.
D. O'Brien, Gov. and Mrs. Hubbard, Messrs.
Ansel Oppenheim and Frederick Drscoll,
the gentlemen, and Mrs. Pascal Smith and
Mrs. DR.. Day, the lady managers, of the car
uival, Messrs. w. l.. Bartcau, secre-
tary, aud f. d. Chittenden, treas
urei; the ladies in the refreshment
department, the ladies composing the Turkish
department, the fair floral attendants, the
bon bon department, the japanese depart
ment, and the French, German, Egyptian,
Grecian. Spanish and Italian contlngents.
Among the notable figures in the procession
were the characters Of Diana, the goddess of
the chase, with pair of greyhounds. Helos,
Marc Antony, by Mr.. McAfferty, and
Egyprs queen, Cleopatra, by Mrs. Charles
TitcOmb.
The spectacle was highly pictorial and pan
oramc in Its effect and it moved In proper
sequence and with the utmost precision. 1t
was witnessed and admired Oy large audi
cree, the opera chairs being partly filed
while animated crowds filled the gallery.