The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-02-26
MARDl GRAS.

Pageant, Representing Chinese MythO-
IOgy, Witnessed by Immense Con-
course of People From All Parts of the
Countrywide TabIeaux.
NEW ORLEANS, La, February 17.-Re4
and his retinue reached this city yester-
dav by the Illinois Central Railroad. He
came as King Charles VII. of France, and
proceeded to the City Hall, where the
Mayor turned over to him the keys of the |
city. After the parade through the prin- |
cipal streets with his courtiers and men,
alarms, the party took fifteen large |
steamers for the Exposition Grounds, |
where one hundred thousand people had !
assembled to welcome him. The process |
sion proceeded to the Music Hall, where
Rex held royal court and received callers.
Speeches were made by number of
prominent gentlemen. The Mexican Ma
tional Band furnished the music through
out the day. There were fully one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand people on
the grounds.
The city is full of strangers, the num-
Der being variously estimated at from
80, 900 to 1000 Last night the annual
Mardi Gras pageants were begun by
Proteus, the god of transformation and
his followers. This year PrOteuS was
Tien Aze, "The Son of Heaven" and his
pageant illustrated by tableaux the ce-
lestiaI story of the Chinese, the creation
and the reign of Chinese deities.
The streets along the line were filed to
over1owing. The usual wait caused no
inconvenience, the crowd being good
natured, and spending their time in eX-
amining the numerous brilliantly nlumi-
mated business houses. Shortly after the
appointed time Chinese lantern twenty
-. 1iGfa
slowly approaching. This transparency
was borne on the backs of four white ele-
phants, and was covered with brilliant
lines down its sides, narrating the SUBJ
| iect chosen for presentation.
The car of Proteus followed. His
Majesty, dressed as Tien Aze, bestrode
| the Tong Hoang, the Chinese Phoenix,
| which is familiar to every one as the great
| yellow Dragon, made of crystal, gold,
| silver and precious stones.
| Following ProteuS came the taEleauX.
! The first car represented the creation OF
| Ponan Kon, the first being, who was
| hatched from the shell of the earth. The
| sphere was floating through chaos, and
| seated on it was POnan Kon, dressed In
the prevailing Chinese fashion of PIG, 200
years ago, which became the style aga
on Adams day.
TABLEAU II,
burial of Buddha, and gave an excellent
| idea of the porcelain to yer, once one of
| the wonders of the world, but which was
| razed by the Talpings a decade ago. The
tower was eight stories high and built
exclusively of porcelain. Each story had
a gallery from which were suspended
thousands of bells, which rang merrily as
they passed.
TABLEAU III.
FUb.o oro,J op6 o.yjI cy,iritc of Rn6dbiSTo
are the Lai and Asseiri. The first in
habit the score and odd heavens situated
in the center of Mount Mi-En-MO 10000
miles straight heavenward, while the
| devils are very comfortably housed be-
meath the Mount. This tableaux was an
excellent Illusion.
TABLEAU ".
A representation of the mausoleum OF
the Tartar Kings of China, showing the
splendid rites of Chinese sepulture, fal
exceling those of the most enlightened
nations.
TABLEAU V.
Here is seen the heaven of the Chinese
with the principal deities of their wor
ship. Unlike other nations, they locRt!
their Heaven in a vast cavern, whose roo
is studded with brilliant crystals.
TABLEAU VI
represented the magnificent palace OF
the grand Lama of Thibet, the higI
priest of Buddhism. The palace, bull
upon a rugged mountain, consists o
many temples, the chief of which, over
looking the others, has dome. Her
the representative of BUddha sat sur
rounded by priests.
, TABLEAU VII.
The birth of Kong Fan Tsin, or Confu
cius, the Chinese lawgiver and teacher
| was the subject of this tableau.
TABLEAU VIII.
The festival of Lanterns formed tn
subject of this tableau. Down tn
Hoang Ho, the blue river, came Chimes
a Junk upon whose PROV, clad in the ricE
= est vestments, stood a Chinese Primo
y and Princess and their attendants an
D crew.
i TABLEAU TX.
The Emperor Fo-Hi, son of the daugf
n ter of Ii, or the Lord, was seen in thl
. tableau His body was that of dragon
O and his head that of a bull yet he is rel
e resented as an eminent emperor, eleVatin
= and instructing the Chinese.
Al TABLEAU x.
,e A distinct feature of Chinese reIis
i ious worship was shown in tn
picture of Ancestral Hall. However ol
r a man or woman may be, he is subject
a his parents, must reverence them, al
! venerate his ancestors. 1t is New Year
:, Day, and the Emperor was represente
. as visiting this hall, attended by all Il
=. monarchs tributary to his rule.
= .- TABLEAU XI.
Kopan-Ti is the Chinese god of wa
; His chariot, drawn by winged horses
= mid-air was the subject OF this tablea
= Konan-Ti was shooting invisible arrow
at the tribe of barbarians found by u
sr Chinese when they first came to Chin
id The battle as seen was life-like, the ba
lie bariaus seeking to scale the clouds and d
as strov the martial god, whose aid is give
l. TO their enemies the invading MonS
l. ians.
in TABLEAU XII
be presented the famous Temple to Bu
l. dha at Canton. In front of the edlh
a was a porch, supported by granite pillar
leading uD to a grand nave, at the end
which were three golden statues, repr
w senting the TTinity-Buddha, DharI
=. and Sanga. Before the altar were prizes
o. paying homage to the Deity.
TABLEAU XIII
- represented Gin Hoang and his eig
- brothers seated in a misty chariot draw
n by birds He was the first Emperor
~ China, and the reign of his progeny e
n tended over a space of nearly 800
: oI wears.
ne TABLEAU XIV.
let The Chinese Hymen is Nin-Va, and s
~ was presented as having the body OF
on reptile and the head of bull.
lal TABLEAU XIV
= was a beautiful representation of
ca Buddhist paradise in which are all t
things calculated to add to the perpetu
gs, enjoyment of an Oriental.
at TABLFAU XVI