The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-18
From the Daily Of Tuesday.
MARDI GRAS.
Butte Enjoys . Winter Holiday.
Storms aud Sunshine Braved BY Re-
doubtable Men and Women,
Who do Honor to the
Rocky Mountains.
The Great Carnival is . Success, and
-. Is Enjoyed by Thousands.

1ue 1COCcSSAOn AcpH0oCAsA18 Gas0 VAv
tesque, Joyous, Temperate, Bach.
snalian, Mercantile, Dramatic
and other Professions.
The Silver City Discounts Herself
Yesterday. As per programme
King Carnival, heralded by
his trumpeters. the blowing Of
whistles and music entered the city
from Unknowndom en- route to No
where. His passage through Butte
was attended by unusual demonstra.
lions of Joy and festivity. Smiles and
kind words greeted the king AMI his
followers at every point. y
Resplendent in royal robes and
jewels, VIM. Guedelhoefer. King Of
the Carnival. after entertainment. at
zo'clock p. M, entered bis magni6-
cent equipage. with Hon. Henry
McMurphy, president Of the council
and acting mayor and the Kings page
and jester. The carriage was covered
with flags, festoons and draperies of
rich turs, all white, and seemed the
abode of luxury. His coachman,
Charley Wing, of the transfer line.
in honor Of the occasion decked his
msjesty's four beautiful white horses
with streamers,~ rosettes, ribbons and
flags; covered every available space
on the magnificent carriage with like
ornamentation and sailed forth at
the head of the procession, preceded
by Marshal Loeber. his aide-de-
camp and the Alice band. Follow.
ing King Carnival, in an elegantly
decorated cartilage, came President
Fred. v. Scheuer and Vice President
Henry Jacobs, of the Liederkranz
Society, and after them the great
Psychological Car Of Arion.
In the centre of the procession, led
by the assistant Marshal, followed
the Amphitheatre band. The noon
part of the day was stormy, the wind
blowing a perfect hurricane, the air
filed with snow. At 2 o'clock, how.
ever, the sky was bright, tho sun
came out, and remained out during
the afternoon.
ARION HALLE.
Mr.. Fred Richie, the representa-
tive Of. Phi. Best & Co.'s great beer
establishment in Milwaukee, turned
out the most beautifully arranged
car in the procession. The we'll
known NEUROLOGICAL history of Arlon
Is so we'll known that the description
of this car and It's contents will be
rec ,gnized. The great dolphin with
his forked tail was faithfully and
truly depicted In full size. blowing
his way through the waters with the
poetical god upon his back, after
Arion had been thrown overheard
from the ship by the avaricious sail
oIs, who wished to secure the
wealth poured IN up IN him by those
who recognized his poetical and
musical ability. In the background
was the ship and its crew sailing
away. The sea was portrayed on
canvas, and the whole surmounted
by a canopy representing the sky.
In trent and over Jack Jones, who
drove the four g%orgeously decorated
brown animals, was arranged a
throne, where a beautiful specimen
Of Montana childhood. little, Nellie
Morris, represented q miniature God
dess of Liberty, with frowns for none
and smiles for all.
In the rear after the car had passed,
one saw a Is foot painting, Bachate
in the clouds with her floating
drapery only half ~concealing her
charms, her right hand extended and
holding q goblet of flaming beer.
Mr.. Jno. H. Wesch, who did the
part of ArIon, perfe lily costumed,
time to time raised his voice in
such harmony, the multitude ap-
plauded loudly. We cannot close
this paragraph without menti N of
the name of Charles X. Bowring,
who executed the design so COM
THE SILVER BOW
Turned out a fine representation of
the lean and hungry man with his I,
legend, II never drink" prominently
while next to him, with &
bis glass of beer in hand and the ,
kegs on tap, stood the Ionderous 4,
osy-cheeked laughing follower of 6
who says: II would not I
be without my beer" A large goat
was 10 small feature of the cal, and
many curious antics. Ia
front of the goat was an immense
beer tank, surrounded by brewers in
costumes. In front, kegs of beer on :
tap, from which the men drank at :
The four magnificent horses, .