Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-10
NARDI GRAS.
cameron AureIlan Returns IN
Triumph 10 Rome After His
Conquest Of Palmyra
81 me Queen Of the East, Carried
'''', c.ndye proteus' Display
rableaar Unsurpassed.
~, Sowhere Eise In All Tbsir
y o,.,, profitable Dny for
Plok Pockets.

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hi Piok pockets.
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~ or,g,gs, La, March 9.---'fhe day
I'm, and cloudy, but cleared mp
~ o'clock was bright and agree.
g.saering the present Mardt Gras
~ maet successful ever held. Not
,s.le interviewed nor was there a
m ne manner OF the procession,
Gas witnessed by over
people throughout the
ne, Of treets stravcrsed. Clio
w,,al tifas, or, e. the English call
ri AVN Tuesday, wound mp the car.
s,odey with an It's merrimeut and
I Nowhere, Save Ia q Southern
p.e this or italy. where nature
Az over, could such q celebration be
c,uld thousands of persons throw
a,eorutl aud dignity, a. was done
s&, ont on masks, aud with them
~ 's,ii4of ybuth, dcaper around like
.,nidineup 'lnure must nc some
No. ihe air that brings out Ibis spirit
I. III day IN most siuld aud sednte VI
/, M ',.,s merchaats and bankers could bu
Neibnging themselves iuto the iestlyl-
MIX he carnival wiih all The mirth
I, n s.hap ION Of the str CT pamins.
( " AN, AZ yesterday, but Ia far greater
MnA.fs lhe crowds passed forth from
slde street Into Canal Before noon
III s,nehas aud windows along that
IL ri ss,arl were Overlooking with people.
,y,n the roofs were sprlnRled
4 hem. on Camp, 81. Charles and
!. Mg arets immense stands like those
yare.coursr had been erected, with
4 III s1ed seats FOR sale, whore one could
~ ths crushing OF the crowd
HIN morning hours were devoted TO
d 81 opcnous maskcrs Twenty years ago
swtrciir more numerous than thcy
MI g.day,aud the carnival In consequences
MO Ike that Of Rome or Venice,
~ moe license and more adventures.
Il III miskers rode or drove IN parties,
IL IN bags nllrd with lonr, wherewith
pItcd everybody. Then came the
&al Gas, when there were several
& Nrlets, the mnrdertrs slipping off un-
~ Nonered In their masks. An effort was
X Mlew regulate aud centralize the Gel.
Wnd6n, aud the result WAS the masked
h ( Ri ommn Illustrating scenes from books,
4 Al which now constitute the chief iea-
= III ! q thp carnival, and which are 20 be
W VI nuoghpre else In the world save here,
ia A Al their grandeur and magni6conce
Y We q something OF a disposition 10 re.
- H THOSE Old days, W ere there was
NV III, uiudcur aud display but more gcnu
fun, aud this was shown to-day Ia The
NeDce VI an unusual number
a TrJmiscuOus markefs, Clowns
N. ,N monkeys clambered agllel,
II trees or seated themselves
b. Hae The neck OF Henry Clay's statue
~ threw kisses or flowers at the ladie'
Is. Mae gsllsres opposite. Minstrel com
I, N IA. n drove around Ia wagons, with thl
X isaf hing Of banios and old plantation
re- fuses Masked females dressed II
n " attire we're numerous. Tlght-rop'
'lla an passed from one side Of thu
III 10 The other, while at nearly ever,
sne rtr, Jester, harlequin or clown KEEP
apgd In constant roar Of laughtc
" bic merry tricks aud qulrps. Their
hi WpisO parties that attracted gcnera
hi sb'iOn, troupe OF wild Comanch
~ hns mounted barobackcd upon thei
s x se Wh0 tore down Canal stree
grng aud yelling with all the fervo
IN. heyayage, and Il party Of immensel
ekp,# grs3n frogs, who wobblcd along arr
AlnA afm utering their hoarse CUTTERS
s,,sa Ma There were not few curlou
Il, 4 aAies made ~ slight, willGwy gil
- nan excellent ilgure drew a-iie he
u AND showed pair OF muHacht
nlas is0bbly benrd, to the no litle col
|llpl1 IN OF the masher trying To make a
pAsson on her.
lNclogd took In all the fun, jOstlc
/. a Aotler good naturedly and liughc
D W. Hu9lhing that struck IL as being tunu,
ai nOs an then deadlock wuul
uRben two large crowds met eat
WI NIL For few minutea every mov
aiMwarl or backward was impo
0ne was wedged In as IN a Wis
{. h. ffdd opportunity this for the
ssil snugered gentry, the plck.pockets,
lasnl ~ hard Gra- II lNc brightest al
Y !. q prod able day ~ lhe year,
sla,k ficn daylight until atter noon the II
Ella ltpl up, suddenly u sigual gun vi
x md the crowd OF maskers dlsa
lM a. In a nash To fall into line
a. X mial procession, The blowing
~, aulna horns aud trunpets announc
4 I. 4 ri lppIoach Of Rex, and with glare
= pa cted trom the gilded charlo
M m armor Of the knights, the roy
III tNon mtrchcd into Canal stre'
esql graE or tattrd OK led the VI
eoii mounted upon tipat aud -
kNs aotl by hn ohrrs clad In mrdinN
IN bun irfklus and merlno-
wv alla animal This, OF over 30
~ & pas q lhr pgr 81 white aud II
~ w II ailpglr spcck or blemish OF colt
= 70 l9r seeuuce with gilded hoi
fi N. agls aud garlluded with lowe
q eM ~ antara of trumpets amour
ny Y y ming, squads Of knlgl
i'o y pptn armor lead the royal army n
QA n. RI gnfc That hls majesty will apps
~ III Nae a. the Roman Emperor An
w W sNlpFnirg Ia trlumph 10 Rome NJ
Nv s'1aoest Of Palmyra. aad bringl
.s' ~ 'nf eAptlycs the famous Xunub
'e's Procession In fine represented
~ ~ Triumph Just as il marched alc
~ 81 Asiera Of Rome, Of old.
le nfl Rex csme the Independent on
w, ". Acops, with twelve very handso
flt ,ssat u the u. I've mouths NJ