The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-02-20
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
The american Exposition.
New Life and Brislkmess Im-
fused I'm the Enterprise.
NRw ORLEANS, Feb. 8, 1886.

tlced at the Exposition during the
past week, aud new life has been in,
fused into the enterprise. There is
no longer necessity for the manage
ment to insist the affair viii be a sue
cess. 1t is already a success and there
Is not the least doubt but that it will
continue to be until the closing day.
The management has brought the ex.
penses down to the lowest possible
figures, and with the increased attend
ance the gate receipts will not only
meet the running expenses, but there
will be surplus to pay obligations
made during nhe past two months.
This change Is naturally very graft
flying to exhibitors, who have already
begun to do lively business. Here
tofore nearly all the visitors have been
residents of this city, and the sur
rounding country, northern excursion
lists coming in very small numbers
This is accounted for by the expert.
ence Of last winter. The weather
during the past two months, barring
the cold snap about the 9Th Of Jan
uary, has been beautiful, but there is
no Disgusting the fact that this is phe-
nominal December and January in
this climate are the most disagreeable
months in the year-wet and chilly.
Last winter there was almost contin-
ual rainy weather from the opening of
the Exposition to February 1st, and
the knowledge of this fact, and the
natural expectation of it's repetition,
has had the effect of keeping thous-
ands of visitors away, or at least of
delaying their trip for couple of
months.
With the opening of February the
influx of visitors was lnaugurated by
two excursions from Arkansas, num-
bering 400. Immediately thereafter
there was a largely increased demand
on the Bureau Of Accommodation and
Information, for rooms, and all incom-
ing trains have been crowded with
visitors. For the first time this win
ter, one can detect large percentage
of strange faces among the pGomen-
aders on Canal street, but the best
evidence of the increased number of
visitors in the city is the well.fIled
aisles of the Exposition building.
Besides the usual features of the
Exposition during the past week there
were two special features that materi-
ally increased the attendance. On
Saturday night, Feb. eth, a grand
masked ball was given in Music Hall,
which proved to be the most numer-
Gus attended affair Of the season. The
immense hall was cleared Of its ehairs
and during the early part Of the even
ing was filed with masked dancers.
The affair was essentially democratic,
the committee having it in charge be-
ing composed Of merchant princes,
journalists and extending through ey-
cry grade Of society to the st. Charles
street sporting man. Notwithstand-
ing the lack Of homogeneity in the
assemblage, the affair passed off pleas
antly and without the friction that
usually attends gatherings Of the kind.
Yesterday was day set apart for
the creoles, and about 10000 Of them
attended, with half as many other
visitors, Creole Day was to have
been celebrated on January 9Th, but
the intense cold weather, changed
what should have been a brilliant af-
fair into an assemblage Of shiVering
people, who could not muster up suffi
cient enthusiasm to follow the cere-
monies, The management then fixed
upon Sunday, Feb. 7th, for a repeti-
tion Of the ceremony, and the creolcs
turned ont enthusiastically. Nearly
every creole family in the State had
representative There. The aisles were
filed with dark,eyed beauties, conyers- |
ing in French, which falls with such
pretty cadence from female lips.
Among the prominent officials pres
ent were General Beauregard, Judge |
Roman, Bnrthe and Rast, Attorney
General Cunningham, u. S. Attorney |
Parlange, Judge Todd and Maj. Il. A.
Burke. There were besides the COM
of the several States, rep.
resentatiyes Of foreign governments,
and scores of prominent Louisianians.
Judge Andre Burtbe acted as mas
ter of ceremonies, and introduced
Judge Charles Guyarre, who in brief
address explained what a creole was,
and why be still retained that name.
He made way for Justice Pache, the /
orator Of the day who delivered an
aud eloquent address, de-
voted mainly to history of the Lou
lsiana creoles and their State. The
creole exhibit was then rendered TO
the management, and accepted. The
day was a perfect one and the broad,
smooth bouleyards of the park were
dotted with groups from noon until
duck, when the vast crowd gathered
around the fireworks lake and ended
an enjoyable day BY Witnessing the
splendid spectacle Of the destruction
Of Pompeii
Another interesting celebration is
promised on German Day, February
2lst. The Germans are taking as
much interest IL this as the creoles arc
ia their fete, and It win also be typi.
cal affair." German music and Ger
man speeches will be heard. In fact,
the affair will be strictly German, 9TH
eF pationalities participating only ~
spectators
Still another special day shst will
attract aFge audience will be that
on which ii to be held ths fiFemenk
topEnsment, March 4ths Tie aDalYer
sary Of the New OrIeaas department.
The tournament will begin q feWl