Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-15
MARDI GRAS.
The Crescent City in Holiday Attire
Invaded by the King of the Car
niYaI and His Followers.
He Cones as the King Of Flowers Sur
rounded by sIi the Representatives.
Of the FIswsry Kingdom.
The Royal Parade q Gorgeous A6Air-rhe
Day P.rfect-Ths Cuy Crowded to
oTerhowinE with Visitors,
THE DAY A PERFECT ONE.


Special to the Gazette.
New ORLEANS, La, Feb 1.-THE car
niVal to-day was blessed with the best
weather New Orleans has ever known on
this occasion. The sky WAS cloudIess and
warm breeze blew from the gull all day
long. The railroads brought in between
10000 and IL, 900 this morning, including
several large excursion parties from Ona-
ha, 81. Louis, Boston, New York and
Philadelphia. They came Ia trains COM
posed wholly OF Pullman cars, which were
stdetracked and will be occupied by the
excursionists during their STAY here, The
Boston, New York and PhiladeIghi, ex-
curslon parties leave to- morrow for Tex
as and California While The crowd in
attendance on the carnival is probably as
large as in previous years, the propor-
tion OF visitors from The south is
much greater than usual, in const uuence
Of the lSrge number OF veterans attending
the Confederate CIyalrV reuniop. The
DAY was uuusuAlly free from disturbances
and arrest, aud there was but one fstsI
accident. AS the procession passed the
corner OF Stithard and Jackson streets it
frightened horse srtacned to 8 carriage
wherein sat lady, Mrs.. Ross Ssmbour,
with her baby in her arms She sprane
from 1t and fell, shstteri her skull and
spine, causing instant death.
The New Orlesns carnival was cele-
DRAFTED to-day in the presence of an audi
ence Of fully SOC. 600 people from all por-
lions Il the couEtry. 1t has been usual
IN the past to celebrate the arrival Of Rex
the day before Msrdi Gras, bat he arrived
toe late yesterday for this, and all the
festivities were therefore confined to to-
dsy. For year past the carnival socie-
ties have been preparing for their display,
decorating their fOsts and tablesux, and
making their costumes. Since the week
oegan the city has put ON q gala holiday
appearance. The carnival colors and
banners OF gold, purple and green, have
decorated all tn buildings, the balconies
IN front Of the houses have been strength
ened and fortified to support the large
crowds which from them view the pro-
cessions in the street below, and the
hotels snd boSrdiHg- houses have been
allsd to overlooking with visitors to en-
Joy and
TAXI PART IN THE FEsTIvITIFs.
To-day Is legal holiday in New Or
leans, when the banks, public Offices and
most of the stores close, when the CITY
Is given ever to pleasure alone, and the
King OF the carnival holds sway. From
an early hour this morning, crowds have
nlled all the central thOrouehfares, par
ticularly Cansl aud 81. Charles, until
caolce seats or galleries overlooking the
sIreetF,or stands erected for the occasion.
commanded handsome premium.
The morning hours were given to the
promiscuous maskeIs, and for a time.
Canal street looked like ST. Marks place
IN Venice, or the Corso in Ime. Il WAS
constant panorama of passing msskers.
come on foot, many in vsus and wagons,
Troupes OF wandering troubadours and
negro minstrels d!scoursed music, hordes
OF monkeys Chamber ed into the trees,
AID frogE, pymphs and all the
costumes most common with the
hardt Gras mummeries, ever passed to and
fro, Until twelve, the streets we're throng-
ed with taese maskera, but st signal,
most OF them disappeared to fall into line
Ia the several divisions, and the noise Of
aud b, rms announced the sp-
proach of the revsl parade of R5x. Il
was led oV the Bent Gras, the largest and
latest one to be found in the city, with
GILDBD HOOPS AND HORNS,
snd decorated with Wresthes OF flowers. A
corps OF butchers In medesiVal costumes,
with naked axes, wG'ked beside the ami.
nal doomed to the Kings banquet. Tneu,
surrounded by his guards ana warriors.
the various militia companies and
knights clad In the
lrmOr and mall Of ancient times
came the liking OF the Carnival" repre-
senting this year the king of fJwers, and
surrounded By all the r Dresen,atlves Of
the howery kingdom. HIS throne, COM
posed OF the petal OF an immense lily,
with canopy Of violets aud roses inter
~oven Overhead, rose from garden filed
wi beds Of phlox, verbena and other
plants, fitting among which were Gigantic
butterflies of gaudy colors driven by the
lower msidens Sur f)wer, Daisy, Wild
Rose, Peachblossom, HSscinth and others,
clad only in the leaves # these several
do Rers. The King wole q wreath OF
lowers instead Of 8 crown, and waved as
wand and sceptre q ly stalk
The second iasl4su showed the Queen