The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-06
Miss Anderson, Of Ogden, the
Queen.
DID THE BIG CARNIVAL PAY :?
, The Grand Ball---The Rexes and Their Retinue in
Salt Lake---The Order Of Neptune
Established in Salt Lake

The Ogden carnival eliminated Friday
evening by grand mask dance at the car
niyal palace.
Without any exaggeration, the scene at the
palace was one of the rarest spectacalars
ever witnessed in this country. The grand
climax of the five days festival seemed to
concentrate into the grand march, which in
the variety and uniqueness of the costumes
worn by the dancers and the perfect order
of their movements on the floor, was equal
TO the celebrated New Orleans Mardi Gras
balls.
What it lacked in the Mardi Gras spirit of
frivolity was made up by the presence OF
the most unique band of Indians in the
west. Their dark visages painted up in
war colors and ornamented with all tbs
emblems of the curious people, paradin2
through the palace almost naked, and Civ
ing vent TO the widest, wierd, and most
bewildering noises, including every kind
of war-whoop and the limitations of
the cries of the wild beasts
of the plains and surrounded by cowboys in
their sofnbreros with red handkerchiefs tied
about their necks: blended with the white
rhapeaus of the Louisiana Rifles, and all
surrounded by the Mardi Gaas dancers in
their hideons and humorous masks, was a
foor scene more unique than can be desert
bed. But the great carnival building, cano-
pied by the sky and lighted by the moon
with its great decorations of dragons an6
wild beast, with tier after tier of encircl
ing benches upon which were seated six
thousand of the fairest women OF the terri
tories in their choicest costumes, and rul
ing over this great throng was the king anC
queen of the Monte Cristos of the Rocky
mountains on their regal throne, with the
lord high chancellor and other members Of
tire oval court.
The elimination of the five days. carni
val occurring on the Fourth of July at
tracted to Ogden several thousand people
D from the surrounding country and adjacent
towns.
At no time of the day were the streets
denseIy crowded, the insufferable heal
keeping tie city people at their homes, anC
The principal enjoyment Of the visiting
population was an effort to keep cccl
WITH the thermometer standing l03 in Tx
shade, the perspiring hosts were kept busi
deiuging their stomachs with cooling
beverages and the lemonade STANDS reapeC
a good harvest Of nickels and dimes an(
were, to q certain extent, compensated fol
the dearth OF business during the proceed
Ing days.
The decorations began to look dilspi
dated and the week of carnival fastivitie:
at the capital OF the Rexes told On tht
spirits of the people as well as on the dis
play of flags and bunting.
The different committees also began t
show signs of flag in their enthu
sia5m and many worn out pill
Fr.m at the Mecca OF tue Monti
Cristos fell by the wayside in tn
shade of the trees and buildings t
wear the day out in waiting for tt
knights and cowboy tournament wnic,
was announced to take place 1t O'Clock
AT this hour friendly SAL Els.ie is az
pearance in the boiling sun and seemed Z
defy old SOILS scorching rays, anu il y>s.s no
long Unit. feet OF black awnings nean
dered over the citv, sheltering tee fevere,
hearts of the loyal subject of the Rexe
from the sweltering heat.
At o'clock the grand stands erected O.
either side of the fitting course were &C
cupied by several thousand spectators. an.
the most interesting Of these were the trib
of Shoshone and Bannocks in their pecu
liar costumes.
The knights in their armor and ga
colorS rode their chargers, and the pic
turesque cowboys On their bronchos bega
chasing up and down the course At th
call of the judges they rode up in front G
the throne to get the word of command
After an exciting contest the record stoo
ns follows: