The Opelousas courier., 1891-02-14
Nardi Gras.

I &V4aro1 SHraS.
After a long spell of rainy ant
dlsagreeable weather the skies cleared
up bright and sunny Tuesday morning
Mardl- Gras, and although it was quit,
cool, the change was a decided i'm
provement. Early 10 the evening
maskers on foot and mounted began t.
parade the streets and by o'clock il
the evening quite a large crowd wa,
ont celebrating the day in the custo
mary manner, the Kids especially
seeming to enjoy the fun to it's fulles
extent. At night the masked bal
given by the O. P. L. & D. A. was vel
attended, nearly everyone,-ladies anG
gentlemen, being masked. Some of The
costumes were quite costly and elegant
bus tho most of them were humorous
and grotesque. One of the-most strik-
Ingly elegant and costly costumes was
aslady in black, wearing a rich black
silk dress covered with black lace, a
black jersey and embroidered black
silk mantle heavily braided, presenting
most artistic tout ensemble of elegance
and refinement, which character the
Wearer carried out to perfection.
John Chinaman, the "heathen
Chinee" was well personifed in ap-
propriate mask and costume, and
attracted much attention. The Corps
d'Atrtquen made things lively with
their melodious ~ orchestra and sene-
gambian antics, and the Kitchen
Brigade composed of select coterie
of lovely damsels Of corresponding com
plxion came in for their share of the
honors- land fun and evidently got it.
The Press was duly represented by
Puck, the Sun, Times Democrat, Clarion,
Democrat, and CoaY5er-a consolidation
which, it must be admitted, was GER
tainly immense, considering the size
of the charming little representative
who so gracefully wore the Inscriptions.
The Neau England Magazine recently
published an article by Rev. Charles F..
Dole, entitled, s'What Shall We do
with the Millionnaires o. In the Feb
ruary number of the magazine there
are two important articles which are in
the line of an answer to that question
One, entitled "A Model New england
Village" is on st. Johnsbnry, Vermont,
showing how the munifcence of the
Fairbanks family has furnished that
beautiful town with an art gallery, pub
Lie library, academy, natural history
museum, and other things which make
rich intellectual life possible among
the country hills The article, which
is by Edwin A. Start, is an important
contribution to the series of papers
which have been appearing in the Ne,o
England Maga1ine during the past year,
bearing upon the elevation of New
England country life. The other article
is by Ashton r. Willard, on the aRindge
Gifts to Cambridge" describing the
magnificent new City Hall, Public
Library, aud Manual Training School,
which in Cambridge bear witness to the
generosity of another millionaire.
These articles are both richly illustrated
The opening article of the magazine is
on "Old Masters of Boston, and In it
the veteran painter, Samuel r, Gerry,
gossips delightfully."- about Washington
Allston, Gilbert Stuart, Carleto, Holl-
ingsWorth, Alvan Fisher, Alvan Clark,
Chester Harding, Seth w Cheney,
George L. Brown, and others of the
earlier generation of Boston painters,
of all of whom fine portraits are given.
The second installment of Professor
Jameson's scholarly History of His
torical Writing in America is given !;
and there is a liberal and varied supply
of stories and poems, including one
poem, /" They Turned Her out in the
Street, by Fred De Vine, of exception
al power.
Tho defeat of the zehiealluls soldier