The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-12
AFTER THE CARNIVAL.
HOUITZERS IND THEIR FRIENDS
HOMEWdRD BOUND.
Lent with its Gloom Disperses Mardi Gras
Festivities-Warm Reception to the Rich
monders-Descrlptio of the Bails-To
Reach here Saturday.

! Reach here Saturday.
NV ORLEANS. Ia. Feb. ll.-lSpecial.l J.
Lent began to-day. and with it the solemnity
Of the season. Yesterday there WAS glitter
and brilliancy. to-day asper and gloom.
The Knights of Menus and the Crewe Of
Proteus. the staunch followers Of Rex, are no
longer here. Neither is the Richmond How
itzers party. They left mere thisafternoon at
o'clock for Birmingham. followed by cheers
and good wishes.
The Howitzer company and Association
were escorted To tie railroad station by de-
tachnent OF the Washington Artillc.y. There
were some nine or ten WHO remained over here
until tomorrow. '1hey were Mrs. Charles +.
TAYLOR Mrs Thomas L. Bunder, Mrs. Larus.
Mss Campbell. Major Brander, Captain
Guigon. Major Miles Cary and S1rgeOn Chelt
Lee Camp left their headquarters about 4
O'Clock tlis afternoon, and. going 10 the head
quarters If the Louisiana Veterans. they were
taken IN wag0nettea 10 the station.
ATE At THE FRENCH MARKET.
4 party Of us visited the French Market this
morning. where we lad breakfast II is hardly
Necessary - say that the hrginians were de-
liohte1 vi j. the balls last night. t1mu- was
admittedly the best AID most swell. Pr0teus
next ud lex last. A. tAe latter d Mt think
Ic.ud twthh.ly say SAYS one woman az
pretty as the average one 10 Toe met accidcttiy
in llcnmoAd But all three TAIL, were
uaryels If elegance and splend r. Some
Of these New Orleans people though. will eat
garlic even If they are going out o. ball aui
the facts cannot easily he disguised. and as
for drcs. lg one Il t.e Richmond girls sad
tiaf 100 Two women We're dressed alk and no
distinct siylr could Doe seen at all. 1t was q
sort Of gO-as-you-ploaso OF weaI-what-you've-
got.
THE s-AHDI GEAs PARADE.
No one who bias never seen Mardi Gras
parade can arur. .i9tC ITS beauty. and tins
year they -ly it was l1veler than ever. II Is
Thought That about % 600 visitors were present
in the city. There wa, another bali of some
Importance in it- way thar / ought perhaps 20
mention. rs MANY Richmond men We're pres
cut TLi- was the affair given by two well
known gentlemen Thai was She name of Do.
though generally IL Was known ass tine French
iiN Among the attendant, We're actress S.
female servants. bar maids, etc. and Things
W fc pretty lively towards morning. Some
of ,ho girls Wore masks. and all were IN fancy
costumes. Some wore tight, In fact ! saw
two Girls going tO the ball-walhing along The
most brilliantly lighted street iu the city-in
tights.
LTACH RICHMOND SATURDAY.
During this morning party Of Howitzers
and IIn a- visited nt White squadron. lying
iu ile llyef iu front of the city, aud later they
went 90 ~ce Size cemeteries We viii re.cl
Burughm tomorrow. spend about six
hous there. go 10 Atlanta. stay "a few nouns
tlorc. and make "a bee line for Richmond.
whore $50 expect to be saturday.
THE work IF removing The temporary stands
that were erected to Sd ~ theproc -slOu from,
ana the supports Tat aDAcl galleries were
begun mly tii- morning. and by night ban l.
ly ANS win remain. The club buildings also
lave been slou of the decorations and cleo
tric globc- and Tie designs that adorned them
Very little ycstice of the carnival remains.
w. C. T.
There was q general expression Of souow
among the New Orleans bows that so many Of
the H1wifzers were prevented from attending
the llard Grs fe9fytie, with their more
fortunate companions.