Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-11

Nts, hDs, man. They had not at frs,
glanced at his feet Nearly everv child
especially IN tho French quarter, is wear.
Ing some kind Of costume. and i, IS very
cute to see the little ones toddling around
IN their unique garments and wearing
masks.
EvEnYpoDY IN IT.
The Americans. the French. the negroes
tho quadroons. and other foreigners arf
oil participating in the fun, and thestreets
are one vast surging, squirming mass oi
humanity. but strange to say. there ia not
the slightest disorder, and very few il any
cases of drunkenness have been seen.
The Rex parade to-day. despite the test
brought TO bear by daylight, was grand
and gorgeous. and one who has never seer
this magnificent pageant can form no con.
ceptiOn OF its beauty. Tho floats were
enormous, being each drawn by four and
SIX horses, and some of them were nearly
twenty-five feet high.
DAZZLING PAGEANT.
On one Of these. representing the
sacrlfic!al car Of Rex, there was
an enormous living OK wreathec
IN Garlands. Flowers decorated all
all of the floats. and on each of them the
men were moving about. dancing. and act
ing Just as If they were upon the stage
which do not appear to the public gaze
Although hundreds of men were grouped
and posed upon these moving tableGux, re.
presenting scenesof every description, not
single woman took part in the process
sion. The Nymphs. Goddesses, Loves
and Sirens are all persOnated by men IN
women's clothing and wearing masks
Even the masks have female features, and
II IS difficult az casual glance to detect
that they are not bona fde females. Bal
lets are danced, caresses given, and kisses
thrown 10 the multitude as the procession
passes, and the scene Is truly enchanting.
EVERY INCH A KING.
Rex. in his magnificent car. was clad in
the most exquisite garments and looked
every inch n king. The weather to-day
has been exceedingly colo and raw and
greatly interfered with the festivities. as
most Of the costumes worn are exceedingly
thin.
100000 PEOPLE.
Midniqlt The magnificent procession
Of the Krewe of ProteCs and Crew OF
Comus took place tonight at little
before 9 o'clock. Fully 100000 people
were on the streets, and the crowd was
so dense that II was almost impossi-
ble 10 move. All individuality was
lost in the surging multitude, and
only one vast sea of faces pcering eagerly
through the night was TO be seen. The
tableaux presented tonight were entirely
different from those of this morning. be-
ing gotten up by different organizations
and representing entirely different scenes.
ORIENTAL SCENES.
Those Of the Krewe of Proteus chiefly
represented Oriental scenes. taken for the
most part from The Arabian Nights.
They were exquisite works of art, and be-
meath the fash Of thousands of lights pre-
sented o scene of wonderful loveliness
and grandeur. The floats exhibited
by the Crew Of Comus seemed
to be grounded chiefly upon the
mythology of the ancients, and many of the
tableauX were scenes described by Virgil.
They were weird and almost terrible intheiT
accuracy. Huge dragons of mastodon size
and serpents with coils as large rs the
trunks Of trees opened their gigantic fangs
and cast forth flames from their awful
jaws.
GRAND AND HORRIBLE.
One float representing three witches on
the broom was particularly grand and hOr-
rble The Richmond party, both Vete-
rams and Howitzers, could find no words
TO express their delight for the magnificent
sight which had been presented to their
gaze. and there was only one thing that
caused them to realize that they were still
on this mundane sphere.
A GOOD RFMINDER.
The bands which followed some of the
most wierd floats played Annie Rooney"
thus Carrying the minds of the spectators
from the sublime 10 the chestnuty." No
one can form any idea of these professions
unless they behold them in person. Com
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lous The latter are as nOught compared
10 them.
COMING HOME.
The Richmond party will leave the
Crescent City at 4:30 =. NJ. this (February
lth) evening. They Will stop over seve-
raj hours in Atlanta and Birmingham.
AT REX's BALL.
The Howitzers attended the Rex ball at
the armory of the Washington Artillery,
which took place tonight which affair
was magnificent and brilliant, /. Il. c.
Royal Rex and His. Suite.
IBy Associated Pres,.l
NV ORLEANS. February 10.-His Gracious
Majesty the King Of the Carnival to-day
rode through his favorite city at the heed
of a glitterng and fantastic parade that
was for the enchantment OF his faithful
trated bv nineteen tableaux preceded by tho
KINGS own roval guards, clad like Cru
gaders. followed bv stately car containing
the famous BOedf Gras Following the
sacrifcial car was the index 10 the illus
trations. 1t was called Design.
7nE CARNIVAL KINd AND HIS ACCESSORIES.
Then came a car bearing the Carnival
King. Then Melody, Splendor, Poetry,
Peace. Bacchanal, Beauty. History, Fairy
land, DemOnia, Fountain of Youth, The
Fast. Gayety, Love, Flowerland. Folly,
Industry, Enchantment As usual on
such occasions, thousands Of loyal sub
iacts occupied every available space along
The avenues of the line of march. Proteus
and his crew made their tenth an
nual appearance in brilliant pa
geant tonight. consisting of q series Of
tabular floats, entitled Tales of the Genl.
The subject is of mythical origin and bears
the nature of the illustrations presented
in tho following order; Title car Tales
of the Gcui," PrOteus. Iman OF Terki,
Good GEM. Merchant of Bagdad, Eu-
chanted Barge, Hall of Statutes, Groves Of
Shadaski. Sultan of Tasgl. Altar of Fire,
Caliph of Bagdad, Omphram, Fair Wan
derer. Magician and Sultan, Fatal Pavilion,
Tho Fnchanter, Princess of Cashmere,
Evil Geni. Waters of Oblivion. The
pagcant of the Mystic Krews OF Comus was
of unsurpassed splendor, the subject being
DemonOlogy.
THE FLOATS.
The first in the line was the title car
hearing Iilith, the serpent woman. Then
Comus. seated III the heart Of tho giant
followed by SatyTs of the
forest and Centaurs garlanded and festoon-
cd with vines, Wraiths of Rainbow, I1ends
of Fire. Furies of the Storm. Witches of
the AR, Demons of Cold, lmps of Dark
ness Scene of Temptation, Harps of Re.
morse, HobgoblIns of Fear, Vampires OF
War. Kobbolds Of Fountains Bogies OF
the Field. Monsters of the Depth. Will
O,-The- Wisp. Shades of Fate, Devils of
Torment. and three-headed monsters
standing guard over the gates of Sheol.
TIE PAGEASrs END IN BLAZE OF GLORY.
Tonight the temperature IS delightful,
the mercury registering 55 degrees. The
Rex Exposition TO-DAY and those OF Pro-
teus and COmus tonight were the hand
soonest witnessed here for the past ten
years. Tonight Rex and his queen are
serving their faithful subjects at the Car
piyal Palace, and the thousands who have
paid homage TO the royal couple
evince their increasing popularity. The
reception was followed by gTaud ball.
After the procession Proteus and his krewe
gave a series of magnificent tableaux at
the French Opera~House, while COmus and