St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-12
The Masquerade Last Even
ing the Greatest Of the
Fair Week Successes.
Third Street Never So damned
With a Jolly and More En-
teptained Crowd.
King Carnival Let Loose, and
the Maskers Carried Every
thing in Line.
Who Won Prizes, and Some
Of the Most Characters
tic Costumes Worn.

King Carnival held his court right
rovally last night. AS soon as it began
to grow dark it was whispered that his
majesty was at hand, and uncounted
thousands flockeG to see him. The
police were at. their wits ends. and
pushed and shouted and expostuiated
till apopleXy threatened. The crowd
simply would not keep off the
street, and, as often as the struggling
officers of the law cleared channel
down the middle of the street, just so
often did the pushing, scrambllng,
laughing, talking and wholly good-nat-
ured crowd fill 1t up again. Even the
heels of the mounted officers horses
had no terrors for the eager onlookers,
and the street was tumbling sea of
crowded heads until the advance guard
OF the procession plowed its pathway
through.
The platoon of police came first, with
KleiSts band at their heels. Wallen-
stein, in the person of B. Kuhl, and
following of eighteen knights in the
uniform of those brave DAYS of old,
came next. Foremost among the train
of the brave general was Hon. Albert
Schetfer, in a particularly becoming
uniform. After this group came the
maSkers. Lee Seymour, as Spanish
lord, rode a decorated black pony.
Walter Lindeke and Carl Kuhl were
Spanish pages. Carl Siebold aid Carl
d'HaaS rode in fancy costume on horse
back.
Uncle Sam, in costume of American
flags, walked solemnly. Twenty clerks
from Finch, Van Slyck's, in stripes.
walked in lock step, each carrying
ball and chain, while at their side
marched vigilant guards.
a charming family of tripletS was
trumb led i'll baby carriage.
A white dray from Mast, Buf0rd q
BurwelPs carried a she cub bear, and
was followed by two unhappy-looking
blackhOrn moose.
A gang of Pennsylvania miners, with
picks and shoyels, trudged steadily
along.
A natty policeman and his bride sang
They're After Us.'
A stack of hay, with something in it,
kept up with the parade.
A very funny group was composed of
man and woman with baby. All
three were i'll nightgOwnS and caps,
and the woman carried candle.
The Salvation Army added its noise to
the general hilarity.
A literally double-faced man, who
walked half the time with one face for
ward, and half the time with the other,
created great deal of amusement.
A company of troubadourS played on
mandolins and guitars as they passed.
A farmers family rode OH load of
hay.
King Carnival and his queen rode in
an open victoria, Several other coup
les in carriages passed. One graceful
knight was in reality pretty girl. A
knight in another carriage was we'll
known society man.
a great black plantation darby had
a palpably artificial, but very unruly
mule.
Indians were plentiful, both in war
paint and in ordinary costume.
A Japanese noble elbowed very dew
ilish Mephisto.
A very tall ballet girl wore pink
gauZe and tights be-wrinkled in way
no real ballet girl would for moment
endure.
Night f1oated along in black gauze
adorned with hundred gilt stars.
The lone fisherman had found COM
panion in Titanic herself.
A jaunty jockey, who was distinctly
woman, had a girl in riding costume on
each arm.
A fierce-Iooking cowboy guided his
bronchO through the thickest of the pro-
cession.
A large dog wore red coat and
striped trousers, and trotted content
eddy beside his master.
A Quaker and a mandarian were side
by side.
One couple had its costumes trimmed
with fringeS OF wax beans and decora-
tons of various other garden produce.
One of the First NapOleon'S soldiers
elbowed gay Uhlan.
Three policemen were arreSting dis
eputable-looking character, who yigor-
ously protested.
Smiths band played as it marched
along in absurd costumes.
A blue and gray sailor boy was one Of
the prettiest costumes on the street.
Two girls in striped costumes of
black and yellow made very pretty
bit of color in the procession.
Plerrot tilrted with the goddess of lib
erty as he skipped along.
An Italian with his hand organ was
applauded.
A contadina of rather masculine build
was i'll group of emigrants.
The Spanish gentleman was very
handsome and elegant.
Then there were masks by the hum
dred, of every kind Imaginable, till che
street was one uproar of applause.
After the procession had passed, the
spectators and maskerS mingled, and
for few minutes there was the utmost
confusion. But the up and down stream
divided, and the most entertaining dis
play the city has seen in many a month
was ended.