The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-20
II IS NO LONGER IN FAVOR
The Gay Carnival Is Now Almost .
Thing Of the Past In Spain
and Italy.
Dance Of the Chorister Boys Of
Seville In the Catho-
draL
a Special CommIsslonor Was ssnt TO Look
After IT Reported II NJ All
Proper.

AspsoIal CommIssloner was sent TO Look
After It and Reported u NJ All
Proper.
Like tho oth4 survivals Of medieval life,
ths carnival u rapidly dying ont In Spain
and Italy, and the local press at Seville, far
from iamsnting this decay Of the ancient
festivities Ii positively rejoicing over their
disappsarancc. says the London 6psct ator.
There ID. indeed, some reason for the eager
moss expressed by the Andalucia, the Orden
and the BAluafte 10 SOC the carnival dead
and buried. in the extravagant license and
disorder which have In rccent ysars charac-
terizsd . festival chiefly kept up by the lower
orders; and this year the feeling has been 20
strong that the slcalde was induced to
issue . notice TO tho effect that the town
council would not, a. In former years, grant
a sum OF money to pay tho expenses Of il
Nominations, fireworks and PROFESSIONS Of
carriages. Many Seviliians Of tho better
class make IL q custom to leave the town
for the three days preceding Lent, md be-
sides the decree Of the Alcade and the dis
favor Of the upper class. tho weather dur
ing the carnival week did all In tts power
to wash out the color from q season
which was once 30 gay. The visitor who
walked through the wet streets might re-
ceivs a few handfuls Of colored paper cut
into small pieces (papelitos) thrown In his
face by girls stationed in the balconies above,
and might see : few figures with masks
and strange DISCUSSES wandering disoonso-
he avare Of The presence Of the carnival
nnlasa indeed. he Came upon one Of the
banda 81 WANDERING musicinns (ostudian-
t;nas1. ainu;nn national airs 10 the
accompaniment Of the guitar, and
TIA saventesnth canturv. short black
jackets ana knaa brseohes. with black CA q
ma fasthara Trheaa ,nns;csl hands ara tha
oniv n,ettv featnre Of the c%arniyal AZ il
nv -, Sometimas thew imnroviae sonos
u;th Arna Sna Mar f%ac;lity alyi, ailndinu 10
snr nnticenhis Annras in ths crowd sronud
t thhs A. nirht when ths ve.thsr Inn
nrouod ~. crevdo ~ Tho .treats incraased
ana the Mating with eor ahelia fuli Of
crt r.nar MI With hon hons Craw
faster and mora fnriona. INT. cenes.
aIIv snaakinu carnival seemad to have
iaftt tha otraat th;s var and IN have taken
rafn"e n tha CAFE. and theaters. wiare
,naaLaa hniia tooL ri.ca aach n;rhf. chie1v |
natrnn;,si hos-auar ~ tha middle and
fnv.r Glasses Al these dancing Vas kent
mn fropo nina Csc1oCk ut uiuhk till fva
~ ia morning In some of The cafes tha
,.olt;nr ana hnraoniav lad 10 varions dis
tnrhsrcaa IN whioh TIA no>ica we're "a.
nnired IN NAV a mart.
Ths licensa ana disorder of carnival haa
LA tha c,srrr ~ inok mon Il with q
he.n ths onstom ~ onan nhmrchas Tor sne~
c;ai davot;on. dnr;nn III. three dava nre-
oaa,no Tsn. ~ 1890, - tba cnsrf.ia
~ ths atraata and nnhIIc n,aoes. m IA.
y;,ia a. .Ia.wha,a the sarraman& Il az
nossd dnrino tia season. and the churches
aro fIlsd with vorahiners Bnt there
- nna cnatnm nacniiar to Seville.
,sh;oh ~ raal,v Df tho rrett;ast
scano "a ha viavsd dnrino the carnival" Al.
thnnuh il ia raiioions. NOT secniar. and r. n
nrotsst against TIA linsntions oavatiea If the
dina ;nataad of ha;nU n mart IF Them. mis-
cnstnm ia tha dancinc o 3 tha iittla choir
hnva nf the cothsdral befora tho host every
svsn;no a. fva o,ciock Above Aha h;oh al.
tar. hlnzino with way tapers. the host il ex-
nnaed in = maonifcent nilver oatensorium.
%snrYnonnted hv a huue silver crown: The Il.
iumination Of the sanctuory is COMPLETED
Nv a row 81 tail and massive silver candela-
bra stsndinc outside the rail. A soon az
vesnera. oomnline md mntins are ended the
srobH;shon oscsnds to his throna st thonorth
sida ri the snnctnarv: the oanona. in their
purple mantles, follow and kneel in lows on
enoh eide: then in the SPACE before the altar
tan iittIe choir hovs lseises1 take their stand
in two ranks Of i've. facing each other.
The hove are dressed as uaDes of The seven
faenth century. with isotata of led and
wh;ta in strines' white knee breeohes. stock-
mos and satin shoes: in their hands thev
lhofd white hats. Observation-Disclosures and hich.
''crowned. with droopinp plumes of rod and
white feathets. After aIantum ERGO" haa
been suno to the ao~oompaniment Of a full
orchestra thu bows beoin n hvmn in Span
;sh 70 a bright and chnrmine air. When
this il onded thew cenufect. nut their hats
or their heads and BEGIN their dance. still
SINGING to Inc ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the or
chestrs. The dance is allow and stately.
like the old minuet. with a pause between
zach sten: the boys wind in and ont. form
various fionres. and end with a @pirouette.
AZ the comnletion Of the hymn tia orches
tra continued tha mir. and the bovs aocom-
nan H With %oastanets. still DANCING. The
eeremonv il then reneated. with another |
humn ana diferent mnsic. and the whole
n~erformonoe Insts twenty minutes. AZ in
Combustion ..rantnm Erpoo il AGAIN suno'
~h;Ia avery one kneels: tho arehhishnn
r;vas b;s naturalization ana danarts With he
nttendant tha nannia crovdinn aroma &c
he "oes down the nhnroh to kiss his EMS.
.asnoi rho
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