New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19
THE GORGEOUS CIRCUS PARADE.
THIS YEAR IN TIE DAYTIME AND THE
CHILDREN FULLY APPRECIATED IT.

THIS YEAR IN TIE DAYTIME AND THE
CHILDREN FULLY APPRECIATED IT.
The latest thing In spring fashions for circus
parades was exhibited to an udmiTiDg public yester
day morning. The order having gone forth from
Washington that onicc-holdIng "chestnuts" need
apply this year, Messrs barnum & Bailey also re-
solved to have Il new deal, and substitute morning
parade for the usual pageant by gaslght which opens
up the circus season. This Sas great thing for
the children to to bed early and for the
afternoon papers, besides relieving the "sleepng
Beauty" and her suite from the annoyance OF being
peled under cover OF night with CHUNKS OF coal by
enthusiastic subjects Of her Eastern provinces
The parade was TO start from Madison Square
Garden at O'Clock, "wcather permitting" The
weather signHcd It's permission by turning out u
beautiful spring day. which could not have been
improved upon II manufactured by the circus property
man himself. Down Madisonavc to Twenty-third-
st. the long string Of charlots andSayly caparsonel
horses traed IN all the glory Of gold and silver the
bright March sunlight glDuBg from polished armor
and fresh yarnish. From that point the route lay
down Twenty -third-st., 10 Frstave., up Firstave.
to Fify.ninSst., along this thorouShfare 10 Broad
wav. and thence down Broadway to Twentythlrdst..
through Ffth-ave. to Fourteenth-st, to Folrhave.'
to the Bowery, thence by way OF Grand and Centre
SITS to Canal and Hudson sts., and back through
Eighth-ave. and Twenty sevcnth-st, TO the Garden.
There were red coated fox hunters and expert horse
women In the van and under their escort came mo
open cages containing various happy families OF
lions tigers, leopsrds, bears and hyenas, each Win
its trainer sitting quietly In the cage. armed only
with a short whip and protected by q uniform of
ittering limitation steel and al air OF great dignity
r. H. Dockerll mounted an English hunter. acted
as admiral OF the feet OF "lving tableans,' when
included scenes from all the Interesting chapters oi
American history, from the landing OF The fnerims
10 the inaug uration OF Washington. The Queen
Of the Uppodrome" drove her four horses abreast
,,abto nd
the wheels Of her cunbrous chariot banged over Mayor
G,lroys brand.new pavenents With the same thunder
ous rumble as the stones OF the App'ah way
IiippodroIne riders rode FESTIVE horses without the
use Of strrups and Asauc gentlemen chung 10 the
uneasy humps OF cames with an air Of ANXIOUS
melancholy All the legends OF the nursery ana The
Arabian Nights were pictured In tabcaus and charios
and there was n plentiful sprinkng OF brass bands
The streets were crowded along the entire line
NJ the procession with children aud every wihdo"
bad Its group Of sghtseers. But IN all inc per
fectlon and effectiveness OF this modern morning
parade, the heart OF the old crcusgoer was mace
sad by the absence Of his old friend, the Goddess OF
I,berty-she OF the haxcn locks the bare white arms.
be spanplod robe and the gltpapcr dadem-wh0 IRON
the height OF her towering chariot used TO dominate
| spectacles of this kind. The overhead wires ana
low hanging elevated railroad structures have swept
her from the elevated sphere which she surmouh'eo
and adorned and the heights that knew her before
nccktie and the perpetually open counteance who
visited the winter quarters at Bridgeport with the
newspaper men this spring, and whom they have
chrs.ened alley Rube," was Hoating up Broadway
with an admiring following OF youthful citizens ana
puzzled policemen when the procession came along.
lie straightway cambered up on The mghrst o. w
charios and rode the rest OF the way In triumph ms
rcd lie and ancient bandaDna flaming down me Vistt
OF the street till turn In the line OF route hid mn
from view. Ill.,. o.,,ax. 1,ordon IN the
roof attended the circus first night" last evening;
The show went of with scarcely hitci, except
when iourhorse chariot caught IN tie drop curtain
and carried of n section Of tho AhainDra's Dil'ie-
vented walls. The circus portion OF the entertain,
ment was brs,ling with new features The aerial
English equestrian Harry Anphett, with Ross Dock
crl and with Peter Barlow. was much appialdS.
Miss Elena Ryland also pleased the spectators by her
graceful evolntions on the back OF merry UNNAMED
teed and the old fivoric, William Showlcs, proved
himself still the champion. Tie sitons sailed about
in Tho air from perch 10 trnpeze as II they were niue
lower than the angels in wing powcr me wrssthg
9nnora nrovcd herself the suppest OF her sex. The
Columbus spectacle as impressive as OF yore Win
no, Costumes new dances and properties through
ont.