The morning call., 1894-04-18
AROUND The COURT OF HONOR.

While some magic influence fell upon
the ocean, bay and the blue-eoated officials
who skim over the waves in search of
strange craft coming through the Golden
Gate, Rex Felix glided mysteriously into
port from his kingdom very far away.
True. his coming had been heralded far
and near, aud extraordinary preparations
made for his reception, and yet he found
security in anchorage on the Marin mud
fats. Why or how he came there lis
jester stated was uohody's business. For
Rex Felix is altogether 2 huge jOke-in
plain English, King of Carniyal-and so
it is part Of his character to surprise pro-
sale people who wear black clothes and
look serious.
The tug Fearless. CARRIED in carnival
cOloIs with bunting over all her ropes and
the Kings standard at the masthead. was
destined to TIE task of rescOing his
Majesty from his predicament At 9:45
A NJ she moved away from the wharf
with the committee appointed 10 receive
Rex Felix with every mark Of honor, 10
yited guests. who included ladies, news
paper representatives and military band.
just as she left her moorings the heavy
that ne had forgotten his music-book, and
what would Rex think of these musicians
when his own band consisted exclusively
Of one bass from bone? The swift and
sure launch Belvedere was called into
reQuisition and chartered 10 carry the
mascot bandboy out into the bay with the
bass score.
Soon the royal barge was away on her
base for royalty. and soon. too, the Belve-
dere was speeding after her with that
score and the bandboy. The tug was lost
to sight among the bold hills of Alcatraz.
Angel Island and around there, because
she had much difficulty il fading Rex and
his carnival crew. 1t was from Captain
Mckenzie Of the ferTy-steamer San Rafael
that the reception party learned where
King Carnival bad dropped anchor, near
the quarantine station, but closer TO the
Marin County shore.
The royal dep-sea barge looked weather
beaten and weary. partly house-boat and
partly dredger. But her crew was gor-
geous enough, if sick of she sea. His
Majesty apparently had not suffered much
from his voyage, being hearty and covered
from head to foot in garments of gold and
red that we're without crease or spot. So
much, however, could not be said OF his
nose, nor his yassaIs' noses, which bad an
enviable glow of FIRE. 1t was noticed as
the court party came aboard the Fearless
that Rex cared little how clothes fitted his
men.
The band. without its bass, played
Hail TO the Chief" the committee
cheered, and, without ceremony, the lord
high admiral took possession of the tug
without waiting to be asked. Uncle"
George T. Bromley welcomed The King in
bis witty style, and all present descended
on a champagne-decked sideboard in the
CABIN.
OF AlcsZar the launch BeIvedere went
along side with the bass music, and there
was more nirth in the Kings court Then
tie royal barge headed for home, and as
she came near the air was rent with multi
tudinouS steam whistles Colors were
dipped, and every device known tc sea-
men was used TO welcome Rex.
When the royal barge was sighted off
the City Wharf there was commotion
among the expectsnt throngs hat waited
King Felix's arrival. Clay and Washing