The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-04-09
MIDwlNTER FAIR.

natlona Exposition famous as a center
OF entertainment, as well as a center of
instruction and education, there viii be
reproduced on April II, 1S and 10 the
great Mardi Gras Carnival which has
attracted multitudes to the city of New
Orleans and which has made the name
Mardi Gras and that of the e Crescent
City" synonymous. This idea of repro
ducing in the City of the Golden Gate
the wonderful pageant which has drawn
people southwark for so many years,
was suggested as an accessory to the
Mldwinter Exposition, and it has been
taken hold of SO energetically by the
business men of San Francisco that not
only IS its success assured in this in
stance, but there Is already a strong
probability that the Mystic Argonauts
of the Golden West" will play their
part every year in the history of San
Francisco just as the Mystic Crewe of
Comus has played its part in New Or
leans.
The material for this great pageant
has been sccumulating for several weeks
now in a large building temporarily
erected in secluded part of the exposi-
ton grounds, and force of workmen
building floats and carrying out the
plans of those who have the matter in
charge. The carnival people call them
selves "The Mystic Argonauts of the
Golden West" and their beautiful
coIors of crimson, green and gold are
beginning to be worn all over the city.
On Tuesday, April II, Rex arrives at
the foot of Market street on his royal
barge and will be escorted to the expo
sitlon grounds in triumph. There the
keys of the city will be turned over to
His Highness, metaphorically, and from
that time on the King of the Carnival
Will have it all his own way. On We'd
nesday, the 18th, will occur the grand
carnival parade in the evening. It will
then be seen that not only is the great
New Orleans Mardi Gras being produced
here IN San Francisco, but that there
will have been added a great many
unique and original features. 1t is pro-
posed that the parade of floats and ey-
erthlng else in connection with the pro-
cession shall be made around the expo
sition grounds and through the great
field that has been prepared for recre-
alton grounds. At that point an inn
mense frame is to be erected, and each
doat or oth@ feature will be halted di-
rectly behind that frame, and the great
search light from the top of the electric
tower will be turned full upon it in view
of the vast concourse which will un-
1oubtedly be assembled upon the grand
stand and upon every available point of
view.
On the evening of Friday, April 10,
;akes place the Carnival ball. AS to the
success of this ball of all nations there
,an be no manner of doubt, for every
oreign commissioner and the Midwin-
er exposition, and every representative
IT foreign concession or of foreign
exhibit, have already promised to take
'art and to introduce in the grand
narch.on that occasion the funny and
peculiar people of whom they have con-
rol. Arrangements are being made for
he running of special trains from all
'arts of the Pacific Coast during this
arrival season, and it is confidently ex-
,ected that that week of the fair will be
he greatest in the history of the expo
ition. The work that is being done in
he preparation of the floats is already a
guarantee that these are to be no tawdrv
accessories. There will be seen on this
occasion some of the most artistic crea-
ions ever presented in a street pageant.
IN effort is being made to secure the
losing of business houses throughout
he city on the opening day of the Car |
lval, and it goes without saying that |
title or no business will be done on the |
venings which are to be devoted at the |
xposition to the night parade and to the |
arrival ball.
The element of romance, which has
doubtless existed under the rose ever |
ince the inception of the exposition, has
t last manifested itself in no uncertain
erms. On Sunday, April L, there was
marriage in one of the cars of the
firth wheel. The contracting parties
we're Alexander Won Gunther and Err
estine Schneider. The interesting part
f the story in connection with this
marriage Is that this was not the first
lme that this same couple had be united
d matrimony. Years ago they took
ach other for better or for. worse. and
ach decided that it was worse than bet
er. AT any rate they drifted apart. and
hey only met a few weeks ago on the
latform of the Firth wheel where both
ad come to see the sights of the expo-
ltion. The meeting was SO strange and
ne pleasure was SO mutual that they at
nee forgot past differences and agreed
D kiss and make up. What more nat
raj than they should decide to be mar
led on the very wheel whose turning
rought them face to face after so long
separation? And where was the sense
being married second time without
ome novel feature being connected with
:? Hence it came to pass that this
ouple were married in the Firth wheel.
he chimes in the tower of the Liberal
Arts building pealed forth the wedding
els at the moment the preacher pro-
ounced them man and wife. Ali the