The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-18
GREAT CROWD AT MARDI GRAS.
REX ENTERS THE CITY IN a BLAZE
OF GLORY.

The Jam of Spectators Greets Him
With a Chorus of Cheers-1'he
Krewe Of Proteus illustrate the
Animal Kingdom From Social
Point of View in series Of Floats
on s.Dumb society"
New Orleans. Feb. I7.-Never in its his
tory has New Orleans been so crowded
during the carnival season. For two
weeks past visitors have been pouring in
by the hundreds. To-day standing room
only" might well be put on the outer
approaches TO the city. The hotels and
boarding houses are taxed to their Ut
most capacity and every private resi-
dence in the city has its quota of guests.
The weather is clear and pleasant and
everything is favorable 10 a big success.
Rex. the king Of the carnival, arrived
on a special steamer at the foot Of Canal
street al ? O'Clock this afternoon. The
lam of humanity was unprecedented.
People wanted 10 see the king arrive and
the elbowing and pushing was remarka-
BILE. vet the crowd was jolly and good
natured The king was cheered by the
big crowd. and on disembarking the pro-
cession moved up Canal 10 Camp street,
and thence took up its line of march for
the city hall. Upon arriving there, the
usual ceremonies were observed and the
KEYS Of the city were turned over 10 the
king by the mayor. For the next forty
eight hours Rex will reign supreme in
the city. Tonight. the Rex ball took
place at Washington artillery hall, and
the beautiful tableaux and procession of
Proteus paraded.
The Krewe OF Proteus in their gorgeous
pageant tonight departed from the line
of romance and mythic subjects, which
has heretofore delighted the public, and
tonight choose the original subject
dumb Society" a review of the animal
kingdom from a social point of view.
Twenty floats in all were required to dis
play the amusing satire.
Number / contained Proteus, the change
able monarch, upon superb car or
white and gold. Proteus rode upon gi-
gantic conch shell driven by Cupid and
drawn by two gold dolphins and cloud
Number 2 banner, bearing the legend on
q great banner, "Our Dumb Society"
Number 3. Royal Banquet luxuriant
tropical scene, showing dinner of royal
beasts in the wild splendOr of the jun
gle. Broken columns with marvellous ira
Gerry suggested Babylon and Ninevah,
whose age is not greater than the geneai-
ogy of the feline family.
Numbers. THE Chase" Sagacity, fidel-
fly and affection are attributes of the dog.
When the canine became the partner and
pet Of man his first duty was to join in
the hunt for food. Ever since the dog
has been associated with the idea of the
chase. In the tableau the dog is pictured
as INDUCING in the hunt with all the
facilities of man.
Number 5. I'm Court" Master Fox be-
fore the tribunal of justice, accused by
Mrs. Hen. The Owl presides as judge.
Miss Goose acts as clerk. This was an
amusing satire.
Number s. IAN Afternoon Drive" A
green butterfly on a vari-colored oak leaf
drawn by big brown crab.
Number Z. AT Spanish Fort" An enor-
nous bull frog on an island surrounded
by a group of small frogs.
Number s. EARLY Summer Guests" A
woodland scene in the spring; two bears
before a CHEEKY fire
Number 8. "Watchful Guardians" Rep
resented by two huge cats busily watching
the antics of a crowd of mice disporting
themselves unconscious of danger
Number TO- The Glee Club" group
of roosters with mandolins and banios
serenadlng Miss Pullett, who looks senti-
mental and holds her hand over her heart
in orthodox style.
IDENTIFY this is a satire on public officials
who go sporting. On an island. covered
with foliage, sit a crowd of fishers Here
Is a Tat walrus with oil hat and seamans
toggery, pulling a diminutive perch out
of the water
Number 12 "A Social Car" The social
n.
Number -. "A Glove Contest on a
tropical plain fringed with cacti and palms
in royal battle between a rhinoceros and
a bull.
Number Il. 1.-THE Upper Crust" This
Is represented by group of beautiful pea
fowls, proudest and vainest Of birds, in
Number Is. Five O'Clock Tea" DR.
Holmes declaring that "giggle, gable.
gobble'' fully described a modern tea In
the tableau Mrs. Elephant entertain her
friends at a fashionable tea The guests
are the ASS, the Hog, the Goat the in
offensive Sheep and the foolish Goose. All
in de reguie attire.
Number 16. THE Last Rites" The
tragic story Of the death of Cock Robin.
Number H. AT Home Dancing" In this
Proteus preSumes that among the lower
creatures the forms are the same as i'm
polite society. Cockatoos and Parrots are
represented dancing a quadrille.
Number Is. The Surf" A superb ma
rine view is presented. A gigantic wave
foaming with frosty whiteness and with
In the wave huge swordfsh.
Number 10. The Filtration" beau
ers.
Number 20. "The Cold Bath" A beau
tiful deep sea representing the forms OF
life that exist at the lowest depths of the
sea.
This series of tableaux have never been
exceeded in beauty or interest by any
previous display.