The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
B. REX in ST. PAUL,
THE ICE KING TAKES CHARGE OF
THE CARNIVAL.
He IL Presented With the Keys OF
the City and Proceeds With His
Subjects Through the Crowded
Streets to the Carnival Grounds-
neapolis See the Parade.

st. Paul, Jan. 23.-B. Rex wields the
scepter. He took charge Of affairs
last evening and in spite of the reputa-
ton he has Of being chilly old po-
tentate, he will give his people Of st.
In general hot time for the next
week.
Last night was fOretaste of the
nights that are coming, and it must In,
conceded that the opening event was
calculated to arouse the seeker after
carnival pleasures.
one. The people who took part in the
1ollification were bringing over with
the spirit Of fun. And their name was
legion. All st. Paul and half of Min
neapOlfs was on the streets, and the
delights OF a season only possible to
the denizens of n country where rain
and slush are unknown in carnival
time, were tasted by them.
There was blaze of lights and the
cheer of glad laughter for the back
ground of a picture which brought
back to everybody the goodly times
that mark the memory Of other car
nivals. Kaleidoscope colos and bril-.
liency of wit manifested in the adorn-
ment Of persons and the devising of
the unique and the startling. lent to
the streets Of the city and the grounds
enclosed with the walls of the domain
of Borealis Rex. the proper scenic
effects, and amidst the throngs that
filled the streets and the carnival
grounds there was plenty of evidence
of good fellowship and good feeling.
There have been other carnivals here
In st. Paul and elsewhere, but the
turnout of last night demonstrated
that this was to he an up-to-,late
AFFAIR. There We're many unique feat
ures to last nights carnival parade.
The floats We're magnificent in their
equipment and coloring and the COS
tunes of the dignitaries in keeping
with the magnificence of the surround
ings and the paraphernalia of their
state.
And the diversity of the costuming
and the ideas that were carried out!
There were present every sort Of NOR
tai and immortal, representing good
and evil. and ranging from the lovely
st. Paul girl in her carnival attire to
| the demon who made medicine for tho
red men Of the North. Altogether
Rex Borealis had an entourge that a
| monarch might envy.
Gorgeous Parade.
King Borealis and his ritinue left
the metropolitan hotel at $40 and
proceeded to the court house, where
they We're met by Mayor Smith and
presented with the keys of the city,
The parade then mended it's way
through the principal streets to the
carnival grounds in the following
order:
Mounted Police.
First DivisiOn-FOurteen Trlmpet.
ers, Carnival Queen. Escorted by the
Board of Directors, Ice King Float,
with Escort, Boston club. Redmen and
Float, Minnehaha club, Flambeau
club, Webster School club.
Second Division-Seibert's band.
Schuneman & Evans club. Shriners
and Float, Sighth Ward club.
Third Observation-Disclosures band, Fire
Kings Float and Escort. Lafayette
club. Mechanical and Art School club.
High School club. Summit Skating
club. Mascot Polo club, Eighth Ward
Ski club, Jefferson School club.
| Fourth Division-Postoffice band,
Postoffice Carnival club. State Univcr-
sity club, Capital City Cycle and Car
nival club, Lundvquist Polo club, Neill
School club. Drum Corps. Arriving
at the grounds the parade disbanded.
The streets traversed by the parade
were lined with cheering crowds. The
t1Onspiel and other games are on in
| full blast.