The morning times., 1896-02-18
GlY king REX SUPREME
Brilliant Opening Day Of the
Hardi GraS Festival.
NEW ORLEANS Is CROWDED
Carnival Thronge the Largest In the
History OF The City-Rex Bali and
the Procession of I,roteus-Gor-
geous Pageant of Mythical Char
acters-fTabieaux Enumerated.

New Orlcans, La, Feb. 17,-Never in It's
history has New Orleans been so crowded
during tho carnival season. For two. weeks
past visitors have been pouring i'll by
The hundreds. .ii Today standing room
only might well be put on the outer ap-
proaches to-, ttiG city.
The hotels and boarding houses are
taxed to their utmost capacity, and every
private reskdence i'll the city has its quota
of guests. The weather is clear and pleas
ant and everything is favorable TO big
success. saf
Rex. the king. OF the carnival, arrived
on special steamer at the foot OF Canal
street at 2 O'Clock this afternoon. The
jam of humanity was unprecedented. Pee
pie wanted to see the king arrive aud
the elbowiDg and pushing was remarkable
yet the crowd was Jolly cpd eccG-aatured.
The king was enthusiastically received
by the big crowd, and on disenibarklng
The procession moved up Canal to Camp
street, thence took up Its line OF niatct
for the city hall.
Upon arriving there, the usual cere-
monies were observed and the keys or the
city were turned over TO the king by the
mayor.
REX REIGNS SUPREME.
For the next f0rty-eight hours Rex VIII
reign supreme in the city, Tonight the Rex
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and the beautiful tableaux and procession
OF Proteus paraded.
The Krewe OF Proteus IN their gorgeous
pageant tonight departed from the line OF
romantic and mytfic subjects which las
heretofore delighted the public and tonight
chose the original subject "Dumb Society"
a review The anhnaikingdom from asoeiai
point of y4G w, Twenty floats in all were
required to display the amusing satire.
I 4 & CklHnrc.gfnC
monarch, upon superb car OF white and
red. Proteus rode upon gigantic conch
she'll driven by Cupid and drawn by two
gold doiphins ana cloud of swans
No. 2-Banner car. bearing the legend
on great banner ''Our Dumb Society"
Number 3 3-"Royal banquet a luxuriant
tropical sceue showing Il dinner or roya
beasts in the wild splendor OF the jungle.
Broken columns with marvellous tracery
suggested Babylon and Nineyah whose age
is not greater than the genealogy OF the
feline family.
THE CHASE" ILLUSTRATED.
Number 4-"The Chase" sagacity, fidel
ity and affection ARE attributes OF the dog.
When the canine became the partner and
| pet of man his first ddt3 was 10 Join in the
hunt for food. Ever siace the dog has been
associated with the idea OF the chase.
Number 5-"In Court Master Fox be
| fore the tribunal of justice, accused by Mrs
| Hen. The owl presides as Judge Miss
| Goose acts as Clerk.
| Number 6 -'An Afternoon Drive, a green
| butterfly on a vari-coiored oak leaf drawn
| by big brown crab.
| No. IA Spanish fort" an enormous
| bullfrog on an island surrounded by :
| gronp of small frogs.
! No. S-"Early summer guests" a wood
| laEd scene in the spring, rwo bears before Z
CHEEKY fire.
No. s-"Watchful guardians" repre-
! sented by two huge cats bus!ly watching
| the antics OF q crowd OF mice.
No. 10-"The glee club,'' a group o.
| ROSTERS with mardoiins and Danjos sere
noding Miss Pullet.
No. Presidential Spcrt:" evidentl,
! this is saure on peitlic officials. wGo 81
! sporting. On an island covered with foil
! age sit crowd of fishers. Here is IA
| wairus with oil hat AID seamen's logger.
/ pulling dimiButiEe perch out Of the water
The remaiping, nine scenes are cieve
satires on more or less familiar subjects.