Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12

nor may 20 anywhere In he viii,
ana as ng as She lives onioy b. "Vflc
un1ph and wear on her s'ce.e ~ ui.
OF M city Of beautiful women th.. sea-
was tnousft tile most beautlfui oae
that year. one OF
The ex-queens OF the earnlvo, g..
the particular collection OF beart,s..,,Vrn
lhsS Oh which New Orleans IL 80 We
proud. RcN has been pnrti6nlariy 'os'
tuhnte IN his selections of those an. vi
lor nisnt' Not one has ever had ~.
misfortune OF scandal 'u IN.
5000 KING Rex is indeed ao..
uurlne carniv'.' Tine. and the rhavo, y.
New orleans officially Yields m NJ VI
Keys OF the city. The kings nan,o =.
sutheicnt To bring about almost
thins mat his indefntigable prime NJ
is'er' or lord chancellor. as he is carsS
may conceive. ied,
Tho Order of Rex is differen, &, =.
interior organization from any az Nv
many whieh servo to mako the c,,a "'
cent City so peculiarly an eri.,.a,ss'
place during the prevalence OF ~ ,4e
tN!ties. IL Is not n secret order ,ho,'..
10 some extent ostengibly so. Tia si
pcrshir Is formed Of tile leading mon y,
the city-inerchants. bankers Isr Az"
and professional men-and tho 'seo
ttibutors to the general fund. p,,.19 u'
larly the merchants. receive az ,,,.,
of royal esteem "duitedomg." po"sIS,
and majors are therefore overnb, as'
by the dukes. Tho king "a not ,,,s,a
ell to be known outside OF Tho cas-.
court and is selected by til, ,.,o-,,,,.l
OF that court from among their -,
Der. 1t IL deemed pre-emin.nt hos-
and, like a good many honors il NV
expensive. He Is generally rs rS.
large means and distributes hlu w v
favors with a muniGcent hand ns,
from his large contributions to Tho a..
eral fund. to the superb COSTUME a.
wears, there are suppers, carriages o,n
for which he must pay. and tho hin,
amount to thousands.
He is always masked or "mada ,,.
when appearing in public, but in rsa,
| lily takes no part in the first dav,
ceremonies. which are made strk,,.
! for the pomp and parade incident IN M
| arrival of the king. For some w.sS,
| prior to the day of his arrival A.
patches appear in the leading danI.,
as II from his royal hlghness on hi,
voyage from the Sandwich Islsna,
West Indies or some far distant COM,
try from which he Is supposed to COM,
to pay his annual visit to his beloysi
subjects. This year. as the begiunn,
of the article indicates, he comes ftor,
Holland.
As rule. some active member Of n,
| order of Rex personates the king N.
first day. and this is considered a MAJ,
| OF favor second only to that OF Kin.
hood itself. on Tuesday, hovlv'
which is the big day in New orlesrs
the king appears in the grand dsv
parade of Rex and holds a royal rao,t.
ton at Carnival palace during the ear,
evening. The glorious ball Of the M.
tick Krewe or of the Knights OF Nom,
at the opera house is not In real,y
opened until Rex and the queen viii
their court arrive.
The queen does not appear until N.
Carnival palace is thrown open ct ngb,
and then, seated in the chair Of stah
upon a raised and imposing platform
with the king at her side, and o.hIpi
and about them both the high dlg5.
taries of the court and the many MAD,
of honor, with their gentlemen attend.
thousands of people have eonsilirA
complete recompense for hours d
crowded discomfort in the streets h
front of the palace or in the outer hall,
opening into the loyal room.
1t is considered the thing for ty,y
one going to New Orleans tc pass be.
fore the royal party. and come @a,sp.
ton may be had of the ;mmAR prep.
arations necessary to acconnotic th5
vast throng when 1t is sta,sd that To.
masses come In and pass before Ne
throne 90 abreast. The thronafolmya.
ries each year, and upon II is expsaid
In decorations to carry out the general
theme to be symbolized from S99
5000.
One year this throneroom represetiA
the bottom of the sea. and It was a ls''
feet marvel OF detail supposed to b D.
| cident to the bed OF the ocean, anl
lighted up as 1t was by invisible ee'
trio lights the effect was gorgeou'F
weird. The dais upon which the ihi'hs
was erected and Its surroundings feps'
scented coral cayerns. the throne maasw
coral seashells and other sym0ol'a'
characteristics. As each line OF s.s'
jects came up all heads bowed ana lls
courtesy. acknowledged by Rex ana Us
queen, led to the constant MOVING
tho crest, as II were. OF the vast Na''
of humanity.
Those who have not participates "
both sides of carnival life in New VI
leans, the outer and the inner elT''s'
can have no conception of the extern
which the details are conceived ana W.
exactitudc with which they are given
Rex, the main day parade, iike a.
other organizations of n similar gus,
acter in New Orleans, is the .helns
the procession and the sun)ec'
months OF study, and its developmsu
is a matter of the closest attention aus
decidedly free expenditure of money,
After the street pageant the ~
tions and the halls and the eioNu
northern visitors have left the eip ~.
Lent has finally passed its Az da.s N
queen is serenaded almost n'ghuy
parties composed of Rex and e,nc. "
ganzations. and she is. until tne w. ",
queen is named. the first lazy III W.
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