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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-01

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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

celebration and in line somewhat with that
which had made New Orleans famous. The
committee went to that city and were cor
daily received by the Mardi Gras Associa-
ton, which not only gave all the informa-
ton desired. but assisted them in purchas-
ing floats, costumes and other accessories
for successful carnival parade. On their
return the organization was regularly char
tered and became a business association
prepared to go to work in a systematic
manner to make the coming carnival some
thing so well worth seeing that no one
could afford to miss it. l. E. Irwin was
selected as president.
Pallas Athene was chosen as the goddess
who should preside over the festivities.
The selection was most appropriate one,
tnasmuch as Pallas Is credited in mytho-
logical history as being the patron saint
OF commerce. Her true name was Minerva
and she was one OF the earliest oiympian
oivlmties. She was known to the Greeks as
Athena, Pallas and Pallas Athene. The
GrecIan story of Pallas Is that Jupiter,
after the victory over the Titans, chose
Ior ms hrst spouse the goddess Metis; but
an oracle having declared the son of Metts
would snatch the supremacy away from
bis father, Jupiter swallowed both Metis
and her child. When Jupiter felt a violent
pam In his head, in his agony he asked
Vulcan to cleave it open with an ak, where
upon Minerva sprang forth in full armor
and with a mighty war shout. She first
TOOK part in the discussion OF the gods as
an opponent Of Mars She counseled her
father against the giants. and herself slew
Pallas and EnceIadus.
PallaS was the patron Of heroism among
men She was the protector of the art,
Of peace. The agriculturist and the
mechanic were also under her care
and the philosopher. the orator and the
poet delighted in her protection. PaIlas Is
the symbol OF thought, the goddess of pure
M. INF
ness and disdaining love-
Naturally there were many difficulties to
overcome in the first parade, but in spite
Of these 1t was an undoubted success. One
Of the difficulties had been entirely unlocked
for. The signal for the parade to start
was given by discharging a skyrocket- IL
started things all right, but not the way
1t was desired they should start Mules
and horses were frightened and ran away
and the float representing Missouri went
over an embankment. while kings, knights
and commoners were mixed up In tangled
mob Things were finally Strengthened out,
however. and the first Priests of Pallas
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

tune, has secured firm grasp on his tail
and has succeeded in curtailing his flight.
At the front of the float man and wom-
an. also dressed in colonial costume, are
Interested spectators of the scene, as are a
couple of pigs who stand near them. Flow
ers and leaves have been used in pro-
fusion to add to the beauty of the picture.
Float No. 20 is a model of the battleship
Oregon carried out as faithfully in regard
to detail as was possible. Guns, turrets
and smokestacks are there and from the
latter will roll clouds of black smoke as
though the ship were going under full
steam. The guns are no dummy affairs but
on Carnival night will throw great shells
high in the air, where they will burst and
scatter flaming stars in every direction
In addition to the shells there will be fired
from the ship hundreds of roman candles
The entire structure has been covered with
asbestos to prevent any possibility of it
catching fire.
On the night of the parade the floats
will move in the order named and each will
be provided with a calcium light the light
of which will be thrown directly on the
float The floats have been constructed
with this plan in view and have been COW
cred with spangles and tinsel in profusion
light from a thousand different points until
the whole is a glittering mass of color.
The floats were constructed by the same
contractor who did the work last year.
Adolph Deutchman, of New Orleans He
was assisted by his father and brother.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

that have enchanted children for many
scores of years. There are birds, beasts
and animals, large and small, the lay
hgures wrought with a cunning that makes
them akin to life and each secene is a
vivid picture of the most popular nursery
rhymes that ever enchanted childhood
Gold and silver leaf and glittering spangles
have been used with no sparing hand and
when exposed to the glare of huge cal
cium lights will make a scene of enchant-
ment never before seen in Kansas CITY.
To add to the reality OF the scenes to be
portrayed, most OF the characters will
be living subjects, men, women and chill
dren dressed to represent the animals,
birds and insects with which Mother
Goose rhymes deal so freely
The idea intended to be conveyed is that
PaIlas each year takes under her protec-
ton an added realm OF folk lore and hay-
ing extended her august protection to
Mother Goose rhymes her new subjects
are paraded in honor of her visit
The first float will carry Pallas Athene.
the tutelary goddess of Kansas City This
float is q mass of rainbow hued tropical
verdure constructed on a gigantic scale
in Difference to the mighty power of the
goddess who will ride in it.
Seated in a huge lotus flower whose mas
sive petals spread in creamy cascades on
every SIDE Pallas Athene will gaze from a
lofty height on the thousands of her sub
jects who gather in Kansas City to do her
homage. A mass Of tropical flowers and
plants poised high in the air, 10 resembles
nothing mere than verdure covered ISL
and in the Pacific, the blue and wavy line
at the bottom of the float adding to the
deception. To the rear and on either side
Of PaIlas will sit her four attendant maids,
half concealed in beds of lotus flowers
Towering over the whole is a spear shap-
ed leaf whose highest tip is twenty-five
feet above the ground.
This float is mythical blending of the
religious lore of India, Egypt and Greece,
the sacred trinity Of nations whence comes
the three strands that form the stairway
10 the habtation of the gods.
Old Mother Goose, when
She wanted wander,
Would drive through the air
On a very fine gander.
Float No 2 will carry Mother Goose her.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

sidered pretty good thing by the origin
ators but they were ambitious and felt that
greater things would be expected of them
the next year, SO in the spring of 1887
committee, consisting of the late L. E. Err
win. J. E. & Herrick. E. E. Wilson and
e. NJ. Clendening, was chosen to go to New
Orleans and post themselves on Mardi Gras
methods and features. A careful considera-
ton of what would form the best attraction
for visitors had resulted in the determine
ton to make it In the nature Of carnival
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02
RHYMES OF CHILDHOOD in SCENES
OF BEAUTY.
TWENTY GORGEOUS FLOATS
PALLAs WILL RIDE IN A BARGE OF
LOTUS FLOWERS.
She VIII BE Followed by Mother
Goose HerseIf-The MatchIess
Oregon Will Be an Impos-
ing Feature of the
Parade.

Twenty beautiful floats will appear in
the Priests Of Pallas parade next Tuesday
night and the last spangie, the last piece
of gold leaf and the last piece of SHIN
mering silver drapery has been placed on
the cars that will delight the thousands
who will view them. Aside from the float
OF the goddess herself and the one rep
resenting the battleship Oregon, the floats
represent scenes from Mother Goose's
rhymes and so faithfully have the sub
1ects been handled that the parade will
be one long living picture of the stories
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02
All the birds Of the air
Fell assigning and sobbin'.
When they heard the bell toll
For NOR Cock Rnhfn

Float No. tells the story of the death
and burial of Cock Robin. In the center of
the float rises a bright green mound, lying
on which Is Cock Robin with an arrow
through his breast. Near him is the owl
with his spade with which he digs the
grave and to the rear a big bell made Of
flowers which the bull tolls. The wren is
also there; in fact, it is a complete picture
of all that takes place from the time the
sparrow fires the fatal shot until the SOL
constructed on large scale and the wood
land scene Is as perfect a piece Of stage
setting as has ever been attempted. Here,
teo, will be seen living characters to give
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

float No. and represents the queen, king
and jack of hearts. A large gilt-covered
throne stands at the back of the float with
four playing cards on either side, the ace,
deuce, trey and four of hearts. Back of the
throne a flower in blossom rears its head,
the blossoms being hearts. In the center of
with heart blossoms are faced by four
more gigantic playing cards, the ace,
deuce, trey and four of hearts The Qseen
living characters and will be dressed in
splendid court costumes that will initiate
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

bunch of daisies growing out of the top.
In the foreground a huge cheese is furn-
ishing lunch for couple of mice and
directly at the front of the float a may
apple leaf provides a convenient bower
under which the frog and the mouse are
united in the bonds of matrimony by a
preacher who sets under lily. A grass
hopper of size to astonish even a Kansas
farmer is playing a wedding tune on a
fiddle while other hoppers of equal size
dance to the music. The whole scene is
laid in a flower strewn forest, flowers,
forest and figures constructed on a gil
gantic scale. Living figures will represent
the bride, groom and preacher so that
life and action will be present to make the
scene as realistic as possible. Silver
spangles, gold leaf and shimmering silver
gauze add fairylike beauty to it.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02
four and twenty taiiors went to kill snail.

Four and twenty tailors went to kill snail.
The best man among them burst not touch her tail.
She put out her horns like little Kyloe COW,
Run. tailors. run. she'll kill you all Just now.
There will be twenty-four characters on
float No. 10. where will be seen twenty
four tailors, armed with goose, yardstick,
shears and other tools of the craft, making
desperate onslaught on q mammoth snail
who has crawled under mighty leaf to
escape the attack of the valiant men The
scene is laid in a mossgrov-n bank, where
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

beautiful flowers, and in the center is a
table and chair. According to the rhyme
when Mother Hubbard returns from the
natter she finds her irrepressible dog feed
ing the cat. At the table will sit cat and
the dog will stand on his hind legs at the
side of the chair acting as waiter At the
top of the stairs will stand Mother Hub
bard, Just returned from her shopping. All
the characters will be alive, and anyone
VINO has eyer read the story will at once
recognize them,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

tall reeds and cattails rear their heads
to imperil the movements of the attacking
army. The men will be dressed in the
queer costumes tailors are supposed to
have worn centuries ago, and in their
frantic efforts to slay the snail with their
peculiar weapons will furnish one of The
most amusing scenes of the parade.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

tom Of the float, and nearly twenty feet
in diameter. The wonderful silver sheen
of a cobweb seen In the moonlight is per-
fectly initiated by silver gauze and the
whole effect is one of extraordinary beauty.
ing woman in the tall, pointed hat and
queer cloak of Mother Goose's character
will wave her impotent broom at the i'm
perturbable moon who smiles in calm dis
dain at her efforts.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

OH, tnen, says farSol HOOK,
Who gives this maid avay?'
IT do" says the goldfnch.
And her fortune will pay"
Then on her finger fair
Cock Robin put the ring:
You're married now" says Parson Rock,
While aloud the lark did sing.
The history of the celebrated Cock Robin
is told in two floats. Float No. 6 portrays
the marriage of that celebrated bird to
Jenny Wren. The ceremony takes place in
forest dell in the midst of mammoth blue
bells. The pulpit is overhung by bluebelI.
and the couple are to be married under a
bluebell, while innumerahle bftebells of
smaller size will toss and nod in approval
as the float moves along. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robin and the preacher, a big black rock,
viii be living characters dressed to repre-
sent birds The float in its entirety Is a
beautiful representation of a forest scene.
to which the. characters give life and ami
nation. Flowers and leaves are so con-
structed as to take from them that stiff,
heavy appearance noticed in former years,
and, seen in the glare of a calcium light,
will have an appearance of nature on a
magnified scale. The vivid green of the
leaves and the delicate blue of the flowers
have all been faithfully initiated, while the
brown coat and bright red breast of Mr..
Robin add a dash of crimson to the gen.
eral effect.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02
But when she came back
He was feeding the cat.

Float No. Is will represent a scene
from the adventures of the celebrated
Mother Hubbard and her no less celebrated
dog. Among other things which Mother
Hubbard did was to go to the hatter's to
get him a hat, and It this scene that has
been taken for Illustration. The stage set
ting is a garden scene with stone steps
leading down into it The garden is full Of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

The MOUSE mas married the bumbIe bee
"a cat came fiddling out of barn" is
the title of float No. II. Coming
down from the rear of the float is cat
five feet high, carrying bagpipes. In front
of him is a music stand with sheet of
music on 1t which Is engaging the attention
of grasshopper who is acting as leader
of the concert. Huge snails are crawling
along the sides of the float. and twelve big
butterflies hover overhead. In the fore
ground magnificent grasshoppers and mice
dance to the tune played by the cat. There
is plenty of color and life to this scene as
the artist has created his subjects true to
nature except that he has given them a
size permissible only in fairy tales.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

self. The old woman is perched high on
a pile Of fieecy clouds on the back of a
see and be seen. Mother Goose will be
no dummy figure but a living representa-
ton of the most noted character in child
ish fiction. At the rear of the float is the
moon looking out from a bank of clouds in
grim good nature on the world The moon
is represented in her third quarter with a
her horns. Frosted with isinglass and sill
yer spangles Il makes a picture of fair
Luna sailing through cloud dotted sum-
full beauty are piled high on 0 eveTV ads
of the float, the whole a scene of soft
resplendant night, enchanting in its real
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02
All the water he had got
Vas In his rnnfharJS mil

Was In his mothers pail.
Simple Simon will fish for whales on float
No. IA. The base of this float represents
the ocean in which three monster whales
are spouting great jets of spume high in
the air. Perched above them on a vine
covered islet Simple Simon sits, fishpole
In hand and hook dropped into a pail of
water, patiently waiting for bite. "A
beautiful effect has been gained in this
float by the natural manner in which the
heaving and tossing waves have been de-
picted and the reflection of the light on
the spume rising from the blow holes of
the whales. turning them into rainbow
hued mist clouds.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02

parade in Kansas City was pronounced a
brilliant exhibition. The bail which fol-
lowed was held in building at the corner
Oh seventh street and Lydia avenue, the
structure having been erected in just ten
days.
Like many other Innovations, this one at
first did not meet with the warmest kind
OF reception. and merchants were reluct-
ant to meet the demands of the soliciting
committee for funds with which to carry
on the work Since then everything has
gotten down to strict business basis and
il is no longer necessary for committees to
go around making personal solicitations for
funds: a letter is generally all that is need
ed to bring in the money. The first Priests
of PalIas BAH was the cause of no little
disappointment among a large number of
people who were led to believe that all that
was needed to get an invitation was to ask
for one. when as matter of fact the in
yitations were reserved for subscribers and
their out of town friends. This matter also
Strengthened itself out in time and the an
nual ball has been one of the most pleasant
features of the Carnival.
Two years age the Priests Of Pallas be-
gan sending out elegant souvenirs with
invitations to the BALL the first one be-
ing a japanese bronze card tray. Last
year the souvenir was box of white met
al and bronze, and this year it Is silver
and bronze inkstand and stamp receiver.
one of the most artistic pieces of work
ever turned out by a jeweier. The fnyi-
tations themselves are beautiful specimens
OF the engravers' art.
has increased in magnitude and brilliancy
of display, each year the parade presenting
some new subject. the following being a
list Of the subjects presented. up to 1897:
1sST-Grecian mythology and subjects OF
local interest.
1Ss-Grecian mythology.
1854 parade of the nations
1S90-American history
1S91-The romance of the ages.
1S92-Songs and fables
1S9J-Prose and poetry.
1S9EThe story OF Ramyana
1S95-Comic opera.
1See-Wonderiand.
1s97-Hans Andersen's fairy tales.
THIS year the realms of Mother Goose
are to be invaded. and twenty beautiful
floats will present the stories Of that won-
dsrful woman.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02


And there he kept her very well.
Many people have read the story of the
celebrated Peter who liked his wife SO well
he kept her in pumpkin shell, and many
have wondered what the size of the pump
kin could have been. All this will be ex-
planned in float No. Il, where the identical
pumpkin will be seen. and Tot only the
pumpkin, but Peter and his wife as we'll
At the rear of this float is flower covered
banner under which sits the pumpkin in
which Peters wife will ride. This pumpkin
is a wonderful affair. both in size and
color. 1t possesses a rich golden hue that
CLEANS like yellow gold among the green
of the banner. On each side sit a couple
of cats to keep ward and watch over the
residence of Peters better half. In front
are four more big pumpkins looking as nat
ural as though they had just been brought
in from the field. AS this float passes
through the streets the big pumpkin under
the throne will be occupied by Peters wife
and Peter himself will stand near ready to
drop the cover on in case she exhibits a
restless desire to come out of her dwelling.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02
Dickery. diekery. dare,
The pig few up in the air;
Soon brought him down,


Float No. 10 illustrates the adventures
of the pig who flew up in the
air and of the man in brown who brought
him down. At the rear of the float three
tan oak trees rear their heads in front of
which a life sized pig with wings is max
Ing an ambitious flight skyward. The man
in brown, who is dressed in a colonial cos
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02
Three little kittens lost their mit,ens.

Three little kittens lost their mittens
And they began to cry:
20 mother, dear very much fear
That We have lost mittens.r
Lost your mittens. you naughty kittensI
Then you shall have pie"
Float No. Is gives a glimpse of the Co
nestle life of cats of fiction and relates
the tale of the kittens who lost their nit
tens. To the rear Of the float is a big
lamp covered with a Powered shade and in
front of the lamp huge cake that looks
good enough to eat. A suggestive looking
rat trap at the front indicates that this
cat family is not averse to using automatic
machinery in providing for the larder The
scene looks like a picture out of Mother
Gccse's book, with all the bright coloring
that artistic taste could suggest. The char
acters consist of a cat and three kittens,
not stage dummies, but the real live arti-
Gle, only on gigantic scale. The make
up of these characters will be so perfect
that it will be hard to conceive that they
are not really overgrown cats.
The four and twenty sailors
That stood between the decks.
We're four and twenty white mice
With chains about their necks.
The captaiu was a duck