The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19

rades OF both nights magnincen. balls
were given Also one on Friday night by
the Falstafrans. AT the Grand opera
house, Saturday night witnessed the usu-
al funny. frolicky French ball
"On Monday morning February u. the
manufacturers made their first public pa
rade In an exhibit OF articles manufnctur-
ed In New Orleans In the afternoon was
witnessed the arrival OF the fleet bearing
his majesty. Rex. the king Of the earnl-
val. lie made a triumphal entry and was
escorted by marines from the battlsship
Iowa and state militia To the city hall,
where was turned over to him the golden
Key Of the city. In the night the Krewe
az froteus presented their dazzling and
attractive parade ending with grand tab
leanx and ball nj the French opera house
In the pageant tho subject OF the lllustra-
lions was the fairy tales OF childhood
The scenes from tairyland characterized
the highest flights OF the artists and tho
best skin OF the artisans
Tuesday was tho special day Of mIrth
and masking From early morn until the
rising q another sun grotesque maskers OF
every age Invaded all sections Of the city
and afforded continuous and unboundcd
Wcrttment for tho thcursnds 81 visitors
The great feature OF tho day WAS the Rex
Pageant. which has always been q superb
prcssntAton. The merry monarch has a
ways shown delightful originality In the
choice % subjects 20 D, illustrated This
year WAS no exception In the different
moods ~ Terpsichore. the goddess % the
dance, was illustrated the dances q an
nations OF floats built on graceful curves
From the stately mluuet % the Wild and
hrwiIdtriHg scrpentine whirl vas includ-
80 the Oriental and Western dances tcs-
tive, ceremonial and rel slous dances iAe
theme vas most pleasing and artlsticaliy
treated
'rhe pageant Of Cafnus was the culusin-
suon ~ tho carnival on Tuesday evening
II was the GROWING event % week u
uninterrupted festivities The Mystic
NtnNe u Cosnus - the Oldest @, al the
carnival examinations. ard this year pre-
ssrt~d wt,h ali 80 accustomed .,i.nior
series ~ isll-aux emitted stories u the
G'lifn AEr iH wh'ch the brilliant realism
~ moiera art caugh, the atuiosphet. o.
antiquity ans made - each Goat a Nvin<
picture u ne tlm- when 10 world was
Novng After TIE brilliant pageant the
tFhlrauN and hail took pace AZ the French
oHerA house ATTENDED ~ several thousand
of the most fsshiensAlr people - he South
I've ''rr0 49, most gorgeous ore n
vftch hvauital aNd handsomely xowufa
women Nero striking feature d Was
shortly after O'Clock when me Merry
krfwe Pea hr3 thr opera house ard the
tac naFArFT Awi3 a base - light the
court chosen by Comus sr- iaao was pre-
scented O. the Immense gathering The
queen was Miss AGarsttA I-areussn. a Vers
h"rutfH young <ocicty Efrl she wore a
heaVih sparglsA gown. wliA court train
81 rlchf~I ertnine ami "a icweleA crown
3 rVstnE upon her ta!r broW Thrse maskers-
f danees followed. after which the ban he
f came gtnerai
( 'Aaette- important eliminating feature
/ ~ Tuesday uiEht was Tho royal BAH a.
} wh.ca Rex ans hts beautiful queen re,c,v-
Z al the homage CT tae.v invited guess
I Scarcely n eNrr, has there been seen a
I carnival court that surpassed this one IN
/ beauty or superb dressing The hall decor
I aticrs daEEled with their bulhsncy. while
I the eour; rooms included great columns u
I silver, bound about W.ta pink roses and
{ silver tinsel set with electric MEht on ths
I walls hung gariands Of roses making in
al lovely pIetuge with ils nake-eaiieve