The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11
REX AT HIS CAPITAL.
The New Orleans Carnival Is SurpasS-
ing It's Previous Records.
MANY DISTINGUISHED PERSONS PRESENT
To1ights Pageant Has Been LaWshly
Provided for and Is Expected to Be
Something Extraordinary.
tsnecial TO Tho postN


New Orleans. February 1O-His majesty,
Rex, the king Of the carnival, arrived in
New Orleans today With a naval pageant
that sat on the bosom of the mighty Mis-.
sissippi like a picture from the carnival
Of Venice; with the loud and shgill vel
comes from hundreds Of steam whistles;
with the booming OF ordnance from the
government post at the jackson barracks,
and from the many craft in port, which
had provided themselves with cannon for
the OCCASION with q vista Of miles and
miles OF river front lined and packed and
alive with thousands and thousands Of
tumutuous people, shouting TO dciirious
giee wild welcome to Rex, such was the
taDlesux that was framed by the wide
and sweeping crescent OF river and wharyes
as the royal yacht grandly steamiug up
from po.At below the city came into view
and passed through the double line of yes,
sells awaiting its coming in, and inmedj.
a-ely closing in, as majestic escort, as soon
as the singly craft, with It's forest Of hags,
and midst wresths Of black smoke from
its fupnels and cloudlcts Of white vapor
from the roaring lannon's mouth had pass
ed the Outermost vessel.
Amidst Il chorus of noises in which were
bleuued the stacattO ANA talsettO ana ear
piercing notes OF all possible and impussl-
bic kinds Of steam whistles and shouts and
plaudits from the popuace on shore. the
royal yacht ehected q landing at Canal
street and mis- majesty, Rex uisembarAed
with his ghtieunE suite ana prepared TO
make triumphant entry into his capital
The march was taken up through the
principal business streets OF the city, and
The procession of soldiers, household guards,
CourtierS and the royal retinue, with the
llfT frUH a "A
chariot, went by and elected the admiration
Of the vast crowds that were stationed
in lnterminable array all along the timer
AIRY. The procession stopped in front of
the CRY hail. where the Keys Of tbe city
were formally delivered to the king by
Mayor Capdcvellie.
The pageant of Proteus tonight was the
most gorgeous display ever Witnessed in
New Orleans. After many excursions into
the realms OF classic poetry and Of
legendary lore, Proteus came this year IN
a new guise. He journeyed into iowerland
and brought forth series OF marvellous
pictures which portrayed scenes Of en-
chanting masnihcence and dazzling splen'
dor, surprising in richness ana beauty
anything that modern art has produced
Canal street was brilliantly Illuminated
Tonight. and the scenes OF Thursday MIS-
when MOmus and his splendid t8bleGuA
passed ana were witnessed by an admirins
people, were again repeated.
The Proteus pageant was followed 10y
a grand bali at the famous French opera
house, which was transformed into q verl
table fairy palace. No description coult
give an adequate IDEA Of the beauty. the
brilliaucy. the thousand varied and shape
full pictures that daZzled the eye under The
radiance Of the superb electric illumina
ton. Very startling and unique was ms
scene that was revealed when the aimos
total darkness was, as soon as the cuftaiI
went up, suddenly dispelled by food OF
light which showed the queen Of the carni
val and her maids OF honor Then cam
another interim OF darkness ana anoia
flash OF light which revealed the king VII
the queen. The royal couple then walked
from the stage to the ball room floor ans
marched around twice, and when they re
turned TO the throne the maids or hone
and their escorts made twice the Eur o
the ball room. On their return the KIM
and queen received their homage, and pres
emily the maskers detached themselves II
groups of twenty and sought their partner
FOR the dance, and the great bal! was SCOT
The Rex pageant tomorrow promises t
eclipse all previous displays. Thousand o
floats gems Of beauty and works OF art
and the great crowds OF strangers IN IN
city will be well repaid for their trip 4
this quaint old French town,
The carnival will wind up with pagean
Of. the Mystic Krewe Of Comus tomorrow
night which viii be followed by gram
bali az the French opera house.
The Old Guard Of New h9rk ana IN
as escort to Rex today upon his entranc
into the city, and will head the Re
pageant tomorrow. The New York colder
arrived on a special train Saturday an
Will spend a week In the city.
The visitors in the city include man
Of the most prominent people ~ the conn conn
try Among them are; Read Admira
F15icott Of Washington, Stuyvesant Fish
president OF the Illinois Central railroad
Miss Helen Gould Of New York, Congress.
man Foss. chairman OF the house commit
Tee on naval affairs; Congressman Mheele
~ Kentucky, Governor Savage OF Nebrsska
ConrressmHn Watson ~ Indiana ana
number Of others
one Of the features Of the carnival sea
son was the naval dock banquet Al Yves
End Friday night, given in honor OF IN
anal completion OF the great dry doek pun
~ baltimore and its acceptance by the go,
arnmonf II was the original intenuo
~ the leading citizens TO give the banqus
last November. but as the dock was nc
then eompleted II was decided 20 postpon
the dinner until the carnival week cover
we're laid for $50 and among those W. :,
snonded to foasts were Admiral Enoico,'
I stnyyesont Fish. Congressman fcss "a
! Congressman Meyer.