The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-18
THE THRONGlNG STREETS
CONFETTI THROWING, HORN Blow
ING AND BRIGHT LIGHTS,
The Merry Crowds Possessed the
Thorouahfares and Made Merry in
Honor of King Notice.

The Carnival, to which not only Hous-
ton people, but nearly everybody in this
section of Texas has been looking forward
for months past, is now on In earnest,
having opened up in blaze OF glory. From
now until Saturday night at IL o'clock
King Notice will reign over his loyal sub
iects in the land OF NoTsu-oh, and they
VIII make merry In a thousand different
ways over the annual advent of this royal
MASTER King Notice ", monarch of Tex
ram. He has hidden them TO celebrate this,
his most sumptuous and royal visit with
music and song and gladness, and, rs loyal
subjects Of his sublime majesty. Houston
people are obeying the ukase issued by his
majesty's chamberlain. samb the Joyial,
with right good will and much enthusiasm.
Yea, verify!
The annual celebration Of the kings ar
rival may be said to have properly begun
at o'clock yesterday morning, when con
fetti and other dealers began to take up
their stands in favorable spots on the
! principal thoroughfares, and to make such
| disposition of their various wares as would
| most quickly appeal to the purchasing
fancy OF the passing throng, The various
! dealers were there TO sell, aud the pub
I =
body WIS happy.
Confetti throwing began at an early
| hour, aud Will continue all during the
! week. Ey q O'Clock Yesterday afternoon
! the streets had the same appearance viz
| tually as they did the day after the big
! snow of 1884, except mat this snow
| was yar-colorcd ana consisted OF many
| minute bits of paper.
| There was no use IN becoming angry r.,
! when giving q smiling greeting to passing
| friend, you suddenly had your mouth and
| shower Of paper Particles the birdie WIS
/ of" hguratlvely speaking, and ali persons,
= old and young, were INDUCING In the harm
! less pastimc. Everyone was IN perfect
! good humor, for that species Of fun was
! strictly ON the program, and no getting
! around IT, Maids md matrons, bachelor
! aud benedict, callow youth aud old age,
all had plentiful supply Of confetti, and
! were unspNring In It's use
Horns, "tiCklers" and all the other CON
/ Comitauts of IL iovial holiday seusOn were
| conspicuous by their presence. ana the din
/ created by them in he hands, or rather,
| mouths, OF lusty-ungcd youngsters was
/ deufenlng from cosy morn TIL midnight,
! They were out to see and be seem to hear
and be heard especially the latter. The
/ louder the racket each raised the more
/ pleased each was. They were happy, and
why not? King Notice only visits here
/ once Il year!
Nearly every business house in the city
/ has been betttlngly decorated for the royal
/ visit, and the No-Tsu-Oh colors hnunt
themselves gaily FROM every flagstaff,
awning and post.
ana groups garnish the streets In every
/ direction with their brilliance, turning
night into day. The loyal subjects of Not
toe ~ have spaced neither pains nor eY'
peuso to make his welcome truly royal.
J All preparations for the annual Carnival
| have been on a grupdor aud more mag
! nhcient scale than over before
Youth and age Vie with each other In
I tly uud npauls of hulilny abandon Tho