New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-01
CIRCUS PARADES IN RAIN.
CLEOPATRA LEADS UNDER AN oM-
BRELLA = THE ELEPHANTS HAD
NO OVERSHOES, AND COULD
NOT APPEAR.
NOT APPEAR.

CIeopatra queen of the Nile rode under an UNI
brera last night. The princesses and handma1oens
of her court likewise equipped against .he
showers of the evening She and they sat hish
on the top of a huge, gold leaved carved clrCu"
wagon In front of troops OF horses
double line of Shetland ponies, srande DANES ana
bechalked merrymakers in carriages hanus
nlaved about and around her: the headlights of
the rhnoceros wagon glared and lit up the Je"eis
of her crown and the popuace-those who dlo
not mind the wet-cheered her to the echo- She
was very happy there under her umbrella the
only expression of annoyance or petulance WHICH
escaped her royal lips on the moist journey peis
.Huy gee, But it's peach of a night Ior ue
p'rade!" ,
To which Iris the patrcian handmaiden, daush-
ter of a hundred kings, responded, demureiy anu
deferentiay, she waited the peacock ian;
Say, it's on the ollnk' am IL " ~
powder puff
Adam Forepaugh and Sells brothers ohl'ed
Shows that mighty, magnificent and monstrous
aggregation of Incompatible immortals OF 'he
tented CITY" coursed the streets of the city last
,,gbt according to the programme, despite the
distressing drizzle filled the cutters and ere"
from the lips of the Nile queen the rather modern
phraseology above quoted. The parade was de-
scrbed by alterative Alfred, excerpts from whose
masrernieces have been feelingy reproduced in
these columns heretofore. "stupendous spec
tacle of splendor in the streets. aired continued
some days ago. in prospective vein: Ihe miles
Of moving massiveness and magnifcence VIII De
MOST hrtlltantly and dazzling1y illuminated by
countless electric search and calcium lights. MAX
ing the night glorious and producing superb ana
prodgious pyrotechncal panorama
It would have been difficult for any cavalcade
constituted of flesh and blood not to have disap-
no,nted Alfred In one minor essentials last
night One element which detracted slightly from
the effect OF the panoramic miles OF moving mas
siveness was that the elephants were not allowed
to participate in the parade of ponderous pachy-
derms Alfred expressing fear that they would wet
their feet The management regretted that no
overshoes had been provided
First came the drum corps. 1t did its best.
Then followed Joan of Arc, astride charger,
cloaked In silver sheen On her left and right
erect and womanly two bright eyed aids
Soldiers costumed in the uniforms or many wars
followed; their lances were tipped with gold ana
under the tips futtered brightly tinted banners
Behind the Rough Riders rumbled the band wagon
the cvnosure of all eyes and tn object of every
small boys adulaticn How soon they forgot
Cleopatra Cages-glittering shining req and Sold
cages set yellow wheels. and lighted by the
simmer of exploding Roman candles-passed'
scores of them. each more striking than the other
Peonle wondered If there tigers and lions
within those splendid confines, but there were none
who could enghten them
The English Lanccrs trotted after the leopard
box Then came the Russian Hussars, armed cap
d MIC storm as the steppes of their winter
land and yet fair to see and thrilling to contem-
plate. Tabieaus followed tableaus Some repre-
scented Liberty Who Didn't Mind the weather
others represented Td-I dciiIC JuSsiei9' hoioNA'S
OF the Orient. Still other floats bore groups OF
clowns snowy checked creatures. to whom rain
meant streaked ccuntenances, but on whose huiaor
the elements could make no 1nroad
Tn Fffth-ave. from Madison Square to F1ttv-
seventb-st the wcndrous pageant moved haunting
SIC snlandor in the faces of those who looked and
were struck with the romance of 1T all WESTWARD
bo, To Fighth-ave.. It turned, dipped to tie south
for a distance of four miles the drum corps Walk
,np,. across Canal-st Broadway. over the drip
ping asphalt to feminist, into Secono-aVe' ana
north again to Fifty ninth-st, Cleopatra sll with
her umbrella over her and Iris at her side. The
lion roared In his broken slumber, the rhinoceros
snorted and the bass horn the band wagon
filled to the brfm before Madison Square Garoeh
WAS reached again.
All of which may be seen in toto, dry, and fit
+ingiv displayed Tomorrow evening at the Gar