The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-24
CONEY FADES AWAY In GLORY.
DANCED TO ITS WINTERS REST
~ DREAMLAND'S HALL.
The King, Restored TO His Pants. and His
ConsOrt Crowned by Nimble TOnsued
Prince OF Barkers--CrOwtls View the
Last OF the Mardl Gras Parades.

The King Of Coney Island came into pos-
session Of his pants again last night He
appeared in the Mardi Gras parade as per
specifications Likewise he was crowned.
The cold festivities of the week ended in a
zephyr of ocean breeZes and giddy
masked ball in the Dreamland dance hall
The Kings pants were abstracted from
| his unlocked locker on Thursday evening
the height of their splendor The King
went into the sulks and faded pink wrap
per and said that after this he would stick
to stenography and selling tickets and
would give up all claims to royal attention.
He looked forth through a curtained win
dow on the Queen, whose locker, FORUM
ately, had not been invaded, and consumed
his soul with envy.
The Queen led the parade and then she
brought the King his daily frankfurtcrs
and beans and told him, through modest
crack in the door, that the police had clue
to his pants. Last night the pants were
found and the King was able to join Off
cially in the festivities. They were red
flannel pants and made the King look like
the lower end of an adveI tisement in a real
cultured union undergaIment magazine.
1t was warmer last night than 1t has been
for three days at Coney Island, and folks
who were reluctant to give over the joys
of the glittering resorts by the sea until
the last possible moment found that they
could go down without actually mourning
danger of pneumonia.
Consequently, when the Mardi Gras pro-
cession started at half past 10 o'clock last
night the sidewalks of Surf avenue were
lined five and six deep with appTeciative
spectators, who cheered everything. from
the hing with his restored red flannel
Lantiesl TO the Press Agents Life Saving
brigade, which wound up the procession.
Inc coronation took place in the Dream
land ballroom at midnight. The Coney
Island national ant hem, IN Live Anyhow
Till l Die, was played with tremendous
wound about the outskirts of the hall and
wound up under the great sea shell which
defects the blare Of the trumpets and horns
OF the orchestra out TO the sPelers.
A,person in green suit with yellow horns,
said to be the Prince of Bankers, advanced
and made obesance before the King and
Queen. He, waved glittering. crown
under the bewildered eyes of the King
and Queen and through "a megaphone
pointed toward the galleries spoke as fol-
lows:
Most gracious lady and most potent
sovereign: Fer Gdnd's sake. you tno, get
onter your jobs and look at me uhen you're
being cTouned. You ant here TO see The
show. You're the shou! The time now
approaches when Coney Island, like the
woodchuck of the hills. seeks laboratory
retreat for the winter months. This glori-
Gus realm of light and frolic, hav ing pros
pered for three long months under your
suspicious majesties-B or, danger. bon!
That's rights now about to enter upon
a season of sleep and preparation for re-
newed splendors in the summer to come.
g. our grateful subjects, desiring to
establish before the world their gratitude
and respect for you and your-HeyE DO you
think you re petiin' tuo dollars day for iot k
IN al pour rcd pants, Kinq' Look al me lie
you had some interest IN the game, noho,r'-
respect for you and your services do now
confer upon you the tide of King and Queen
Of the Coney Island Mardi Gras.
Get up and bog. do you hear! Get
up-an'- boy! ThGfs riQM' Nov hold
they are goin' to starve until next summer,
but fer the piosl city and action which
they have got this season they is duly thank
fl! l hree cheers for the ing Of oney
Island an his Queen Bop. both on you,
Nou git of the floor and giw the dancers
chanel.
Thus did the great ball Of the celebra-
ton of the coming lean season begin. The
last act will come on Sunday night at II
o'clock. when Thompson 4 Duny of Luna
Park will start great parade of all their
bands, foreigners and freaks down Surf
avenue and will invite every show and
every sideshow in Coney Island to join
in to bid the season godspeed in one last
hurroo and hulaballoo