The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-22
England Makes n Discovery.


England has discovered after all the
centuries of her existence that she has
resource for amusement of which she
never before had a suspicion. and she
rrjoices a. II she had an unsuitable
DreadnouSht or n fleet Of invisible air
ships for across the Channel manpuvre.
She has found out by actual experiment
that she il bubblinG with the carnival
spirit and that she can have just "a good
and great Carnivals as are given on the
Continent The experiment was made
at the little seacoast town of Bourne
mouth, which On it, iOOth anniversary
arranged in spite of much head shaking
and wise advice to the contrary the first
English carnival on the Continental idea
and brought over Monsieur SPAGNoL,
the superintendent IL the Nice Rayeties,
10 assist There Was "a fancy dress pro-
cesslon. battles Of flowers and confetti
that might have delighted the hearts 81
the Nicois. and in which even 50 sedate
a person as "A town councillor was To he
seen capc~ing about with false nose
and n bag ri confetti Tie London
Derry Hoi SAYS
" n-s' TIE good r-onle ~ The town seemed
,,kcn Ahsrs Al this display u high spirits hut
gradually thcy ~okc W 20 the opportunity shook
80 ne ,nslo SaNor worgue snd the secret fear
~ loo,nE cN'rAordinsrN ard entered hr,rtily into
he fun IN nr, led M th- Town Councillor
~, gar boiled rui'- ohscrtilB
We may feel inclined to think that
England has been missing a great deal
NJ fun in not having made this discovery
sooner. for We have had our csrnivals
and enjoved them. New Orleans has
had her Mardi GraS for years and
the large population NJ French origin
has copied II So completely from south
crn France celebrations that u has he
come an event that attracts people from
all over the country ~ Louis has been
equally successful with her -\"iled
Prophets and Portland with her Rose
arrival that has inst ended Kansas
CIV had -"ar,piv felt herself CIV
whom IN" established the Priests Of
Pallss and Houston. Omaha. Mobile,
~ Angeles and many other towns have
yearly festivals and carnivals modelled
after the plans NJ th~.a of Continental
Europe. They may have h.'cn origi-
nalIv planned ~ attract customers from
IN" neighbnring country. hut they now
embndy 30 much NJ IN" free and easy
carnival spirit that they hav" hn-
come events purely oi amusement
where business cares are severely mt
4 Ia. I.-
isav IN accepting ou'dn"r entertain
msni vt thus kind 90 the score ~
the weather She seems 10 think
thar ~ required unSpcakHhle courage 20
contend against raInstofrns, dun humid
Nv and ovcrrast ~klc~ and even to re-
tain the functions that she has. her
,rickei majoho- Henley reCat'as and
pastoral plav~. - evidence of hardy
nation. and that any other 30 deluCed
would have given IIp such entertainment
lrug az" Perhaps u was Maicking
Night. such night ~ England never
had before. that rd her &" hclIcvn that
thsre Wa. iun IN a great. good naturcd
crowd outdoor purely for plcasur" Tho
ra-ean' movement that has taken such
y hold upon the people and 10 establish
which thev have Thought IL worth the
whiletoCnntend with uncertain weather,
NAV H. considered tho fr-t real step
toward the establishment of open mr.
comradeship and entertainment The
carnival follows naturally saws the
London fiOb'
Ne nAd been s~AI'ing uur chance to- >nu-
time and a. last ~Amr With the Uourncmou'h
rentrnar, celebrations ~ fH- the result %
organizers Nothing He tnc influential carnival
tcd ut rournrmourh has heen seen In M, coln
,r, nelor 81 'hc r,turr however II will he ~een
often. me carnival has come 70 stay. i.,t - tho
Pageant rH. come to stay
The Engl-hman maintains that he il
misunderstood nv the rest Of the world.
that hc sticks To his own anlucments
becarI-" h" knows them and doe-, not
know others. that hi- icy glare means
nothing hat h. - distant beCaIIse h., IL !
reticent and retiring. and that he would
be- jolly with other folks II he only knew
how. I"rlGaT- he i night amuscmen'S
form common bond. and II he zOeS IN
ACCEPTING thn-" Of other nations he will
understand and he better understood
and all A." charg'S nf upp-hncS- and
Snubhrry against him. whether trlic or
not. VIZ bc dropped.