St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-04
THE BALL OF THE "KARNIVAL
KLUB,"

An event that was looked forward
to with no less interest than the
parade itself was the ball at Can
trelle Hall in the evening. The club
has not been seclusive in it's member
ship. Everyone in good standing
has been given an opportunity to
join, because it was considered in
the anture of public benefaction
,, IN which every public spirited citi-
zen should be interested. 1t was
therefore determined that invita-
tions should be limited to three for
each member, except in the case of
guests from outside of town, and
that no invitations should be issued
to those who refused to contribute to
the occasion. Invitations became
coveted honor, and necessarily some
failed to get them who expected to
be invited.
The large hall was beautifully
decorated in the carnival colors,
evergreens and rloss. The columns
were wrapped in purple, yellow and
red, with circles of moss and ever
greens. The ceiling was hung with
moss, not festooned but in drawn
out pendant clusters, and the. walls
were decorated with miss and ever
greens of the pine needle. ! About
fifty-five feet of the hall facing the
stage was cut off by double strands
of rope wrapped with the carnival
colors and interviewer between with
wide strips of colors, leaving room
| at each end for passage wax into
| the space beyond, which mad been
hn dav Of -
called dances. These barriers were
removed when the three called
dances were over and all joined in
the dance.
The throne for the CHI lief and his
princess was represented, by a huge
weatherbeaten mound Of limestone,
fashioned by the hand OF time into
natural seat for two. 1t was sit
uated in the center of an oak grove
and backed by running stream
giving vista of the pine forest
beyond. On the left was a tepee
of hides and on the right was a
tripod from which was suspended a
pot over a fire, which was being
stirred and tasted so vigorously by
a big buck brave that it did not
look probable anything it contained
would would be left for the chief or his
princess.
1t was $40 o'clock before the
curtain was raised, bringing to view
the chief and his princess seated or
the trone in the midst of the scene
We has just described, disclosed
more prominently by the burning Of
red lights in the woods on each side
of them. Occasionally the whoop O.
an Indian could be heard, and pres
emily there filed out from the wood,
on each side of the throne strings
OF red men, their sinuous mo
tions giving notice of, the dance tina
was about to take place. They pass
ed from the stage into the roped-il
space and were soon tindulging il
the weird dance that brought ex
citement to the savage of man,
moons ago."
In the meantime the chief paid hi
compliments to the princess. TIL
locket was .inlaid with bars of purpl
enamel, fau the convergent center O
which was set handsome diamond
The chain was double with heav
clasp. The princess present to he
chief was burnt leather plaqu
with the head of an Indian chief il
the center and "K. K. K.y' under
} meath in one corner. On the revers
side was pocket containing expen
sive stationery
After the Indian dance folaowe
the called dances, in which the pee
pie got nearer view of the PRINCESS
Miss Mae Poole, who is very p1fett
and who made as charming AM In
dian princess as ever put her ri hoC
casined feet upon the green turfs @
st. Tammany. She wore eostu I'm
OF buff leather, trimmed with coI3r
ed beads, the skirt of which wa
heavily fringed with leather and
reached just above her ankles. Ovel
this she wore leather coat button