Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-12

eesses ecese ssss .
From every land and cline they came
last night to take part in the 3912th
anniversary OF the coming Of irriga-
ton. The natives Of every country un-
der the sun were represented among
the loyal subjects of King Ohadi and
Queen Esiob in the greatest celebra-
ton that the Rainmakers have ever
held.
The Madri Gras Of the northwest
was last nights fun and frolic, and
fully thousand masked dancers were
in the parade and the ball in front of
the state capitol. Pulled by a power
full steam roller shooting its sparks
into the air at every turn of the big
wheels, the floats bearing the king and
queen of the carnival passed through
lines Of people who crowded as close
to the imperial car as the police would
permit in order to discover the iden-
tity Of the royal pair
With a sprinkling can for a crown
and hoe for scepter, the king and
queen kept the crowds in high state
of merriment all of the hours of the
y
hotel. the high priest of the ancient
Egyptian court slowly revived the
mummies by the regular incarnation of
the mystic words, and the royal pair
came to life before the vast crowd. AS
soon as they had shaken off the 5000
years of sleep, they led the carnival
parade up Main street. Sixth, Idaho
Eighth to jefferson, where the grand
ball took place. and where they direct
ed the ceremonies Of the night PIX
In the parade were fully 1000 maske ed
dancers On the great dance floor,
where 500 pounds of soap stone had
been spriniled, the carnival kept up
until midnight The Columbia band
furnished the music and played selec-
tions ranging from "Everybody's Doin
1t" to "Home Sweet Home" The pa
rade was led by Leo. J. Falk, Officer
McGillum and Ed Peasley as the mar.
shals of the night. and they were
followed by the Columbia band in
clown costumes and the royal car
riage OF the king and queen.
Many NationaIities.
The dance floor showed the most
wonderful mixture of nationalities that
Was ever SeeH. i lie people OF every
race were there. The Germans and the
Irish danced together, the Indians and
the COW girls cavorted over the same
floor, the Spanish courtiers and the
milk maids spun around over the
smooth surface to the music of the
same band. The festival was a galaxy
of color. The most renowned press
agent of Barnum & Bailey's would
have been at a loss to describe it for
even all Of his wonders were nothing
in comparison. Gorgeous, fantastic,
spectacular, regular run Of never
ceasing changes Of color, of costumes
and of designs, 1t was to be sure, but
the description of such monstrous
parade with so many varieties of gro
tesque and picturesque gowns is too
much of an undertaking for even the
English language.
The affair was brilliant. It COM
bined the celebrations Of the irrigators
OF the pyramids with the irrigators of
the railroads and the steam rollers. 1t
was a night Of festival and fun, of
frolic and frivolity. of carnival and
merrymaking. and the long pent up
hilarity Of the crowd broke loose in
every conceivable form.
No grouches were allowed on the
streets last night. The fun makers
who could not get on the great out
door dance floor came down on the
streets and kept up the confetti show
ers and the battles with the ticklers
until the jewellers at the capitol had
decided to go home A revel Of fun
makers, the reign Of the king and
queen of the carnival, the rule of the
Crouch destroyers and grump ami
hilators was supreme. 1t was the
elimination Of the great week of fun,
the greatest that the state has ever
had and one that threatens to make
the celebration Of the Rainmakers'
Festival the real Mardi Gras Of the
northwest.
Sampson Music Co. has arranged to
give daily during the balance of the
fair two airship flights. one at II
O'clock at store BIZ Main St md ono