Evening journal., 1912-10-12
Mssqueraders in Many
Grofesque Costumes
Awe WiImingfonians
GOAT QUiP AMUSES
CITY OFFICIALS

Wilmington was In the hands of the
fun makers last night II was car
nival night on the Old Home Week
program and from sundown until
midnight grotesquely dressed men.
women and children gave Market
street a Mardi Gras air. It was one
revel Of Joy Or Rube hands, transpar-
ency bearers. confetti hurlers and
ten thousand other persons who as
individuals wer, out to make the
reve one long to be remembered, and
IL was.
Thousands of people fined the thor
oughfare to ace the fun The chill
dren took as much. II not more de-
light in the celebration than their
elders and all over town there were
parties OF the. thoroughly enjoying
themselves.
Market street. however. was the
center of attraction and there was an
immense ihrong making a most strlk-
ing picture Hundreds OF those on
the street We're costumed, some in
beautiful raiment. others IN gro
tesque uniforms and run ran riot.
street cars had great dimculty In
moving and a steady line of automo-
biles which should have been kept
OFF that thoroughiare for that one
night. gave the mummers little on-
portnrity of forming into any kind OF
parade line
The sidewalks were not wide enough
and the people necessarily had 10
use the street Several had narrow
escapes from being knocked down by
automobiles.
II was a Halloween celebration on
a big scale aud the fears of the police
that there would hp trouble foriu-
lnaty did NOT nmlciiallzc Tbs
crowd WIS SIMPLY hapnN 1he po-
lice thought it even better behaved
than the one of the night before Only
two arrests of any consequence was
made one charging disorderly con-
duct and another lighting on the
street.
The crowds began 10 collect in Mar
ket street early The grand stand in
front of the City Hall was we'll filled
and to lven the occasion the First
Infantry Band played lively airs dur
ing the night The masqueraders
cavnred and danced and passed the
grand stand cutting up all kinds OF
antics, TO the delight OF the crowd
There were tail and stately dressed
women and men in women's garh.
funny clowns, "darkes" galore. and
In fact all kinds of costumes could
be seem One hummer who appear
ed as a ballet girl had some trouble in
getting through the crowds. Many
girls dressed as boys and wearing
masks were on the street and they
had as much fun as the real boys.
One funny fellow representing a Ger
man and smoking pipe had an a~-
ful job pushing a street car up Mar
ket street His efforts We're conf
cal.
Had Sto,er's Goat.
One of the most indicrous scenes
was man attred as "a German come-
dian, leading a big brown goat
Ahead of them walked a man holding
aloft a transparency rea1ing. "Zm-
merman's got St0ver's Goat This
hit on Councilman StOver's recent
speech in Council in which he COM
, planned of a tendency to make MIN
, goat, caused big laugh IN the
Ncrowd along the street Another sida
! OF the transparency read: 1T was
captured In Fordland" On another
SIDE was the inscription; "This Is the
goat that ate the Third Ward Play
ground" On a fourth side was this
quip: Wouldn't this make Harry
, Howell?' When Mayor Howell from
the stand. saw this novel. display he
was convulsed with laughter, and ths
: Councilmen enjoyed H. too
During the evening the members of
City Council appeared on Market
street in the police department auTo-
mobile patrol and in keeping with the
fun. many inquiries were made as 10
where the police had made the raid.
There was farmer outfit in the pro-
!. cession, which comprised a wagon
elaborately decorated with corn
stalks On the seat were presumably
the farmer and his wife. he a little
I man and she a woman far above the
S ordinary woman in weight In the
e back OF the vehicle was a couple
= made up as a colored girl and boy
2 making love to each other
In the vicinity Of Eighth and Mar
r ket streets a man who carried a head
Of cabbage over his shoulder delighted
a big crowd with his capers. When
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