, 1912-02-24

LUIOy HOW COul1)l0b0ly d COUum uNltJ was NtC
minated by sportlness and curiosity, but car
nival season is no time for serious thinking,
everybody was, out for fun and everybody
got it to his.heaTt's eontent.C
It was, shortly before seven whom the flag
bedecked motor launch, neared. the wharf; as
it came in. sight handkerchiefs began waving;
and other signs OF welcome given. and as he
stepped ashore hurrahs rent the air, the
band. played, and a salute fired. from the
launch. ROBBED in white, and with all the
grace he could command, FL Majesty"
acknowledged smilingiy the homage of his
subjects, them entered the decorated Landau
in waiting and, accompanied by six uniform
ed egnerrles on caparisoned steeds, drove
off to. the Market, followed by the throng,
which met there another vast assemblage.
Here again the cheering was prolonged and
renewed when the coronation" of the
Qneen of the carnival took place. AS at the
proclamation. the. libation at the browning
ceremony was of the finest.
The secret of who would win the proud
distinction of being queen was we'll kept to
the last, hut few getting q wink of lit
was about as we'll kept as the greater one, Of
the projected harbor works. And as the
proud lady later, also robed in white, and
accompanied by the King and a dear little
pair OF ptges, made her triumphal progress
through the usually sleepy but now very ami
mated town, she looked very pleasing,
and with charming grace answered the
plaudits of the people. But their majesties
all the same had a strenuous day, not to
mention perhaps the little inevitable twinges
of nervouness consequent on being the cen
trial figures in q display in which they were
the most prominent. But, now that the fun
1Gs aver and tho ~ m oEzinr only, a, ,1ao-
SAINT memory, they will doubtless quickly
recuperate the nervous energy used up dur
ing the anxious days preceding the great
event-the only untoward incident, besides a
slight shower Of rain after the cloWning, be-
ing the smashing of some of the market sell
lBrs' trays, which however were never intend
ed to. bear the weight of a coronation crowd
Of such proportions. But the public treas
ury can stand the small outlay for repairs in
return. for the large pleasure afforded the,
populace.
The secret being row out, it might be
superiuous tosay that the Queen was Mrs.
Casilda Duurloo, and the King Mr.. Valdemar
Muller, the high functionary who performed
the historic. act being Mr.. Geo. Levi; we
mention it only for the benefit of our
readers abroad-eyeryone here already
knows all what the press can say about
the carnival celebration, and perhaps even.
more. So for this reason it would be
needless to recount every failure on
the programmes which began to be put
in execution from about 4 a. m. on the 18th
and lasted until nearly 4 q. H.. on the 5th,
without hardly q pause expecting short inter
walls during the early afternoon, when a. good
shower scattered the sightseers and cleared
the streets, threatening at one moment to spoil
bhe rest of the show, but the accumulated
s ,irits of the multitude, dampened a bit az
sight of the lowering Clouds were brighten
cd again as the sunlight reappeared and shed
its cheering beams around.
A feature of the festivities worthy of spe-
cial mention was the cava1cade of some sixty
gentlemen all costumed, some very richly
and becomingly, the combined effect of
which was most brilliant. The scene pre-
sented, as the riderss led by a flag bearer,
moved along the principal street followed by
a dense crowd, with mounted militia to keep
the line, bands playing, and the multicolor-
ed flags and garlands waving on all sides,
was extremely picturesque and gay.
The carriage parade was also very pretty.
Every vehicle on the streets was decorated,
some lavishly and handsomely. while the cos
TUNES of the inmates of several. ladies' as
we'll as gentlemen, attracted general atten-
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