The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18

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of his thousands of subjects.
From the wharf he is escorted to
the city hall, where he is met by
| the mayor. who turns over to him
| the keys of the city. From then on
to Tuesday night high revelry is the
/ order,
"Proteus" and his followers held
sway Monday night with a big parade
| and ball afterwards.
! Then came the last day-the big
| day-the day of mad joy and madden
reveling rhe whole city was aflame
with the gala colors of the costumes
and merrymakers thronged the
streets and public places everywhere,
doing things and seeing sights they
had long wanted to do and see, but
which cannot be INDUCED except
| under cover of masks and the relaxed
customs of carnival time.
TOasts Queen in Real Champagne.
At noon Rex and his fellows pa
raded down Canal street, by the OLD
Boston club. where the queen OF the
carnival and her attendants made
their appearance for the first time
In front of the gallery the King
halted his train, while hordes of ms
| loyal subjects cheered the monarch
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in glass OF sparkling champagne.
It is a great honor to be among
those who attend the Queen on this
occasion, and speculation runs riot
weeks before the festivities as TO
who will be the favored ones.
The Queen and her court are not
known until the night of the ball
itself, an air of mystery always sur
rounds their choosing. Invitations
! are not sent out by individuals, but
by the different clubs and organiza
lions. To receive a "call-out' caro-
with an invitation means that the
lady will be asked to dance, anu
must therefore sit on the ground
floor, where she may receive her
"call-out"
The Times Pieayune recounts the
following:
THE queen and her maids made
beautiful picture on the Boston ciup
gallery for the parade and later AT
the luncheon table in the sarge
dining room,
Miss Hayne was decidedly one OF
the handsomest as we'll as 1oveiiest
queens that ever reigned to a car
nival court She was one OF the
| most attractive of prominent CO.
terle of debutantes introduced carrier
in the winter and has been feted anu
admired all through the season
claiming very naturally the hlghest
carnival honor bestowed each soclat
season on a member of the younger
set in New Orleans.
She was beautiful at the CLUB
luncheon, wearing a stunning gown
OF white chiffon. with a slrdle anu
cabochan of white and black crystal
! beads and worn with large hat IN
black chiffon straw and black laees
with a silver and crystal ornament
The pointed side trains to her gown
were edged with black fur The
King of the Carnival, as usual,
stopped before the Boston club TO
greet his Queen and to present her
with an enormous bouquet of vlolets
and yellow daffodils and fern, form
ing the carnival colors
King and Queen Give "La Bohcme'
Dinner
1.-The one oftheatespssB ETA
zone of the handsomest and
most elaborate private entertain
ments given in New Orleans in years
was the Carnival supper at which
Commodore and Mrs. Ernest Lee
Jahncke were hosts Tuesday night
following the balls of Rex and the
Carnival Revelers. and at which the
king and queen of the carnival and
members of their court were special
guests. The supper was given in
honor of, Miss Mary Ashley Lee of
Galveston, young cousin and house
guest OF the hosts, who has been
feted and admired ever since her,
arrival here a few weeks ago.
The supper was given at the Loui-
shane. a favorite rendezvous OF New
Orleans society, and the decorations
and other features were unique and
clever in the extreme. The large new
ballroom of the Louisiana was trans
formed to represent a street scene in
a Bohemian section of Paris, depict-'
ing the Cafe Momus,' and other
features of the second act from La
Boheme." so familiar to operagoers
of today The walls were painted to
depict the various houses with the
lights shining through windows and
conspicuous among them were the
sign and doorway of the Cafe Mo-
mus" The tables for the supper were
set about the street" and there was
a band wagon" furnishing music for
the dancers, Mr.. and Mrs. Jahncke
are wonderful hosts and their enter
tainments are always interestingly
carried out. A special feature at the
supper was a program of songs and
different Stunts" contributed by
several fntInDtIS VI tic utSlot
bers of the Little theatre. and
others ,-..5 4 =j-sFf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jahncke received
their guests in the main room of the
Louisiana, which was converted in
to a bower of palms and ferns and
flowers. over 800 guests were en-
tertained.
Old Tango Revived
There was a touch of New Or
leans of old when men and women
of high and low degree, their iden-
tity concealed by the masks of Mardi
Gras, Joined in Bohemian revelry in
the three surviving cabarets CT the
once famous Tango belt.
Only three are left of the scores OF
eabarets that once dotted the area
bounded by Canal, ST. Louis. Ram
part and Decatur streets. But in
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