. The Creole tourist's guide and sketch book to the city of New Orleans, with map . ng the cos-tumes and other properties are moved at dead of night to some building,in the immediate vicinity of the yards where the floats have been pre-pared. The front of this building, generally a warehouse, is keptclosed and the windows darkened. Temporary entrances are impro-vised by cutting through the walls into adjoining houses, sd that itcan be reached from two or three different streets by members of theassociation, who alone are in the secret. The processions usually move about 9 oclock at night, but
. The Creole tourist's guide and sketch book to the city of New Orleans, with map . ng the cos-tumes and other properties are moved at dead of night to some building,in the immediate vicinity of the yards where the floats have been pre-pared. The front of this building, generally a warehouse, is keptclosed and the windows darkened. Temporary entrances are impro-vised by cutting through the walls into adjoining houses, sd that itcan be reached from two or three different streets by members of theassociation, who alone are in the secret. The processions usually move about 9 oclock at night, but as earlyas 2 p. m., upon the appointed day, the members commence stragglinginto the Den, all in full evening dress. This they remove and depositin their numbered boxes in place of the costume in w^hich they arraythemselves. About 7 oclock in the evening, when all are dressed, theroll is called; the characters (all masked) take their places in line,and a final inspection takes place. 102 THE CREOLE TOURISTS GUIDE About this time a squad of police arrives upon the scene, and after. 3 clearing the street in front of the building, cordon all the cross streets AND SKETCH BOOK OF NEW ORLEANS 103 for four or five squares. Into the left of this reserve space shortly filethe torch-bearers under guidance of officers, who silently take up theplaces along the curbs for the entire distance. In a few moments thefloats follow and drive in regular order up to the door of the ware-house. When the first arrives the hitherto sealed doors are thrownopen, and a long bridge is run out over the sidewalk. As the captaincalls the numbers each man steps out and takes his appointed placeupon the fioats, which are driven off expeditiously until all are in bands are then marched to position, and everything is in order ina remarkably short space of time. The proceedings, so far, have heen conducted in utter captain then rides rapidly along the lines, and, finding order,
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