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Show ; THE CAKX1VAL. ' lfscripliu of tlie I'rrnantioiiN fur ! the Occasion. OODEX, June aXh. (-special to the Desebet Xfnvs. O-1 Jen lias on her holiday attire today and presents a gayand festive j appearance. Flags are fixing at, every point, and oceans of bunting and other ornamentation are visible everywhere. Whichever way tlie i eye may turn. It ia met by a scene of ' active, yet withal imiei di-play. The city Is already well AIM witli slght-seers aud irartlc-iiants In the great carnival, and each ln-coming train augments the throng to the ! full extent of its capacity. Of course , ! the trams are not the only means by which tlie people are com. . nig, as vehicles cf all kinds and from almost every point of the compass are adding th-ir quota, it looks as if there was 1 going to be wmc crowding and not a little inconvenience; yet those I who claim to be iwsled say the guesti will be alorlx-d as rapidly as they apjiear. Certainly the citizens , are bestirring themselves commend- j ably and exhibiting great hospital- ( i!y, each evincing a disposition to leve no displeasure that can be avoided by any kind of effort. Tn en-are en-are a great number ot tents ou iiaud, -omoof them in place; but jierhaps these will not be brought Into requisition until oilier resources are drawn ujiou to their utmost extent. Arriving at the Union depot and proceeding up Twenty-fifth htreet, the first attractive object connected with the Carnival is the "Welcome" arch which spans the entire thoroughfare thor-oughfare at its western extremity, staiidini; directly opposite tlie dejiot. Itisa huge affair, and though constructed con-structed of light material is so artistically artis-tically finished as to have a niavive and iermanent appearauce. It consists con-sists of one grand arch in the centre aud a smalier oneon either side. The word 'Welcome," in lame letters a n- ieii on the former, and j-Mtex I" and "Ttex II" on the 1 tliers. resjiectively. On Twenty-fourth Street, commencing at the intersection nf Adams Ave-DJe. Ave-DJe. raided seats line either side the entire distance of the block, and these seats will contain mauy thousands thou-sands of iieople. Here tlie king and ijueen will review their visitors, visit-ors, as they paes in line along the street. Here also will occur the tournament, patterned as nearly as the ability of the horsemen and" advanced ad-vanced civilization will permit, after tlie old-time jousts, when Ivanbou flourished and such customs cus-toms were more popular than now. This is nicely covered iu aud made as comfoitable as cirrumstances would jiermit. The Carnival palace, so called. is not a very palatial looking affair inside or out, being constructed con-structed of lumber with a canvass covering. The time and means at tliedi-iosalot the committee would not iierhais admit of a more pretentious, preten-tious, structure. It is, however, finely decorated and is quite spacious, spa-cious, tlie amphitheatre having a 10.0) seating capacity, and the dancing floor beneath being a huge affair. Everything seems to be well arranged, and neatness aud display characterize all features. All are looking forward tc tomorrow, tomor-row, when "Rex" aud his retinue arrive from New Orleans. It will doubtless be the principal clav of the live during which tlie proceedings last. Tne decorations tireviouslvspoken cf are still going on. Washington Avenue in particularpresentsa very gaudy appearance the display of flags and brilliant designs being almost al-most bewildering in their profusion. profu-sion. Tlie tournaru.utof KnighUofthe Laucu commenced at i p.m. and is still going ou The object is to determine de-termine who shall be chiefs of the knights (he selects the Queen); also to select twelve knights to have conspicuous con-spicuous places as Rex Royal Guards. The knlghtsaredresse-J In medieval costume aud present a showy appearance. ap-pearance. Music aud a large crow d of people are in attendance. |