Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 359
gradually growing in popularity eversince ; now, several other Southern cities observethe Mardi-Gras Carni-val. The reason why it ishere called the Mardi-Gras or F,at TuesdayCarnival, is because it iskept up only for one day,and that is the Tuesdaybefore Lent, when peopleare supposed to eat asmuch… … THE MAGNOLIA COSTUME. i 1879.] THE AMERICAN MARDI-GRAS. 337 time. The people throng the streets all day, mostof them masked and wearing curious costumes.They throw sugar-plums at each other (which usedto be real ones, but which are now made of plasterof Paris), and they have all kinds of fun.…
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