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Domestic News
March 25, 1873
The Van Buren Press
Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
A woman in Memphis, dressed as a bacchante during Mardi Gras, died of pneumonia from exposure after parading with bare arm, shoulder, breast, and feet extended in an open hack.
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The Memphis Eagle says: "Those who participated in the Mardi Gras celebration in this city did not fail to notice among the masqueraders a woman dressed as a bacchante, or French goddess of liberty of the Thermidor days, who rode in an open hack, en masque, with one arm, shoulder and breast bare, and with feet extended from the back. She was the observed of all observers during the carnival. Next day she was taken sick, and a few days since she died from the effects of the exposure, of pneumonia. The unfortunate was a woman of the town, and in attempting to out Herod Herod, by taking advantage of the license permitted in carnival times, sacrificed her life on the altar of Momus."
The love which is nursed through shame and sorrow is of a deeper and holier nature than that which is reared in pride and fostered in joy.
The love which is nursed through shame and sorrow is of a deeper and holier nature than that which is reared in pride and fostered in joy.
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
Celebration
Social Event
What keywords are associated?
Memphis Mardi Gras
Bacchante Masquerader
Carnival Exposure
Pneumonia Death
Woman Of The Town
Where did it happen?
Memphis
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Memphis
Outcome
the woman died from pneumonia due to exposure during the carnival.
Event Details
A woman dressed as a bacchante rode in an open hack during Mardi Gras in Memphis, with one arm, shoulder, and breast bare, and feet extended from the back. She became ill the next day and died a few days later from the effects of the exposure. She was a woman of the town who sacrificed her life by taking advantage of carnival license.