Were there showgirls? Yes, there were showgirls, glitteringly bedazzled in costumes that were otherwise a blizzard of white, festooned like swans with snowy feathers.
There was confetti. There was a broad ribbon that existed only to be cut. And then there were the Mummers, large men buried beneath unconvincing orange wigs and dressed like Christmas trees or technicolor jesters, with maybe a back-pack made from a stand-up bass.
The assembled press stood gamely by, as did officials from the Delaware Lottery.
And if this all seemed festive for 9 a.m. on a Thursday, maybe there was good reason. Jan. 25 was grand reopening day for the Delaware Park casino.
