New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-17
Neh ORLEANS 4aiIp Grsstsnt.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY II, 1858.
Festival OF the "sIIstick Krevve."

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The second festival Of the Mistiek Krewe of Co.
mus" last night, was incomparably the greatest
affair of the kind got up in this city. In years
agone, there were many brilliant and novel features
in the celebration of Mardi-gas but, in the memory
Of our Oldest inhabitants, nothing was gotten up
which could begin TO compare in taste, brilliancy and
beauty, with that Of the Mstick Krewe last night.
Their procession through the Streets and their exhi
biton and ball at the Gaety theater, were the prime
exctements Of the night, and will be the staple of
pleasant conversation for many day to come.
The weather was beautifully propitious. clear,
serene evening, followed warm, sunny day, and
afforded the population opportunity of turning out
to see the exctements which they did, in unnum.
bered thousands-the streets all along the line Of
march being densely crowded, and each balcony and
window freighed with its quota of life and beauty.
The Mistck Krewe as will be seen from the follow
ing account of their procession, this occasion re-
vived the mythology of the olden time in all its
classic glory presenting to the eye, in the most
beautiful shape, the different detes which have for
many ages afforded material to the poets pen the
painters pencil and the sculptor's chisel. The ex.
traordnary character Of the Masks the splendor of
the dresses the beauty and richness of the chariots
and other accessories, and the gorgeousness and
which we cannot dwell. The thousands who saw the
Krewe will understand how impossible it would be
for us to go into minute details of the turnout and
the festival.
The Krewe assembled at Lafayette Square, at .
O'Clock, with torchlights and music. There they
were met by his honor the Mayor-Mr Waterman
and after obtaining permission from that gentle
man to raise festive excitement in his goodly city,
they took him prisoner and started of in procession
| the streets, as we have already stated being
crowded with eager multitudes throughout the line
of march. The following was the order OF the pro-
cession
The God c Fesviy and Ttuar of the Order
Krewe followed by
MoNus, God OF Mirth.
| JASUs, God Of the Years
In embeshed with embems Of his character and attend
| ed by the -Four Seasons,
| SPRING, SUMNER, AUTUMN and WINTER,
FLORA, Goddess of Flowers,
In w'eahed with Flowers and drawn by butterflies
tended by
PoNovA Goddess Of Fruits and
vERTuNSUs, God of Orchards.
CERES, Goddess of Agriculture,
In an oxendrawn cart, followed by
Pan God of Shepherds,
and the FAUSs in gny revelry, around
BAccHUs, God Of Convivaty,
In his eoParddrawa and after him his intoxicated
ceptor
SnESUs, God Of soakers
able retain his his donkey and attended by
group of sArYRs.
DIANA, Goddess Of the Chase,
In hunting chariot drawn by stays followed by MUSES.
Caope, Clio, Erao Ihalia, Mepomene Terpsichore Eu
terpe, Polymnia and Urania
z YEsTA, Goddess Of Fire.
With her symbolic Altar of Flame followed by
HARPocRATEs God Of Silence
a HYGElD, Goddess Of Health,
EscULAPrus God of Medicine.
FORTUNE,
with her Horn Of Plenty, and
PLurus, God of Wealth, lead
90 DESTINY
On his winged dragon, attendedby
THENIs, Goddess Of Justice, and
NEMESIS Goddess of Vengeance
sATURS God of Time
With his Scythe and Horn Glass, precedes
CYBELE, Goddess of Earth
In a chariot drawn by Lions. Next
JUPIrER God Of Olympus.
In winged car by Eagles rules the Festival He
attended by his Cup Bearers HERE and GANrHEDg and hi
winged Messenger MERCURY, mounted Pegasus. Fol
lowing Jupiter Is his Queens.
r JuSo, Goddess of the Heavens,
In her car o. Peacocks, with her attendants,
IRIs, the Rainbow and ARGUS the
Hundredeyed. Other Deties follow
ATrAs, and HERCULES, with their prOdigious labors.
MARS, God of War, in armed chariot.
MINERVA, Goddess of Wisdom, a drawn by Owls.
VULCAN, God Of Fire, with his anvil aud sledge.
VENUS, Goddess of Love and Beauty, with CUPID in ca
drawn by Swans
HYNES God of Marriage.
AURORA, Goddess of the Morning,
In drawn by Winged Horse and attendended by th
HOURS precedes
y PHGBUs APOLLO,
In the Chariot of the Sun TIE God of the followed b.
B NiGHT,
In sombre drawn by Bat with the twin dem gods Cas-
= TOR and PoLLUx, in her train.
EoLUs, God Of the Winds,
his muky and attended by his Subjects
BoREAs, God Of the North Wind
EURUs God of the East Wind,
NoTus, God of the South Wind, and
l. ZEPHYRUs God of the West Wind.
y NEPTUNE and ANPHITRIrE
God and Goddess Of the Sea- in shell drawn by Sea Horses
next appear, attended by The TRIroNs After them,
PLUTo and PRosERPISE,
Goddess OF the Inferna Regions throne draw
by their faithful CERBERUs. The Procession closes with
HEcATE and the FURIEs.
The rush of the ticketholders, at the theater, Sc