The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-10

sentatives Of the flower kingdom, seeming together
| very flower garden got up to order to ft the
stage of the Opera House. There were Tulip,
Honeysuckle, Dshlia, Fushia. the staring eua-
flower, and the less pretending Morning Glory,
Rose the Queen and Violet worthy to share her
throne; Poppy. the sleep producer. and Hearts
ease, the dear to lovers. In the front center was
gigantic Nose-great Hesvensi what nose
that was Twas such nose a. we have read
about in fairy tales when Prince Nosey, the i'm
mortal, lived and fourished, but such nose as
viii never more exist, unless the Mistick Krewe
set to work to create bigger one. when doubt
lese it will be forthcoming. The Nose was stand
ing-ft pedestal for such q monarch-on box Of
fragrant Hsvsnas, and seemed to derive inefabIe
Satisfaction from the presence of an object so
gratifying to his peculiar tastes. Standing near
him was Tobacco, who. with a courtly grace,
presented him with snuff box, out of which he
RECALLED that Nose. f.rrn
THE FOURTH TABLEAU
Represented Taste, its pleasures. Ceres, goddess
of Agriculture, with the boy.god, Bscchus (more
potent his sway, and more extended, boy though
be be. than many other divinities) at her side,
ready to stimulate her votsries should they flag in
their devotion to her. The central figure was an
immense Mouth, opened to receive what good
things were set before it, and capacious enough
to have consumed all the other characters Of the
picture. On q platform. q little lower than that
wherein Ceres sat. were fountain. which was
very life like, Mellon, Pears and Sugsr-cane
also the condiments wherewith the gourmsnd
makes good things better. Pepper 6alt-repre-
scented by the unfortunate Mrs. Lot, of whose I'M
timely entrance into the salt market our readers
are already aware-and Mushroom. The fruits
Apple, Cherry, Pine Apple, Peach and Banana
occupied the front of the stage, directly In the
center of which was Wheat, the emblem and
scepter Of Ceres, who was being made violent
love to by young Strawberry, while Immediately
to his right was Grape, represented by the
young Bacchus sstride barrel, revealing In the
fruits of his kingdom.
THE FIFTH TABLEAU.
This was the Sense of Touch, and in its concep-
ton and execution must be styled, with the first
tableau, pre.eminenty the feature of the evening.
The divinity selected as presiding over the sense
Of touch was Venus, born of the sea. Below her
were ranged the representatives of the five orders
Of architecture which the world has knowu--the
Dorie, Ionic, CorinthIan, Composite and E zyptian-
the latter represented by the sphynx of the land
OF the Nile. ? e
Two great hands in the center of the stage and
in front, displayed impressively and plainly what
the scene represented. To the rear of the stage
were two gigantic figures representing, the one
Heat, with flaming locks and dire aspect, with a
crown of shining gold and scepter of fire the
other Cold an icice as his baton his beard decked
with frost, his hair stiff with snow, his eye-b ss
fixed and glaring. /
Directly in front of Venus was globe, q map
Of the world, beted with the magic wires of the
electric telegraph, by whose mystic means q
single man with single touch can put girdle
round the earth quicker than Ariel, the sprite,
could make the journey. In linein the front of
the stage were the mechanical arts, which, rely
ing solely upon touch, its accuracy and delicscy,
Of course deserved place In the tablesu, Soup.
ture and Painting, those two ats to the votaries
of which it is given through their hands to transfer
thought to marble and canvas, to make stone
speak. and by the weaving together of few
colors, to tell the story In second to the eye
that volumes must be needed to speak to the ear.
Thistle, Wasp and Scorpion were to the left, each,
1t is teo well known to many, objects whose touch
is felt too often for humsnitys pleasure. Two
more figures claim our attention, the one the |
Pen. which, armed with quill, was controlling |
the very revolutions of the globe ITSELF was point.
ing the path for the telegraph, and with scroll in
his other hand. wherein we're locked the secrets |
and the powers of Nature, was, with face of |
conscious might, though withal careworn and |
pinched, watching the direction of the events
which he had himself originated. The other was |
Death, the final touch which all of Us must feel |
whose clammy hand shall clasp those of ours,
IN whose embrace we shall all sink. he, too, was
watching the World, which he, too, as surely as
The Pen, bad marked for his own, only his face
was more determined and his power visibly
greater.
TIE SIXTH rABLEAU
Was the Revel OF the Senses. IA the curtain rose
discovered all the figures which had formed the
'ther tableaux artistcslly grouped about the
tage. There they remained for some little time.
flowing the audience to feast their eyes upon
hem, until the band struck up . march when
hey slowly formed line, and advanced into the
oor formed by the boarding over of the par
uette, then the ladies commenced to pour upon
he stage, the music struck up, and away went the
Irewe and their guests, in the whirling mszes Of
be dance. Many were the amusing scenes that
ccurred. Many we're the recogntions and fan.
led recognitions of their friends, and much was
be merriment consequent thereon. Several wives
new. yes, just knew, that they saw their hus.
snds, notwithstanding that the said husband had
lat very evening pleaded the necessity of sitting
p with sick friend as Q reason for not escorting
lem to the ball. Many young ladies affirmed
lost strongly that some Of the Krewe danced
rangely like Fitz Poodle or Smith, both of
HON, however, had asserted thousand times
ost vehemently that they had never even the
lost distant Idea of becoming Mistick
And go the ball continued. until as midnight 40.
reached nearer, the msskers became less and
es, and when the first stroke of IL was sounded,
,t one of Comus's band was TO be seen; they
I'd ell taken to themselves wings and flown to that
ysterious and altogether incomprehensibe place
here they reside for 364 days of every year, and
hence they emerge on the 3s5th to delight and
arm the good people of the Crescent City; and
Us. with last good night, they left their guests
enjoy yet q few more hours of the carnival. ,
All that we now have time to say of this is that
was one of the most elegant and superb affairs 2
at the whole season has produced. Tha lata- 1