New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18
MYSTICK KREWEOF COMUS
The WHOLE WORLD PAYS TRIBUTE
ANOTHER GORGEOUS NIGHT DISPLAY


had melted, and the air was soft. Long be-
fore the supposed time for the great Comus
to appear, all the streets on the designated
line of march were alive with men, women
and children, all apparently happy.
The Mystlck Krewe of Comus has been
unusually fortunate this year in its selec.
ton of characters and tableaux, and in
spite of many poetic and pleasing ideas hit
upon for illustration by the mad fancies of
Mardi Gras at previous celebrations. such
as Audubon's Birds, Historical Personages
of the Past, Gastronomy and such like, we
give our preference to that Of last night.
This subject was
THE VISIT OF ENJOYS
From the Old World and New to the Court
of COmus. To carry out the idea twenty
cars were put in procession, and each car
represented the guests or ambassadors from
| the leading nations and divisions Of the
earth. These were all dressed and posed
in accordance with popular beliefs and ira
| ditions upon the subject, and had about
them such parapbernala and articles
Of use as readily suggested each
given nationality to the surrounding
beholders. Thus Asia appeared upon her
elephant, Britannia as mistress of the seas.
| and so on. The idea was thoroughly
poetic one. and worthy of Hawthorne's &c.
nius-the putting OF these fantastic charac-
ters into procession-and was carried out
with excellent effect.
We rather regre tied the absence Of Cleo
patra, or at least the ibis and sacred croco.
die, which ought to have represented
Egypt. and looked around once or twice
for those old fellows the Greeks and Ro.
mans, whom we have all heard 60 much
about.
However. the cards of even such tho.
roughly .jovial old gentleman as Comus
can not always be accepted, and while the
| phantom pageant is passing IN our front,
| far be it from us to complain of the absence
of any of his guests. Let US rather in the
brief half hour in which the great person.
age. of the earth fit through our streets.
| by the light Of passing tapers, take down a
| memorandum of the different tableaus for
| leisure reference.
At the head of the procession journeyed.
| in car No. l. the immortal and festive
KING CoMUs
Himself. His place is that Of host, who
| discharges the duties OF hospitality to his
guests, or who is showing them around
| through the peopled arena of Crescentia.
| In spite of hard times the old man appears
| just as fantastic. bizarre and royal in his
appointments. as if money still grew upon
| the roy al fruit trees.
Riding white bull upon which to day pos.
sibly Comus will make his breakfastl. As
Europa is fond of good company. she has
travelling along with her Art. Science,
Peace, Strength. and the balance of the
| strong minded crowd.
| BRITANNIA
Upon the. deck of a ship is surrounded with
maritime spoils, and accompanied by her
children. Ireland. Scotland and Wales.
FRANCE,
A female with the fhrygian cap and tricolor.
gazing upon the empire which has become
a wreck to republican principles. The
shadows of the past who contribute to her
glory. Charlemagne, Napoleon and Louis
| NV. figure in the background.
| GERMANIA
Is seated upon the classic banks Of the
Rhine, with its pepper-box castles and
towers. watching its peaceful flow. The
heads of the German race. Allemand. Ger
man and Teuton. are of course on hand.
RUSSIA
Represents the absolute autocrat as scat ed
upon his throne. Poland kneels at his feet
side. and in the group is a Greek priest.
| ITALY.
| The representative OF St. Peter, holding
the keys, bishop and cardinal on either
side. the Italian brigand, and figure rep.
resenting Devotion. make up the group.
SCANDINAVIA.
! The Heaven Of the Scandinavian myth.
ology-Walhalla, Odin. Thor. Yalkerias-
beautiful, but. like Uriah Heep, humble.
The heroes retiring from the battle to the
feast. from labor to refreshment, are at
tended and well taken care of by followers
| of both sexes.
Espana appears with the liberty cap in
one hand and the old royal standard in the
other. The struggle between monarchy and
republicanism is strongly typitied by YES
sci going down at sea amid tropical lorna
does and touches of guitar music. One of
the old Moorish race, as characteristic of
former greatness, stands upon the prov.
The fandango is danced amidships, with the
bull fighter or matador conveniently at
hand.
Rides upon an elephant with an Oriental
| attendant.
TURKEY.
| The Sultan with the Sul:ana iounging
upon a divan. Doubtless ere this he has
extinguished his pipe and condemned Fa-
TINA to the bowstring. In front is the No
hamedan heaven, a garden and fountains,
] with ladies Of the harem, eunuchs, female
tamb bour players, etc.
ARABIA.
| A Bedouin of the desert, surrounded by
| four Arab horsemen.
CHINA.
The Emperor on his royal lounge; at his
side royal Mandarin artillery officer Off
ciating at a sumptuous repast Of rats, mice.
cats and puppies The rat eater, Gushing
Clorinda. with oblique eyelids and the tom
| tom, make up the tableau.
INDIA.
A Rsjah, or the Grand Mogul, enthroned.
Other characters, the SepoY soldier. q