New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-25

Gorgeous, golden Wheat, the strength OF
human life, stood on the steps leading to the
Queen of Nature, and was in her best attire.
wearing a robe of golden straws, the grain
heads trailing downward, forming plai's
and tucks across the front skirt, with
trail at back; the waist of the dress was of
butter cup f,wers; on her head she wore a
golden coronet. from which waved plumes
of red Carolina ensignia, with bracelets and
short sleeves on arms TO match crown and
plume. The figures, costumes and group
ings of this tableau formed most effec-
and it's fair inhabitants.
FIFTH TABLEAU.
This picture was also called floral aroor,
and the frame Of the arbor was larger than
the one which preceded it. The figures
were Hibiscus as beauty, Morning Glory as
the coquette, Larkspur as fckleness, Blue
Violet as love, Dahlia ss sincerity and Cal
la Lily as modesty. Hibiscus had the place
of honor under the arbor. Hers was
beauty of short life; but che was such as
made the earth better by living. She wore
bodice of rose leaves, with short skirt OF
yellow hibiscus. Blue Violet wore head
dress of myrtle, a bodice of blue violets
and skirts of the damask red rose. She
was love, faithful found among the faith
less Her love was for beauty. and che
stood beneath the arbor, with one arm
holding Hibiscus tondly. In front OF
beauty and love stood the modest Gala
LILY, q thing to be worshipped. She was
the most charming figure in the group,
more beautiful than beauty, fairer than the
warmly colored. Her dress was OF her own
spotless leaves, long skirt and high
in the neck. An overdress, short in
front and long behind for trail, was
of the green leaf The calyx OF the Gala
| lily formed very high collar, reaching
above the head at her back. For head
dress she wore the tall yellow spadix OF the
lily cup. She appeared every inch virgin
| queen. By the side of Gala Lily stood
| Dahlia, IN aueenly elegance. waving her
| coronet and sincere in friendship. She was
| charmingly robed in white, purple and yel-
low dahlias, with head ornaments of the
same. On the front platform of the car
were two dancing girls; they we're Morning
| Glory, the coquette, and Ltrkspur, repre-
senting fckleness. Morning Glory, the
creature of short life, brilliantin in youth, was
a coauette wearing q mos: brilliant cos
| tune, Her dress was bodice of daEdelion;
the skirt was of rich purple, made OF the
day lily, short and looped up in four places
| At the bottom: on her head she wore for
hat q morning glory flower inverted. Lark
spur, ready to alter with smile OF for
tunes sun, wore a dress ard head dress of
the larkspur. The coguette and her
tickle sister faced the other ladies about
the floral arbor while dancing, as
if to tempt them from their places and oc-
cupations. The car contained aoral orna-
ments aside from the figures, and the whole
formed picture of rare loveliness.
SIXTH rABLEAU.
This scene was called the Floral Wreath
The figures were Gadiols, as truth; Rose
as youth; Amarauth, as immortality; Pine
as time; Lily, as purity; Passion Flower, as
faith; Daisy, as innocence, and Calacan
| thus representing benevClence. Father
Time, with his long limbs and faded brow I
suit, was the centre of the wreath, tower
ing above all others he stood on an ele
waited pedestal, holding in one hand
scytbe, while an arm rested on broker
column. He wore head dress OF greer
pine boughs, of the kind that whisper
mournfully in the passing breeze. By thu
side of Pine stood Amaranth, "a t1owe
which once in Paradise fast by the tree @
life began to bloom" She wore rich robe
of purple. and upon her head Was th'
crown of immortality. On the opposite
side of Pine stood Rose, tsirest of EARTH
daughters. Her dress was q bodice in lml
tation of full blown rose, out o
: which emerged lovely shoulders. Hel
face was that of youth, and full o
beauty. Her head dress was half opel
rose bud of exquisite lOveliness. An
other of the group was Lily, standing
with snowy grace as purity. Her dres
: skirt was of the beautiful calla lily, witt
green leaves pendant from shoulders. DE
head and neck were adorned with whit
lilac blossoms and violets. The warm-hue'
and sainted Passion Flower stood in an a.
titude of devotion, full of faith. with eye
; uplifted and bearing on her breast a cross
Her head dress was of the brilliant red pas
sion flower, with an Overdress OF same
showing an underskirt of green leaves
, Daisy. an innocent maid and snow white
flower, was one of the most pleasing hgure
of the pageant. She represented innocence
: and wore short dress curiously fashioned
Of daisies. The little maid carried a baske
; on her arm filed with her own sweet dow
ers, and appeared as if returning from
: run over the hillsides and dew laden grasse
of meadows. Calycanthus stood as benev
olence, rich in gifts of love, smiling benle
nantly on his companions. A noble person
age in front of the others was Gladiola
She stood for Truth, and in her upliftee
right hand held gladiols leaf sword. Sh'
was mighty. and must always prevail
Her dress was q bodice, ekirt and sleeves o
tho red and purple gladiolss, and her hea'
was bound with wreath OF the whit
chrysanthemum. Thus passed on the Chi
dren of flowers, with their bewllderlni
, beauty, their poetry and sentiments, max
ing room in the crowded streets for the
SECOND DIvIsIoN-sEv ENrH TABLEAU.
This seventh picture was Of the goldel
Goddess Ceres Ceres was known to the an
cient worshipers as Mother Earth, or tn
Goddess of Earth. She was the protectres