The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-01-07
hand, the huge figure Of a giant inaugu-
rates the Age Of Stone.


NIGHT.
Float 13-Clothed with the spoils OF
wild animals, with no weapons but
rudely fashioned stones, with no roof
but that Of caverns conquered over wild
beasts, now advance men OF the age OF
stone. In front Of q cave, as II to pro-
tect the inmates from some threatened
danger, stands a man armed with q
stone mace; in his rear, near the cave,
are two females-one mother with her
babe, the other q young girl; shells,
tastefully arranged, adorn their necks,
wrists and hair.
Float 14-Passing from creation to
primitive humanity, the pageant now
comes to the
GOLDEN AGE,
and noble, majestic Cybele, its goddess,
now comes forward calmly seated on a
lion; following her, and descriptive Of
her age, all the dreams Of Orient most
wildly portrayed, In their turn charm
the spectators, showing
Float 1.-two beautiful maidens
decked in airy fabrics, garlands and
wreathes OF flowers, hold captive tiger
bound with chains OF roses; further
back, radiant youth in all the spies =
dors OF Arabian dress-bis arm encir-
cling the waist Of beautiful maiden,
advances with cups held aloft;
around them, streaming with light,
blooms the fora Of sunny clirhes, form
ing perfect nest OF beauty and per-
fume.
Float 16--In striking contrast with
the radiancy of golden age, the Dark
Ages now occupy the scene. Sombre,
defiant, cruel, q dauntless Kimris war
rior, perched on projecting rocks,
threatens Heaven with unsheathed
sword, his whole appearance denoting
violence, bloodshed and conquest.
Float 17-Next In succession, slaves
to the victorious hordes from the East,
come the vanquished Celts. Grouped
around Dolmen, the tomb OF their an
cestors, once the masters OF the soil
they now, with rude and uncouth In
struments, till 1t for the conqueror or
make the first attempts at the potter's
art, whilst bending females thresh tho
grain wherewith to make their hard
earned bread and spin the wool Of their
rough garments.
Float 1SPassing from Occident to
Orient, from the rude Barbarians OF
Gaul to the immediate descendants
OF Adam and Eve, a strange idol, Mo-
loch or Baal, OF gigantic proper
tions, now rolls forward announcing the
BIBLICAL AGE.
Float 10 - Succeeding the Idol, are
Cain and Abel, Offering up sacri-
fees to God, Cain clad in superb gar
ments, Abel simply with the skin OF his
sheep. "And Abel was keeper OF
sheep, but Cain was tiller OF the
ground. And In process OF time, IL
came to pass that Cain brought Of the
fruit Of the ground an Offering unto the
Lord. And Abel he also brought Of the
flrstlings OF his flock, and OF the tat
thereof, and the Lord had respect unto
Abel and to his Offering. But unto Cain
and his Offering he had not respect
The smoke from Abel's sacrifice Is seen
ascending to Heaven In testimony Of
their acceptance by the Lord, while
Gains falls to the Earth.
BRONZE.
Float 2O-A Winged Assyrian Lion Of
Bronze, with human head, its pedestal
engraved with images OF warriors ON
foot and in chariots, now introduces us
to the mighty Empire Of Semiramides,
NisrusBelshazza and Sardanapalus-
empires once covering half OF the
known world, now trackless wastes.
with its capital cities OF Nineveh and
Babylon leveled to the ground, and
even their location unknown. sos
Float 21--In grand and majestic style,
mounted upon superb bronze chariot,
drawn by powerful horses, held In hand
by helmetcd and armor-cased war
riors, an Assyrian Grand Priest passes
with all the grandeur and pomp OF an
awful and mysterious religion.
SILVER.
Float 22 -- Once again the scene
changes, and from the splendors Of des-
potic civilization Of the Age OF Bronze
we now come to the Age of Silver, typi-
fed by the statue Of law-giver, Moses.
Lycurgus or Solon, the three great in
carnations Of law In Antiquity. With
flowing beard, falling upon the ample
folds OF his garments, tablets in hand, 1t
advances, passes to make way for the
wisest and the grandest Of the Kings OF
Israel, Solomon, receiving the Queen Of
Sheba.
Float 23-"And. when the Queen OF
Sheba heard of the fame OF Solomon
concerning the name OF the Lord, she
came to prove him with hard questions.
And she came to Jerusalem with very
great train, with camels that bore
spices, and very much gold and precious
stones; and when she was come to Solo
mon, she communed with him OF all
that was in her heart"
Float 24-From the splendors OF Solo
mons court ever marching time now
brings us to the Age Of Iron, as typified
by the Roman Republic, by force Of arms
mistress OF the world. A Roman sol
dier, sword and eagle In hand, is firmly
planted on chain-bound rock.
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