The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-25

covered With roses, her skirts Of yellow
hibiscus. stands Hear 10 Love, orownst
with myrtle and clad with white violets
roses and rose leaves. At the entrance
OF the bower, and in front OF Love ant
Beauty, are Sincerity, pfofusely adorned
with dahlias Of all colors, and Modesty
clothed In the immaculate white OF the
Callia Ethiopica. In striking contras,
to Sincerity and Modesty are their neal
neighbors and companions, Coquettry
and Fickleness, heedlessly dancing the
former dressed In garments Of dande.
lions and dahlias, her head graced with
y bonnet Of morning glory; the latter
all bedecked with larkspurs.
As the chariots pass by time wears
away, and Spring slowly merges into
Summer with the numbering by Of car
No. 6, bearing q tall fir or pine, en-
blematic Of Time, standing in COM
manding attitude, with one hand hold
ing gcythe and the other resting on
q broken column, In the centre OF d
group Of youthful specimens Of the differ
ent flowers Of spring. To his right and left
are Youth and Fidelity, the twin en-
blems OF innocence and unselfishness.
Fidelity, maiden with q sweet and
placid countenance, her face sufrused
with innocent smiles; her dress, typical
OF her dispositions, is composed OF
creeping ivy ornamenting her head and
bodice: her skirt is OF coral honey
suckle, and leaf OF the Begonia Rex
answers the purpose Of an umbrella.
Her pendant, Youth, bright, ardent, i'm
pulsive Youth, full OF generosity and IL
lusions, as an emblem OF its fragrancy
Is Glad with roses IN full bloom and cap
OF rose buds. In front Of Youth and
Fidelity are Truth, ready armed, with di-
adem OF chrysanthemums and garments
OF gladiolas and amaranth, the symbol
Of Immortality Her costume and orna-
ments are Of amaranth; her right hand
holds Q golden stat crowned with
afnafanth and the symbol Of eternity
q serpent biting its tail. Purity, with
crown Of white violet, skirt and bodice
Of lilies, olings to Faith, who, with her
costume OF Passion flowers, cross In
hand, looks to Heaven with ardent de-
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SUMMER.
a.xslls Car ].
After the howers and blossoms OF
spring come the fruits OF summer, ma
tured by the ardent rays Of q tropical
son. = C6feS, Goddess or Agriculture,
opens this season. Tall, majestic, her
long, flowing flAxen hair kept together
by diadem Of golden ears OF corn, a
sheaf OF wheat under, her right arm,
whilst with the left hand she holds neg
ligently the reins Of her splendid horses.
The Goddess advances in chariot OF
purple and Of gold. In her tracks
spring forth frnm %he earth corn, the
fruits and vegetables of our temperate
cline.
vn Car o.
From the poetical realms Of the God
dess Flora we have now passed into the
more useful and substantial domains OF
Ceres. Car No. g introduces us to the
garden Vegetable Commanding the
scene as sovereign to whom all honor
Is due, gigantic root of the genus
Carrot. With sceptre of. carrot and a
/ crowned head, commands the scene.
Surrounding this King OF the Garden,
but in humber spheres, are Corn, spade
In hand and with q woeful. coun .enance,
a buxom maiden, with rubicund face
adorned with hair OF CauliHower and
dressed with cabbage leaves; by her
side is Lettuce holding Oil and vinegar,
ready to be converted into salad. In
front Of King Carrot Is = gigantic Teutpn
made OF cabbage, holding plate Of
sourkrout In one hand and . head Of
cabbage In the other; near to the Teu-
tonic cabbage stands a meek hypocriti-
cal looking Carrot disguised ss cook
Further In front the foppish and self
satisfied Tomato edmiropz himself in a
looking glass, while Garlic looks with q
lamentable sir upon the tyranical airs
OF Cucumber toward his meek and
kneeling wife.
Car y.
From the Garden, the scene shifts to
the Market Stall. On the topmost shelf
the most aristocratic OF vegetables
Celery with the features of q dandy,
stands In q self-important attitude; /;
Beans, his captain of the guard, hat,
face. moustache, body, sword, etc., all
made OF beans, ad infinitum, is In re-
spectful attendance. Seated ON baskets
to the right and left of the stall, waiting
for q purchaser, the very image Of stu
pidity. are Squash and Artichoke, the
latter holding bottles Of vinegar and
oil. In the centre the white Radishis
puzzled about the great American pro-
blem, viz: What to do with the red and
black, represented by two baby Rad
ishes Of the respective colors, held in
either arm. Far above such petty
questions scars the mind Of the con-
ceited Parsnip, as with Bible In hand, it
passes by thinking Of the heather Pars-
nips OF China or India, but needing not
the calls from nearer home. In direct
with our Parsnip Minister is
our German Turnip friend, fully salts
lled with his daily lager; grown i'm.
manaelv fat rpon ,nOuntains or SO,lr.