The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

and wearing "a magnificent hcad-drcss of reath-
crs, holding in his right hand massive gold
cup. Harlequin with mask and wand. Colum-
binc with cup and ia@on; Colunhinc No. 2 in
gOld-scard armur. figure with a do@, head
aud clad in blue and gold.
FLOAT 10. 2-Sc,e' ip Egpf: \ negro slave
offering fish; an Egyut."n woman with a bird
IN hand; priest b"idir@ ccusrr and wand and
an Egyptian woman 10 national costume with
hend.d Of locust flowers.
FLOAT 80. 3-S,,s,e IN Gyftcr: Warriors, actors
and women in national costume. Princess ON a
regal throne witnessing glada'oriai combat.
FLOAT No. 4-NnHe '' HoDu6acla Home: a
Roman warrior surrounded lay housewife. a
senator, . herald and a barbarian soldier, al! IN
historical costume.
FLoAr No. 5-Sc.ae IN Imperial RomC: y p'o.
consul being crowned with flowers, women
drinking out of golden vessels. Gigantic figures
OF men and women dressed IN gorgeous ana
handsome costumes.
FLOAT No. 6-From the splcTdOr and opulcnce
of imperial Rome we are hurried into the gloom
Of the dark ages and see, in this grnnp, Science,
Literature and Art dominated by War" Mailed
warriors stand in the centre Of a devastated
plain.
FLOAT No. The baptism Of Clovis; the
Queen in trailing blue robes and high jewclled
crown the king with sceptre and in regal attire,
the archbishop with mitre and book.
FLOAT No. s-Thc throne of the great Charlie.
magne, time A. II. 500, with the great King seat.
rounded ny pages and courtiers.
FLOAT No 9-Here We skip to the time OF the
Crusades and behold the gallant knights mount
ed and armed for combat with the infdel.
The good King Richard, he would go
OF to the wars 50 holy,
Whether his family liked it or not,
To give Sa,adin a thrashing or SO
BY way Of wiping out his sins
And coming back so holy.
This scene represent the costumes Of the age
Il ,.,l Ln.n hnh al thn Of
Love and Beauty served By a mounted knight
FLOAT No 1O-Herc we are in the twelfth
century and witness 1.-THE Wager of Battle"
An archbishop, two Spanish grandces and a
herald make up the group. The Spanish
grandee seemed out Of place and time in the
twelfth century, inasmuch as there was no
Spain at that epoch; but trif1e Of two or
three hundred years need not be considered
in matter of this kind.
FLOATS Nos II AND 12-Troubadours IN
long, wide sleeves, court Jester. gentlemen
in long .toed slippers and ermine cloaks. ladies
in crmine sacks, with dragon figures and tre-
inendous coiffures; u man-atarmS with tin
pot helmet and shield, and the three balls of
the period stand in artistic pose.
FLOAT No ia dinner party in the Mid.
die Ages. Nassals bearing dishes of peculiar
form. Women with high peaked turbans and
wells, men with high peaked hats. long
sleeves, fantastic slippers, and girls with er.
blue and pink dresses constitute a
very fantastic group.
FLOAT No. 14-Eeilcd men and women in
grotesque costumes peaked shoes, pointed
hats, turlincd coats and immense head
dresses.
FLOAT No. ia knight in a coat of mail
a lester IN partcolored costume, lady
with widespreading skirts and tremendous
sleeves, and other figures in Outre apparel.
FLOAT No 16-War represented by the
gun and sword Literature by woman hold
ing pen and scroll; Art by a palette and
brushes: Religion by the Bible and Science
by astronomical apparatus.
FLOAT No. IT, Sir Walter Raleigh and a
lady in ruiiied cloaks; a tub-shaped woman,
with gigantic rutilc shaped like fan.
FLOAT No. 1S--A man in an inflated Goub. |
let and circular ruffle Another wearing u
wide bearer and boots, with inflated tops.
Women smothered in ribbons and feathers.
FLOAT No. ia woman with a tours story
hair attachment on her head. surmounted by
a Mansard root of flowers. Another with
ostrich feathers high mp on the hair A man
with an immense couture of powdered hair
FLOAT No 20-A slender man in q queue
by woman in an immense
scuttlc.bOnnet and hustle, and dandy IN a
blue coat, rutiles and top boots.
FLOAT No 2l-A slender woman in scoop.
bonnet and dress with immense sleeves. I'm
Gle Sam witnessing the procession Of men
and women in the hOop-skir's, peg-top trous-
ers, water falls, pull-backs, long trains, CHG
mons, bangs and other peculiarities of male
and female fashions from the early part of
the century until now
FLOAT No. 22-Here we have view of
dress and manners l0o years hence. Women
with their skirts short to their knees, acting
as policemen, car-drivers, &c, voting with
red and white roses instead OF ballots and
men with low shirt collars, hair parted in the
middle, and long skirted coats, doing domes-
tic work and taking the place of women.
After the last car had passed, and all had
been abandoned by the "krewe,' the fortu-
nate poSsessOrs of tickets Of admission were
enjoying the splcndor of the "Comus' an d
REX" balls. The unfortunates, not yet salts
fed, still thronged The streets, keeping the city
throughout the night in a continuous up.
roar of hilarirv ThrOngs Of gaily attired
people floCkcd into restaurants, coffee and
ice-crcam saloons, IN fact every establishment
found open where refreshments could be pro-
cured Visits to the different balls continued
until hours after midnight, anu Phpbus had
grown ruddv in the Fast before the last gal
announced the carnival OF 1877 to be over.
J. ID. II.