The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-01
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llSI SSubtIl WOGtl5T HIB bII LIlG DhIOup, lUOhluE
down upon the lists in which the King and
Dwarf are engaged in combat, while between
them the Desert-F diry is seen careering ON
her dragon. 1t was, indeed, q scene to stir
fever In the blood OF q baby warrior, and
make infant sinews strong as steel, and t,
bring whole nursery to othe aid of the
doughty King and the rescue of the beauteous
Affair.
eNext in the processoSS followed most ex-
quisite spectacle,
THE sNow-QuEEN's CASTLE,
an accurate realization Of Hans Andersen's
description in his beautiful story OF the
''Snow -Queen."o To those who had not read
this story the spectacle was herely beauli-
ful, and nothing more, for oySy those could
have fully appreciated it who lGhew the subtle
truths it symbolized. The "Snow-Queen," like
all Of Hans Anders0l's fairy tales and who
CORY, as pregnant with moral truths as poetic
beauty. "Unless ye become as little chill
dren, We shall not enter into the King
dom Of Heaven is the text of this.
T tbe first coP Witch q se Of
looking glass the areh-fiend made one day in
a facetious humor, which possessed the pro-
perty of diminishing and distorting oil good
and beautiful things that were reflected on its
suface All Of magnTyng and bringing out
this glass, which was nothing else than world
ly cyncsm had been releeted all the peo-
pies ald lands of the earth, to the infinite
delight of the deVl and his followers, who
declared that upon its distorting Surface
aleSe could Gods creatures beo,een In 0their
true shapes. So delighted were they with
their device that they undertook to carry it to
heaven that the images of God hirnSelf and
his Angels might be distortedeby its reflec
tions but In doing this 1t was dashed from
their hands, and fell to earth shattered in mil
lions OF pieces. or some OF the pieces the
devil Blade spectacles, through which the ma
lignaet and bitter see the world, while other
particles, fine as sand, weG blown about the
they served to embitter and debase. The story
Is OF Kay, a bright and innocent boy,
into whose eyes and heart particles Of this
glass had been blown. From guileless and
simple child he instantly became froward and
ha Wse u ms Tsan nps
is more HOBO of a fool than of him" Straight
gay he began to conceive Il contempt for the
simple things about him. ani his amuse
mentS to saSor OF those OF grown people. He
pears to be but u symbol of the cold and
heaftless world. She kisses him once, and
the frozen and selfish atmosphere about her
becomes congcnial to him. She kisses him
second time, and he forgets his home, his
grandmother, and Gerda, the loving little
playmate OF his childhood.
The rest of the story relates little Gerda's
long search for. him. how she Inquired her
self, but for a'bref season only, In the en-,
chanted garden of her own thoughtess youth,
and yet again in royal palace, forgetful OF
her quest but at last found him at the court
OF tho ''Snow-Queen,' and with her pure,
bright tears washed the glass from his ewes
and heart, and brought him back to his sim
pie childhood and the home whose attrac-
tions he no longer saw with distorted vision.
There they found all as they had left it, and
though he and Gerda were grown to be man
and woman they were again children in their
heart and whey the old grandmother sitting
in Gods bright sunshine, read to them from
the Bible, "Unless We become MS little children
We shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven"
they knew the meaning OF the text. Ibescene
represented was from the seventh tale,
and shows the Snow Queen, clad in o
robe all spangled with the arrowy crystals
OF the frost and M trimmed .i, with a iurs
seated on her throne in the centre OF % frozen
lake, which she called the Mirror Of Reason
This lake lay in the centre OF q vast hall in
her snow palace, the dome of which Is abla2e
of Arctic stars. Little Kay is seated at her
feet, absorbed in his task Of placing blocks OF
ice so as to form letters and words. There is
one word he cannot form, strive how he will
the word
ETERNITY
This ice game of reason. upon which he
was so intent, did not comprehend that word.
Following this dazzling sight came one
scarcely less magnificent, a scene from the
Arabian Nights, representing
ALADDIN RECEIVING HIS BRIDE,
the beauteous Princess Badroul Boudour.
Aladdin and the Sultan were standing on the
steps of the gorgeous palace, which had
sprung up In Il single night, welcoming the
Grand Vizier who was followed by the Prn-
cess in litter, born by four pages. This is q
scene familiar to every childish fancy, and
we doubt not it carried full many q grown
up child back to that happy time, o
When hoobreeze of joyful dawn blew free
In tho slken sHil CT infancy"
Following this came o
SINDBAD THE SAILOR,
seated beneath canopy OH his ship. relating
to his guests and the porter Hilalbad, the
story of his voyages. At his back stood a
swaithy Ethiop slave, ovho was serving them.
On the ninth car, also, was scene from
the Arabian Nights, that exhaustless source
of wonders, representing Ali Bahia and Nor
in which were hidden the treasures OF the
Forty Thieves. Ali and Morgiana seem to
be listening to win the 'opep sesame to
which the door Enclosed.
The next scene was the
DEATH OF ARTHUR.
The dying kinto lay at length upon the
barge that
o"-With oar and sail
Moved from the brink like some full breasted
That, fuiing wild carol ere her death, @
kGles her pure cold plume and takes the food
1t was at the end of that fearful day when
king Arhur's table. man by mah
Had fallen in Lyonness about their Lord.
King Arthur" a
SireBedivere, "the hst of all Has knights
had borne him to the shore, and, after failing
twice in his duty, had at last throY Excali-
bur into the mere
o THE great brand
Made Ugh nings iS the spendor of the morn, .
And flashing round and roundeand whirPd in
Shot ike sstreamer q re northern mso5s
BY night, witio noises Of che nSrthern sea-
SO flashed and fell the brand Excahur;
But ere he dint the snrEa.e, rose an arm
Clothed in white sam H. mystic wonderful, o
And caught him by Vie hilt. and bSandishhed
him
Three times. and drew him under in the mere"
The hand brandishing the wondrous sword
was seen before the ySsssePs prov, while on 81
the deck lay Arthur, AID by him
Three Queens with crowns of gold and from