The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-16

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danseuse, pirouetted and clicked the cas-
tanets. In the background Phebus sa
alone, behind mountains.
Aphrodite, the goddess of love ant
beauty, great favorite in New Orleans
burst upon the multitude en- graade tenue
in cockle-shell boat, drawn by swans
and attended by the Graccs. She was
heralded by Cupid and Hymen, mounted
on the swans, and was attired Ia mode
She wore gold circlet and myrtle sprig:
in blonde hair; gauzy veil; low bodice
gathered at the waist by cestus blazing
with jewels. She trailed skirt and long
and ample train of sea-green silk, caught
up with rows of pearls.
LIE Generate BOum was mounted on 8
cannon as big as Krupp's biggest gun,
and wore a military uniform, cuirass
epaulets, shield, spear, Hessian boots, au
burn imperial, an arsenal of weapons al
belt. On the Cascobel, Bellona. Around
the cannon were officers and soldier clad
in semi-heroic style-arins of all ages.
Diana was seated in a crescent-shaped
canoe, seemingly bent on impaling Orion
with an arrow from the quiver at her back
Mercury came as commercial traveller
ia piebald jacket and vest, variegated
tunic, azure tie on his neck and winged
cap and sandals He stood on a pile of
merchandise. In front were bales OF
cotton, sugar hogsheads, molasses barrels,
and whiskey barrels. Seated on these
were cotton factor, sugar broker and
wine merchant, with implements Of trade.
Bacchus was drawn in car by tigers,
and carried on lively conversation with
a Bacchante by his side.
Silenus ambled by, mounted on an ass,
and Vulcan, at work in his smithy, came,
surrounded by the Cyclops Pyracmon,
Heropes and Brontes, working the bellows
or striking the anvil, supposed to be forg-
ing the armor of Achilles.
Janus and the months followed, the for
mer on throne. He had two faces
one sad and the other smiling. Around
him the months were represented by the
signs of the Zodiac-Aquarius in yellow
plug hat, inscribed "Total Abstinence, "
yellow breeches and green coat, with COB
let and pitcher; Pisces, as fisherman,
with rod and line; Aries in citron-colored
coat, slashed doublet, frilled shirt, knee
breeches and rapier; Taurus in prize fight
ing dress, with champions belt; Gemini,
an old gentleman in dressing-gown and
night-cap, supporting on each arm a small
baby; Cancer, in armor of cardinal red,
with sword and spear and crustacean
shield; Leo, in scarlet costume, with royal
insignia; Virgo, middle-aged maiden in
variegated dress, broad-brimmed hat, lead
ing poodle-dog by string-hair auburn;
Libra, another middle-aged lady in loose
gown, cap and spectacles, weighing new
baby in the scales; Scorpio, spindle
shanked gentleman, with long coat-tails;
Sagittarius, with cross bow, and Capricor-
nus in fancy costume smoking cigar.
In happy sequence to the months came
Old Probabilities, on rocky height and
surrounded by barometers, chronometers,
and other meteorological instruments.
Within was old Boreas, with white beard
and hair, shivering in loose tunic; No
tus, black as an Ethiop; Euras, in manda-
rim yellow; Zephyrus, with butterfly pin
ions and garlands Of flowers.
Vesta, attended by the vestal virgins
came next, throned in the temple Of limo,
cence and virtue.
Comus and his band came revelling un-
der the shade of canopy, Comus, wine
cup in hand, reclining on dias.
The Siren Choir next claimed attention
Unblessed the man whom music wins to stay
Nigh the cursed shore and listen to the lay
Fly swift the dangerous coast; let every ear
Be stopped against the song It's death to hear
Seated on rocky cliff, strewn with
victims bones, sat three Sirens. Their
feet were .webbed. They were trying to
beguile the remnants of Ulysses band
clinging to the base of the cliff, by play
ing on the concertina and accordion.
Circe was represented by voluptuous
young woman. :.
Momus came attended by scientific, lit
erary and art critics, for Momus was g
great critic himself
The Gorgons and Furies next appeared
the Furies with locks waving in the winds
serpents twined about their limbs and
gore dripping from their eyes; Gorgons
looking at themselves in hand-mirrors
Medusa in Dolly Warden dress.
The Fates were represented by party
of old ladies in white caps and spectacles
Charon came as an old man with white
locks and steering his boat over the Styx
This boat bore the legend, "To He'll
No Return"
The regions of Pluto were represented
next. Earth above-Pomona, in charge
of fruits and trees; murky caverns below
Pluto and Proserpine and three-headec
Cerberus watching for Charon and thu
Shades; Orpheus searching for Eurydice
The Supreme Court of He'll showed
Minos, Rhadamanthus and Hacus seated
on bench-Eacus holding black boob
with red border, inscribed "Records Of
Hell," Rhadamanthus giving Judgment OF
several prisoners, guarded by hells sheriff
a red demon with wings, tail, striped leg
and pitchfork. One of the prisoners wal
dressed in Italian bandit style-girdlt
stuck full of pistols and K K K (KI
Klux Klan) on his hat-another darky
in canary colored coat and streakec
breeches.
Tantalus, Sisyphus and Ixion were
among the worst criminals condemned by
the above court. The tableau represented
Sisyphus as haggard, white-bearded man
dragging ball and chain; Ixion bound t.
a wheel; Tantalus, head and shoulders ex
posed, tied to rock and vainly reaching
alternately for neighboring pump-handlt
and for pies of birthstone and cakes of sui
phur held under his nose by fat cook
A fantastically dressed female, one O
Pluto's walters, torments him by exhibit
ing glass and bottle of "Old Bour
bon." Red imps with pitchforks guard
the convicts.
The heroes came in groups. Their
we're Castor and Pollux, Jason, Thesus
Hercules, Hippolyte, the Amazon Queer
-Perseus in the centre, Theseus, clad il
the Minotaur's skin; Jason, young war
rior in armor, brace of pistols in belt, tn
fleece pendent from his shoulders, arount
his neck string of dragons teeth; Her
cules brawny, red bearded man, wrapped
- tbo shin Of tho Namaan lion and car