The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-02-20
Moxus, REX AND coMUs.

inst, on the FREQ a. 0laukSs We ab>
chored safely in the Crescent City
before daylight Thursday morning,
and In ample time to perambulate the
city and witness the advent OF his
Majesty, Menus, whose chosen theme
for illustration this year has been the
subject of inspiration to man since the
creation. In all there were seventeen
cars, and the subject illustrated was
GA Dream of Fair women.''
Car number one, represented Semira-
mas, the beautiful Assyrian Queen, in
her war chariot, and accompanied by
Assyrian soldiers, going out to conquer
the world.
Second car-Dido on the funeral pile
In the act of stabbing herself, because
of the departure of Eneas.
Third car-Sampson, the mighty
man Of Israel, who was being tempted
to his ruin by Delilah.
Fourth car-sappho, the celebrated
Grecian poetess, departing with Phaon,
with whom she is in love.
Fifth car-Aspasia, the celebrated
Grecian woman, holding an entertain
ment at which all of the leading Greeks
of that golden period, Alcabiades,
Socrates and others, are present.
Sixth car-Judith and Eiolofernes.
Judith is pouring out wine for the
doomed leader of the Assyrians.
Seventh car-Cornelia and her Jew.
els. Cornelia Is seen In the portico o.
a Roman house conversing with q
friend, who with much pride is show.
ing her many elegant and valuable
jewels. The latter points to her two
sons, tho Gracchi, as jewels which fal
outrank in worth those of her friend.
Eighth car-Cleopatra seated in an
Egyptian barge, accompanied by q
large number of slaves and attendants,
and by her side Mark Anthony, Egyp.
tian and Roman soldiers.
Ninth car-Boadicea, the famous
queen, receives and addresses her
fierce British warriors.
Tenth car-Zenobla, the Queen of
Palmyra, mounted on a richly caparf-
soned elephant going to battle.
Eleventh car-Queen Eleanor and
Fair Rosamond. The meeting between
the naughty queen of Heney II. and
his lady love, Lady Rosa,nond Clifford.
Tho former having discovered fair
ROsamond's retreat breaks into her
bower, holding a bowl of poison in one
hand and u dagger in the other.
T. A n
armor leading the French forces against
the English.
Thirteenth car-Ferdinand and lisa.
bella receiving Columbus, who has just
| returned from America aud is telling
of his discoveries In this, the Western
Continent.
Fourteenth car-AIary Stuart, the
beautiful but unhappy Queen OF Scot
land, coming down the prison steps
that lead to the place of execution,
accompanied by tho officers of the
guard and her executioner.
Fifteenth car-Shakcspeare before
Queen Elizabeth.
Sixteenth car-Maria Theresa, the
Queen of Austria and Hungary, shows
her son, subsequently Joseph l., to the
assembled mobiles and appeals to them
to protect his rights against the triple
alliance of Russia, France and Prussia.
Seventeenth car-Josephine's Vision.
This, the last car, represented JOSE
phine seated on an imperial throne
crowned Empress of France and receiv-
ing the welcoming applause of her
subjects.
Having given our readers brief
description of Menus and his follow
ers, we must now turn our attention to
his Majesty
Rex, King Of the Carnival,
whose subject for illustration this year
was Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Car
number one represented Darwin's
Theory" which, rs all of our readers
are aware, deducee mans descent from
the monkey, and it is therefore unne-
cessary to say that his "theory'' was
we'll represented by about half dozen
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