Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-07-24
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followed next, with series of pictures
''too ridiculous for any use" They kept
US in roar of laughter until the last one
had passed. The representations made
by this society, with those of the Phunny
phorty phellows. Had the effect of max
ing US all feel that we had consented to
become a ''phoop' for one day at least.
If the Rex procession was burlesque
on life, these were caricature so exag-
gerated that words can hardly give an
idea of them. Yet so carefully were all
the details worked out, every tableau told
story as plainly as if written in a book.
1t was play upon life and play upon
words. King Rex had moved on in
gorgeous chariot, drawn by prancing
steeds; the mock king followed with
long train of wooden horses attached to
his carriage. The school room was bur-
leSqued. Emusic in the air. proved to
be numberless cats on the roof of cabin,
with numberless people in undress uni
form beating them from chimney mouths,
holes in the roof and gable windows; one
frantic man had seized the baby and held
it high in the air, ready to go for the first
cat that yawled yawl. '.Home, sweet
Home,' was a negro cabin with a brood
of picaninnies hanging out of the win
dows, women washing, cleaning vegeta-
bles and chatting for dear life. A boat
ing club Of the city saw itself afflicted
with veritable case of 'sbig head" and
its brass band discoursed music from in
strumentS fit only for child's play
house.
Best of all was the easter egg" an
immense affair, in a setting of numberless
smaller eggs all labeled ''strictly fresh, )"
and each chicken sticking its head up
through the shell. In the larger egg two
immense roosters were visible, and the
way they tapped their huge wings and
crowed was caution to spring chicken
buyers.
Perhaps the second best exhibition was
the fruit scene, in which men appeared
as big pine-apples, lemons and other
fruits, though this found rival in the
turkeys Thanksgiving" where a dozen
men looked so much like the real bird I
am sure they would sell in market.
'"Take back the heart that thou gavest
me" appeared on one of the Transparent
| cies, and was represented ON the float by
a well stocked butchers shop in which
| stood grotesquely dressed woman hold
ing out to the butcher an immense beef
mart which he had evidently sold to her.
would like to give all these phunny
! pictures in detail, but space will not per-
nit, so l hasten on to the crowning pro-
cession of the Mardi Gras, that given on
! Tuesday night by the Mystic Krew of
! Comus. This was the twenty fifth ami
versary of this organization-its silver
wedding one might believe they intended
| it to be, so chaste and beautiful was
everything connected with their pageant.
The display made by the Knights of Pro-
teus was wonderful combination of the
most dazzling colors, and was shown un-
der colored lights which increased it's
brilliancy.
The Mystick Krewe chose costumes
which were a combination of gold and
silvery white, and the same colors pre-
(Taled in everything. 1t was essentially
Y a miite and gold procession, and the effect
was wonderfully beautiful.
The subject selected was the Worships
of the World, the title car representing
Faith, Hope and Charity, the three attri-
butes which mark our religion as of Christ.
Comus, clad in garments of dazzling
whiteness, and mounted upon Pegasus,
the winged steed, headed the procession
Pegasus seemed to rise from bank OF
clouds, which stretched out before him, q
pathway of purest whiteness seemed to
have been snatched from the very sky
itself
Following this came the Worship of the
Sun, showing the manner in which the
Indians of South America showed theil
reverence for a power greater than them
selves.
In the Temple of Belus of Babylon, we
saw the priests before the throne, sur
rounded by winged lions, amidst columns
glittering with gems, and with steps OF
alabaster.
On we were led to Rome, where the
vestal virgins, in robes of white, moved
about before the gorgeous throne or
which was seated an image of Vesta
From a tesselated floor uprose the conse
Grated altar upon which burned the sacred
fire.
Thus we saw a bank of clouds upoI
which stood a goddess and the nader
Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, look
ing down upon her father who believed ht
must offer her as a sacrifice to appeast
the incensed Diana.
On its way went the Car of Juggernaut
drawn by sixty horses in pilgrims dress
and close upon it followed picture o.
the Ferish worship in Africa. The Chi
nese Josshouse was perfect representa-
tion of two 1 have seen; nothing was
wanting but the figure of a Chinamar
dancing up and down on call fours' in hi:
efforts to appease an offended brass god.
We thanked God for civilization wheI
the Canibal Sacrifice was presented t.
our view. Human beings waiting for thu
pot to boil in which to stew fellowmal
come little too near being "too too" tt
suit me.
Following this was the 'tGrand Liam:
of Thibet," "a Nephite Marriage" eth
Temple of Cuzeo," s'Moslem's Paradise,
''Hall of Eblis," and ''The Golden Gate.
The last three were like scenes from fair,
land, the latter being a poetic represen
tation of that gate through which we al
, hope to pass on our way to the bette
land.
Following the procession were the va
, rious balls. There are two things tn
t people of New Orleans must do or die
| they must dine and they must dance, ant
, the oftener they can do both the bette
satisfied are they. So each society close
{ its season of revelry with a dance, that o
the Mystick Krewe taking place at tn
French opera house, that of King Rex a
Washington Artillery Hall, and the Phun
ny Phellers holding forth at the st. Charlie
| Theatre Every place was jammed t.
suffocation, and in each there were cos
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