The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-09-22

entitled Marriage" after the cere-
mony, as supposed to bave prevailed
in Atlantis. The three following
floats represented Feast at which
; eight or nine rich Atlanteans sat
around board heaped with food and
wine, MINISTRIES making music for
the guests; theatre, in which com
edy, tragedy and magic were por-
trayed, and hunt, in which three
horsemen were pursuing gigantic
antediluyian beasts. The next repre-
sented agricultural pursuits. The
King drove pair of richly harnessed
ostriches to primitive plow. The
ostriches were goaded on by the
Prime Minister and the royal guard
stood little apart. Following the
pillow on an elephant seventeen feet
high was the Queen, who reclined in
a royal howdah, and following the
elephant were two heralds, who pro-
claimed the act Of the King to the
people. The next represented a
market scene. Following this was a
float representing "Home," or the
courtyard of wealthy mans house,
with fountains, urns, vases and tropi
cal flowers. Then followed an illus
tration of the worship of the Allan
teams. High at the back sat the god
Of the sun, holding bowl, from
which issued rays Of light. Torches
blazed around him and hideous idols
sat at his feet. A little lower down
was another row of still more awe
inspiring gods, with demon faces and
beasts bodies. The next car was
"Justice," and the tableau was formed
by prehistoric judge, jury, criminal
and guards. The next car represented
an Atlantean funeral and the last an
illustration of the "Deluge" and the
destruction of Atlantis. A crumb-
ling pile Of rocks, from which fire
spurted, was dissolving into angry
waves, which Tapped over the bodies
ofall living things. Floating serenely,
however, on the bosom Of the waters
was an ark, which contained the sur
vivors.
THE CONQUEST OF GRENADA.
The second division was an illus
tration of Irving's Conquest of
Grenada consisting of eighteen
floats, from 26 to 40 feet in length.
The first represented shaped
Moorish building and surroundings;
the second represented Florinda and
other maidens of Queen Exilona's
court, reclining in the privacy of a
sacred garden never visited by man.
No was the Mystic Tower, where
Roderick, made desperate by the
crime he had committed upon Flo
rinda, unfolds dreaded secret and
sees the prediction of his downfall
and the conquest of Spain by the
Arabs. No. showed the interview
between Count Julian and Muza. 1t
is called the Betrayal" No. was
war-ship crossing from Africa to
Spain, in which reclined Taric, asleep
on the cabin deck. No. represented
"Roderick's Fall" No. was a speci-
men of the architecture of the Span
iards-a room in the Palace of To-
ledo. No. was steepled temple,
containing the seven silver statues
which were captured by Muza, who
with attendants, stood at the door
way struck dumb with amazement
and delight. No. 8 was an Arabian
edifice, clearly distinct from Spanish
architecture, in which was seated the
Caliph, listening to dispute between
Muza and Taric over the wonderful
table of Solomon. No. 10 was Pelayo,
the William Tell of Spanish legend,
defying the renegade Spaniards who
fought with Taric against Roderick.
Other tableaux represented Moorish
architecture, a skirmish between the
son of Ferdinand III, and the Moors,
count in Grenada, the Alhambra,
representing the court Of Lyons and
it's famed fountain, with Boabdil
leaving the hall of justice to make
war against Ferdinand, and scene
at the court of Ferdinand. The last
float, forty feet in length, was the
Moors' farewell to Grenada,
The line of march was from Lau-
rens street, along Eutaw place to
Lanvale, thence to the west side Of
Eutaw place, thence to Bloom street,
to Madison avenue, to Eutaw street,
to Baltimore, to Gay, to Fayette, to
Holiday, to North strcet,to Baltimore,
to Calvert, to Centre, to Howard and
thence to the Academy of Music,
where the floats were dismounted and
the procession dismissed. The pro-
cession moved smoothly throughout
the entire route and was enthusiast
tically applauded by the immense
throng. The last float reached the
end short while before midnight
Many of the floats were most artis-
tically designed and beautifully ex
ecuted.
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