The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
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Ante D,iuvisa World, History u France.
the Moores In Spain. tho Whole Mag
n,ficsntly Illustrated In . Series OF Thir-
ty-siI TabieauI.
A dim, wan day, with ths'fhythmic ca
dence of footballs nurnuring through the
cir, and q seething, surging sea OF faces
turned to the coming Of the King. The
clouds covering the city hang low, and thee
spires OF the highest churches are tipped
with .daphanous crowns OF mist.
The dress ofhl Msjesty was that of a
Generalin Chief, as worn by European po-
tentstes. 1t consisted of white pants, with
broad gold stripes, black velvet coat theav-
lily laced with gold on collar and back,
crimson cuffs embroidered in gold, golden
epaulsts, sword with jeweled hilt chased
with gold. A sash and chapeau COM
pleted the royal costume. Upon his
breast the King wore numerous decora
tions of various orders Of the Old World.
His Royal Highness Lord Baltimore, who
rode with the King, was magnidcently at
tired.
The King was escorted to a handsome
carriage drawn by SIX black horses, and
surrounded by his royal troops and guard
Of honor, the procession moved up Canal
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the Mayor, IN a brief speech welcomed
His Royal Hlghness, and the keys of the
principal gates were borne TO him by low.
ing hands, to which the Lord Chamber
lain, speaking for the King, replied, and
acted as a prelude 70 the celebration.
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The Ante. Deluvian World was the sub
jecsrspresented by Rec, ths King Of the
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.1as THE PAGEANE
The pageant opens with the Kings di.
vlsion-a chariot OF Furnished gold drawn
by four Arabian stceds, caparlssnel With
silver and oriental stones. In the chariot
are warriors whose Atlantean deeds became
famous throughout the entire antediluvian
world. Their helmets and spears glisten
radiantly in the golden sunlight, and the,
plumes dancing above their heads nod ,
Joyous welcome to the thropg beneath.
Following them in a smaller chariot
drawn by two slender horses, Ia which is]
driven the Kings standard bearer, that
lowering high IN the air, catches the eye
from afar The standard is a swans head
and wings, and its glittering plamage ,s
studded with precious GENE that scintil.
ate on the quivering air The heads of the
horses are decked with ostrich plums, and
he wheels Of the. chariot are of adamant.
/, Then came the Kings musicians. They
are seated upon horses, whose steps rhyth.i
mically keep time with tile concord Of!
sweet sounds. They play upon reeds,
whose serpentlne mouths and Threats emit
notes of silkcn swaetness notes, which,
catching the sir beiare the Ang-.sppoars-
to view, 0ive,an anticipated idea ot his
grace and power. These musiclans, sEho
are all alike, play old.lime airs that ~sugi
ges, buried past.
And then. bursting upon the enraptred
vision, comes the King himself, seated up
on throne whose majestic proportions are
marvels Of graceiulness and strength II
rises ont Of a parterre Of submarine roses,
Its porphyrigene pillars standing in mon.
ochromatic antithesis to the malachite OF
its base The throne seat itself IS Of GOLD,
and is covered by panoply OF azure, deck.
ed with stars. The King is seated in re.
get sp'osdor, stretching forth hand that
Que he world; around about tower cen.
sors, whose incense. streaming fire fila the
air VITA languorous odors. The whole
float rests dreamily upon sunsettlnted
clouds, while natural roses in protusion
unu,terabe fall about the thro:e
The first chariot Is that of Clelta, the
Queen Goddess OF Atlantis, seated upon
throne, whose corraline proportions, rising
out of sea of hlramarine
freshness, glisiens gsily in the eun. Flost-
ing in the ripping depth beneath are
strange shapes o. mammoth sizes, while a
panoply of azure bedecked with stars
ruslles around the Queens head.
Following this Is the Temple Of Psei-
don, TO which the Albanian Neptune is
seen coming from the oceans depths,