Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-06
1hE HISTORY oE FRANCE.

the subject that the Crew had chosen to Illus
trate and deliueate in aseries OF tableaux or
floats was t.E}
THE HISTORY OF FRANCE,
which was given in pictures, from the earli.
est known period to the present day. The
| first tableau recalled
GtUL BEFORE THE ROMAN Conquest, IN
| THE ERA OF THE DRnDs. First came He
| sus, The G,llic Mars, aud the chief divinity
of that religion. Erect he stood IN a chariot
| OF ire drawn by two immense dragons belch-
| ing flames, through the thunder clouds 10
which the forked lightning was darting. The
| god was ad in armor, his helmet ornament
ed with the buffalo horns worn by the Gallo
warriors, and he brsndished in his hand the
vicious bsttle-zx.
2 The PRoPHETEssRs OF THE ISLAND OF
THE SEINE, seat OF the present capital of
| France, followed. These nine terrible ougins
who foretold the fu'ure, stood npon a rock,
jutiiug from the river. They we're clad, all
In white, ss The priestesses of the Druids,
their long golden hair floating wildly in the
breeze, some with harps, and sone with
golden sickIes.
THE SURRENDER OF yERcINGEToRIx To
CESAR anarks the period Of the Roman con-
quest. The noble Vercengeori1 King Of one
yadiug Roman general to tender his submis-
sion. A Roman tent, surrounded by stand
ards and eagles, is in the background. Tue
ain forms 4 canopy, beneath which Cesar
| aits 10 N .j-sty, wi lictor on either side
| At his feet lie the shields and swords lust
| cap pured from the Gaul. Vercipgetorix, on
his charger, faces the Roman coDqueror. H.
has thrown 10 tue gfouad his ca.que, sword
| and javelin, aud awaits Ce3ir's coumsnds.
| Behind MIN stand Two her G illic warriors,
the prisoners Of Roman soldier.
The Baptism OF CLOVIS, THE FIRST
| FRANKIsH KING, shows France Christian
| again. The scene is the beautiful Gothic
church of st. Martins, with its famous chan
delIer and its rare altar and bsp!ismsl font.
Before the altar stand', in his robes of
bishop, st. Rems. The king kneels before
him with bowed head and in penitenlial
robep, ready for baptism. A group of Frank
| Ish women kneei by his aide, ready to follow
| the example Of their chief and become Chris
| tians also.
| 5. CHARLEMAGNE. Surmounted by five
| spires, and ornamented by costs OF arms;
supported by angels. is a heavy arched
roof of delicate design, beneath which is
the throne of the great emperor. The arms
| of the royal chair are imperial eagles, and
| at the feet, two golden lions rest couchant,
while each step 10 the Il Dor below is guarded
| by lions. Upon this throne, with scepler in
one hand, asd the golden globe of empire in
| the other, sits Charlemagne, in purple and
ermine and wearing the famous imperial
crown Of Germany. The Bishop Of Orleans
| and various noblemen stand beside him, and
| before him kneel an embassy oi Saracens,
| bearing 10 him present from his imperial
brother, Haroun al RAschid, The keys OF
Jerusalem and the fret clsck ever seen in
Europe.
6. The LANDING OF THE NoRMANs. 10 a
broad. bowed dragon galley, party OF these
invading barbariaGs have landed on a rocky
coast of France. Armed and accout-red for
war, with sword, bslile-ax and spear, they
have sprung ashore, eager for plunder, and
look forward on the spires OF city seen In
the background, whicn they are preparing to
attack.
Z. The CRUsADEs, REPRESENTING TRUCE
BEFORE ACRE The royal tent stands in the
shadow OF a grove Of palms. Here are met
| Richard Ceur de Lion, King OF Eogland,
Philippe Auguste, King of France, and other
| knightly and royal Crusaders, r ceiving gifts
| from the Saracens 10 Acre--vases of gold,
Persian rugs and, more valuable than ali, an
| Arabian steed led by slave.
s. ST. LOUIS ADMINISTERING JUSTICE.
| This scene is taken from story IN MVnstre-
| let's chronicles, which represents this king,
| Louis, as administering justice beneath the
| oaks in his royal forest Of Valencennes.
| Toe King is seated at the roots OF the oak;
around him are bishops, courIiers and his
| mother, Blanche of CASTLE. He listens
with rapt attention TO the pleadIngs made
| before him by a poor woman against rich
and mighty French lord.
8. ENTRY OF JOAN OF ARC INTO ORLEANS.
| The ponderous towers of the gateway OF Or
| leans, with their battlements, form the back
ground, The Maid of Orleans, clad 10 COM
| plete armer and mounted on her white steed,
accom- panied BY standard bearers aud
knights, rides forward into the city, amid
| the plaudiis and cheers of the Inhabitants,
who scatter flowers 10 her path.
TO- BENvENuTo CELLINI AT THE COURT OF
FRANCIS [ represents the ''g4y monarch" IN
| spectiug some of the wonderful creations oil
the .artlst, pirriculariy his colossal silver
statue of Jupiter and his wonder fdl vase
aud urns. Ihe artist is exhibiug his chez
d'pawe TO the king in one OF his palaces
Francis is clad in all the rich court dress
of nat sg.. B-slde him stand his mistress,
| the Duchess d'Edampes, and various cour.
| tierI.
| IL MARRIAGE OF HENRY w TO CATH
ERNIE DE MEDICI The scene represented i
Go hic Cathedral, " ose spire and facade
are ornam >nted by statues OF saints. A rich
golden altar st nds in the rear of the build.
ing, and here, before the bishop and prize, t.
kneel- Henry, his crown upon his head, and
| his Tuscan bride. As wi nesses, the chancel-
| lors OF Paris attend in the chsncel, IN their
robes OF Office.
IL. The TOMB OF RIcHELIEU, the dead
cardinal, ad 10 his red robes, STREET ched
upon marble sarcophsgus, supported by
the genius Of Death. while France weeps al
his feet.
| 13 CARDINAL CLUGI BEFORE LOUIS XIV
A hail Ia the Palace Of Fontsineblesu il
shown, the roof supported by Corinihiau
pillars from which rises high dome, orna.
mented with various classic figures. The
interior, the king's bedch am Der, ia filled with
the furniture and fixtures of the time; the
walls richly ornamented and the mantel, 8
/ magnificent piece of carving, covered with
silver ornaments. The king is seated with
his counselors and generals, Colbert, Tur
enne, CorneilIe aud the great Conde around
him. Before him, in his scarlet robes, siii
Cardinal Clugi reading the long and very
abiact apology the pope sends k grand mon
drque for the insult offered to the French
ambassador at Rome.
! IA. LASALLETAKINe POSSESSION OF LOUIS
lama for the K. Dg of France, being an exac
this subject. LsSslle, Tonti, Zsnoli anc
other members of The ex ploriDg party, ac
companied by number OF Indians. are en-
gagged in erecting the cross on the banks oil
the turbulent Mississippi, by which notics
is given that France claims all this territory
15. MARIE ANToINETTE AT THE GUILLO
TINE.-This was one OF the bloodiest auC
most touching tsblesux in the entire pro
cession, and quite ghastly. The bloody
guilotine stood in all its savage cruelty, ii,
blade crimsoned; and the car from one enc
to the other was covered with blood. Marie
Anteinette, the deposed Queen, is mounted
on the sesffsld, receiving the last consoia
tions oil the priest, while the executionel
stands ready beside the INSTRUMENT of deati
waiting for his next victim. At the foot o
the scsff3ld are the guards and q group o
sans cuiottcs.
16. NAPOLEON CRowNING JOSEPHINE a
the Cathedral of Notre Dame This also wa
fac sDaiLe of a celebrated painting by David
copies Of which everybody has seen. UIdel
the imperial canopy, blazoned with eagles
the new emperor stands. He has taken from
Pope Plus VII crown and placed it on hi
own brow; he then crowns Josephine, VIII
kneels before him. Around stand Murai
Msssena aud oher representatives. of tn
army, Church and court.
~. AND LAsr ZONES LA hEPuBLiQoI
FRANcAIsE as she is to-day, the red yhygisl
cap of liberty borne on the end of he
spear, her shield by her side, looking for
ward with calm composure and full Of con
6deDce.
A Magnificent Pageant.
The general verdict of the audience wa
tha. this procession was one Of the fines
ever seen in New Orleans. The tablesu.
are understood to have been drawn from
celebrated French historical pictures in th
gallery of the Louvre at Psris. Copies @
these were taken and submitted to leadin
J French artists, designers and costumers, VIII
prepared the masks and effects for to-day
parade. Persons who had seen these paini
iugs in the Louvre declare that these tai