Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-22
The Pagean1 of ..The Pas.ious..,

''The title car" which told that the
subject to be illustrated was "The Pas
sions," was the Pandora's box from which
a host of evils-all the ills and mischiefs
that afflict mankind-escaped. The box
stood open, and the flames that burst
from it reached to the neighboring house
tops, illuminating with many colored
lights the streets for many squares ahead.
MOBluS, the Son Of Night and Patron Of
Maskcrs, led the van of his followers in a
very unpleasant position. On the top of
a high float was globe, and perched on
this was a Grecian chariot drawn by two
winged horses. In this chariot which
shook and shivered as the float passed
over the rough pavement, as ii it would
be thrown down, stood MomUS, holding
the reins in one hand and his starry wand
in the other, and marshaling behind him
an army of passions jealousy, Hate, Envy,
Licentiousness, and all the evils that es-
capped from Pandora's box.
Jealousy came first, as represented by the
brutal revenge of Amestus, the wife OF
Xerxes, on her rival, her own sister-in-
law The tableauX showed the garden
in the palace of the Persian King at Sar-
dis, rich II beautiful plants and flowers, a
streamle coursing through it, over this
stone bridge leading to a stairway,
guarded by bronze lions and Illuminated
by scores of lights on marble pedestals.
Above is the dais where sits Amestus,
surrounded by her guards and negro
slaves and attendants. Before her, her
rival is kneeling in the grasp of a Persian
soldier who, with drawn sword, stands
ready to execute the orders of his Jealous
mistress and cut OF the breasts, nose, ears
and lips of the unhappy woman who has
aroused her jealousy.
Reuenge-The murder OF Caligula by the
Pr,etorians, whom he had offended. The
Emperor is standing before the altar in the
Temple OF Jupiter, just about to make Of
ferings to the gods, when the conspirators
rush in on him, with drawn swords and
dagCers, and he falls, wounded in a dozen
places.
Cr9tsltV.-Nero burning the Christian
martyrs. The Emperor is seated on his
throne, lvre in hand, and surrounded by
lictors and soldiers, personally superin-
tending the burning on crematory, or
altar, of some half a dozen Christian
martyrs.
Glttony.-The Feast OF Nitellius. The
table fairly sinks beneath the weight OF
delicacies Bears, barbecued whole, pea
cocks, with their gaudy feathers unsinged,
all hung with garlands of flowers and
fruits. Around these delicacies are ranged
Vitellius and his friends, reclining comfort
ably on the soft couches, while I number
of Eastern minstrels fill the room with
music.
Enry, as represented in the story of
Saul and David, when Saul, envious of the
praises heaped on the young hero, hurls
the iavelin at him. The King of Israel is
mounted on his throne with his daughter,
Mickal. seated beside him, and the
prophet samuel in attendance. Young
David, harp in hand, endeavGrs to charm
away the gloom that oppresses him. 1t is
while thus playing, and while the women
break forth in praises of the handsome
sung man, the champion OF Israel, that
ii, jealous Of the praises heaped on this
.te boy, seizes the javelin, close at
4&nd, and hurls it at him.
LiceYfiOalsneSS.-The next tableau repra-
sented in the person of Elagabulus. The
scene is Ia temple OF the Syrian goddess,
Astarte, il which the youthful Emperor,
only seventeen years OF age is holding
one of the obscene festivals ~ honor of
the goddess. The building IS OF Oriental
architecture, light, graceful pillars, gar
landed with flowers. lnnumerable lamps
and affairs light it up and show the statue
of Astarte mounted on a leopard. Around
this Elagabulus, with curled hair and at
tired in female robes-for during the
greater portion of his life he insisted he
was woman, and boasted of constant
succession OF Observation-Disclosures with the
degraded Rop,sn Senators, also attired as
women, or with tns loTest and most de-
praved persons OF both sexes The sue
ceedinc tahleaux were as follows:
Ambsiion. The young con-
queror is seated in state, with male and