The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-28
CARNIVAL CHRONICLES.
Extended Description OF the Grsnd
Pagan, ~ Galveston.
Old Testament history Brandly and
Gnrgtously Illustrated.
The Muse Of Allcgory on Vince!

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tpopust IN tug VIA me shoul' q
the merry mhktlt urg.uS 10 one = rnfs
nec.ssarNt prriuNtly t,ki out thr
ntwsi ap,r man mu pay zoe pipef soon,
than the let ui ruuHuity Wei, rs ud-
yisfd b. VIE N-uipnt IalytBion ha'
eel ps,O 800 ptyuus thutla 40 rendering
her c,l,but on ui MHrdi ofes equal 20, u
MOI superb, to, The festivities a auv c'ty
Within the realms OF hlni
Menus. TO say tbat Tho city has
been tnTOngrd win strangers, that joy
has been uYrouined' anu thai not silslr
spark hss enotl,d the sun Of our pleasure
to-day, would he goiug over ground WITH
VIII on yJa nave Already iamuiariI.d your
readers aud accordingly ! will onuhnc my
eelt tC-night 20 description
OF the gorgeous pHrean OF iha
RkVELEEs % NANos,
The proc ssiun started rom mo Teuu'"
vous of tht Reve.ers at sharp ocIoch' AZ
O'clock he, made INtr appearance upon
the corner OF j uh avenue ana strand rom
which point they raye Id the pfiaolpal
stfpets OF the city. Thousands upon thuu,'
ands If peop.e crowded tbs thoruughiafes
10 vitae s tho procession, which &C.
Snpied ~, SPACE , 1 prSesssian V wSs
preceded by detachment OF mounted
policeman. Following came the army
band ard the first section OF the parade,
Al itt-fV L, there were outriuers and AZ
teudatt., and two other bands formed par
with the parade. The procession having
concluded it' line OF march, closed at the
fremont opera house, where the grand
ball ~ honor OF the king was given. The
following /, q description OF the cars that
were shown m thu pageant last night:
TEE SUBJECT CAR.
Upon the subject car appears the head Of
Dionyt %, as he ~ supposed from the au-
thOrities to have been, when he occupied
in the minds aud hearts OF the people ratb-
er the place OF hero or demigod. than The
place o g,dA In his travels upon the
mission OF teaching pleasure to the people,
he visited the iartnest confines. Homer
anc the writers OF his time have con'ounded
him with tue Vedic god Soma, who was &C.
knowledsed in ASIA Minor. His triumph
ant return from India to Lydia wos csle.
bra,ed with "A festival, and II WAS in Lydia
that he n.anmed the long beard
and the lowing robe. lin which
he il CARRIED which a'terwsrd
led to his be ne gwen the apptllAtion Of
columns and massive supports Tor this fig
ure OF me chosen king OF the Nsyon reyel-
err, is he figure OF the dragon, the symbol
of tue ord r. Below and in front Is an
open book, upon the pages Of which are
written the words of the subject that is
illustrated.
GREAT LIVES PROM THE OLD rEsrA MEsT.
Ths is guarded oy u dragon upon one
side and n knight in armor upon the other
1t is attended by outriders, and supported
by kuignls Of the ages OF armor. who were
jealousiy guarding IL.
CAR Two-ABRAHAM.
Neither sht thy name any more be called
AZ ram butihy name shall be Abraham. for a
q hef of many Nations have made thee -
Gt nSsis, Oh apter XVI
Wnat more ftung Introductory to the
"Great lives OF the Old Testament" can be
fouud than Abraham, though by tuat
name he was not SO called untl the Lord
appeared 10 him on the first night OF his
soiourn at Brershoba. Biblical history re-
cords OF this Abram, Oh Father Abraham,
that he was tue first { the three sois Of
Terah. who III turn was the last OF the gen.
eraiioBs Of Shem, the eldest OF Noah's
progeny. On the death OF Terah In Haran,
the Lord said unto Abram: Get thee out
oftby country and from thy kindred and
from thy fathers house unto land
that l will show thee. And will
make OF thee great nation ard
make thy name great, and thou shall he
blessing, ana | vii! bless them that bless
thee; aud curse them that curse thee:
the earth be bless d. Blessed in the prom
Use OF Christ. 30 Abram departed as the
Lord had spoken unto him, and Lot, the
son Of Haran, Terah's sons son, in other
words, Aorsm's nephew, went with him.
He was seventy and I've years with cen.
fury Of life yet before him, when no went
out OF Hsran, and thus. In tho act Of depart
ure, robeu 10 the flowing monk-like oos-
tune OF the age. With Ion waving beard
whitened by the hand Of time, Abraham 10
seen seated on his camel. crook in hand.
Beside him stands Lot, while about them
is ram aud sheep. such portions OF their
snhs,anres a. the Lord babe then gather
for the journey.
CAR IunsE-IsAAC AND RRpECCA.
"And Abraham called tho name OF the son
that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare
hams bro her "-Genesis. chapter xviii.
The scene ot this car depicts the meeting
of Isaac and Rebecca. In the background
is shown the granite pillars OF the leaf
twined well of Lshai.voi, for Isaac dwelt In
the south country. Standing on the lower.
most step as he goes oui In the fields to med
itate 1T eventide, Isaac 10 revealed even as
he lifts his eyes and said. behold. the
csmels are coming" Rebecoa, and the
damsel is very fair TO look upon, 10 before
him. She is in the act of alighting
from the back of her richly ermined
and gold cspsrisoned camel. Grace
fully she bends forward, her sllken robes,
emblematicsl OF her purity, gathered about
her shapely form; one dainty tlippered
faithful servant, who Ia obedience to the
dying Abrshsm's wish, thou shalt go
unto my county and to my kindred and
take vile urt) my son lsaac," had arose
and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city Of
Major. There he made his camels kneel
down without the city BY q well OF water,
and prayed to the Lord 30 let II come to
pass that the damsel to whom he should
say, LET down thy pitcher, l pray thee,
that / may dripk," and VINO shall say,
"Drink, and will give thy camels drink
slso. shall bs the same appointed by the
Lord for thy s@-~"~t 'ss"c
dAn p0Un-yA0on:
on the earth aud the ,op Of II reached TO heav.
en-; and behold tho Angels OF God ascending
and descending upon n'-Genesis, Chapier
xviii.
In the illustration OF such a scene. thu
imagination picturing the lovelinsss OF the
golden stairs leading TO the realms OF
eternal bliss, hnds itself substantially re-
Elected 10 the ,ablesux on car L.. Poised, as
1t were, between fieecy azure clouds, Civ
ing the appearance Of floating In space, Is
the adder along which two msterialized
angels are shown rs they approach the re-
cumbent figure OF Jacob, who on his way
TO Hsran to take unto himself y wife from
the daughters OF Loban. his mothers
brother, had lighted on this certain place |
and tsrried there all night, aud he took OF
the stones o, II. that s;,,,vp place ces an; and
down TO sleep from which be
awoks strengthened by his communion |
with the Lord. who had appeared to him. |
CAR rivR-xosEs.
and Moses lifted up his haad and with his rod |
out sbundantly. and the congregation drank |
and their bes SITS also."-Eumberr, Chapter TX |
The scene on this host 10 LAID In the des- |
ert OF Tin, and reveals Moses standing on
projecting rock wand in band. while from
about him, limpid waters gursle down In |
r~fyeshine abu ndsnce In this illustration 4