The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-21
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sections, and will consist First, of the
prelusive display of general firework de-
signs, devices and set pieces. Second,
the facsimile of the monument, in lines
| of fire. Third, the tribute to Vermont's
| Centennial. Fourth, the grand histOri-
al pageant or fire pictures representing
heroic scenes of Vermont's past history.
Preceding the opening of the evenings
exhibit grand illumination of the exhi-
bition grounds will occur, producing
| glow as lushous as the philosophers of
the sun itself, extending the length and
breadth of the enclosure, and while
| burning reveals the various designs, de-
vices, mottos and special features pre-
pared for the occasion.
Al its close the exhibition proper be-
gins with national salute from maroon
ed bombs, echOing from hill to hill, in
honor of the day and occasion; to be fol-
lowed by magnificent display of aerial
! fireworks, consisting of y, Is and 30
inch shells, from mortar guns, showing
examples of stellular gerbs, meteoric
showers, gyral rosettes, dragons, chain
lights, whirling globes, erolites, spark
| ling prisms, cometic shells, saucissions,
! floral bouquets, etc. continued by flights
of rockets employed to exhibit all the
! best varieties lately Introduces; display
| ing groups of floral wreaths, star bou-
| quets, sun-tire showers, electric flames,
! Japanese wheels, willow trees, exploding
and comforting serpents, floating star
| signals, changeable and magnesium lights
in great variety, continued with heavy
| batteries of Roman candles, massed in
groups and sections about the grounds,
and displaying great wheatsheafs of col
ored star clouds and silver mist followed
| by golden fountains of the largest size
fired in unison and producing the effect
of living geysers of fire or sparkling scin-
tillatiOns spouting upwards from 20 to
80 feet high, and continued with spiral
wheels or magic rings displayed in
groups of three, five and seven, which fly
upward and exhibit floral centres, after
which, the first section of the exhibit
will be presented, consisting of the fol-
lowing seven original designs:
Star of America-A magnificent star
design, composed of mystic bands of
sapphire flame moved i'll swift rotation,
INITIATING to surrounding zones. encir-
cling crimson and emerald fires, flashing
in sheeny splendOr. change to the "Star
of AMERICA composed of star points
shining in a still eXpanse of unbroken rays
of incandescent flame, terminating with
a copious shower of reflective rayonnants
heavily charged with marooned gerbs.
Bands of Orion-This superb piece
commences with a radiant sun of Chin
csc fires, with centre of dazzling flame,
shooting out rays of brilliant light, mu-
tating to q representation of Glands of
Orion" composed of large array of
richly colored saXons, rotating round
common centre, and gerbs of powerful
calibre, discharging sparkling circles of
scintillating light that extends over an
immense surface, ending with a grand
marooned explosion.
The Kaleidoscope - This revolving
piece opens with a display of contra ro-
tating belts of Chinese and Japanese
fires, which, by sudden transforma-
ton becomes the arena for the evolutions
of countless angles of amethyst, ruby,
azure and agate jets, and represent each
moment new and elegant devices by
their swift revolutions and combinations
of beautiful colors.
The Pleiades-A revolving belt of
jessamine fires, encircling in rapid evo-
buttons on Opaque centre, is suddenly
filled with scroll formed of crimson
and emerald lance work, initiates to the
"Pleiades," composed of circle of seven
stars in red white and blue fires. enclos-
ing central star wrought in appropri-
ate colors; instantaneously the entire
piece is suffused with superb glory
which springs from rayOnnants of bril-
liant fires, when the stars become revolv-
ing suns of dazzling light and terminates
with loud reports poured from marooned
batteries.
The Magic Rings-Circles of sparkling
flame wave rapidly around Opaque cen
tres, which are suddenly filled
with belts of interehanging fires
decorated with richly colored jets
and alternate rosettes; rings
revolve in rings, and from
twenty heavy gerbs springs a halo of
golden glory.
The Irscope-Double revolving belts
of brilliant and jessamine fires, rotating
in contra directions, leave a dark and
opaque centre. Suddenly from tins cen
tire radiate bright lines of crimson, azure,
emerald and amethystine hues, travers-
ing the entire surface of the piece in ev-
cry direction, and in rapid succession, yet |
so arranged that every color appears
separate and distinct.
Arthusian Fountain-An imitation of |
rushing waters, whose silver cadences
leave murmur, laugh and ring, amid a |
wealth of ciliated spur fires. Suddenly !
the central gerb pours forth its wealth of
jeweled splendOr, fascinating the eye
with its gems of radiant beauty, whose
faces flash with the electric brilliancy in
which they appear
Preceding the second division of the
exhibit general display of heavy bomb
shells will be fired from mortar guns,
showing beautiful combinations and
groupings of color and design, followed
by the ''Design of the Battle Monument"
or a pyrotechnic representation of the
Battle Monument, about 35 feet in
height. This will as nearly reproduce
Photographic view of this monument
to the heroes of the Revolution as it is
possible for the purely pyrotechnic art
to do.
A display of exhibition rockets, para
Chute, balloon, signals, ETC., will proceed
the third section of the exhibit, or trib
ute to Vermonts Centennial. This
composition is designed and dedicated to
the Centennial of Vermont's history as a
State of the great republic. An Ameri-
can eagle with extended pinions clasps
in its talons the olive branch of peace
and the shield of our Union. Around a
border of artistic design glows and scin-
tillates in variegated pyrotechnic hues of
diamond and protean lance work the
motto, SIN the Sisterhood of the States"
Below, on a vertical base, appears the
legend, Vermont, March 4th,J It'll"
Above the whole shines an arc of thirteen
stars, emblematical of the thirteen origi-
nal states, while in clear field springing
from the head of the eagle and flashing
in the silvery majesty of dazzling cleo
trio glory appears the fourteenth star
AS this design stands clearly revealed, it
is suddenly surrounded by a symphony
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