The morning times., 1896-02-19
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Parade of All the Seasons al
New Orleans.
A BRILLIANT MARDI GRAS
Oldest Organization of Its Kind Pre-
scented n Gorgeous Pageant In the
Second Days Celebration of the
Annual Festiyai-Bali Followed in
the Evening

| parades were concluded tonight by the gor-
geous aud dazzling tabeaux of the Mystic
Krewe of Comus. This organization is the
oldest of its kind in the city, having made
| its first parade On Madri GraS night, 1857.
Since then its annual display has fittingly
been the gorgeous conclusion of the street
paradcs.
The mouths and seasons of the year were
the subjects illustrated tonight. Twenty
floats were used for the tableaux.
On car No comus himself rode in the
center of large fountain, from the mouths
Of four golden dragons, pouring sparkling
streams, while bubbling directly in front
of him, in translucent sheets, played the
| r.dcscent water of chance, a thing of
| beauty and joy forever.
No. 2, title 1.-The Year 1S96''-On q
winged hour-glass, resting on rosy clouds.
The scythe of Time encircled it, typical of
the gathering in years.
No 3, Time Seated on the top OF
the earth, watches the ceaseless flow of the
sands In an hour-glasS. Blowing in mystic
cloudlauds, the magii or wise men pore
over ponderous volumes reckoning the mo-
ments and computing the calendar.
A CHILLY PICTURE.
No. 4, winter" In front OF two columns
OF snow and ice stands the hoary guardian
of the frozen Kingdom. Held by his spell
are glistening falls OF freezing water. On
either side bask polar bears.
No. ), Birth OF The New Year'-In the
oldest book il is written how the sands OF
time accumulated until they rose in cloud
like mass to the moon. The soft light OF the
moon was shaded over space like veilinto
which the stars were gathered until there
were SO many mOnths-only the sphynx,
who is the sister OF the stars, knows the
secret OF it all. In her arms are Graded
all the years:
No 6. "Jauuary''-So named for Janus,
the double-faced god, who was supposed TO
look with an Old face on the year that was
gone and with a new one on the year that
was to come.
No. z, February -SymbOlized by Comus
is a chariot OF dripping and cleaning icicles
typirying the breaking up of winter. The
fishes, emhlemS or February in the Zodiac,
rest unsnared in loops OF ribbon around the
car.
No. s, "Spring"-A tableaux OF great
originality and beauty. The brown and
ragged branches OF an ancient tree decked
with festoons of Jasaminc snowy storks
from time immemoriai Her special mes
sengers stand ready To fly and announce
the glad coming of spring.
FAIRY APRH's LADY.
No. 3. March" Rain and cloud and
snowy sleet follow each other. Now one,
now the other.
No. 10, "Aprir'-Easter was typified by
huge egg. in the shell of which sa
glittcring fairy, "Aprirs Lady, watching
over all.
No. IL, "Msy''-Typified 10y chariot
made of a golden sunflower drawn by
doves; within the chariot sat Gemini, the
twins.
No. IL. "sunmer" Springs of water
gushing from masses of rock, luscious
lunches OF Strawberries, great ears OF
green corn and cherries ripe, Wed with
each other in beauty.
No. 13, 'June"-Typificd 10y June her
self standing in the midst of exquisite
roses and around her attendants, maids
swinging their lamps to the sunflower
mimic embems of the sun, whose wor-
shippers they are
No. Ia, "July'-On the top of a dome
sits Caesar, in whose honor the month was
named. Four golden lions face protect
ingly outward, one for each of the sup
posed corners of the earth.
No 15, August Represented by a
Bacchian revel from an overturned fla
gOn, ruby stream issues, while an i'm
mense golden pitcher serves as a leaning
place for a jolly Bacchus.
THE AUTUMN MONTHS.
No. 16, mn''-Cornucopias, laden
with choicest and most luscious results OF
all the long, hot days gone before.
No. IL, September" month OF
storms and gales equinoctial, a waterspout
bursting in midocean, while sea nymphs
play and throw ragged javelins of light
ming back and forth.
No. 1S, October Hearty brown Oc-
tober is typified by a great tree robed
in autumnal foliage. A cunning spider spins
his glittering web from branch TO branch
At the root of the tree a wary fox and
timid fawn step from their hiding places
among the leaves and chestnut burrs.
No. 10, "November'-A monster turkey,
so significant of the festival that distin-
cuisines the month. In front stands a
Puritan man and maiden, representative
of Thanksgiving.
No. 90, "December''-Ths was beauti-
fully symbolized by Christmas tree and
Santa Claus, with his sleigh and reindeer.
After the parade the Comus ball wirds
up the festivities, and tomorrow begins
repentance with sackcloth and ashes.