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SOME CHOICE BARGAINS.

Now is the Time TO Make Investments
Seven room house, all modern i'm
provement; lot S0x1s712 feet; wood
house, laundry, stable, situated on
Dignowity Hill. Price, $4,000.
Six room cottage on Fourth street,
centrally located; bargain at $4,000.
Two-story ten room house South
Presa street, large lot, only $1,000.
Six room cottage on MatamOras
street, first class in every particular,
and bargain at $4,000.
Two story frame house on River av-
enue. good location; $500.
Eight room, two-story house, all fur
nished; stable and outhOuses, one acre
of ground, two street car lines also
horse and buggy, $1,000.
Fine brick house, large lot, stable;
situated on North street, $1,000; a
beautiful home.
Fine building consisting of store
room and saloon, 4 rooms in second
story, with gallery, warehouse, sta
BILE and hay barn, 2 large lots, on
South Presa street; $1,000.
Two story brick house, 10 rooms,
with bath on both floors. servants
room and stable, large lot, on Presa
street; $500.
Three lots on Crockett street, suit
able for store or saloon, close in, room
for four houses; $4,000.
Six room cottage on Government
Hill, large lot; $1,000.
Large 10 room house. with all mod
ern improvements, in South Heights, a
beautiful home; $4,000.
Two story frame house on Prospect
hill. two large lots; $500.
Five room cottage at Midway, near
West End; $500.
Three two-story houses, large lots,
on Chestnut street, at very reasonable
figures.
We have bargains in lots on Govern
ment Hill, Dignowity Hill, Laurel
Heights, South Heights, Tobin Hill,
West End, as well as in most any
part of the city, at very reasonable
prices.
we can also fit you up in farms,
and ranches ranging from 100 acres
to 10000 acres. We particularly call
your attention to 1000 acres on the
coast near Rockport, with frontage Of
about four miles on the bay, suitable
for fruit, grapes, vegetables, etc; $40
per acre. This is dirt cheap.
$50 acres near Floresville.
2,4OO acres on the Llano river.
360 acres near Elmendorf.
$500 acres in Frio county.
$500 acres in Gonzales county.
The above is only a partial list of
the property we have for sale. We
think before purchasing it will pay
you to call in and see JOHN T. HAM
BLETON & CO., Daily Light Build
ing, No. 1O4 East Commerce street.
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ELECTRIC RAiLROADlNG.

Great as the Trolley Is, 1t Isn't Every
thing.
The trolley has been and hourly Is OF
immense service to the people. 1t has
built up cities, given them access to the
country and given the country access
to the city, has quickened and hroadened
life, and is one of the great benefits
conferred by science in these latter
days. We simply cannot do without it,
But it looks now as if we couldn't do
everything with it. Hitherto heestab-
lished roads have followed the curious
course of doing less than nothing to
meet the emergency. AS travel fell of
for Lack of convenience they lessened
the convenience.
Now they seem to reverse their pol
icy. This equipping of the New Eng
land road with an lectrieoutfit, which
the authorities practically admit to
come right along, is sure to be followed
by similar course elsewhere. Already
this project is understood to include
the BRANCH lines between New Britain
and Middletown via Berlin. How long
before electricity win be the rule for all
short routes that are in need of fire.
quent travel?
One effect that the change is bound to
have is to set capital watching awhile
before it goes much deeper into cross
country trolley building. People who
have money to invest will watch and see
how the competition works and what
share of the business thetrolley can get
under these circumstances. This, il
seems to us, is q very proper condition
Of mind for them to fall into. We sunk
vast sums of money in steam railroads
and have been ON the edge of a mania
for trolleys that bade fair togo tomnch
greater excess, as the Sums needed in
each case are so much. Iess-Hartford
Cotrauf> "
-"Lapland' Refrigerators at G. A.
SHOWERS FURNITURE co. If
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ness caused Dy
some ailment of
their sex is like
an overhanging
demon of disaster
always ready to
descend upo n
them.
The average
doctor can n OF
help them much.
He has not time
to become a spe-
! cialist and learn
the best treat
ment for these
delicate troubles.
He relies upon
local treatment
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FOR SALE.

5000 old newspapers, clean and
whole, low rates. Apply at Light
office.
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OPENING FOR FARMER.

800 acres, II miles from city, all
fenced, good water never failing, 2
gins adjoining this farm, 1 mile from
school house, good house, post oak
and mesquite timber, this insures
moisture, water can be had a few feet
from surface. This is good invest
ment for German farmer. We will
sell this place y cash and balance on
long time.
Call and see JOHN T. HANDLE
TON & CO., Daily Light Building.
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which seldom does any good, and often
does harm. No wonder women get dis
couraged, but they needn't.
Any woman suffering from these delicate
complaints who will write to DR.. r. ".
Pierce, chief consulting physician of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buff
falo, N. Y, will receive, free of charge, a
letter of sound professional advice and sug-
gestion for home-treatment. DR.. Pierce is
one of the most skillful specialists in the
world in treating women's diseases, and his
"Favorite Prescription" cures the most
obstinate difficulties, when all else fails.
IF. Beverly, Esq, of Goliad, Goliad Co., Tex,
writes my wife suffered from cold feet and
fainting spells, heaviness and soreness in the
lower part of the stomach, also heart trouble,
loss Of appetite, tired feelings, rest broken
could not sleep. I tried five doctors. None OF
them gave her relief. She suffered hve years.
She was helpless - could not walk from the
bed to the fireplace. She used two bottles OF
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, one bottle
of Dr. Pierce's Pellets and the local hometreat-
rnent he advised. Before my wife had used the
first bottle of the medicine she felt the good ef-
feet and said one bottle would be enough. ! In.
sisted on her using two bottles, and she did so.
Now She is sound and we'll and can praise
your medicins to the extreme"
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NOW is YOUR TIME.

We have a fine farm situated on the
San Antonio river and Salado creek,
containing 215 acres; 145 acres in cot
ton and corn, $50 fruit trees, 2 houses
and barn. This is a sure bargain, and
will be sold on reasonable terms.
JOHN T. HAMBLETON & co. 3 3 If
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VISITING STOCKMEN

Contemplating the purchase of a pi-
ano. organ or anything in the music
line have an opportunity to make a
choice selection this coming week.
TEN different makes of pianos in
different style woods to select from.
The largest stock of pianos of any
house in the south, ranging in prices
from S175OO to 100000. Easiest
terms and smallest payments without
notes. 3-7-tf.
THos. GoGGAN & BROS.
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FOR SALE.

A 5 actual horse power, gasoline
engine, high speed, brand new; guar
anteed, one of the best manufactured.
Cost less to run than steam or cleo
tricity. A bargain if you want it.
Apply to I. B. JOHNSON, at Light
Office. 2 Is If
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NOTICE OF FILING FINAL AC-

NOTICE OF FILING FINAL AC-
COUNTS.
Estate of Mary j. Gable, Deceased.
STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Bexar.
County Court in Matters of Probate.
To March term, A. D., 1897.
The state of Texas to all persons in
terested in the Administration of the
estate of Mary ]. Gable, deceased.
Ben T. Gable, executor, and Lucie
Gable Castleman, executrix of the es-
tate Of Mary ]. Gable, deceased, have
filed their final account in the County
Court of Bexar County, which will be
acted on at the March term, A. D.,
1897, of said court, at the Court House
thereof, in the City of San Antonio, af-
ter this notice shall have been duly
published for at least twenty (20) days
in some newspaper printed in Bexar
County, Texas, at which time all per-
sons interested in said estate may ap-
pear and make objections thereto, If
they see proper.
Witness, Thad. w. Smith, Clerk of the
County Court Of Bexar County,
IL. 81 and Seal of said Court, at my
office in San Antonio, this 23d
day Of February, A. D. 1897.
THAD. w. SMITH,
Clerk County Court, Bexar County.
By r. c. SYMINGTON, Deputy.
Issued same day.
No. 2235.
Came to hand February 23d, 1897 at
II o'clock, a. m, and publication of
this notice ordered made in the Daily
Light.
JOHN P. CAMPBELL,
Sheriff Bexar County.
By NJ. F. CAMPBELL, Deputy.
2-23-20t
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Came to hand February 23d, 1897 at
II o'clock, a. m, and publication Of
this notice ordered made in the Daily
Tipbt
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NOTARY PUBLIC

COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
And all other instruments of writing
for Record in the States of Louisiana.
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and
others. Office 102 W. Commerce ST.,
next to bridge: Lock Box e67. SAN
ANTONIO, TEXAS.
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aYMKHANA RACES
South Side Cycling Club Wins the
Prizes

The departure of the queen from the
jousts at s o'clock was the signal for
the departure Of most Of the spectators.
BY the time the gymhanka races on
the program were reached there were
few people other than the ubiquitous
small boys and youths left to witness
them. A strict regard for truth COM
pels the admission that they were not
very thrilling nor very funny.
In the one-yard potato race. with a
standing start. there were five riders.
Potatoes were placed ten yards apart,
and each rider held q basket AS they
rode each one jumped off from his
wheel, picked up a potato and hopped
on again, and 80 to the end. A. d.
Tompkins reached the stake with the
most potatoes and won a box of cigars.
Pearn, second, received a table lamp.
The second race was with Japanese
parasois, there being eight riders. Each
man opened and closed his parasol as
he rode, but four of the contestants
soon dropped out Pearn came in first
in this race and was awarded a new
straw hat, and Tompkins, second, won
a necktie
In the fifty-yard blind race there were
FIVE riders. They reached the goal with
out accident A. l.. Caldwell ahead,
winning a box of cigars.
In the backward race. each man sit
ting reversed on the wheel, Pearn won
out first and Caldwell second.
This exhausted the prizes and closed
the gymhanga entertainment. All the
riders participating in this contest were
members Of the South Side Cycling
club.
In very few moments after the races
were over the queens throne was dis
mantled, the flags and seats came down
like an old-fashioned circus, and the
grounds Were quickly deserted
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clans, Miss H. Packer, Miss Mamie Good.
THIRD DIVISION
The Sacred Laurel Symbolized in
Familiar Manner


This division was under command Of
Captain Solano. as marshal, and aides,
being followed by the Pasadena band.
The float symbolizing the Laurel was
of classic design. A Greek temple, Sc
verely classical in design, occupied one
end of the fixture, surrounded by cy-
press. In front stood the altar and
around stood group of athletes, Ct. o.
Wilsong, w. e. Lyman, Il. E. Morrell, Y.
Figueroa,) just returned from the games
and bringing in triumph the victor, &c.
A. Berber) crowned with laurel, while
the judge (M.C. Van Leuven,) stands by,
in the distance the spectators,G. r. Dom
aldson. r. G. Jones, Miss M. M. Burns.)
appeared as following, while near by
stood an attendant priest, armed with
the golden sickle, with which the plant.
sacred to the too ardent wooing of Apollo
with Daphne, had been cut.
All the color tints were coldly harmon
ious and were of blue and white. The
scene was hedged in with setting Of
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MORNING aLoRY-"AuRoRAn y

stands erected at intervals upon the
main thoroughfares were we'll patron
fzed.
And, truth to tell, the spectacle was
well conceived and excellently we'll car
ried out. The legend of the flowers was
told IN sixteen floats or chapters, each
one gem in It's own particular way, and
reflected credit upon the committee un-
der whose superintendent the display
was prepared. The following gentlemen
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approach. Above the chariot Cupid
bears the torch Of day, and the horses
are held by breezy ribands and most
modern of bits. The attendants misses
Kate Chapton, Stella Chapton, Miss
Ekman) stand by, scattering flowers.
The rich harmony of coloring and
the delicate misty morning effects made
this float one of great beauty AT it's
base morning glories blossomed riot
ously, shading from deep purple into
pale blue, and melting gradually to
white.
NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUs
The thought intended to idealize the
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of an Aztec temple appeared in the fore
ground. Montezuma, q. ]. Murphy,) the
gentle-minded king. appeared below the
entrance carried by his beaers, (R.Jonee,
]. Cain, r. Scriven, T. Hoff, c. H. Wade,
T. ]. McDonald,) while musician, Nor-
ing Gates, was in front.
The cream color of the fine stone of the
temple. the rich sculpture, the tangle of
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laurel leaves, the general effect being
exceedingly well conceived.
THE CACTUS
Too often people forget that in all the
strange varieties of cacti there is much
that is beautiful
''The cactus a queen might don,
If weary of a golden crown,
And still appear as royal"
Was symbolized in Mexican scene of
great splendor. The entrance and steps
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Night Blooming CesAus was suggested
by the Magic Flute" The Queen of
Night (Miss Anna Casenave) was rep
resented as seated upon the terrestrial
globe, which for the time is the abode
of the dull god Somnus. In front of
this night queen who is always renre-
sented as the Mother of Fates and of
Nemesis, is the stately flower, white
and beautiful among the dark clouds.
Bats and glow worms hover around the
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solid silver waist, with long points of
tarletan. trimmed with silver braid and
stars. The waist and skirt were both
covered with long silver fringe, the
long, hanging sleeves were of gold, the
wings Of gauzy tissue and the long veil
of silver and gold intermlngled. A lew
eled crown, necklace and girdle COM
pleted a superb costume, all light
and airy, and glittering like diamonds
from head to foot.
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Military band, headed the division.
The float devoted to the pansy was one
of the most fanciful of the series. The
scene pictures that moment in the
Midsummer Nights Dream" when
Titania awakee from Slumber, with
brain disturbed by the "pansy liquor in
her eyes.
''Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid
fell;
1t fell upon little western flower
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age. A bed of marguerites ran riotous-
ly around the base of the 6oat..
THE POND LILY

THE POND LILY
One of the most charming chapters in
the Legend of Flowers" was told by a
ecene from "Iolanthe," in the next oat.
From out the heart of an enormous lily
arose 1olanthe (Miss Katherine Ken
dalD after being imprisoned for twenty
years. Close by stands the Fairy Queen
(Mrs. Mabel Hayward) with her attend
ant fairies CELIA A. Stone, Susie String
err, the Lord Chancellor Lord Tolloller,
Phyllis and Strephon, the latter being
of fairy form to the waist.
Upon rock at the edge of the water
the Fairy Queen was awakening the
sleeping Iolanthe from her lily bed. while
the others were grouped around
And around them grows fringe of reeds,
And then a floating crown of lily flowers.
And yet within small silver-bedded weeds"
Around the base of the float were
creamy, conventional lilies, bending
gently over the water, while realistic
frogs and gigantic gnats. with iridescent
wings, indicated the home of the pond
lily.
Mrs. H. B. Hayward represented the
Queen of the Fairies in a costume of
white tarletan with gold figuring, the
skirt covered with large gold stars; a
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depicted on the float was copy of Guido
Reni's famous painting. Aurora and
Phoebus with the Horea,' or the cell
ing of the summer house Of the Ros-
pigliosi at Rome. Aurora (Miss Leota
Stoney) is represented In q rose-colored
chariot, and opening with her rosy I'm
gers the gates Of the east and making
the flowers grow. Drawn over the fleecy
clouds by her milk-white steeds, the
constellations Of heaven sink before her
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symbolized in scene from Goethe's
/ Faust" that marvellous expression of
the innermost feelings of the German
nation.
A Dutch building, with Marguerite
in the garden, was in the foreground.
Marguerite (Miss Michaels) gathering
the star blossoms. was murmuring He
loves me-loves me not"
Faust &C. Ashley and Mephisto (vic-
tor Pollard) were hiding amid the foll-
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AS the night shadows fell upon the
streets, and the thousands Of twinkling
electric lights began to shine, the cars
began to bring people from the four
quarters Of the city intent upon seeing
the night pageant
Very many made their way to the
tribunes but the greater portion lined the
streets. while every window en- route
was filled with spectators, and the
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Before milk white. row purple with loves

Before milk white, now purple with loves
wound,
And maiden's call 1t love-in-idleness..
Fetch me that flower,
The juice of it on sleeping eyelids laid
viii make man or woman madly dote
Upon the next live creature that 1t sees.
Fetch me this herb
From beneath an immense toadstool
Titania (Miss Julianette Webb) gazed
up on Blossom Nyman Trumbull, she
paying him tender homage by crowping
him with coronet of flowers. Puck,
that merry wanderer of the night"
from the top of the toadstool, kicked up
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THE ANCIENT PAPYRUs

The barge of that most maligned his
torical character. Cleopatra, was pre-
sented by the next float as typifying
the land of the papyrus. The Egyptian
Queen was represented as she descend
ed in her barge down the river Cydmus
to meet Mark Anthony near Tarsus.
The barge itself has been described:
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ious ease. The scene was rich in it's
unique beauty. THE ellken tackle swelled
with the touch of the soft lowered
hands" Of Nereids, and the barge glow
ed with jeweled lights and the brilliantly
effective appointments of the float.
The characters were sustained as fol-
lows: Cleopatra. Miss Gertie Johnson:
fan bearers, Miss Meecalf, Miss Flora
Benedict; rowers. G. w. Yonkin, Jay
Andrews, &c. Gull. Jacob Herbst; musi-
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SNAP DRAGON" PERsEus AND ANDRoMEDA.

hierologliphics, the ornaments of human
figures, were all givin in relief in stucco.
A fetch was depicted upon the side OF
the temple. In the foreground the sac
rificial stone occupied prominent place.
Much of the ornamentation was done in
gold relief most effectively.
The whole base of the float was q
bloom of cactus, the flowers brilliant
with color and most effectively designed.
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grouped around added to the effective
ness of the picture. and the heralds (F.
Ryder, r. J. Hanchette) in the fore
ground were presumably announcing
the discovery of the maiden fortunate
enough to be able to stand the fairy
test.
At the base of the float lady slippers
blossomed and gave effective detail to
the good old fashioned story.
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Again the royal carriage came to convey
her to the tribunes. where she was to re-
view the night parade.
Tho gown worn by her majesty was
the pink and Nile green brocaded silk
and the ruby velvet train bordered with
erm1ne and caught with diamonds. "A
further ornameptation to her beauti-
full court costume was pin and brace
lets Of magnificent diamonds. gifts from
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Cimmerian country, over which the
Queen of Night presides.
Blanchard & Fitzgerald's' Military
band followed behind this float.
THE LADY'S SLIPPER
A scene from the delightful old story
of Cinderella served to typify the Lady
Slipper. The lucky little maid (Miss
Norma Graham)' was represented as
sitting enthroned under the rose light
of a siken canopy; near her Prince
Charming CIV. C. Fogg) stood, with
fairy slipper in hand. Attendants
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tin, Los Angeles; Fred Bright. L. A. H.
S.; w. F. Carpenter. U. s. c.
In the first heat Morrill, won in 563 sec
onds, with Gandalfo second. In the sec
ord heat Tolman won in 81 seconds, with
Bowes second. In the final Tolman won
In 55.1 seconds, with Bowes second.
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his heels and laughed, while he thought,
What fools these mortals be!' The
fairy court of beetles, glowworms,
moths, firefiies and grasshoppers were
in attendance and as a foundation set
ting for this charming woodland
scene, was sea of gigantic pansies in
rich colors Of purple and gold.
THE MARGUERITE
This dainty and lovely flower was
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and his aids headed the parade, and
upon passing in front of the royal pa
vilion, one of the aids very nearly came
to grief His horse became restive and
threw the rider, but fortunately without
any injury being done The Seventh
regiment followed. and then came the
detachment of caballeros, Va der COM
mand of J. c. Cline in their strikingly
picturesque uniforms and mounted
upon spirited horses.
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other, Joseph Alexander Of Phoe.

her brother, Joseph Alexander Of Phoe-
nix, Ariz.
The court wore their pretty historic
costumes again, and the train in the
pampas plumed carriages wound into
the tribunes at an early hour to re-
view the parade, which in its brilliancy
and color represented "the Legend of
the Flowers"
The ladies of the court were attended
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THE WHITE ROSE

Who does not remember the factional
wars of the roses? Wandering in the
garden Warwick plucked white rose
and Plantagenet. plucking red one.
prophesied:
"This brawl today
Grown to this faction on the Temple
garden,
Shall send between the red rose and the
white,
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we're on this committee: Adolph Petsch,
F., H. Wachtel, Fred Wood and c. d..
Willard.
The members of the committee In con-
junction evolved the theme for each
float and their ideas were excellently
we'll carried out by the Robinson broth
ers, who have earned a reputation by
work done for previous Fiestas. The
tone color OF each float represented as
nearly as possible the color of the flower
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SNAP DRAGON

Perhaps no flower represented more
effectively its symbol than this which
was conveyed to the spectators in the
form of huge dragon. the monster
killed by Perseus, Ola. Hamell, )the Cor
gon slayer who rescued Andromeda.
(Miss Nellie Dickinson,) whom Cepheus
chained to the rock to appease the deities.
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Like a. FURNISHED throne

Like FURNISHED throne
Burnt on the water; the poop was beaten
gold,
Purple the sails; the oars were silver.
For her own person, it beggared all de-
scription; she did lie
In her pavilion, coch of gold tissue
"Oer picturing that Venus. where we see
The fancy out-work nature
Reclining upon a couch, with slaves
about her and Sphinxes guarding on
either side, Cleopatra reposed in luxur-