The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

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turns touched with the glcam Of n
silver crescent. Horus, the hawkfke
god. comes to mourn over the dead
body OF the slain osiris. To perform
the last ceremonies appears Anubis.
God Of the Dead, followed by Set and
his crocodile fainiliars. Warriors and
priests Of Isis join in a weird dance
and the body Of Osiris is borne to its
s%epulturc. Last of all when judgment
is given to all souls we see Osiris re-
incarnatcd and Respondent In the
glories Of his cclcstia, inheritance.
The gods of CLASSIC Greece now hold
sway and in the dawn there troop
upCsi the scene Bakst fauns in golden
wigs accompanied by graceful dryads,
Apollo arrives and is Mortified to lind
the temple in ruins. Aurora speeds
her luminous flight and one 10y one
the gods of Olympus make their en-
trance. Ieus and Iiera are on their
throne and Pan is the for
the celestial court.
To complete the olympic circle there
must be "a new deity dedicated to
beauty. 1t is commanded that she be
born of air and cloud where the
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sea. So Iris surrounded by hep twcn-
ty-four nymphs in prismatic hues goes
to prepare the way. Apollo launches q
shaft from his powerful bow which
falls into the bosom Of the deep.
Nyinphs rise from the foam. a shell
energies from which steps forth the
lovely A%phrodite. Thus Venus Is born
amid the clash of cymbals, and the
great pageant ends.
Rehearsals for the spectacle are be-
ing carried on daily in thirty different
groups. each one OF which has its cap
tain. The actors are meeting in stu
dos in halls or in the balloons Of
private houses. The committee has
the general scheme so well in hand
that when the final dress rehearsal IL
held it expects the performance to be
perfect.
. The stage will occupy the entire east
side of the ballroom on the ground
floor. The scerery. designed by James
Monroe Hewlett with the advice and
cooperation Of his brother architects,
has been constructed otter a careful
study of classic models. Under ordi-
nary conditions a spectacle such as
'"'S "ouiu 'os' SIV''VVV' Out as the
actors pay for their own costumes tine
expense is CONSIDERABLY iessened.
the costumes are fashioned from
the ilncst materials. many OF them
costing hundreds OF dollars apiece. The
S'Iken fabrics specially designed for
THIS purpose come from the fneSi
looms in the world. The jewels used
ar" largely genuine and are reset TOR
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TN occasion. Many elaborate dia
d"mS tiris and jewciled headdresses
have been designed in leading studios
end art school Of this city.
The general effect of the great fete
VII ne sump;uous and alluring. Com
pared with 1t even the elaborate We
nei.an festival which the society held
two Years ago Wi. seem almost con-
N"ni!onai. In richness OF costum!nS
TN" Ban OF the Gods Will surpasS any
IN NJ cNer produced N this country,
nj som" of the individual interpreta-
Tons VIII ne or exquisite fancy.
The purpose Of The entertainment. -
{" proNid" FUNDS for encouraging
Young drauchtsmen modeliers. SOUP
'ofS ana painters connected with the
architectural ariS. The Society "
R'auN Arts Architects. composed of
former students az the Eco.e drS
B"auN \ris in lar.S. has for the las
ton Years been developing the laten.
talent which the members find III their