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    "title": "Newspaper Clippings",
    "description": "This file contains newspaper clippings and programs for various concerts, plays, and lectures.",
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    "ocrText": "The last float of the group is Asiatic, and rep-\nresents China as the primary sovereignty of\nLocal Official Tableaux.\nAsia. The Emperor is seated on the throne in\nThe local official tableaux represented on\nthe act of giving an audience to two of his sub-\nthree floats linked \"together, and'suggested and\njects. They are in the attitude of making\nportrayed by a member of the committee on\nabject kowtows at his feet. Grouped around\ncontract and design, and constructed by Mr.\nhim are his prime minister, Prince Kung, and\nGeo. A. Gardner from designs prepared with ar-\nother ministers of State, and mandarins and\ntistic skill by Dr. A. J. Volk, will represent\nmembers of the privy and strategical councils\nAmerica supreme and sovereign of the ascen-\nof the empire. In the distance is an execu-\ndant. The tableau on the middle float, represent-\ntioner with decapitating sword raised over his\ning the United States, will have as its central\nshoulder, dragging a criminal with a rope®\nfigure a heroic statue of the Genius of America,\naround his neck towards the throne. The Em-\nstanding upon a pedestal wrapped like fasces.\nperor constitutes in his own person the highest\nThe helmet is ornamented with the back and\ncriminal court, and the unhappy culprit is being\nneck and outstretched wings of an eagle, all\ndrawn before him for trial and judgment. The\nin glittering gilt. The body from the neck\nthrone of his Celestial Majesty is gorgeousness\nto the girdle is encased in a silvered cuirass.\nitself. The imperial chair is upholstered in\nThe drapery below the girdle is made of silk\ncrimson and gold, and studded with brillant\nflag with silver stars on the blue, and drops\njewels. Its arms are formed by two golden drag-\naround the feet in graceful folds. A Roman\nons, with startling eyes and projecting wings.\nsword in scabbard, symbolical of the law, is\nThe throne itself is modeled on the outlines of\nbelted to her waist, and a shield emblematical\na pagoda, and is supported by a lattice-work of\nof the constitution is resting at her side. Her\nimported bamboo. The canopy is decorated\narms are outstretched in the act of conducting\nwith curious Chinese devices, and at its corners\ntelegraphiccommunication with Asia in one\nlarge and artistic court lanterns are suspended.\ndirection and Europe in the other. The elec-\nStretching over the top, and measuring fifteen\ntric wires penetrate the throne of England\nfeet from tip to tip, is another golden dragon\nas the primary power of Europe on the one\nof furious aspect. His wings and eyes are still\nhand, and that of China as the primary\nmore terrible in expression than those of his\npower of Asia on the other. At each side of\nsmaller brothers by the chair. His blood red\nthe pedestal is a massive cornucopia.\nmouth, with sharp and threatening teeth, is\nOne of them is overflowing with coins of gold,\nwide open, as if in the act of pouncing upon\nemblematic of wealth. The coins are seen in\nthe group below. The expression is full of\nthe act of falling over the sides of the float.\nsavage ferocity.\nThe other cornucopia is pouring out fruits,\nBetween the English and American floats is\nflowers and grain, typical of refinement and\nan excellent repr sentation of water in motion,\nabundance. At the base of the pedestal, and\nintended to represent the Atlantic ocean. A\nsitting around it at equal distances, are four\nrowboat, typical of English commerce, occu-\nfemales, representing History, Music, Art and\npied by two sailors, is seen rocking on the\nScience. in classic costumes, and surrounded by\nwaves of the sea. Between the American and\nappropriate symbols. Commerce, Agriculture,\nChines floats is another marine effect repre-\nManufactures and Mining, represented by\nsenting the Pacific ocean, with a Chinese junk\ncharacters and suggestive devices, each form-\nunder sail and managed by Chinese mariners.\ning an interesting group of themselves, occupy\nThe long couplings connecting the floats are\nthe four corners, and altogether complete the\ncovered by effigies of the two ocean kept in con-\nAmerican tableau.\ntinuous wave-like motion by a clever invention\nThe first float of the trio, and preceding the\ndesigned for the purpose by Mr. William G.\none described, represents Europe, typified by\nO'Brien. Mr. Charles Quartley painted the sea\nGreat Britain. Its primary sovereignty, Queen\nand other artistic devices, which have added so\nVictoria. is seated on the throne, engaged in the\nmuch effectiveness to the tableau of America\nact of conferring the Order of the Garter on the\nSupreme.\nEarl of Beaconsfield. The throne is surrounded\nThese floats will be drawn by eight horses,\nby a distinguished group, including the Lord\nand the whole will be preceded by three her-\nChancellor, the Duke of Argyle in Highland cos-\nalds with banners and trumpets bearing colors\ntume, a general of the army, an admiral of the\nand devices appropriate to the United States,\nnavy, four ladies Of honor and other less distin-\nEngland and China. In advance of the heralds\nguished personages. The throne is a model of\nare four grooms dressed in suitable livery,\nbeauty. It is octagonal in form, and the can-\neach bearing an illuminated shield. In front\nopy is supported by columns of white and gold.\nis an inscription announcing the coming of the\nThe exterior of the canopy presents a rich\nlocal official tableaux. Behind are the four\ncombination of crimson and gold, surmounted\nquarters of the arms of Maryland faithfully\nby the crown of England. The linings are. of\ncolored. Gilmore's Band will be stationed at\nlight blue and gold. The arms of the kingdom\nthe head of this part of the pageant.\nform the background of the chair upon which\nTwo outriders escort each float. On one side\nher Majesty is sitting. Two Tower guards, with\nof the American tableaux is a horseman in\nhalberds of heroic size, stand beside the royal\ncontinental uniform, and on the other a typi-\nstandard at the back of the throne.\ncal citizen of the period. Two Mongolian\nhorsemen accompany the Chinese float, and\ntwo English hussars ride at the sides of Eu-\nrope.\nre"
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