white coat or
frock, white hose and sandals, with a white gauze mantle draped about
the breast. Ishmael's position is, reclining on his side, one leg
drawn up and placed across the other, the left arm resting on the
ground, supporting the body, the right lying carelessly at the side;
the shoulders rest on the knee of Hagar, head thrown back, and resting
on the hand of Hagar, eyes closed, mouth partially open. The pitcher
should be of white porcelain, of ancient style. The group is formed on
a square or round pedestal, five feet square or in diameter, and one
foot high, covered with white cloth or marble paper. The exposed
portions of the figures must be made as white as possible with chalk.
Light soft, and come from the side of the stage. Music of a plaintive
and sacred character.

THE FIGHT FOR THE STANDARD.

They saw the princely crest,
They saw the knightly spear,
The banner, and the mail-clad breast,
Borne down, and trampled here:
They saw--and glorying there they stand,
Eternal records to the land.

MRS. HEMANS.

Twelve Male Figures.

This thrilling tableau represents a death struggle between an Arab
standard-bearer and a French soldier. The Arab grasps the standard
with the left hand, while the right holds a short cimeter at arm's
length; his body is bent forward, right arm extended thirty inches
front of the left, and eyes directed to those of the soldier, the
countenance expressing firmness and excitement. Costume consists of a
long white coat without sleeves, trimmed about the bottom with buff,
open at the top, displaying the neck and chest; a heavy red sash wound
around the waist; pants of light-blue, cut quite loose, and gathered
in with a string at the ankle; shoes covered with red cloth; a turban
on the head, the top of which is white, and around the bottom is wound
a band of red and black cloth, with the ends falling over the
shoulders; a belt and scabbard are fastened to the waist. The sword
should be two feet long, four inches wide, and curve from hilt to
point. This can be made of tin or wood, the scabbard of card-board or
leather, and painted red. The French soldier's costume consists of
blue coat, trimmed and faced with buff, gold epaulets, large gilt
buttons, white pants with stripe of red, red belt and long scabbard,
hat with plume and long, straight visor. He holds in his right hand a
long, straight sword, while the left grasps the standard.