巨蟹
1 A man upon a ship stands impatiently with a flag in his hands, ready to run it up in place of the one now flown.
2 An alert and eager individual rests upon a magic carpet, observing a vast level vista over which he hovers motionless.
3 Through the cold darkening depths of a Northern canyon a man all bundled up in furs leads a shaggy reindeer.
4 In an imaginative tableau a hungry cat is seen arguing earnestly with the mouse who is to be her victim 5 A man in an automobile, maddened by the lust for speed, races with a fast rain and loses; he is killed.
6 It is in the flush of spring, and innumerable wild or game birds are seen feathering their nests.
7 In a fairy glade, in a quiet circle of moonlight, two of the little people are executing a fanciful dance.
8 An imaginary land of rabbits is revealed, with its citizens faultlessly dressed and on dignified parade.
9 A little miss, innocently devoid of any suggestion of clothing, leans over to catch a goldfish in a sparkling pond.
10 A large and beautiful diamond, in the hand of the lapidary, is now to be cut to its full perfection.
11 A clown is making merry, gently caricaturing all manners of human traits with his grimaces and pantomime.
12 A slant-eyed Chinese woman is nursing a baby, and about the child is the glorious nimbus of divine incarnation.
13 A hand, which is held out receptively, is remarkable for the suggestion of character in its prominent thumb.
14 A very old man, feebleness adds strangely to his dignity, stands alone, facing the darkness in the northeast.
15 A group of merry sluggish individuals are resting; they have over eaten most indiscreetly and enjoyed it.
16 A futuristic editorial office provides unconscious symbolism; table, manuscript, martial visitor, all are square.
17 A huge precious stone is so cut that its principal facet mirrors the whole scene before it in sparkling miniature.
18 On all sides is the bustle of the barnyard, and its old-fashioned and natural life a hen clucks among her chicks.
19 A fragile miss, representative of proud old blood, is wed by a pompous priest to an eager youth of the new order.
20 During celebration of some fete the canals of Venice are crowded; in a gondola are serenaders merry-making.
21 The magnificent opera house with its glittering audience rests in silence; the prima donna is singing.
22 A young woman, neatly attired in outing clothes, eyes softened by dreaming, awaits a sailboat headed toward her.
23 A serious little study group, a literary club, has met for social and intellectual fellowship in some member's home.
24 Three castaways, a woman and two men, stand on a bit of glorious sunlit land facing the broad southern ocean.
25 A leader of men erect and fearless suddenly finds thrown across his right shoulder an invisible mantle of power.
26 The magnificent, luxurious library of some wealthy home is revealed; among the cushions several guests are reading.
27 In a normally peaceful canyon, with wealthy secluded ranches, a furious storm seems to multiply its terrors.
28 An American Indian girl, college trained but returned to her people, seek to win their friendship for her lover.
29 A Grecian pastoral allegory is seen; a peasant lass is mother of twins and these a Muse now weighs in golden scales.
30 A Daughter of the American Revolution walks proudly to the rostrum; it is the meeting of some women's society. |