...Almighty, in the human form, holding forth a tawdrily decorated female figure, intended to representthe soul of the Virgin. The parts which form the centre,...along the streets; whilst, on the platform of the hase, the apostles are personated by twelve Messinese children, surrounded by a choir chaunting hymns...

...puppetshow. It stands between forty and fifty feet high, embellished with angels, clouds, cheruhims, and a variety of other objects, grouped up to typify...as the procession moves along the streets ; whilst, OD the platform of the hase, the apostles are personated by twelve Messinese children, surrounded by...

...Almighty, in the human form, holding forth a tawdrily decorated female figure, intended to representthe soul of the Virgin. The parts which form the centre,...along the streets ; whilst, on the platform of the hase, the apostles are personated by twelve Messinese children, surrounded by a choir chaunting hymns...

...assumption of the Virgin ; all of which is surmounted by a blasphemous incorporation of the Almig hty in the human form, holding forth a tawdrily decorated...whilst, on the platform of the base, the apostles aie personated by twelve Messinese children, surrounded by a choir chaunting hymns over the tomb of...