The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 19, 1895, Page 1

= cosmrammmes VOLUME LXXVIL—NO. 130, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1895. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SANTA BARBARA’S BATTLE OF BUDS Flowers of All Hue and Variety Are Presentedl | especially ridiculous were recipients of par- in Gorgeous and Wondrous Profu sion. COLOR AND MERRIMENT. | ness. The sun shone brightly upon State | street, lighting up such a gayfscene as has | The sidewalks | { were crowded with expectant sightseers | and 7 ] | furious. The cries, true-rippled laughter, | Such a Wealth of Beauty as Produce. | GROUPED IN DAINTY DESIGNS. Climax of the Great Fioral Carnival in a Magnificent Bewlldering Procession. ANTA BARBARA, Can., April all the| iia of have produced such as took place | s the termina- | flowe here to-da it a tion of the annual floral festival of this | historic town a clipsed anything ever here. It was brilliant, gorgeous— i fiesta of medieval Venice or Florence, when the city of flowers laughed through endless mirth and music. Sucha | riot of eolor and merriment, such a suc- cession of -happy fuces, such wealth of seen Jike a spler myriad flowers never before challenged | criticism or extorted appreciation from the veriest cynic. No shadow of lucre It was Santa Barbara’s wers, and represented just what an do as the Queen of the earth rden of the worid. days dawned for the great 1 and blossom battle, anx- | and ocean, the flowers, to crown | and the result Never was there held a more ent uccessful fete. Weeks and even months of preparation found their climax in the bewilderingly autiful procession of to-day. Flowers and designs and costumes and vehicles and horses and mules.and groups | have had to be arranged for with painful | nteness. All the previous entertain- ments of the fete were as straw in the bal- ance compared with this vast outpouring of the people of the town and visitors from he north and south to testify to the in- terest awakened by the battle of roses. Stereotyped processions there have been | before, comprehending 2ll schemes and s, but a festival purely of closest to the heart of the | flowe s com child of nature and is understood and lovrg by every one..- No exhibitor went to 8 florist’s and ordered a set design so many feet longand so many high at so much per foot. v exhibitor put his or her native | to work and devised something in all innocent rivalry that would surpass his or her meighbor. Patches of flowers were carefully watered and watched, espe- ful varieties became objects of ess, and the very children learned 10 lisp the names of rare anens and hold their fragile blossomsin high honor. The glory of the town was at stake and the pride of California. So no pains were spared and nothing neglected to insure a success. * The day opened with the usual crop of P stications of disappointments. The Pacific Ocean was obscured by a light haze and the croakers said there would be ahigh wind gr at least a fog. There was areport that the steamer Santa R from San botanical- speci- | Francisco was hopelessly the mid with the California edit of others, could not pos for the crowds to wit There were disq orts that entries had been gque istake and that the long line would be marred, but they | were all canara Their only anticipation and increase the pl the reaction, when it did come. s hour the streets were i arrive in time | the procession. | effect was to heighten the | sure of | rom an | rment. ear! a The finishing tonches were being put tothe | store decorations. many stores not hitherto mentioned coming out in a surprisingly | strong way. Among these were Kearney Brothers, A. Garland & Son, The Model | . Women’s Exchange, Willis & nta Barbara Clothing Company and others too numerous to Wagons laden with freshly cut flowers rattled briskly along and the Floral Asso- } ciation committees, with Secretary Lord, were hard at work to the last minute ar- ranging for the issuance of tickets and badges. The town was alive with visitors. The Hali-million Club of San Francisco arrived | early. Some of the well-known members are: Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bunker, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dohrmann, Miss Dohr- | mann, I. H. Hellmann, H. P. Sonntag, A. Sbarboro, Albert E. Castle, Charles Bund- gchu, Stewart Menzies, Hugh Craig, D. M. Larman, George Volkman, J. ¥. Daven- port, E. E. Barlow, H. E. Adams, A. H. Morer, G Applegate, J. J. Hewenson, S. Ferguson, Cha W. Wilson, G. F. Weeks, 8. C. Smith, 8. N, Beal, A. P. Pillsbury, M. C. Zumwalt, A, R. Briggs, H. Sherwood, Mr. Epencer, W, C. Bridee, J. F. Madden, H. N. Barstow, E. R. Pomeroy, P. E. Bowles, W. G. Henshaw, V., H. Metealf, Charles D. Pi A. A. Moore, L. B. Woodruff, R. F. er, James Horsburgh Jr., Mrs. and Miss Stubbs, J. S. Stubbs, A. B. Lemmon, J. W. Oates, Colonel M. L. McDonald, Con Shea, Mayor E. F. Woodward, J. W. Mor- gan, Emil Newman, Hon. William Beck- n, F. W. Pratt, R. J. Cohen. These sfield, Tulare, Fresno, Newcastle, pa. Oakland, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Santa Rosa, Auburn, Porterville and Sac- ramento. PAGEANT OF THE POSIES. Passage of Flower-Bedecked Vehicles Through the Arches Causes De- __light to the Spectators. _SANTA BARBARA, Cavn., April 18.— Very soon the yellow ribbons of the mem- bers bearing the legend *United Cal- ifornia” were scattered all over the carnival town. By 2 o'clock, the time set to start ted and that | ay train from Los Angeles, laden | s and hundreds | A. Boes, D. K. Goddard, I. H. | the procession, everything was in readis seldom been witnessed. and the vanguard of the parade was gath- ets. The work of gathering the clans was no light one. street, stopping everything. little cavaliers would ramble aimless along, absorbed in their own grandeur and | Rival exhibitors would meet and stand to discuss merits and prospects 1 the aids to Grand Marshal Maguire \d directed every one coolly and good- aturedly. Then Roncovieri's band ar- rived, and shortly after 2 o'clock the great floral parade started. The route was an entirely straight one up State street to Only California Can |e.ruu, at the corner of Haley and State | | might have been excused for becoming | perfectly distracted. But they kept cool more of course and those who captured the taste as cute or smart or who seemed ticular attention. The air was filled with flying blossoms. The pavement was covered ankle-deep with them. The horses’ hoofs crushed the sweet fragrance out of them, crushed to make a Santa Barbara holiday, a proud death for a flower to die. Some times the pelted took heart of grace and pelted back, and the fun was fast and the swish of swiftly hurled bouquets, the trample of hoofs and the rolling of wheels made up a rare babel of sounds. All there Great floats of elaborate con- | Were dazzled with a kuleidoscope of color struction came rolling stolidly down the | Then dainty | and design. Here was a California triumph at its height. Strangers from abroad who had witnessed fiestas ‘‘as nice and else- where” acknowledged that they had never seen anything to equal it. And so the battle raged, and finally the shots became | | were hidden by the low frame covered with scattering and the prizes were awarded. Then the people slowly wended their | way home, sated with delight for a year, | but promised to spread abroad their opin- | ion of the festival, which will make Santa Barbara famous wherever flowers are loved. In the evening there was another crowd at the second Roncovieri concert at the tribunes, where it doubled back, and, | the pavilion. To-morrow will come the | e 3 ; T after a slight detour, made another and | big ball at the pavilion, for which the ad- } trees and shrubs interspersed with wild ; costume of yellow and white. The bridle One of the features of the procession was the beautiful float entered by J. W. Cooper and A. B. Cameron, the latter being the designer. The float was intended to repre- sent music and was drawn by three splen- did white horses harnessed abreast. In the center was an immense lyre covered with wisteria blossoms and with smilgx twined around the strings. Festoons of lavender-colored bunting radiated from the top of the lyre to four pillars which were placed at the corners of the float and had small harps on their tops. Around the edges of the vehicle ran five lines representing the staff, upon which were placed musical notes worked in wisteria blossoms. Four ladies dressed in classical costumes of white sat around the lyre and each played some musical instru- ment. They were: Miss Arbuckle of Portland, Or.; Miss Butterfield of Boston, and Miss Bliss and Miss Bates, both of Santa Barbara. Behind them were Messrs. Frank Bliss and Reginald Fernald as trumpeter, both dressed in Roman cos- tumes. Mr. Cameron, who also was dressed as a Roman, was the driver. Each horse was led by a black footman and the wheels bunting, over which trailed sprays of Eng- lish ivy. On each side were two wreaths, each with a pair of trumpets crossed be- hind them, and between these were harps | of wisteria blossoms. by Court 762, A. 0. F. of A. It represented a forest scene composed of a wilderness of slender stem of an-enormous calla, fash- ioned entirely of calla blossoms. In the center of this huge flower, clad in a yellow gown, and representing its yellow center, sat Gwendolen Lee Low, Mrs. Low’s dainty little daughter. The per- sonnel in the tally-ho were: Mrs. Homer Whitney, Mrs. W. 8. Low, Miss Venise Smith, and, of course, baby Low. The jadies were dressed in white and yellow China silk, trimmed with lace and yellow ribbons. The eighteen children were the four Watts boys, Harry Whitney, Lydia Whitney, Alice Schofield, Ned Schofield, Blanche Crabb, Nannette Waldauer, Willie and Annie Myers, Reginald Smith, Tommy del Valle, Tiny Jannsen, Grace and Minnie Elisalde and Bella Ewing. HIDDEN BY FLOWERS. Brilllant Costumes of Those in Vehicles, on Bicycles, and Equestrians and Equestriennes. SANTA BARBARA, Car., April 18.— Here is a description of the gay equipages, flowery costumes, and in fact everything not represented by the floats: Maurice Killredge and Miss Killredge represented Margaret and herlover. They were mounted one on each side on a large black horse with a peculiarly constructed saddle, which was decorated with margue- | rites. Miss Killredge was dressed entirely Very elaborate was the float presented | in white and Mr. Killredge wore a fancy blue and yellow costume. They were attended by a piper or footman in a fancy Bell and Miss Gertrude Diehl. The driver wore a Japanese costume. Four strong, well-bred chestnuts, decorated with the olive and old rose flowers, drew this ex- hibit, which was much applauded, Junius $mith exhibited a buggy, the frame being a mass of marigolds, showing conspicuously the letters G and J in blue brodeea. Theoccupants were Miss Archer, Miss Hunt and J. Smith, all dressed in white and blue. The golden buggy was drawn by two dun horses with black manes and tails, the harness being studded liber- ally with marigolds. The dogeart occupied by Miss C. M. Noble and Mrs. Dr. Stambach was much admired. It was drawn by two white horses and was attended by two outriders, Messrs. Clare Noble and William Smith, also on white horses. The special fiower used in the decorations was the wild mus- tard, supplemented with yellow ribbons. No stalks were visible, and infinite pains must have been taken in massing the small blossoms so.as to present a solid appear- ance. The ladies were gowned in white with ribbons of wild mustard color. Miss Katie Rossi was one of the most at- tractive ladies on horseback. She wore a black sombrero with black plumes, her only other color being gold, expressed in a big collar covered with marigolds and a vellow sash, Her black horse was decor- | ated with marigolds and was curbed by three martingales. Albert Ames as an Arab shiek presented a very gallant and artistic appearance. His colors were white and lavender, the THE FLOAT REPRESENTING MUSIC PASSING THE JUDGES’ [This is the third success ful altempt at delincating a scene more than three hundred miles away by photo-telegraph. reproduced in the office of the * Call” last night. STAND AT THE SANTA BARBARA FLORAL FESTIVAL. The drawing was made in Santa Barbara yesterday by J. Kahler, head of the “Call’s” art department, and was another march past the tribunes and judges’ stand. Looking up State street toward the tribunes as the procession marched to the stirring strains of martial or slow waltz music the scene was highly picturesque. One could see arch after arch of various colors and composition in a vast area, spreading away into the far perspective. The stores were all closed, business haying been thrown to the winds. The townfolk, the countryfolk and the visitors stood along the streets. laughing, criticizing, ap- plauding the mishaps of the contrary mules or prancing horses, of entangled vebicles or loosed decorations which only added zest for new comment and enjoyment. Babies were held on shoulders and even the dogs were garlanded as the procession went by that all might participate in the prettiest festival of the earth. Slowly arch after arch was passed amid a rain of ejaculations of delight from the crowded balconies and windows until at last the entrance to the tribunes was reached. The tribunes had been beseiged at an early hour by holders of tickets and late comers had a poor chance of a seat. The judges were arranged along the lowest tier of seats in the center of the grand stand and as the head of the line entered at once proceeded upon their difficult task. The tribunes’ were crowded with the gayest of the gay. Every one had brought flowers made up into bunches to use as ammunition in the forthcoming engage- ment. Big baskets and sacks of roses and many other kinds had been provided and every one wanted a front seat. The smooth asphalt pavement between the tribunes was perfectly swept and gave no hint of the devastation that was to be. First came the band forty pieces strong, follog=d by a long double line of Olympia marines drawing a floral model of the great cruiser. The boys in blue received a special ovation, the crowds of ladies and gentlemen and children rising to their feet and cheering as many bouquets were hurled at the bronzed cheeks expanded in an amiable, self-satisfied grin. No one enjoys a frolic ashore more than Jack, and he fully appreciated the fact that his was a place of honor. Then came the floats, followed by decorated surreys, spring wagons, farm wagons, phaetons, carts, four-in-hands, six and eight in hands, equestrians, children’s vehicles, sulkies, novelties, cavalcades and cyclists. Then ensued the battle. As the vehicles and equestrians, cyclists and marines ar- rived they were greeted with a trial of bou- quets. The specially popular Teceived | mission price is $10. The invitations are very elaborate, a specimen one being orna- mented with hand-painted flowers and bearing the quotations: “When you do dance I wish you a wave of thesea” and “Lulled in these flowers with dances and delights.” In the morning visitors are expected to rest and drive around the romantic town. A great many people still go to the Olym- pia, and her station here is highly appre- ciated. ALL THE FLOATS IN LINE. Among All the Wonders on Wheels Most Noticeable Is the Floral Olympia. SANTA BARBARA, CArn., April 18.— There was no exhibit in the procession which called forth such cheers as the float representing the Olympia, presented to to the cruiser by Charles E. Tidball, the designer and decorator, and hauled by 150 marines of her crew. All of the sailors were in uniform, and in honor of the occa- sion wore garlands of roses. The cruiser was on a raised platform of roses and was thirteen feet long and thirteen feet tall to the tip of her masts. Here port holes were worked with scarlet geraniums and her smokestack of black pansies. After the men had hauled the heavy float a couple of turns they were relieved from further duty and invited to seats on the tribunes, where they were among the most delighted observers, joining in hearty cheers when their eyes were caught with some exhibit more strange than the aver- age. An elaborate entry in the procession was A. M. Ruiz’ great float, which received first recognition at the hands of the judges. The body of this mammoth vehicle was covered with pink roses, with occasionally a panel of red roses and festoons of yellow roses falling above. In the center wasa great conch shell, wrought in pink and vellow roses, occupled by Miss Lucy Ruiz, & beautiful brunette, very simply, but exquisitely robed in white, adorned with rosebuds and wearing a little golden crown. The Grecian canopy above was worked in roses and smilax. The Queen’s attend- ants were three wee boys clad in tight suits of gilded armor, the Masters Teague, Mower and Bartley, one of whom, seated before the throne, appeared to be driving a pair of white swans wrought in white roses, while the remaining two were astride another pair. Conspicuous features of the float were the flower-covered dragons with gilded heads. It was drawn by four milk- White horses harnessed with p&;k silk, flowers. The body of the float was covered thickly with a sward of green Spanish moss. Toward the rear portion was erected a solid looking arch against which was rep- resented the well-known emblem of the Foresters—an eye in among the horns of a great elk’s head flanked by two boys, one bearing a rifle and the other a bow and ar- row. The arch was surmounted with two American flags clutched by a great eagle. On the side of the float appeared the letters “A. O. F. of A.”" and “C. 0. F.” The arch was almost covered with white lilies and white roses and the letters “L. U. B. C.” were worked into one of the panels. Red, white and blue were the patriotic colors in the combination of flow- ers used. A natural rockwork filled the hollow of the arch. This creditable float, which attracted much attention, was drawn by four fine horses covered with forest green. Perhaps the most peculiarly Californian float was that of the days of '49, presented by the Bannerman Brothers. It under- went three distinct changes in the course of the day, and showed the original min- ing times—the time when gold was plenti- ful, and the present time when the miners were civilized and were roughing it, in the way 1895 calls roughing it. The first pic- ture showed the rough-clad miners, gold rockers, pans, picks, cooking kettles and tent. They were decorated in wild oak vines and flowers, chiefly lilies. The sec- ond was slightly changed, the miners now being engaged in playing for the dust at seven-up, The third scene showed the erstwhile miners in store clothes, camping out in the luxurious style of the day. They had a be-ribboned guitar, a ham- mock and quaffed wine in happy fashion. The original designers of the float were: J. J. Bannerman, A..D. Bannerman, H. Packard, J. H. Hoover and D. A. Basser, who occupied the interior. The float was drawn by four spanking bay horses abreast. W. 8. Lew’s spirited gray six-in-hand are known all over California as the hand- somest in the State. On this occasion he added another pair of gray horses to the number, making a superb eight-in-hand, and the vehicle they drew wasone of the great sights of the festival. The great nine-seated tallyho coach, with its body unusually high, had exceedingly graceful lines. High above the seats was a canopy, lily covered, and upon the center of this stood a great California bear, emblem of | the State, fashioned entirely of lilies. - The | seats were filled with eight little girls and eight little boys, with three ladies, all fan- | cifully dressed in yellow and white. From the center of the high driver's seat rose the and trappings were also decorated with marguerites. A miniature vehicle drawn by two Shet- land ponies harnessed tandem was designed and entered by Maurice Killredge. The small carriage was completely hidden by peach boughs covered with blossoms, and had in its center a large bird’s nest made of Spanish moss decorated with Mariposa lilies. In the nest were four little girls, Panla Wright, the two little Deane girls and the little Miss Thayer. Each pony was led by a boy dressed in an old- fashioned footman’s costume. Milton Stewart, as Sir Launcelot, was mounted on a black horse and wore a black velvet knight’'s costume with a doublet of Duchess roses. The saddle- cloth was covered with Spanish moss and Duchess roses. Garlands of pink roses were fastened on the bridle and mar- tingale. The vehicle entered in class B this year by C. H. Frink was an open landau, its graceful lines completely hidden from sight with a covering of cloth of gold, fol- lowing a scroll design on the sides, the back and the wheels. Over this glittering ground white netting was draped, soften- ing the effect, and this was in turn studded with white roses. In the vehicle were seated four charming little girls—Alice Day, Bertha Gregory, Florence Thayerand Florence Hassinger—wearing white satin gowns, white bonnets and carrying white parasols to match their costumes, their ornaments being yellow roses. The milk- white horses wore cloth of gold blankets, and over these white nets dotted with white roses, while their harness was cov- ered with cloth of gold. The rurmming gear of the vehicle was gilded to be in keeping with the general plan of decoration, and the entire effect was dazzling. Mrs. H. F. Maguire, wife of the grand marshal, and Mrs. Conant had a very pretty turnout. It was a single-horse phaeton decorated wholly with white pampas plumes. The horse was white and the ladies also gowned in yvhite. John F. Diehl had one of the most strik- ing four-in-hands in the parade. The vehicle represented an immense Japanese basket decorated with masses of polly- gonia, a rare bloom presenting a combine- tion of olive and old rose, arranged so as to afford a solid-looking surface. The Jap- anese idea was further carried out ‘by the occupants of the four-in-hand—three little Japanese maids from schools in kimonos of pretty neutral tints. One was playing the Japanese harp, while another held a Japanese parasol with Oriental grace. They were Miss Mattie Kittrage, Miss Jennie flower being the exquisite brodica. The artist impersonator wore a white turban and white sweater, upon which was em- broidered a bold crescent in marigolds over the breast. A long spear tricked out in lavender ribbons completed the har- monious picture of this modern Saladin. ‘Wilbur Spence and James Dennis Lousley were among the boys on horse- back. ~ Wilbur Spence represented the “little boy in blue’’ and his companion was “one, two, buckle my shoe,” who led the horse. Wilbur was in blue, of course, and carried a horn decorated with flowers. The horse was decorated with yellow flowers, and Jim Lousley was dressed in white and gold. The pair made a very pretty picture. Miss Jennie Spence was a conspicuous equestrienne on a white horse without saddle, and only girthed with a surcingle. Her flower was the lovely beauty of glazen wood, and the rider’s costume was green and cream-colored to match the rose. Green slippers and rose rosettes completed the effective toilette. A. L. Goux, a little six-year-old, appeared as George Washington in his capacity as general. He wore- white satin and his white horse was decorated with La Marque roses. The three-cornered hat was white, and the characterization was complete in every detail, even to the sword. Many eyes turned to the miniature George ‘Washington, who road wholly unattended, but with all proper dignity and ease. Miss Lord and Miss Keliy had chosen the popular brodiea wherewith to decorate their double-seated, back-to-back vehicle. The ladies looked charming in gowns and ribbons of lavender and lavender parasols, the white horses being also decorated with the lavender-colored wild hyacinth. Miss Georgiana Lacy and Miss Carrie L. Bond appeared in a phaeton that was a veritable basket of flowers. The ladies wore lavender chiffon and carried parasols to match. The harness of the dapple gray horse was simply covered with ribbons of lavender hue. There was hardly a prettier turnout than that of Miss Charlotte Yonge and Miss Madeline Lacy in this class. The flower favored was the Duchess rose, and the ladies were radiant in pretty gowns of pink chiffon trimmed with satin ribbons. The same colored ribbons fiuttered from the harness. There were two outriders— Tony Moore and Perry Case—each wearing a white sweater, pink sash and white hat with a pink band. They held ropes of Duchess pink roses. C. R. Jordan of the Santa Barbara Bicy- cle Club entered a group of twenty per- | vellow and read, sons, each exhibiting some novelty or special attraction. Among them were: Jacob Eckhart on a rooster composed of dyed pampas plumes; Victor Kelton on a strange griffin made of Agrippina roses of a dark pink variety; G. D. Thurmond on a machine covered with brodiea, bearing on it an elaborate Maltese cross in buff roses; Louis Wade, in an old Spanish costume, on a wheel trimmed in pinks. Miss Fanme Craddock and Miss Viola Gilbert rode a ‘“‘sociable” decorated with roses and marigolds. The ladies were dressed progressively in nave-blue - bloom= ers, white waists, pink sashes, black stock- ings and shoes and carried banners and flowers. Lulu Blank was on a wheel decorated with glazenwood roses arranged in the form of an anchor, and wore. a dress matching the color of the roses, L. Spencer exhibited a wheel in the form of a shoe, she herself being the old woman who lived in the fabled shoe. The flowers were duchess roses. Edith Shepard’s wheel was trimmed in marguerites- and pink roses, her dress consisting of a white waist and dark skirt. Ada Lesher was a companion piece to Thurmond, her ma- chine being decked with sea roses fiiled in solid on the wheels, which bore crescents on their hubs. Oran Harrison had decked his wheel with all manner of roses. Net- tie Railton rode in natty bloomers ona wheel decorated the same as that of Kel- ton. Clarence Sawyer’s wheel was trimmed with yellow bankseas. Miss Bessie Kelton displayed white bankseas, the rider wearing a white waist, blue bloomers and blue cap. Miss Mabel Fox was dressed the same, her wheel looking weil in marguerites, white roses and smilax. Miss Nora Sawyer was in a pink dress on a bicycle tricked out in pink roses. Her companion was Harvey Fox, on ‘a bicycle decorated in the same manner. The whole exhibit was a striking feature of the great procession. One of the most comical exhibits of the day was that representing four French pierrots or clowns in a rough mule cart. So modest was the mule, whose name was Violet, that she wore loose bloomers and had powdered her face. The mule cart was coyered with white cloth, on which great spots and moons had been painted in and over this were fes- foons of brodicea. The pierrots were: Carl Howard, Charles Fernald, Joseph Pierce, Robert C. Rogers and their driver was Frank Silva. In one phaeton Mrs. Tapely and Mrs. Kingsley were together. The single white horse was beautifully trimmed with pink duchessroses. The horse’s harness seemed literaly made of the roses. Both ladies wore pink crepe. Over 5000 roses were used in the pretty exhibit. Antonio Guiterrez, a little fellow, ap- peared in Mexican costume on a pony with a brodieea saddlecloth and decorated with duchess roses. The aids of the grand marshal were: Frank A. Conant, Holli ; L. F. Lamb, C. S. Sawyer, W. H. Maris and Carl Stod- dard. The latter, on a handsome horse, looked very striking. He had a roll of Duchess roses; blankets and garlands of the same. Conant was on a bay horse, wearing a black suit, hat with plume and cream sash. His horse had a beauty of glazenwood saddle and bridle. Two extra aids, Austin and Benjamin Hayne, had respectively abay horse decorated with pink blossoms and a white horse trimmed with carnations. H. C. Spenee was in pale blue and silver, the decorations of his horse being glazenwood roses. Miss Jennie Rutherford looked very handsome on a black horse, decorated with duchess roses and maidenhair fern. Willie Rutherford appeared on a decor- ated horse with many flowers. Miss Ellen Cooper of Elmwood exhibited a very effective farm-wagon drawn by six mules. The wagon was decorated and filled with flowers, brodicea predominating. The occupants were Mrs. Annie Moore Rowens, Dora, Pheebe, Milton and Olive Moore and Helen Cooper. Among the ladies on horseback Miss Lottie Allen, decorations yellow nastur- tiums, and Miss Olive Bell, decorations red geraniums, were conspicuous features of the parade. Edward Dowell was much applauded as he rode on horseback, the decorations be- ing beauty of glazenwood roses and a gar- land of brodicea. 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