Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-27
THE FAIR SOUTH.
TIE LOS ANGELES CENTENNIAL AND
SOME OF ITS FEATURES.
Old People-old Robes-Rich Costumes
Old Recollsctions-The California
of the Early Days.
PAsApENA. Sentember 20. lsSl.

events OF the present month, the Centen.
NAL, the Horticultural Fair, and the ami
versary of the Mexican Independence, but
to-day the overshadowing calamity which
has befallen the nation makes everything
else seem trivial. The flags which few
days ago fosted so gaily from every prom
inence, fall mournfully earthward all the
public buildings and principal places of
business, with great many private resi-.
dences, wear the colors of grief Grave
faces and quiet tones are seen and heard
only where all was so bright and joyous
one little week ago. But this also will
pass into history, as all events do, leaving
its ripple mark in the stone These who
were near the never to be forgotten scenes
of President Lincoln's death and burial,
when the land was so full of mourners
that every stroke of the funeral bells
caused fresh thrill of agony, will find
cause for gratitude that this tragedy,
lamentable rs it is, does not carry with 1t
such burdens of uncertainty and dread for
the future. Both of our murdered Presi-
dents have been representative men, work
ing their way upward from the log. house
and district school. The life cup of Presi-
dent Garfield seems to have been the most
richly mingled with the experiences
belonging to every rank = day-labor-
er, student, school-master, col
| lege president, a volunteer soldier,
farmer, legislator for his State and for the
nation, Chief Magistrate, faithful in few
things, and in fullness of his time lord of
many things Well born in the truest
sense, equal and complete in every public
and private relation, taking his death
cheerfully and patiently, it is lives like
these that make a nationality possible.
Who was it said 'sAll history is the bi.
ography of few eminent persons. l
forget at this moment, but l cannot help
thinking that our history shows the num-
Der not so few who have been equal to the
gravest responsibilities and duties. This
thought was in my mind the day that |
saw General Thomas funeral train leave
our coast, and it always recurs as one By
one the names emblazoned upon the his
toric page are carved upon their head
stones. With the people of this section
this month of September has been full of
events which deepen the feeling Of patriot
ism, as well as of fellowship.
OUR CENTENNIAL
Was wholly good aud praiseworthy-nota.
BILE for orderly arrangement, appropriate
ness of its ceremonies, and the unfiagging
interest which was taken in the Spanish
revival during and after the fair week.
Two citizens OF Los Angeles are still living
who were here half a century ago-Michael
White and J. j. Warner. Mr.. White is
now so years old, but remembers the fami-
lies who founded the Pueblo-the Carillos,
Cotas, Sanchezs, whose descendants, thick
as leaves of Valombrosa, mingled in the
festivities. Colonel Warner | had fre-
quently met on the streets without sus-
pecting thai he had passed the limit OF
three score and ten years. He settled here
in 1881, the year of the insurrection OF the
Los Angelenes against the Governor and
military commandant, General Don Man
uel Victoria, and set up government for
Baja California. In skirmish which &C.
Cured near the Pueblo in December OF
that year the father of Ex-Governor Pa
checo was killed, and also Don Jose Maria
| Abela one of the most prominent repre-
sentatives of the honor OF old Spain.
Don Pho Pico, the last Governor Of Alta
California under the ancient regime, | do
not meet as frequently as in 1869, when he
was much Abroad venerable and con-
spicuous figure, an excellent reconteur, re-
memberipg well the dreadful day when the
church of San Juan Capistrano was de-
stroyed by the earthquake of 1872; re-
membering his embassy TO the various mis-
sions in 1921, when his generous and court
ly brother-in-law, Jose Antonio Garlic,
sent from the overstocked cellars of San
Fernando Rey barrel of brandy to each
of the mission fathers of the northern sta
tions, and many other interesting happen
ings of long ago. They are
A LONG LIVED AND BEAUTIFUL RACE,
Dona Garlic, aged Sc, lives in Santa Bar
bara, another sister of fourscore in Los
Angeles, while Dona Ysdora, the wife of
Don Juan Forster, dispsnses the hospitali.
', ties of Santa Margerita with no abate-
ment of the graciousness of her early years.
A very interesting collection of family
relics was opened during the centennial
week to the inspection of the curious. Don
Pho Pico's silver tankard, well worn, and
no doubt brought with the family plate
from Sinaloa, was one of the most curious
pieces Dona Abila's cup and saucer u790l,
and silver rosary brought from Mexico
by her grandfather in 1881. Another
rosary is worth its weight in diamonds. for
it was made from the first gold found in
California, mined on the Camulos rancho
in 1872 This precious bit of gold filagree
is the property of Sonora Isabel Del
Vale, who has opened the chests of Ca
mulos and brought out such an array of
wedding and baptismal gowns as could
hardly be gathered elsewhere in the State.
The lady readers of the RECORD UNION
would have delighted i'll the
GORGEOUS BRocADEs,
The China crape.shawls, the delicate old
laces and dainty silken counterpanes. One
of the prettiest things was a bridal dress
dating about forty years since. Into
white silk robe Of walking length deep
border of colored silk flowers wrought
upon white lace was inserted. The border
was worked en- tablier upon the front of
the robe, to meet similar but narrower
embroidery of the waist and sleeves. The
petticoat was of rose. colored grenadine,
and the effect was indescribably dainty and
delicate-one of those creations which
could no more go out of fashion than
butterhy's wings. Fairy slippers and deli
cate gloves completed this charming cos.
tune. Near it was hung the soft. white,
baptismal robes of Hon. R. F. Del Valle
the most modern portion of the exhibit
There were numerous shawls and man.
tillas of ancient fabrics, and richly.
ornamented saddles and housings of
the cavaliers who courted the bellies
of Camulos, Guajome or the more
distant Tia Juana, in Lower California.
Other fine costumes of ye olden itime |
were worn at the dances which begun on
the opening night at Horticultural Hall, |
and were continued for more than a week |
at the St. Charles Hotel. Don Antonio |
Coronel performed his role of master of |
ceremonies with dignity, and the large and |
brilliant audiences were quite carried away |
with this representation of the modes and |
manners of bygone century. At the |
Pavilion the rendition of Spanish choruses |
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