Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-06
rns Cs.ssr.s.on YESTERDAY.

Tne Ce,ebrassen Yesterday.
We have no hesitation In saying
that the celebration of the Los An
geles centenary yesterday was the
flnest thing We have seen on. the
American continent, bearing in
mind the legend nultuns in parvo.
or course, with q census enumera-
tion which is slightly short of
twelve thousand Inhabitants, there
Il . limit to the ability OF our city
in the line of display, but q natural
limit was yesterday exceeded
many times. The fact is that the
procession which dsfiled through \
our streets was unique and inter-
esting In the superlative degree.
The procession proper took twenty |
minutes, in full marching order,
after all the Irregularities and halts |
had been adjusted, in passing q !
given point. Taking the matter
a demonstration of
equal enthusiasm aud imprcsse-
mont, in the city of San Francisco,
would have consumed at least
eight hours in passing given
point.
But We can dism iss the length o
the procession, and the fact that
fully thirty thousand people we're
In Los Angeles yesterday, and
dwell upon the highly artistic and
exceptional characteristics Of the
demonstration. Of these the Mex
lean or Native California depart
ments were those which wsuld fret
arrest the attention of the average
American from the Eastern States.
First appeared q delegation of the
old time Native California caballe-
ros, on. mettled steeds, whose trap
pings would enlist attention any
where. They were heavy with sill
yer ENDORSEMENTS and strong with
matted horsehair. The unifsrms
Of these revivors of the old Mexi-
can splendor and gorgeousness
would have delighted the partici-
pants in q tournament at Ashby
de Ia Zouche. There was in the ra.
diant habiliments of the old time
warrior of the frontera something
of the abandonment of the ballet,
the resplendent leggings falling
open and displaying the sinewy
legs OF the cavaliers, clad in white
drawers.
The next most noticeable feature
In the procession was an old time
sscarreta,n on wooden wheels,
which contained two venerable
Mexican DANES, one known as
"Bepjamina,n eyed III, and the
other "Laura," who has to be con-
tsnt with the modest distinction of
1O2 years. Laura, who is a
comparatively youthful feminine,
looked as If she might still be re-
lied upon for q brilliant pas in
any fandango gotten up on short
notice. The female Methusaleh
who rejoices in III years, although
she cannot boast of the innumer-
able and concentric wrinkles of
the late Dofia Eulalia Gomez de
Perez, who departed this life some
years ago at the Mission San Cab.
riel, ct the, advanced age of 1885,,
showed the progress of years. She
was, indeed, but a very slight inn
provsment upon q mummy of the
age of the Ptolemies.
The fact is that the celebration
of yesterday ought to be commem-
GRATED with.a special note of COM
msndation. 1t would have done
honor to q town of fifty thousand
people, and 1t had special features
to dignity it which not one town
Of that grade in fifty can claim on
the American continent. The Vol
unteer Fire Department covered
itself with honor, and 1t would be
invidieus to cay which of the
companies achieved the happiest
results. The new military compa-
ny made creditable display; but,
Of course, the really Interesting in
eidents Of the procession were
those which threw light upon the
past of very noted historical Sec
tion Of = country which has too few
traditions to neglect those which
still lie ready to the hand of the
The Latin races ought |
to have been prominent In the dis
play Of yesterday, and we are glad
to say that they carried out the
onus which lay upon them to per-
lection. They appeared in full
numbers and with marked dis
tinction.
WITH respect to the division
u the State of California we
Ind amongst most Southern
outside of Los An