Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-03-26

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Cook will preside here.
| The corner opposite Is not yet taken,
but will be put to good use later on.
In the southeast corner OF the build
ing near the platform will be the ice
cream booth, over which Mesdnmes
Chas Prayer aud Phil. Hirschfeld will
preside, assisted by party Of young la.
dies whose names are not yet decided
on.
In the opposite corner there will be a
magnificent display of citrus fruit art
isticaly arranged and decorated in the
highest style of beauty. II will be in
charge of MIR. g. u. Culver, of Santa
Ana, The fruit will be taken from all
parts of the county and will truly rep.
resent her richest product.
This booth and the ice cream booth
are each 26xlS feet They are APP
preached by four steps from the floor Of
the auditorium. These steps will be
banked solid with flowers in the form of
terraces For the citrus booth gerani-
ums will be used, and for the ice cream
| booth, eallas. The banks will be in the
aggregate four feet high, and will pre-
sent very beautiful mass of color.
On the east center along the wall is the
coffee stand, in charge of the Mesdames
Evans. j. A. Fairehild, IL. G. Austin,
Il. +. Spence and Robbins, who will be
assisted by number Of young ladies to
be announced hereafter.
In front of the platform is the foun.
tain, with pool twelve by twenty four
feet, and throwing q stream eighteen feet
high. Around the pool will be q circle
OF flowers six feet wide and forty feet
long. There will be in this not less than
loo. 900 roses. Back of the fountain and
Immediately in front of the speakers
stand. will be a cushion, inelining to.
wards the auditorium, of solid mass of
the same queen of flowers. The foun-
tain and its surroundings will be under
the supervision of the Mesdaines Dur
bin, j. NJ. Stewart. +. C. Howes and
Miss Evans.
Directly back of the platform, along
the south end wall will be n miniature
California ranch, with Adobe house of
the olden time, and in the grounds yucca
plants and cacti from Hesperia; also
a mass of the brilliant wild flowers of
the country in bank ten by thirty
feet.
As viewed from the entrance, this
west end of the building, with the foun-
tain, the California ranch, the ioe.orean
booth and that devoted to the citrus
| fruit exhibit, with their terraces, banks
and other masses of flowers of thous.
and hues, will be indeed a gorgeous
spectacle.
Near the fountain to the north of the
center, the town of Orange will decorate
pretty circular temple of music, in
which every known musical instrument
will appear in counterfeit presentment,
all made of flowers. Mrs Clarke and
| Miss Joslyn, assisted by Messrs. Gard
ner aud Chubb, are working hard at this.
Near the coffee booth Tustin City has
her booth, in charge of Mrs. Bundy and
bevy of young ladies from that charm
ing town. These ladies are assisted by
local artist from their town whose
name was not learned, but whose fame
for beautiful work is abroad in the
land. The display will take most elab-
crate and beautiful form.
Santa Ana has selected a booth along
the east wall of the building, where
Mrs. Chamberlain and Miss Lulu Ed
wards, with other ladies of that place,
will arrange the floral tributes from one
of the most claiming spots in the county
in duly artistic shape.
Mrs. Shepherd has secured fine
space and with her assistants of lovely
young damsels with the roses in their
cheeks vieing with the flowers they
bring from Ventura county, will show
what our fair sister county can do.
| all Enn,l
with their following of youthful beauty,
will look after the San Gabriel booth.
Tho old Mission will be a feature in a
flower piece six by twelve feet.
| | The Mesdames Rosenbaum, Jewett
and Williams OF Pasadena will. with the
aid of their fair assistants, exhibit the
glory of the pioneer colony in NAM
moth crown of flowers. The Significance
will be apparent to those who recall the
fact that Pasadena means the "Crown of
the Valley" She is beautiful crown,
tit to grace the brows of the fairest spot
in the primeval Eden. The crown will
be sixteen by thirty feet,
Near the main entrance is the candy
booth, where Miss Victoria Wilmer, as.
sisted by the Misses Jettie Russell, Hat
tie and Katie Morford, May Ross and b.
Godfrey, will dispense sweet CONNECTIONS
with sweeter smiles to all polite visitors
who deserve well of the Flower Festival
On the other side OF the entranceIthe
Boyle Heights ladies are busy as bees in
the EAST Side booth. Mesdames
HEAVIER, w. II. Workman, Cummings
and Hollenbeok will show in a most art
stic display the lovely flowers which
adorn the homes of that beautiful quar-.
ter of the city.
MIR. O. w. Childs has secured booth
of his own where his gardener will show
the riches of the grounis surrounding
the charming home of that gentleman.
The ladies of the w. c. Il. U. have
their own space, which they will adorn
with an appropriate flower piece 4x6
feet.
Near the west entrance will be the
soda fountain in beautiful booth. The
ladies' names in charge have not been
learned yet
A fine piece of rocll-work, adorned
with ferns and palms growing by their
roots, will be near the central portion of
| the hall. Near this will be a ribbon bed
of verbenas, with butterfly of the
same flower, twelve feet long, in the
center, and near the fountain will
to booth, in charge of Miss Martha
Dodsworth and other young ladies
whose names will be announced later,
where bouquets and boutonieres will be
ON sale.
Next to this Mrs. IL. II. Boyce with
the assistance of other ladies', will have
a booth devoted specially to the rose,