Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-04-01
FLOWER FESTIVAL.
Second Successful Day Of
the Grand Fete.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND NAMES.
The Interest Unabated-Flowers
Fresh ss the Morning
Dew Each Day.

Fresh IS the Morning
Dew Each Day.
The HERALD OF yesterday, with ii
usual careful and conservative regarC
for the truth, leaned little backward Ii
Its attempt to preserve the perPendi,
ular line of veracisy which has made its
utterances so esteemed as guides by in
telligsnt people. This was in its esti
mate of the people at the Flower Fes
tival SO triumphanily inaugurated by
the noble and lovely ladies' of Los An
geles. The reporter thought there
were 1000 in the Tabernacle. The gate
receipts indicate that all OF the number
named paid admission. There were be-
sides these all the participants in the
booths and others whose entrance
Is not indicated in the gate re-
ceipts. The probability is that
5000 would come much nearer the mark
than the lower number. All day yes
terday It was again crowded, when the
doors were opened, and the evening
hours saw the floor as crowded as on
the first night.
1t was hard to find space in the COL
umns Of the paper TO say all that was to
be said Of the glorious fste. Space
failed and much had to be left out which
It was desired should go in. Among
them some are so important that they
must be referred to here, albeit the hour
Is late for such action. The ladies' de-
sire to tender their thanks to Mesdames
A. j. Wells and X. D. Widney, who got
up the fioral march end all the mytho-
logical characters which commanded
such warm and universal admiration; to
Mrs. Otis for the poetry Of the occasion;
and to the Misses Fuller, Lillian Fellows
and BERTHE Bush, who furnished the
vocal music. These ladies all gave their
services freely and cordially to the good
object and were Of most material use.
fulness to the ladies.
THE "HERALD' SALES
At the Newspaper booth was one of
the phenomenal features of yesterday.
The exhaustive, correct and scientific
pen picture OF the event in graphic and
luminous terms made all want to send
cory to distant friends. The forms had
to be put on the press at noon yester-
day, when nearly thousand extra num-
bers were run of, which were sold be-
fore the day closed. Until nearly mid.
night the people kept coming in for the
HERALD. Intelligent people remarked:
We wanted something to send away and
tried in vain to write it up. Your
picture is so good we must have the
HERALD. These bleak spring days in
the north, description Of such lovely
flowers, grown as they are out OF doors
in Los Angeles, would be most accept.
able thing to read aloud in the family
over the evening fire. SEMI one to all
your friends.
THE BULBous BOOTH
Is one Of the most attractive in the ex.
hibit. Mr.. Compere has no less than
fifty varieties of the ranunculus and they
are all very fine, in size and color. In
some fine samples Of anemones. Mrs. Il.
E. Hough. the lady in charge of the booth,
has q magnificent collection of ixias,
sparaxias. thirty varieties of ranunculus
and as many OF anemones, some OF both
these latter being beautifully double.
She has also fine specimens OF the trito-
ma and bloom OF the red camelia Jap
anica OF simply wonderful perfection.
THE BOYLE HEIGHTS
Booth is mass OF fresh flowers more
exquisite, If possible, than those Of the
previous day. The ladies from whose
beautiful homes this wealth Of flowers
comes are Mesdames Hollenbeck, Perry,
Davis, Chandler, Al. Workman, w. II. |
Workman, Wirsching, Fox, A. IL. San |
derson, Hackaday, Tremble, Manchan,
KuImer, Cummings, RAIDER, Biscailaz,
Peterson, Lazzarevich, Stone, Evais
and Mesars. Hobbs 4 Covey. This |
booth is also the possessor of unique |
bunch Of the dandelion. presented by
Nrs. Silvia e. Covey. To-day Mrs
HEAVIER will have from her own gard en-
Q lot of fine, ripe guavas. The lady has
by far the finest garden OF this rare
tropical fruit in South California. The
fruit will be for sale, and 1t is worth
while that all who never tasted Ii in a
natural state should embrace this OPP
portunity.
IN THE CANDY BOOTH
Miss Lillian Fellows will hereafter assist
and as bright particular star" in that
galaxy shed added lustre ON the lovely
scene. 1t is regretted that in the names
OF this booth yesterday mistake was
made in the types as to Miss Kate Nor
fords name. 1t is rectified in the SPELL
ing as here given.
THE VENTURA
Wagon got in yesterday after
noon and brought in q splendid
lot of flowers to replenish the
already lovely booth of our fair sister
county. Enough credit cannot be given
these people for their great energy in
sending such amagniticent display to so
great distance. 1t is 70 miles to here
from where these flowers were grown;
Ii is hard to transport them fresh 80 far.
Mr.. T. K. Bard bears all the expenses
of the transportation. Besides the flow
ers, they bring fine display OF Seeding
oranges and lemons from the 0iai Valley,
grown by Mr.. j. s. s. Buckman OF this
fine ranch, known as the Lyndoncroft.
Mrs. Shepherd has very interesting
collection of dried flowers, beautifully
mounted. They are all her own handy
work; she has also many illustrations Of
the fine flowers she grows, and the
seeds OF which she sells. Mrs. II. Clay
has couple Of very pretty pictures
painted by herself, Of oranges and flow
ers Of the eucalyptus and Grape flower,
which show that the lady has fine
taste as an artist.
Among the new flowers to-day were
noted splendid bunch Of the hibiscus,
the first in the fair. The vacant place
once assigned to Pasadena, but which
that beautiful suburb OF Los Angeles
did not fill with her lovely products,
has been allotted to the enterprising
Ventura people, and charming exhibit
she has made there.
THE QUAKER DAIRY,
Under the care Of so many charming
society ladies' OF the city, is 80 largely |
patronized, by guests in search Of a
pleasant place TO sit and chat while sip
ping cup of that delicious chocolate
that more room was found a necessity.
The lemonade well was therefore given |
q booth OF its own on the floor near by |
where Mrs. Grandin worked all day long |
with with great diligence TO get her lem. |
1nade ready for tonight. She has
trimmed her stall mp very charmingly |
md dispensed large quantities Of the
'verage during the evening.
''oxLY A rAssY BLOSSOM"
how II draws the crowd. Even a
b If somewhat faded specimens little
Banning sold to a customer for a
~ 4 money, which goes to enrich the |
1>1H Try.
Fl sre are in this booth very pretty |
1o5r pieces. as a star in pansies set in |
4 k<tandwork of geraniums. There is
.I1o star Of heliotrope in bed of mar
~. ties.
EAsr Los ANoKLKs
b represented by Mrs. Leiber with a
..sst beautiful display of potted plants
in flower. Among these were noted the
English cowslip. tine specimens of the