Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-18

vas spring-time, aud the ground wa
carpeted with fragrant flowers of rar'
and unsurpassed beauty, and | re
member saying to my friend, Nat
ure has welded her best effort
here He went into ecstacie
over our situation, and told me tha
the flowers that were growinl
could only be produced under tn
most favorable conditions OF soil ant
climate, and he prophesied that ont
day this land would be considered tn
garden spot of America. And herr
his prophecy is fulfilled" said th'
General, waving his hand around th'
hall; "before us tonight is a seem
that probably no other place
in the world could reproduce
To those interested in its manage
ment, the highest honors are due, anC
| trust that the results accruing from
this mammoth undertaking will prove
all that can possibly be anticipated.
The General resumed his seat ami(
general applause, and almost immed
lately afterward the curtain was low
cred so as to enable tht
ushers to clear the stage fol
the approaching drill of the
Flower Festival Guard. In tho
interim the orchestra played SONS
tun 4ful selections and the visitors
amused themselves by inspecting the
booths. The drill proved to be very
interesting affair and was carried ou
with a precision and correctness O
detail evincing most careful training
and skilled teaching. The following
were the members OF the guard:
Boys Frank Widney, Captain
Ernest Oliver, Eddie Simoos, Johl
Ramboy, Roy Botsford, Morris Cook
Frank Nance, Roy Brosseau, Nor, il
Grow, Thad Erwin, Charlie Widney
Paul Zahn, Almon Young, Alfred Gal
pin, Willie Manning, Harry Bates
Charlie Duffy.
Girls-Nellie McGaughy, JESSIE
Richardson. Maud Richardson ,Emms
Widney, Edith Furrey, Ina Ramboy
Floy Galpin, Ruby Noyes, Mabel Fer
guson, Ethel Stephens, Maud Ross
Ethel Halcomb. Bertha jenkins, Au
gusta Heinzemann, Jennie Bell Maut
Heron.
THE BOOTHS.
This concluded the platform enter
tainment and the vast host which wa
continually receiving reinforcements
and must have, by 8 O'Clock
numbered nearly 5000 proceeded tt
an examination of the booths ant
building. Exclamation Of astonish
ment could be heard on all sides
as Fasteners fresh from the blizzards
and SHOWS eyond the rockies, gaze(
upon the wondrous scene before them
"lt will be impossible, said a gentle
man recently arrived from Chicago
for anyone to realize from any des
cription that eau be made, the bean
ties that are within this building to
night. 1t is positively magnificent
l could only pick this hall up ant
transplant 1t to Chicago for a weel
my fortune would be made.
Truly his encomiums of praise were
fully deserved. One scarcely knew
which to admire most-the natura
beauty OF the flowers or the artistic
manner in which they had been ar
ranged. Their sweet perfumes 6lleG
the air with an Intoxicating fragrance
and one wandered from booth tt
booth astounded with the marvellous
work that had been done. But in addi
ton to all these attractions, there was
one more that none present will evel
forget, and that was the enhancing fe
male loveliness that graced the scene
Eyes out-glittering the sheen of dia
monds flashed from within the leafy
structures and sylph-like forms trip
ped to and fro across the hall captiv.
ating the hearts of the sterner sex
who looked admiripgly on. The gen.
eral arrangement of the building wa:
remarkably tasteful, affording ample
opportunity for ingress and egress tc
the various booths. The decorations
extended everywhere, even to the
lofty ceiling, which was covered with
mammoth limitations OF clover leaves
worked in designs of red and white.
The fronts of the galleries were
adorned with ferns and palms, in
fact every place where it was
possible to dc SO had been decorated
with some description of flower OF
plant. In the center Of the hall was a
massive octagonal bed of roses en-
bracing every variety of this beautiful
flower. The blending of the various
tints had been done by master hand
and the result produced could not have
been rivaled by any designers in the
world. One of the principal feature
of the display Of the production OF a
OF artificial cobwebs convey
ing the iJea of nature in a much
more forcible way than could other
wise have been done. This bank of
beauty was bounded by the four most
set.pieces in the whole ex.
hibition.
To the northwest was theLongBe
display, which took the t ,rm of a
about 25 feet in height.
Although not the prettiest design in
the building, it was certainly the
most artistic, as the idea suggested
by the piece was most effectively con,
veyed. The foundation was ol
rocks, sea weeds, sea flowers and
seashore plants. on which was
placed the shaft, decorated with Gala
and geraniums. This was covered
W ith sea-mosses and seaweeds, look.
ing as if the ocean had been beating
up against it, and the whole was
capped by revolving light giving
warning to ocean travellers of theil
proximity to land. Imitation win
dows of red geraniums were made
looking like the reflection of the
ruddy glow of the watchful keepers
fire. The whole design was sur
mounted by splendid display Of re,
vegonias. 9a
In direct eastern line with this
one encountered the Gala fountain
which looked very tempting with itt
cooling white pebbles, over which
crystal waters were ripping. The
quantity of callas used in or1amenta-
ton cannot be estimated, as they
were laid side by side over the vas
space occupied.
At the southwestern corner OF the