Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-07
The Flower Festival Com
bined With Tableaux.
Despite the Rain It Opens Most
Successfully.
The Features of the Entertainment
Last Evening.
A Large Attendance-The Participants
in the Authors Carnival-A Most
Enjoyable Affair.


authors carnival, opened last night at
Hazards pavilion under somewhat dis
piriting circumstances, a steady down
pour of rain which commenced about
7 80 O'Clock in the evening preventing
an immense number of people, who
would otherwise have been in attend
ance, from turning out. In spite OF
this drawback, however, fully two
thousand five hundred people passed
through the doors of the pavilion
during the early part of the even
ing, and the seating capacity of both
galleries was. taxed to its utmost to ac-
commodate this crowd, the main floor
OF the hall being kept clear for the
grand march, which constituted one Of
the features of the evenings pro-
gramme.
The hall itself was decorated with the
pink, green and yellow draperies and
festoons OF cypress rope which attracted
40 much attention at the recent citrus
fair; but the scene presented on this
occasion is of so totally dissimilar a
character to that upon which the dec
orations did service before that but few
would recognize them as the same.
Contrary to the custom of the Flower
Festival society, which has for the past
six wears confined itself entirely to CIV
ing an exhibition of beautiful floral de-
signs, consisting for the most part of
plants and blossoms contributed from
the flower gardens of Los Angeles and
the nurseries of it's environs, flowers cut
but very small figure in this, the sew
enth annual festival, only two very
small booths being devoted to the beau
tiful products of Southern California to
which the society owes its name. This
ia in great measure accounted for by
dearth of rain in the early part OF the
winter, which foretold to the manage
ment that there would be scarcity of
flowers at this season of the year, and
that therefore it would be impossible to
decorate SO large building as the pa
vilion, as in the past. Hence it was
decided to give an entirely novel enter
tainment, and the idea of an authors
carnival was suggested and Immediately
acted upon, with the result that re-
markably interesting and instructive ex-
hibition has been provided.
AS an former occasions the proceeds
will be devoted to the Women's home, a
building erected few years ago on East
Fourth street by the Women's club, at a
cost OF $1,000, for the accommodation of
the many young women employed in
stores and other positions in the city,
the funds being secured by subscriptions
from the citizens at large, and by the
exertions of the Flower Festival society,
formed from the club.
Since the home was established, many
hundred young women have taken shell
ter under its roof. Some have been
cared for through times of great distress
without any expense to themselves; /;
others have been nursed through long
and severe illness; few have breathed
their last, with no other friends to COM
fort them, than those this home and
society afforded.
On the opening of the home, room
was devoted to the purposes OF an in
dustrial exchange, where articles OF all
kinds made by self-supporting women,
could be placed on sale, all the pro-
ceeds but 10 per cent. OF the selling
price going directly to the consignor
Hundreds Of women have availed them
selves of this opportunity to increase
a scanty incmoe.
On entering the pavilion the first OBJ
jects which greet the visitors eyes are
the rose and boutonierre booths, two
dainty bowers placed in front OF the
doors. The rose booth, which is on the
left hand side of the hall, is, as its name
indicates, devoted entirely to roses,
which are displayed in all sorts OF beau
tiful designs round fairy-like circular
bower, surmounted by an umbrella
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most artistic effect. 1t is in charge OF
Misses Belle Smith and Lillian Stewart,
who are assisted by the following young
ladies: Mines. T. s. Fuller, G. Arnold,
E. Bradney, Chalmers Smith and 7. @.
Cowles, Misses Nellie Smith, Hill, j..
Fargo, Mamie Smith and Thomas.
The boutonniere booth, which is pre-
sided over by Mrs. A. E. Pomeroy,
assisted BY the Misses Martha Dods-
worth, G. Stewart and Kate Spence, is
also circular in shape, its tempting
wares being displayed with exquisite
taste all round the barrier which en-
closes its fair occupants.
Between the doors is the managers
booth, semi-circular bower, adorned
in businesslike manner, befitting the
purpose for which it was framed; while
the anteroom, which served as head
quarters for the management of the
citrus fair association, has been trans
formed into a hat and cloak booth,
which is presided over by Mrs. A.
Green and her charming sister Mrs. 7.
j. Weldon.
From the staircases on either side Of
the hall, and under the galleries, are
placed the booths, in each of which are
representation Of the works of different
authors. To the right of the stage is
the Russian booth, a picturesque scene
OF the interior OF a Russian dwelling,
with table illuminated with vari-col-
ored candles, upon which Russian tea is
served from genuine samovar, by
charming attendants appropriately at
tired. 1t is presided over by Mrs. J. ID.
Godfrey and Miss Kibberin, assisted by
Mesdames @. E. Clacius, Murphy, Par
sons. Taylor, Misses Thomas, Klokke,
and Logan, and Messrs. Wallace, DIR.
White and Del Monte.
Adjoining this is one OF the most
strikingIy beautiful booths in the fair,
the Tennyson booth, which represents
the interior of the assembly hall al
Camelot; the walls lare covered with
arms and trophies Of the chase, and the
effect of the whole is artistic in the ex
treme. Mesdames r. d. p. Wild
ner and Sartori superintended the
arrangement of this charming scene
while the other attaches Of the booth
are costumed as follows: Idyls of the
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