Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-20
A FLORAL CARNIVAL.
GoDDEssES AND ATTENDANTS TO
BE DRESSED IN FLOWERS.
The Oficial Announcement PubIished-A
Flowery Affair-A Unique Programme
of Several Days Enter tainment.
correspondence to the Herald.

SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 10, 1871.
The Floral Festival association has
Just issued its programme for the floral
carnival of 1892. The announcements
sre printed in beautifully Illuminated
folders. The committee, Rowland
Hazard, G. f. Eaton and Walter ii.
Nixon submit the following clever pros
pectus
FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS.
Uranus GiUes Ye Greeting;
Many lustrums ago the Goddess Flora
sent her messengers far and wide to lind
the most beautiful spot in which to hold
her annual sacrifice Of flowers. Her
messengers have searched the old world
and the new, no spot from Ujiji to Kam-
schatka has escaped them. They report
that they have found the favored place
the new garden of the Hesperides; they
tell us that nowhere are there so many
devout worshippers at the shrine OF Flora.
They speak Of the strange attractions OF
a amlssion of Franciscan Friars, OF ancient
houses curiously constructed of adobe,
OF hill and valley and plain, OF beautiful
islands, and grand old mountains, OF
sunny skies and ever-varying ocean, OF
rosy cheeks and of dark-eyed maids OF
Spain; they tell us there is no fountain
that is not bordered with perfumed flow
ere, there is no grove that is not carpeted
with sweet-scented blossoms; they re-
port that our Zephyrus is always with
ye; that our Phoebus loves ye; and
that no god or goddess comes your way
save to bless; and they tell us that the
name of this place so lovely and so
favored is Santa Barbara.
Thrice blessed spot There is charm
in your very name.
Happy ye, to be selected by our God
dess Flora.
Therefore, listen ye of the happy
cline!
1t is hereby ordained and proclaimed
to all the world that the days of April
the 10Th, Goth, 21st, 22nd and 23rd of
the year 1892 N. s., be set apart and
designated as the festival of flowers.
At this time our beloved Goddess
Flora will visit the city of her choice in
person, accompanied by her entire suite
gorgeously arrayed in fiowers-the
beauty of which many lands may emu.
late but none excel.
Citizens of Santa Barbara, dwellers in
the happy cline, we are hereby notified
that on the days named and set apart
by our royal proclamation we will re-
ceive the Goddess Flora with honor and
much rejoicing; We will deck your city,
YOUR temples and your altars with gar
lands and flowers-the bright jewels OF
the goddess and fail We not, at your
peril! To the end that your decorations
may be fitting and that the strangers
within your gates may be entertained,
We are hereby commanded to give unto
the finance committee of our beloved
goddess freely Of your wealth. He
that giveth talent will be favored by
the gods. He that, with mean spirit,
dealeth out an obolus shall be despised
of gods and men.
Given under the hand OF Uranus and
the seal of the Goddess Flora, this 31st
day of Julius, 1891 n. S., at the home
of Flora, in the land of Thrace.
Seal Of the Goddess Flora.
URANUS, DUx.
Attest: Eros, grand secretary.
In pursuance of the above proclama-
tion and instructions the board of
trustees of the floral festival have agreed
upon the following programme for the
five days:
Tuesday, April 10Th - Horticultural
display.
Wednesday, April 20th-Arrival of the
Goddess Flora IN canopled, decorated
barge from her Thracian home, accom-
panied by her entire suite OF ladies and
cavaliers gorgeously arrayed in flowers.
Reception at the pier by citizens COM
mittee. Grand floral carnival process
sion.
Thursday, April 2lst-Excursions of
visitors and tourists to the wooded gens
and points OF interest IN the vicinity of
Santa Barbara. In the evening, grand
carnival ball; floral dance, in which the
goddess Flora and ladies OF her suite will
participate EN- masque.
Friday, April 22d-Running races of
horses from the best studs in California.
Senator Stanford and other prominent
breeders have promised to have their
stables fully represen ted.
Saturday, April 23d-Grand tourna-
ment; jousting by mounted knights be-
fore the Goddess Flora; equestrian ex-
hibition of ladies and cavaliers from
Thrace