The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-14

May nay EeSI1VIG1e9o
1t has. been we'll said that in nature
each and every thing has its antithesis,
and that for every outlay and expenditure
of energy there can be found it's full COM
pensation. That this passage contains
truth has been, hey ond denial, proven
and illustrated by the May party of the
young people, this past week on Tuesday
evening. The assiduous efforts and pains
of the ladies of the city in perfecting
every feature of this beautiful and enjoy
able exercise, were rewarded and COM
pensated by the creditable manner of the
performance, the accuracy of every par
ticipant in executing his part, and the
harmony and unity of each, in forming
the whole.
The business of the day among most
of the business houses was brought to a
close about dinner time, so as to enable
every one to be in attendance. At half
past three o'clock, from all quarters Of
the city, could be seen streams of people
pouring into Lewis park to witness one
Of the grandest displays of flowers and
costumes ever known to this jolly old city
among the hills. The park, with its
gentle and gradual slopes and grand and
majestic old oaks, covered heavily with
their natural drapery of moss, and pos
sessing all the natural symmetry and
beauty that God gives to the woodland.
presented view that battles language
and causes it to lose it's force and express
sion. and words become empty and as
mere symbols in the attempt to describe
beauties so sublime.
The entrance was from the west and as
each one passed beneath the gracefully
decorated arches of bamboo there opened
before his view SO magnificent spectacle
of order, variety. conformity of all parts,
and beauty. that he could not but help
feel his spirits leap forth. as if being
tuned to accord with so festive an occa-
sion. The two long curved walks, wide
aisles of entrance, stretching from bloom
of fir ont to bloom of rear, and making
the grounds part Of the sheltered park
and almost a fairyland. were impressive
and striking. Under the wide-reaching
boughs of two trees were booths, taste
fully decked and ornamented with
daisies, honeysuckle, peoples and ever
q Gems. In each booth there were two
flowers prominent among he rest, young,
gay, far, fascinating, and Of extraordin
airy beauty, gathered from Tallahassee's
fair ones, and giving earnest attention to
the sale Of programmes-souven of the
event. An assertion that a lucrative
business was transacted at each booth
may be ventured, as both sexes, parlic-
ularly the gentlemen under seventy-five,
appeared taken with these enchantresses
-"fair maids of grace''-as they hid
themselves in their bowers, from the sun
beams beaming The whole scene was as
panorama passing before the mind.
Each tree had it's trunk luxuriously
covered with fern and vine and moss, and
the one, grand. stately old oak, with
limbs extending laterally nearly hundred
E ct, having served as a proud land mark
and chief attraction of Tallahas-ee for
years, / ad erected about it's base stand
that was completely transformed into a
pyramid of natural loneliness. At half
past four the silent air was filled with
sweet melodious strains and chords of
music. Promptly, Winter appeared, rep
resented by fair young girls, who ren-
dered n an excellent manner the song,
"Winter. Winter, Winter, Happy Time"
While in the midst OF their revelry,
Spring with it's long coterie Of singers
en'ers, battles valiantly with Winter,
conque,s and exultantly enjoys its VIC
tory. The May day queen, with stately
march and with her large retinue of sub
jects and coheralds, was escorted to her
spacious throne, set in wilderness Of
shrubbery, rich and splendid TO |
the eye, amidst the breeze and shade and !