Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-27
POMONA'S CARNIVAL.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS AT THE
OPERA HOUSE.
A Young Mans Deliberate Attempt at
Suicide - Personals and Notes
of Interest.

opens tonight at the opera house. The
most extensive and elaborate propars-
tions have been made, and all previous
flower shows in this city will be eclipsed
by this one. The designs are models of
taste and beautifully artistic. Every
variety OF flowers grown in the valley is
represented, and even our mountain
cafions have been invaded and made to
contribute to the beauty of the scene
with their innumerable varieties of
wild flower, fern and vine. There are
about twenty booths of various forms
arranged along the sides of the hall,
while in front of the stage is an i'm
mense rose bank containing over 5000
roses. On the right of the entrance is
the japanese lunch booth, decorated
with Japanese lanterns, fans and um-
brellas, palms, ivy, roses and callas,
sprays of smilax and cypress. Next to
the ticket office booth, with its artistic
decorations Of yellow and white roses,
callas and ivy, the Golden Chimes or
old mission bells represent an old
mission, moss and ivy grown, with it's
neatly and aitisticallv wrought bells.
In the labeled rose booth there are now
loo varieties OF roses and many more are
yet to be added. The candy booth is a
perfect model of beauty and is one of
the most attractive objects to be seen in
the hall. Its pillars, posts, the rafters
| and all the different parts of it are made
| to represent candy in all its variegated
| colors. The artists retreat contains a
complete artists outfit, tastefully
wrought with roses, pansies and
smilax, the rosebank at each end Of
which is represented marble steps
wrought in white roses, is a Handsomely
wrought design. In the center is a
fountain, from which crystal spray
falls into a gentle mist. The wild flower
| booth represents a scene in San Antonio
calon, with it's wild flowers, woods.
| rocks, trailing, creeping and climbing
vines, its miniature cataracts, the ami
mails that inhabit its haunts and rocky
Businesses, the birds that f1utter in the
thick growths, and visitor clambering
over the rugged pathway, and all those
formed of the wild flowers,
vines, ferns, ETC., that grow
so profusely in that famous
summer resort. Mrs. Kirklane and Mrs.
Skinner have tasteiully and artistically
exemplitied the beautiful poem Climb
ing the Golden Stairs. The lemonade
booth, sheltered by large Japanese
umbrella iringed with oranges, is an at
tractive design. The fancy articles booth
is revelation of delicate beauty. The
specimens booth contains specimens OF
all kinds OF flowers grown in the gar
dens of Pomona and valley. The old
mission booth, the booth OF design, and
all the other various booths and tlo-
raj pieces vie with each other in beauty,
and the universal verdict is that Po-
| mona excels all her previous efforts in
| doing honor to the floral queen. J. A.
Packard sent down today from his Ever
green ranch over three hundred callas
and large collection OF pansies. Prizes
are offered for the most handsome and
best Kept booth and the most artistic
designs. Tonight the entertainment
will consist of Bellamy's Looking Back
ward"
The Odd Fellows of Pomona, Ontario,
Chino and Lordsburg paraded this after
noon about $50 strong, including the
encampment. A collation. is being
served tonight in the hall and literary
prog anime will be given.
A young man of this city, Ed HUE,
took dose of morphine last Sunday. it
is supp sed with suicidal intent. The
physiciane succeeded in bringing him
through, but soon after he followed that
dose by larger one of laudanum, and
he is not expected to recover.
Hon. j. E. McComas eft for Omaha
today to attend the M. E. national con-
ference.
Prof. Alexander Young and wife,
father and mother of Mrs. DR.. Gordon,
left today by the Santa Fe for their home
in Pittsbu,g, Pa. They spent the winter
here, and will return to reside perma-
nently when they can cell their prop
erty.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". H. Scott left by the
Santa Fe for Toledo, after spending the
winter in Pomona.
Chas. Lind shipped car of oranges
to Philadelphia today, by the Santa Fe.
]. B. Lane is home from his Julian
mines.
F. E. Farmer, manager of the Hotel
Palomares, leaves Monday for the east.
He is born and bred hotel man, and is
popular with our people.
Miss Flora Whipp and Miss May
Campbell have been sworn in as assist
ants in the postofice.
PC. Tonner received dispatch day
or two ago to the effect that he and his
brother had fallen heir to $5,0O0,0 600 in
| Ireland.