Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-14
SANTA BARBARA.
Preparation for the Flower Festival.
Notes.

Preparation for the Flower Festival.
Notes.
SANTA BARBARA, April 13.-Prepara-
tions for next weeks festivities are 60
ing on in every household in Santa
Barbara; flowers of every description
are being cherished sacredly to be de-
posted at the feet of Goddess Flora and
her nymphs; the young ladies are max
ing ready gauzy frocks and dainty sum-
mer caps, that they may look their
sweetest; the young men with their
spare cash are laying in a stock of
ostrich plumes and gorgeous sashes,
which they anticipate will win sweet
smiles from the dear sex, and the old
saints and sinners are putting curls on
their whiskers and making the odd hairs
meet in the vain hope of covering their
flies skating rinks and appearing as
young and glddy as any one. All in all
Santa Barbara and her people will ap-
pear in their finest on April Goth, and
Santa Barbaras finest is something to
brag of, even though it be in modest
fashion.
The Judges tribunal and grand stands
being erected on State street, above
Sola, for the accommodation of specta-
tors during the floral parade and battle
of flowers will seat exactly 1920 people.
Ten hundred odd seats have already
been sold and what remains are going
very fast. Besides the main tribune
and grand stand, smaller one is being
erected for the invited guests. The
decoration of these stands is to be most
gorgeous. On one side of the street
California colors will predominant, while
opposite the national Spanish colors-
yellow and scarlet-will be displayed.
Over 5000 yards of bunting will be used
in the decorations, and over this will
float several hundred flags.
General business will be suspended
during the afternoon and every store and
dwelling on the line of march will be
beautifully arrayed in bunting and
flowers.
The wheelmen of Ventura, with the
local club, will participate in the parade,
and the decorating of the bicycles will
be one of its prettiest features.
Ventura is endeavoring to make
special arrangements with the railroad
company whereby visitors, should they
be unable to procure suitable lodgings
in this city, may stop at the Ventura
hotels and travel to and from this city
daily. This is kind consideration from
Ventura, but it is hardly probable Santa
Barbara will have more visitors than
can be well cared for.
Who is mayor? This is the question
ex-Mayor Barber and the press want
answered. According to the best wishes
of the people, expressed at the late mu-
nicipal election, E. w. Gaty is, legally,
Justly and in every other sense. Mr..
Barber wishes to preside over just one
more meeting of the city council, and is
endeavoring, technically to withhold
Mayor Gaty from the chair.
Chinatown has been extraordinarily
noisy the last few days. There have
been two deaths in that locality since
Sunday, and those remaining are en-
deavoring hard to keep the devil at
distance.
Governor Markham is expected to be
among the distinguished guests in at
tendance, but his coming is not yet
certain.
The carnival ball is, to all promises,
going to be very successful affair. The
pavilion decorations will be out of COM
parison with anything yet attempted.
The gorgeous costumes of the ladies will
please all. and the management OF the |
whole affair will be conducted in the |
finest style.
Despite the fact that Santa Barbara |
has more horses than any city of her
size on the coast. the supply will fall |
sadly short of the demand during carni-
val week The few that are left are |
bringing $5 for the afternoon.
A large number of tourists left the
Arlington this morning. Their places
will be filled by Others ere another week
passes.
A large number of teams and laborers
from Los Angeles are camped near Ben
ton mound. They are pushing the
boulevard with all possible haste.
Easter decorations in the various
churches will, if anything, far excel |
those of last year.
Divide Musin and company OF violin
lists will entertain our people Monday |
night in one of their interesting con-
certs.
A lew months ago the lumber combine,
which held the price OF building mate
rial so high, thus preventing building
in the city for some years, busted, and |
today lumber reached the lowest figures
ever reached in Santa Barbara. The
price has decreased from $27.50 per 1000 |
feet to $15. Building will now pick up,
and brighter times are in store for the |
laboring man.