Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-23
THE CARNIVAL BALL.
Gay Times at the Santa
Barbara Fiesta.
Unique Features of Last Nights
Floral Ball.
Beautiful Women Arrayed as Blossoms.
Some OF the Participants and Their
Costumes-Angelenos Who Are
Enjoying the Show.

Enjoying the Show.
SANTA BARBARA, April 22.-Last even
ing was held the gorgeous floral ball at
Horticultural pavilion. There were in
attendance between 1000 and 1900 gaily
costumed gentlemen and ladies.
The dance of flowers was the pref
test thing ever presented on the coast.
The arrival of little Goddess Flora in her
miniature chariot, drawn by six little
boys representing butterflies, was very
effective.
1t was $50 O'Clock when the orchestra
began peculiarly weird yet beautiful
dance music, and soon there entered
from the west wing of the building a
gorgeously arrayed group of beautiful
women, numbering twenty-eight, each
representing flower. The sight as they
swayed from side to side was grand.
Here lowered the graceful feur de lis,
there the charming hollyhock, beneath
whose swaying heads fitted the sweet
little pansy, the violet, the pink and the
rose. Above nodded the stately lily of
the valley to the sympathetic mar
guerite, while from behind shone up the
bright face of smiling sunfower.
The flowers entered in quadrilles. the
group led by Miss McLaren, Miss Red
ington, Miss de la Guerra and Miss A.
Alexander, who represented the sweet
peas, marguerites and buttercups. They
were very we'll costumed and each
flower was plainlyldistinguishable. The
| second group of four was formed by
| Miss Waugh as an orange blossom, Miss
s. Redington as lily of the valley, Miss
Colt as a pink, and Miss M. Hawley as a
white and pink rose. The representa-
ton of each Of these flowers was beauti-
ful and the young ladies looked charm
ing.
Following came the flowers in groups
of four, swaying from side to side, mix
ing their sweet shades in a charming
manner. The stately hollyhock was
represented by Miss Wheelan, in dull
red shades, followed by a bright little
pansy in the person of Miss Randall.
Miss de la Guerra was decked as a
matilda poppy, and Miss Underhill pre-
sented the sweet-smelling white pink.
Miss Rogers was wreathed from head to
foot in beautiful banksias, while Miss F..
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in clusters of wisteria.
Miss Bouton came next as yellow
rose, and Miss Gilman gave grand
presentation of bright red pink. Her
costume was exceptionally sweet. A
bodice of green silk Represented the
calyx, with the faripg red petals pro.
truding from the neck, the sleeves being
an exact imitation of the flower re-
versed. The skirt was of red silk with
carnations draped over it.
Next came an immense red poppy, ir
the person of Miss Duremus; sunfowe
by Miss P. Dibble; a little:daisy by Mis-
Coeg, and waterlily by Miss McElroy
Miss Dibble, Miss Knight, Miss
Sperry and Miss Doulton were in the
fifth set. They represented, respective
| ly, white lily, duchesse rose, yellow
marguerite and wild pink rose. Theil
representations were very nice and are
deserving of mention.
In the sixth set probably the most
unique designs of the floral group was
that of the white and purple flevres de
lis, represented by Miss Stoddard anC
Miss Eaton. Miss Stoddard, as the
white, was costumed in skirt of silvery
green, draped over which were thiI
petals of white satin veined with green
The bodice was q. a.darker hue, over thu
front of which were placed three center
petals in white, and curving over the
shoulders and head from behind, were
three large petals, while down the beau
tiful green train hung the leaves. Mis-
Eaton's mode OF dress was precisely tht
same as Miss Stoddard's, excepting, O
course, the color. The down petalt
were of purple velvet, trimmed with
yellow, and the up petals were of ligh,
lsvendar, while the center ones were
dark spotted.
Miss Bouton, as yellow rose, wore &
| yellow tarleton skirt, beautifully drapeG
in roses, with bodice representing caly1
in green, trimmed with roses.
Miss p. Dibble's sunflower costume
was beautiful to behold. The bodice
was of brown velvet, edged with minia
ture sunfowers. The skirt was brown
with heavy founce of yellow petals
| Surmounting all she wore upon hel
head mammoth sunfower. u.
Miss Dibble as a white lily was alst
most beautiful. With the Misses Dib
BILE Miss Hoy and Miss Baxter finished
the last quartette. Miss Hazard as s
daffodil was costumed in pale green
Upon the skirt were grouped the gor
geous daffodil. The bodice was sur
mounted with an immense high collal
representing the beautiful dafodil cup
Miss Eaxter's costume was dream o
loveliness in itself. She wore grace
fully loose garment of white gauze. ovel
which was garlanded the trailing smila,
vine and white buds. 1t was not gaudy
but grand.
When all the flowers had glided across
the immense hall they separated, de.
posting wreaths in the shape of horse
shoe at the feet of the visitors. As they
lined up opposite each other six little
butterflies came mysteriously upon the
I scene, making tour of the circle in and
4 out among the flowers. This was a
sweet little maneuver and elected great
] applause from the visitors. When the
butterflies departed the flowers slowly
passed away among the vines and were
seen no more-as flowers.
Throughout the sight was indeed
| grand, and the spectators were very en-.
thusiastic in their praise.
| NOTES AND PERSONALS.
This afternoon will be devoted to a
tournament at the Agricultural fair
grounds. There will be jousting oi