The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-14
CARNIVAL OF FLOW ERS.
SANTA BlRBARA's GREAT FLoRsL
PAGEANT or THIS rE.IR.

blossom MIssiics-Strcct- Carpeted with
Fiow~r.-T~ tournaments. Races. and tn,
Dance OF Flowers and Butternics,
The fowor show last week was n very moor
sort Of an affair in tho opinion Of the average
New Yorker. 1t is 10 no feared. moreover. that
the citizens OF Santa Barbara. Cal. would have
turned up their noses in unseemly derision
had they seen II.
Santa Barbara took II into hor head last ycar
to have u flower carnival. Sho did so with
great 6ciat This year she determined TO have
another. She has had il. and now che holds
the record for flower festivals. Nice. to
which hundreds OF tourists annually 70 for
the famous 'Bataille de fleurs.' is completely
distanced. and as for New York hero. for
her Information. are q few Gradgrlndian facts
about tho way the reckless Santa Barbarians
do such things.
The carnival opened on Tuesday and con.
tinued four days. During that time thousands
OF Gala lilies. hundreds OF thousands OF roscs.
| aud literally millions OF other cut flowers were
used. In tho first place there was n Creas
stationary ''show" in the Pavilion. similar to
the one we have had at the Garden. But the
| Caltfornians had columns OF roses, n band
stand OF pansies. and mission bells Of cloth OF
gold roses lying on n bed Of La Marque roses.
At the Madison SQUARE Garden last week
there were fifty Gala lilies on exhibition. That
was ALL What. then. shnll we say to q pagodR
fifteen feet high. made entirely OF Gala lilies.
fourteen thousand being used in Its construc.
ton That was n feature Of tho California
show. The santa Barbarians were not salts
fed simply with quantity. The flowers wore
Of the rarest varieties. even including such
freaks MS a violet rose. The second day OF the
carnival was devoted to the Festival Parade
and tho Battle OF the Flowers. In tho parade
there were fifty floats and carriages. and a.
many eGuestrians. Each float was drawn by six
or eight horses. led by outriders or footmen.
The entire procession was q moving mass OF
flowers. The first float. a large platform. on
which were four conch shells. was entirely
covered with Beauty OF Glazonwood roses. In
each Of the shells was a child. dressed in flow.
ers to represent one Of tho seasons.
Mrs. W. S. Low had u nico little family party.
There were four OF them. and they sat in q
large boat covered from, stem to stern with
marguerltes. The boat itself rested on a fiat
float was drawn BY eight splendid Grays, the
sands Of the bie-eyed daisies. Seventy-nve
thousand marguerites Were used, In the deco
prancing black steeJs led BY four outriders,
who.., with their horses. were like floral
Another evidence Of the reckless expenditure
OF lowers was n float representing the - Moni-
tor tossing on the deer: green m sea; The sea
OF the boat was covered, with Gala lilies, tho
rail with wisteria. and the turret with Duehes;
may be obtained from the circumstance that
seven sailor 6 69,Us p Si,n ,nss its dsek; . The
from the revolving turret-
fornian gasp with amaz-ment, but tho native
spectators smoked their cigarettes nonchal-
The Eastern tourists. however. had scarcely
recovered from the calla lily ship upon 2 pep;
woman who lived in a shoe came by. The
shoe was over nine feet long and was covered
yufhe S ef a"ssus 5esss: H EisSs sh tnS .se en T' The 8
old Woman herself not to speak o. the
in Hood and his merry Men appssred on
fi eri;o fsp 6}sids u, io sner snS du i9res the h They
disc,hsised iower.tinpsd arrows.
As the procession, passed on carriages COW
S ssG no Mtas m nnd fsoss eGSsfSao%%ssrtseS2 i So roses e1 to
cited only q sort OF stunned astontshment
S Sas r eS : dC witS en Hss IS eefia Il 4spre sesi 4
en- E as. si sr isa ,yihn isS on and Z lS va. Of " %'i sh Ssss 1o Tns
through the shell. and another was contem-
side. During the battle the people in charge
Of this float, used as ammunition egg shells
One PARTY Of item rode in q coach which was.
entirely covered with pampas plumeS 1t Was
basin fountain. 1t was made OF flowers and ferns
covered from the CANOPY to the last spoks
roses. Two others were in a whitechapel cart.
which was a solid mass Of wisteria and Ouch
a carriage Of Gala lilies with a lap robe Of the
x VII M IiIi ss;t furnished them with ammunition
And 80 on and on and on, Probably such q
Altar fha Darado fha latIIa hnpnn For an hOur
provided with great lunches OF flowers, pe!t!d
aoWsrs, As they we're f' CRUSHED BY ' tSe Surfing
crowd melted away and left the bruised and
Cleaners and esrted of to tn" Jumping sroani.
For two days more the carnival continued.
ried on: ,Everythinc. from the ladies 10 iLe
stands. to the Wild bronchos which We're
sr re, zen rd by w arist s,lTanSss and 1,tb Hth Hhx Young nS
t i"s eiosi"s H nishf fa 'heFe sas &' sra ndT SaIi a, the
y E,o IsSrs"en. Fs q. Saa1 S SHS : lad E]arls ssss's q
as bees; in The midst. Of the, dance they
%sentinr butterflies. AZ This even the, sepeF.
ally superior and s~corntul natives held their
s srsh'n' a ana raptu Mosa BURST aS of over a%ppl s9ss
hat they brought n dowIpour Of petals from
Then the bal was opened by 2 scarf
dance. and from that time until daylight ieI-
rsyelry by night" OF Santa barbara
And do not think that the PEOPLE there ars
going without their boutonniares in cOnse-
luence OF this floral orgy. Ar Fastener made
such hint to one OF the most reckless
and was answered with II "cpId
aud naughty" stare and the assurance that
they could do tho same thing over again attsy
lapse Of four days.