The herald., 1894-04-11
VIVA Ia FIESTA (!
A Most Gorgeous
Pageant.
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Grandly Reproduced.
A Vision of Fair Women and
Kuightly Men.
The Spectacular Magnificence of the
Historic Parade.
A Most FeIicitOus Opening of the
Great Carnival.
La RsinA dc los Angeles, the Empress OF
the RsveIs, Proudly Asserts Her
Most PuissAnt PerOEAtivess and
Acospts the Golden Key.

It has beguni La fiesta 10 opened and
the queen OF the carnival reigns. Joy is
the thought, mirth the deed, and gala
the day. Pleasures magic wand has
been waved Ger the city, and arrayed
in magnificent garments, with music
and song and laughter, with pomp and
glittering parade. with dancing, and
feasting, and revels, she will pass the
time away.
Yesterday, when the sun was highest
in the heavens, the queen came from
her palace in the land OF mystery, at
tended by many of her loyal subjects.
She came to rule over the city of tho
angels whilst the carnival shall last. Be-
fore her. in stately array, passed the long
procession to do her homage and glad
den her coming. Into her hands was
placed the key to the city. She rules
supreme. Her will is the law, and her
laws are to the ends OF pleasure.
A vast throng is gathered at the fes-
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and join vthe- ssVsl. The land Of the
orange, the olive and the wine has
spread royal feast and all its people
will partake.
Although IL would be high noon before
the first blsst Of the herald's trumpet
would be sounded the gathering of the
throng began with the early morning.
Every train cityward bore its fill;
stresms of carriages came along every
road bringing in our country cousins,
wearing their very best clothes. A surg
ing sea of humanity passed ceaselessly
up and down the pavemente in the
business center, from early morn until
the procession formed.
At 10 o'clock the most animated spot
in the city was on Los Angeles street
where Chinatown faces the plaza.
1t was like bedlam on rampage. The
Chinese display was then forming,
Around the plaza, where the great
Chinese float, representing the amalga-
nation Of the six nations, stood, the
scene presented might have been mis-
taken for war between six nations of
Cinnamon. Two Chinese bands were
hard ct work upon the Two Little Girls
in Blue and Annie Rooney, with Chinese
variations. 1t was an ovsrdone imita-
tion of boiler factory in full operation.
And all the inhabitants of Chinatown.
with Ia fiesta colors entwined in their
pigtails, curiosity sticking out of their
oblong eyes and a grin relaxing their
features, were there. They iostled and
lammed each other at furious rate.
all anxious to do something, and NO one
doing IL.
There was no decorating done yester.
1av. it bad all been done before, and
the early arrival of the
,rowds, those who came from other
places found enough to entertain them
turing the morning with looking at the
displays in windows and the decorations
IN buildings and streets.
Long before the hour OF noon the
in the direction of Central
bark had begun. People struggling along
n the macs of humanity would occa-
lonalIy get glimpse of passing horse
nan in brilliant uniform and their en-
husiasm would strengthen with the
of what was to come.
And when at last the queen had ar
ived, and the ceremonies of her recep.
ion were done, mighty cheer went up
8 the blue coated police rode past the
latform and cleared the way for the
reat parade.
1t came. There was no delay, no con- !
lsion, nothing to mar it. 1t was no /
hild's play, the forming OF this line
yer two miles in length, but those who ,
ad thought that at least there would
Q delay, If not confusion, were disap Q
ointed. Just as it had been arranged t
was done.
Slowly the long column passed before :
le queen and the assem- bled thousands.
8 the gorgeous and magnificent feat
res OF it were biought into view the 4
leering grew loud and frequent. Sur f
rlsss were many. Description had c
lied to convey the impressions which !,
10 sight OF the separate displays gave. -
The music of bands aud fife and drum !
rps and the singing of male voices @
pom the foa.s. filled the air, drowned o
10 sound OF the cheers, and was then Il
owned by It in gurn, and the clappinx W
hands was heard with it all. !,
For an hour the sight lasted, but to =
ose assembled thousands time VAS as
thing. They took no account OF it,
't siwply sat and took in, with eager G,