The morning call., 1894-04-15

ises to be could scarcely be imagined, with
all its beautiful figures, regal splendOr
and brilliant colOring. The floats will
gleam in The reflected light aud with the
picturesque background furnished by the
exposition buildings truly ta abulOus spec
tacle will be presented-a fairy scene in
an enchanted city. 1t may be doubted if
the Worlds Fair can boast OF anything
nearly so singularly beautiful When the
King and his court have aired their mag
uficence in this fashion they will proceed
To the recreation grounds where a number
of ableaux in colored fires will shine one
after another against the nights black
ness, and other novelties in fireworks will
be shown.
Next evening a grand carnival mask ball
will be given in the Vienna Prater. Al
$50 P. NJ. tableauXi vivants will begin on
the stage; at $3.50 the grand march will
lake place, and at $50 the Battle of the
Partisan Canfetti" will be fought Half
an hour later march of maskers will be
held ana at midnight the best and bravest
will receive special marks of favor in
prizes.
The floats are all splendid results of ar
tistic skill. Most of them were used in
New Orleans at the last annual Mardi
Gras, on which occasion it was widely
circulated that old Rex Felix put on his
gayest appearance. He won admiration
from press aad people. These have been
gIlded over anew and decorated hand
sonely. According to the official list the
tableaux TO be represented by the floats
are as follows:
Float l, California; No. 2, Argosy of
the Mystic Argonauls of the Golden West;
No. 3. title-car, Illustrations From Litera-
ture: No. 4, Rex Felix; No. B. The
Syph's Ball; No. 6. Caligula and His
Companions; No. Z, Freya, n scene from
Scandinavian mythology No. 8, Esther
Before King Ahasuerus; No. 9, Elves and
Dwarfs; No. 10. Bajazet Receiving His
Bride From the Prince of Kermain'; No.
il. Reinecke Fox; No. II. Antediluvian;
No. Is. The Talisman, or Richard aud
Saladln; No. IA. Marco Polo: No. Is,
'She," from Rider Haggard; No. 16, Je-
rusalem Delivered; No. II, Merry Wives
of Windsor; No. 1S, Ulysses; No. 10,
Millions Paradise Lost; No. q, Sir
Galahad, from TennysOn.
Some floats additional 10 those brought
from New Orleans have been designed
with local significance, which will give
the pageant local color For instance,
the first float. "CaliTornia," is a striking
allegory, designed to illustrate the States
development in four stages. Two Indians
will be seated in one of the rear corners.
dressed in native costume and surrounded
by spears. bows aud arrows. Opposite
them will be the browD-robed Franciscan
padres OF the old missions, ty ical of Cali
fornia's second period. Two Spaniards al
a front corner will serve to illustrate the
time of Spanish rule, while two Americans
nearly will have gathered around them all
the evidences of civilization and prosper
ity indicative of the 5 ate at present. The
central figure, of course, will be Eureka
with a great seal of State, cinnamon bear
and four little girls dressed as Goddess of
Liberty. California peoples will give this
beautiful alIeeory the finishing touches. as
their golden gov will cover the whole
float with an effect that must command
general attention.