The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-15

oSN<S body must hail her com
NY ing with joy and devote
himself to pleasure during her stay.
She uas spoken in the following words
PROCLAMATION BY THE QUEEN OF THE ANGELS.
To our loving subjects everywhere, behold our
Royal Edict:
1t is our command that the week of the
present year, beginning April Is and end
ing April 20, be set apart as the occasion
for our royal annual visit to our beloved
city of Los Angeles, Province of Cali
fornia.
1t is decreed that this be time of high
carnival, dazzling pageants and magnifi-
cent fetes, prepared by our loving sub
jects for the pleasure of ourselves and
visiting pilgrims from many lands.
Her Majesty commands that those who
owe her allegiance, whether in the land
of sunshine, in the mighty East or in
foreign lands, assemble in the City of
the Angels upon this occasion and enjoy
with her the gorgeous spectacle and royal
hospitality rendered by her loving SUBJ
jects.
Her Majesty's private secretary, upon
whom devolves the duty of writing and
issuing the decree, is Mr.. Frank, chair
man of the printing committee.
In addition to the above decree, the
printing committee will circulate in a few
days $4,000 copies of a handsome pam
phlet The exterior is pretty represen-
tation of a carnival scene, with the
words: Carnival of 1895. The Queen
of the Angels sends greeting to her sub
jects everywhere and commands them to
be present at her beloved city, Los Ange-
les, California, from April Is to April 20,
1895.
The circular reads as follows:
When the Queen of the Angels visited
Los Angeles in April, 1894, there dawned
upon the Pacific Coast an era of fascinat-
ing interest, not only for its citizens, but
for the people of the whole country. The
brilliant court of the sovereign and the
season of high carnival inaugurated by
her lived long in the memory of her sub
jects throughout the United States, who
where fortunate enough to be there.
The time approaches for the second an
nual appearance of Her Gracious Majesty,
and the date for the Fiesta or Carnival has
been fixed when all nationalities will unite
to present, for the entertainment of her
self and subjects, varied scenes and
pageants of much splendor and origi-
nality.
The Fiesta will be on a larger scale of
magnificence than before, when visitors
were attracted from many states, and par
ticipated in this delightful annual event,
which is growing to be one of national
interest, and is rivaling, if not exceeding
in splendor, the Mardi Gras of New Or
leans and the Yelled Prophets of st.
Louis.
Nowhere in the world has Nature been
more lavish in her gifts than in Los An
geles, and nowhere supplied more gor-
geous setting for the spirit of carnival,
which her enterprising business men
have set free.
In April, when La Fiesta is held win
ter has not yet thrown off its somber COW
ering in many parts of the East, while
the mountains and valleys of Southern
California are clothed with all the dainti-
ness of fair bride. Her snow-capped
mountain peaks look down upon luxuri-
ant orange groves and smiling valleys
Turn, oh! expectant subject, to the land
of the Queen of the Angels in April, and
enjoy her short but merry reign. The
gates of the city will be open to you!
The romance of the past and present of
the Pacific Coast countries Of two CONT
nents has given ready-made to the artists
of the Fiesta a series of allegorioel pictures
for representation, unique and of fascina-
ting interest, and they will be given
with ever increasing gorgeousness of cos
fIrn and affaatG until tho los Of
the carnival, when it will expire in bat
tie of flowers, such as no other country in
the world can surpass.
Out of the past will come the shadows
of Incas, proud Aztecs grave Pueblo In
dams and fierce Apaches, of adventurous
Pizarro and Cabrillo and their bands of
merry men. There were conquistadores
in those days. How marked the contrast
to the cowls and beads of the grim old
mission fathers, with their chimes of
bells and quaint, long line of missions
Another turning of the glass and one will
see the gallant Spaniard of princely do
mains and countless cattle, while coming
hard after him is the rough but tender
hearted Argonaut and miner of We days of
40. Still another change, and mark the
'boomer," the millionaires of day, and
then the mighty, smiling. civilized pres
ent, with it's wealth of peaceful products
and happy homes.
The city will be in gala attire and given
over to revelry, but that license will not
be allowed which would mar the spirit of
good will commanded by the Queen.
There is no season of the year more de-
lightful than April for visit to Southern