The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18

ones attention is arrested by the massive
and original arches spanning the breach
from sidewalk to sidewalk. They are OF
different composition and all-striking be-
tween them run lines of gay streamers OF
national Spanish and Mexican colors hut
tering in the breeze. Every hitchlng-post
and awning standard is concealed beneath
arrangements of palm leaves, OF when
over 10000 have been employed for this
purpose alone. The first arch is formed OF
a groundwork of green Spanish moss,
having a fringe of pampas. White pampas
plumes. Owed red and white, fringe and
surmount the perihelion and stud the fish
net suspended therefrom. The main
standards are marked with palm leaves.
On the face appear the letters and figures,
rs. B.-1S95-F. F.". the letters signifying.
"santa Barbara Floral Festival"
The second arch is composed almost
wholly of eucalyptus leaves. The third
is the national arch. 1t IS a superb piece
of work, representing turrets and national
flags. all worked out infinitely with dyed
pampas plumes; then there is another of
wild mustard blossoms, another of dyed
pampas opposite the San Mareose, and at
the Arlington a specially permanent look
ing structure of pretty white feathery
plumes and palm leaves, made up into
towers and three arches, the center one
being the largest. All the arches are
made in this three-fold manner, the effect
being the entrance to colonnade.
Past the Arlington is the new pavilion
and the tribunes. The pavilion is literally
hidden with lovely mantle of palms,
only the white apex showing above the
green.
The tribunes are the long line of grand
stands arranged with tiers of seats on
either side of the street. Between these
stands the procession makes its way, being
pelted with flowers, and the best of each
group is selected at the judges stand,
which occupies a prominent position in
the center of the tribunes. This is vir-
tually the end of the route, the street being
closed thereafter. The tribunes are coV-
cred with white material, upon which are
spread, in artistic lavishness, colored
draperies and greenery. FIuttering stream
ers of varied hue adorn the upper tiers,
giving a peculiar dazzling and airy ap-
pearance to this privileged location. The
judges stand is specially gorgeous, and in
the stray sunlight the whole aggregate of
this stretch of street forms a happy con-
summation to the scattered effects before
encountered.
But the private enterprise of merchants
all along the line of march is also pecu-
liarly commendable. At Shaw's store a
regular show place is afforded. The front
of the store is framed in bananas, in bud
blossom and fruit, strawberries growing in
pots, dates all grown in the county, wild
mustard flowers and callas, beneath
crown OF purple pampas plumes. A great
fish net, studded with roses, is festooned
across the front. One great window is de-
voted to representing the legend, Santa
Barbara Floral Festival, 1885," in white
flowers on a background of wild hyacinth,
while the other presents the American flag
in la Marque and Henrietta roses.
The San Marcos is beautifully decorated
with pampas plumes arranged in sets of
three. The Arlington has arches of pampas,
strings of fairy lamps and balconies banked
with callas and myriad OF streamers
which transform the grounds. John F.
Delhi has given his place of business a
unique appearance by outlining the ex-
terror with cork bark elm. One of his win
dows is occupied by fish net screen in
which clusters of lovely purple and white
wisteria are caught. A similar net in the
other window is tapestried with
sweet peas Of every color, no less than $500
being used. Frink's store has in the win
dow q foundation of Santa Barbara tree
moss against which appears gigantic
scroll composed altogether OF duchess
roses. On either side are curtains of the
pretty pink blossoms some twelve thousand
having been required. The scroll is in
scribed Santa Barbara Floral Festival"
Emerson's has a wealth of banksia roses,
Booth and Packard natural rookery of
wild flowers, and so it is along the whole
line.
Between and beneath this floral art
work to-day flowed q constant stream of
expectant humanity-cyclists, tourists,
farmers, visitors, society ladies, country
cousins, Mexicans on broncos, girls in
boomers on wheels, barefooted children,
stately dons OF the old Spanish regime,
hower-girls, bandsmen, naval officers, poll
ticians and grandmothers. And all wore
bouquets and an exercised expression.
They were en- fete, and business cares have
been shed for the nonce Ali had time to
look at the preparations, at the exhibit
tons OF fruit before the fruiterers and to
admire the prospects for tomorrow. Even
the quincy horses wore their pampas
plumes with an added air of importance.
a CARNIVAL WEDDING.