The San Francisco call., 1895-05-18

orphans being especially notable. Here
were more riders in dresses designed to
create a beautiful: effect. They were:
Misses Florence Ellis, Chloe Ellis, Nanun
Knowles, Miss Hart, Miss Addie Goodrich,
Mrs. jeff Wisecarver, Mrs. George Black,
Bert Ellis and Shirley Black. Little Ho-
mer Black led the Geyserville contingent
on gayly dressed donkey.
c. Miller followed the riders on a high
wheeled sulky,: the wheels of which were
twisted with festival ribbons. -.
e. &. Goodrich rode in carriage smoth-
cred in flowers, while at the end of this
division was Joe McMinn's clever float,
covered with greens, and in. which was "a
small: orchard of cherry trees, with four
summer girls stripping the luscious fruit
| from the branches and tossing it into the
| crowds on the sidewalk. OF: course, the
| fruit remained on the trees, really, and
| what was thrown to the crowd was .drawn
from a seemingly exhaustless reservoir
On the side of the float, done in. flowers
was the legend, Hearts Desire,' which
is probably the name of Joe's cherry.
Healdsburg came into the line again
with pretty tandem in yellow, with an
immense sunshade. G. Soberanus was
driving. -.
Mrs. Cummings drove a very prettily
decorated rig. With her was Mrs. Young
and little child.
A band of Sotoyome Indians gave an oc
casional yell from under grassy tent or
wheels.
The Lytton Training School at Lytton
Springs was represented by a handsome
and cool-fooking float built of ferns, in the
shade of which were a dozen pretty young
ladies, forming picturesque tableau in
blue.
Now came the most spectacular single
turnout in the line. Mrs. Anita de Fitch
Grant, dressed in flowing robe of pink
with an immense white straw hat trimmed
| with pink flowers, was seated in low four
! wheeled rig that was entirely covered with
| pink flowers. She was half-buried in roses
| She drove four white horses harnessed in
pink and decorated with flowers.
Mrs. H.. Hamilton. with three lady
| friends, drove two-horse rig done up in
| white and pink.
Mrs. Austin and Mrs. Buckley and the
Misses Miller, two in black and two in
bright red, in two-seated rig dressed in
| ASA oAAN SoiiyihS ouuSudutS, uldue q very
| effective turnout.
| Here the Windsor band broke the line oi
floral carriages and added the inspiration
of its music.
Company E of the National Guard, from
Santa Rosa, acted ais an escort to the next
division, composed of the fire department
Little Oracle Vail sat up in a bower o,
| flowers and under a floral bell on the
chemical engine, and little Baby Stussy
swung amid ferns and flowers over the
hook and ladder.
The Hazelwood Kindergarten-a score Of
little children-were made comfortable in
an ample floral boat with spreading sails
| A float prepared by the italian colony
represented King Ferdinand and his cap.
ture of number of black pirates. TIL.
King stood on pedestal SO high that he
was compelled to hook. the wires swune
across the streets for the Chinese lantern!
and lift them over his head as they rode
along. The pirates, although wearing
heavy chains, were made much more com
Portable lower down.
Miss King and Miss Harvin drove two
wheeled rig entirely covered with MOSES
representing two young sprites from tn,
wildwood.
Mrs. Ellis Bush and Mrs. Isaac Burke
clad in yellow, were in a rig covered witt
marguerites. ~
a very effective individual float followed