Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-02
A GRAND FETE A LA REGENCE
WAS THE FLOWER PAGEANT IN
DALLAS ON TUESDAY.
THE sMARTEsr EoUIPAGEs. THE
FINEST sTEPPERs, THE BEST
WHIPS AND PRETTIEsT WOMEN
IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CIRCUS A GREAT SUCCESS.
DALLAS, TEX, June 1.

beauty OF the La Fiesta, the charm OF
the Carnival de Venice. the style of
the Newport coach and the fun and
frivolity of the famous Ml-Carene.
The flower parade. n veritable fete
a-ia-Regence, was the greatest tri-
urnph. the most gorgeous cavalcade
ever witnessed in the great Lone Star
state.
This feature, conceived. and
carried out by the ladies' as their con-
tribntion. would have reflected luster
on the recognized carnival centers Of
tho world. New Workers.. Galveston
fans. San Antonlans and visitors from
/ the Yelled Prophet and Mardl Gras
cities all were unanimous in their
praise and admiration OF this beautiful
feature. The parade, over two miles
Z long, Included the smnrtest eauipages,
the finest steppers. the best whips and
the prcttiest women In the town. Each
equlpnge was n shrine to Flora ana
Vanity Fair, the very flower of belle
dom and beaudom being culled as wen
as tho finest blooms OF nowerdom.
Leading the floral pageant, which
b had an escort of twenty-five outridefs
IN gay livery and twenty-five mounted
officers. proudly stepped pair OF milk
white horses, In white harness, with
their hoofs bronzed. driven tandem to
a dnit1y Ascot trap, mHssed with La
Blanche roses ana In which sat Miss
Mary Hereford and Mrs. II. l.. Mono
gan guwned In white and carrying
white rose bedeckcd parasols. They
were attended by II groom in while
livery.
aaaI.tsHHu MI nu fuen un h0nff-
ties. drove her sister. mrs. Richard
Morgan. and Misses Laura CASTOR and
Margaret Walker In her stylish tea
cart, which. for the fete, was SOU
venlr OF Ma Belle France being deco
rated with 5000 La France roses, with
her horse harnessed In pink satin and
her outridcrs In pink and white livery.
The ladies wore Derby Day cos
tunes In white and We're canopicd by
a Mayfair arch wroathed In pink roses.
Miss Elizabeth Harris. smart whip
in belledom, drove four-in-hand In an
Ascot trap. which was a perfect bou-
quet OF Pampus plumes and Marechal
Mel roses: the plumes, punched with
roses. nOddinE on the horses heads.
With her We're her aunt. Mrs. w. H.
Abrams. her sister. Miss Harris. and
MIR Hughes Finley.
Mrs, W. c. Common, accompanied by
Mrs. W. o. Common, was out In her
Victoria. which was a rose chariot. be-
ing garanded with Nlphetos and perle
des Jardln roses that lntertraccd the
wheels, masaed tho bed and twiued the
harness. Their toilets were dainty con-
fectlOns In white and yellow and the
colchmnn'a livery was In the colors,
Mrs, Bryan Snyder, accompanied by
her brother. Mr. oliver Snyder. drove
tandem to n Kenalngton, which was n
charming Oriental device OF magnollas.
roseH and butterflies. canopy being
4 1. t..
upanglcd irrllescent gauge. a Nubian
gown In livery In harmony with tho
decoration was In attendance.
Mrs. T.. o, Tension, accompanied by
Mrs ], II. Tension. was rudlcnt In hcr
prince Of Wales" which was yerlt-
able throno to Flora, being maased and
canopied with Duchesse roses and
esnilax, The wheels embln2oncd tho
Lone Star" In pink roses. that twined
the dome canopy, formed the lady's
monogram on the back and the robe
for the coachmOn. The horses were
caparlanned In rose-studded Hmllax
nnd the ladies' were eNqulsltely gowned
In the colors.
Minis Blanche Finley drove a pair OF
blue roans. led by white cab In Rus
Sian tandem to her stylish spider.
which was cablcd with smllax and
nodded Catherine Mcrmct roses. She
wore dainty CONNECTION in pink or
CANDY with Mayfair hat and was ac-
companled by her hance, Mr.. Frederick
IL. McElhono. In white flannel suit,
who showered the spectators with pink
rose firocruCkora.
Miss Genovleve Eagon's Kensington
was bedecked with garlandB OF Jose
phlne roses, with the trapplngs In pink
ana green. Miss Eagon, who wore n
Paris toilette In pale green mousseiine,
carried an exquisite roae-dcclIed chiffon
parnsnl and was accompanied by Miss
a t...I -.
bell In pink and Mr.. $, NJ. Finley az
thc whip.
Mrs. NJ. H. Crawford. accompanied
by Miss Aggie MeGrain was out in
nor elegant Victoria, drawn by her
handsome span Of black horses. The
decorations were yellow roses and yel-
low satin ribbons, the yellow and
black tones bolng carried out In tho
ladies' toilcttos the trappngs OF the
horses and tho coachmnn'a livery.
Mrs. u. NJ. Reardon. with her son.
Robert. MS whip, was accompanied by
Mrs. John j, Cannon ana Mrs. George
Atkins In stylish Derby cart deco
rated with Spanish moss and crimson
peoples. The ladies' wore tollettes IN
black silk and chifon, garlanded with
the crimson blooms and the roam, pow
uered a IN Regence TO match the moss,
very effective turnout
Mrs, Hunter y. Craycroft, accom-
panied by Mrs. Hugh N. Fitzgerald.
was out In her Vletorin. which sported
the colors and flower of MA Belle
France" being decorated with 'fleur
dc liA and Louis XIV bowlsnots in tho
Hover tonea. The trappings OF the
horses and tho coachmnn's livery were
IN the color tones and the ladiea wore
gowns In the colora and carried white
coaching paraaola garlaned with ileur
de lis.
Mrs. Frank Doremus and Mrs, Annie
Mumford We're out In handsome
Prince Albert decorated with American
Beauty roses and foliage. Tho ladies'
were robed In black silk and chiffon.
wearing hoas OF the roses and carried
black chiffon parasols decked with tho
roses. Master Frank poremus, Jr. IN
black velvet suit and rose-oocked hat
appeared Az footman In the most ap-
proved style.
Miss Minnie Fallon drove Misses
Ruth McCarroll ana Nellie Rhodes In 4.
dainty Mayfair cart With the wheels as
white cobwebs and the bed mass OF
holding lilies and the harness tied
and streamered with white satin rib-
bon. The young ladies wore white
duck suits and sailor hats and carried
white coaching parasols.
Mrs. Edward II. Fonda, exuulYitely
gowned, chaperoned little Miasoa Elisa
ana Georgia Schneider In their vag-
onctte, which was jardiniera OF pink
and white pond lilies with the coach-