The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-02
PASADENA'S
FESTIVAL.
Of FLOWERS.
Scenes of Fairy SplendOr in
the Crown City.
Dame Flora Reigned Supreme
for a Day.
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES.
po0aaut Of RaautifulIv Decorated
Pageant of Beautifully Decorated
Equipages.
Gay Crowds Witnsss q Spectacle of
Chromatic Glory on Orange Grove
Avenue-Ths festivities Con-
cluds With Cycle Races.

Under cerulean skies, among riot OF
green tints and shades, with sweet odors
from orange groves permeating the
balmy atmosphere, thousands OF holiday
spectators on foot or in garlsnded vehi"
cles, witnessed spectacle at Pasadena
yesterday more gorgeous in coloring and
more enhancing to the senaes than even
Aladdin beheld in the gardens OF the
genii.
Orange Grove avenue blazsd in chro-
matte goriss from early in the morning
till late in the afternoon. 1t was Pasa-
dsna's peculiar way OF celebrating New
Years day. In the streets of a city
tournament Of roses in midwlnter
Visitors from afar gazed in wonder.
Those who had seen similar spectscles
in Southern California called 1t proud
and beautiful success.
The day WAS perfect. Pasadena looked
her loveliest. The vehicles in and out
of the procession were decorated, not
only with floral lavishness, but with
rare taete and true art. On Orange
Grove avenue yesterday there was noth-
ing to be eeen that could offend the most
tude of beautiful things that appealed
alike to the educated and uneducated
eethetio senses.
DELAYS THAT WERE FORGIVEN.
The procession was late in starting, an
incident that was readily forgiven be-
cause it gave the spectators :.e the he added
more perfect and as the number OF BIOS
SOM decked vehicles. in and out of the
tournament. steadily increased. The
Judges were late in coming, and this
was even more than readily forgiven.
because it necessitated an additional
countermarChing of the fowery troops.
The delays were among the enjoyable
features of the day. The spirit of
esthetic Incidence prevailed. All was
bright and sunny, languid and drowsy-
as though the scene were thousand
miles away from. this rustling, busting
work a-day world.
Those who rode or walked on Orange
Grove avenue yesterday left dull care
behind them. 1t was fairy frolic, all
blithe and gay and beautiful, from first
to last. The thing lacked formal organ
ization, lacked geomstrical precision,
lacked military exectness, lacked ell the
petty metes and bounds that would
have made the spectacle less imposing
as a whole and far less enjoyable.
Dame Flora showed her prettiest bios
SONS in most confusing, most delight
full prousion on this occasion. She was
impartial in her choice, for she gave her
favors alike to the wild Marguerite and
the delicate La France rose On one
vehicle aha hung smilax and tube 70 ses,
on the Other wild peoples and pepper
tree branches, and the judges of Dame
Flora were nonplused to say which was
the more beautiful.
PAsADENA's DAY OF GLORY.
In the matter OF adornment. in the
different fashions OF draping and trim-
ming the vehicles in the tournament,
the widest range OF personal taste pre-
vailed. Truly these Pasadena folks
evinced a pleasing fertility in their floral
decorations.
The Valley Hunt club, under whose
auspices the tournament was conducted,
put forth its beat efforts and achieved a
lasting and me morable success.
From 8 o'clock in the morning till long
after the luncheon hour the streets OF
Pasadena were thronged with gaily
trimmed vehicles, and Orange Grove
avenue, where the forsl pageant had it's
formation and dissolution, was 80
crowded with vehicles and pedestrians
that rapid movement was as impossible
as it was undesirable. By IL o'clock the
procession began to move at the inter-
section of Oalifornis street. The line OF
march was north on Orange Grove to
Colorado street, east on Colorado to Ray
mond avenue, south on Raymond to
Vineyard, west on Vineyard to Fair
Oaks north on Fair Oaks to Colorado,
west on Colorado to Orange Grove ave.
nue., south on Orange Grove to Cali.
forpia.
FEATURES OF THE DAY.
The iGdges' stand, prettily drsped
with the national colors and branches OF
blossoming pepper, was located on the
west side of Orange Grove avenue, at
the junction of Palmetto street. The
judges were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward d.
Silent. Mr.. snd Mrs. Hugh Val! and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. t. Bishop. Their task
Was diff; ia the extreme. Their re-
greet was that sill could not receive
prizes.
Yesterday was Pasadena's day OF
glory. Another year must 90 by before
such a spectacle can be witnessed again.
the wide world over. And the Tourna-
ment of Roses was not itg only feature
though the chief one. There were
many individual social affairs in and
near the city. and most OF the hotels had
some special programme arranged to
make the day memorable.
At the Hotel Green the Los Angeles
band gave an afternoon concert that was
largely attended and hugely enjoyed.
Out at the Grown City Cycle clubs
grounds, almost at the gateway TO the
fair valley of La Canada. there were
sports and games that laeted all the
afternoon and we're witnessed by gay,
enjoying throng.