The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-07
Nota Business House That Will
Not Show the Carnival
ColorS.
SOME VERY PRETTY FLOATS.
Several Unique Conventions to Be
Added to the Already Long
List.

hess houses Is belng done In this City to a
greater extent than was ever done before.
Every painter and decorator in town is
working night and day so as to finish his
work. Many of the business houses are
placing fir and redwood trees in front of
their stores, which give sort of fresh and
frostlike appearance.
The decorations in most cases are quite
artistic, and some are very unique and of
every conceivable design. By the COM
mencement Of the week there will not be a
business house on Pacific avenue that will
not have its front covered with the yellow
and white. The houses all look pretty
with the graceful festoons and draperies.
The decorations of the poles on Pacific
avenue will be finished in few days and
with the evergreen twined around them
and the yellow and white yards, like those
OF ship, they look very neat and give the
street quite Venetian appearance.
To-day strings of Japanese lanterns were
stretched across the avenue at the red
wood arch, which is now completed. The
decorators were at work on the tribunes on
the banks OF the San Lorenzo to-day, and
hundreds of yards of bunting is being
used. The hundreds of flags with yellow
and white streamers floating in the breeze
make very picturesque sight in this part
of the town. The many restaurants, soda
stands, ETC., which have been built in the
vicinity of the carnival arena for the
benefit of the throngs who will attend are
made of redwood boughs, and look quite
arborlike.
The electric fountain has been tested,
and is in the finest of working order, and
exceeds the expectations of all. II was a
beautiful sight as the stream issued forth,
and the electrical display was grand.
beautiful float for floral day is one OF
pure white and yellow, being made for the
daughter of ex-Mavor Bowman. On q
bed of pure white representing water is a
large snow-white swan, where the pretty
little girl will be seated. Surrounding the
float will be some beautiful white pond
lilies.
The California Powder Works have built
barge and will have a unique float for
the water carnival. 1t will be typical of
the industry which it represents. On it
will be a cannon, which will be fired. Iliu-
minated powder, which is also manufac-
tured at the works, will be burned in great
quantities. When completed they will
float it down the river from the powder
mill, which is two and half miles from
this city.
The Grand Army float is to represent
picket post, with veterans on guard. A
field piece will be one of the main features.
The Native Sons and Daughters float
will represent the trial scene in the "Mer-
chant of Venice" The room of justice in
the palace of the Doges is pictured. Portia
and Nerissa, Antonio, Bassanio and Ora
tiano, the Duke and the relentless Shylock
will all be there, to say nothing of Sena-
tors, guards, soldiers and other attendants.
The parts are to be taken by members of
the local parlors. Miss May Linscott and
Miss Agnes Wilkins have been selected to
take the parts of Portia and Nerissa.
The clerks of this city are to have mag
nificent barge for the river pageant. 1t
will be large gondola of graceful shape,
painted in the carnival colors, white and
gold. One of the features of it will be the
illuminated dial of clock. The hands of
this clock will be set at the magic hour
P. NJ, at which the clerks desire to see the
business houses closed. Above the clock
will be giant figure 49, a transparency,
surrounded by bell. This bell viii toll
the hour of at frequent intervals during
the river parade, and each time the trans
parent "8" will show four color transfor-
nations, red, white, blue and yellow.
There will be in the center of the gondola
glittering crystal fountain and great
white and gold shell, within which sits the
Queen of Beauty in lovely Greek gown of
white trimmed in gold, attended by
guards, who will be members of the Clerks
Association. Miss Standacher, beautiful
young lady, will be the queen. The barge
will be propelled by gondoliers attired in
Venetian costumes.
Besides the floats from the Santa Cruz
schools, there will be floats from Hazel
Brook, Aptos, Sequel and Valencia
The Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine will
arrive on Saturday evening and will be
entertained at the Sea Beach hotel, which
is in the hands of Turkish decorators, who
are decorating it in the Oriental style OF
their country.
On Saturday evening grand ball and
banquet will be given at the hotel to the
Shriners and invited guests. On Sunday,
at the Bangs Grove, in the Big Tree Grove
a grand bullshead dinner will be served,
Most of the Shriners will remain over to
witness the carnival.
w. H. Lamb, who is grand marshal fol
the civic and military parade, has chosen
for his aids: J. F. Cunningham, F. M,
Swanton, W. D. Haslam, B. F. Dickinson
Professor ]. w. Linscott, l.. Wessendorf
Professor D. c. Clark, NJ. s. Patterson,
Robert Cardiff and George Shedden.
The dam that holds the San Lorenzo
River in check is success. This morning
there was. three feet of water in the river.
On the dam much of the success of the
Water Carnival depends.
Last evening hundreds of people were
on the river front to see the Examinations
which are being experimental with. All
OF the incandescent lights are in place so
all that remains to swing across the river
are the Chinese lanterns, thousands OF
which have arrived.
So great is the demand for seats that
eighteen more boxes have been added.
The grand stand on each side of the Queen s
throne is to be enlarged so as to accommo-
date the grand marshaIs and aids who will
appear in Venetian costumes.