The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-10

his class for juveniles. He is driving a
pair of little donkeys tandem, with a cart
very prettily smothered in roses.
And little baby Edith Ford does the
same thing in a toy cart made of the color
of the poppy, to which is harnessed little
dog, the harness being made of yellow
ribbons.
Here is the next of our glorious trium-
virate, "fruit." 1t is opulent, prodigal,
generous in its wealth. 1t is like the 9TH
ers-ample in proportions and rich in
color Miss Rose Mcmahon sits as Po-
mona, goddess of the orchard. and with
her are two sprites, Miss Nellie Smith and
Miss Trembiy. They are clad in rich col
ors, and strewn around them are oranges,
apples and other fruits. The goddess sits
under an orange tree. Vines and other
green things give the float cool and in
viting look in contrast to the glaring white
brilliancy of the sun float. The body of
the car is pink, which, however, is well
covered with COOL gray MOSES.
The carriage OF Mrs. McCallum, very
tastefully trimmed in grass and MOSES,
follows the float, and in close succession
come others, each wearing some special de-
sign in green's and flowers and the festival
tricolors.
Now comes California herself, the land
to which these three fair sisters have
given SO much. California sits in the
stern of boat, which is built of rich gar
net plush, sailing upon a green sea of
dropping grasses spangled with white flow-
ers. Miss Harriet Maddox sits as the fig
ure of the State. She is dressed in the
color of the poppy, and above her is a
canopy of the same color, while two young
! girls, dressed also in the clear gold of the
poppy, stand in front and direct the course
of the craft. They are Mabel Kennedy
and Mamie Geer, of this city of the rose.
The float is very effective in it's strong rich
color-the deep garnet of the boat in the
soft green bed of the sea and the yellow
figures of the poppy.
The grand military band of Petaluma
heralds the approach of the prettiest float
In the line not sent there by the festival
committee. Even these need not be ex-
cepted, for the applause of the people
keeps exact pace with its progress down
the line, showing how it invites verdict
at the hands of the judges. The float
represents another open boat. 1t is
built of grasses and snowballs, and rests in
bed of the same, and above it is also a
canopy all of cool green and white snow
! balls. The boat is called "Venezia." 1t is
very long, and seated in it are
ten pretty young girls, each with a
mandolin upon which they play as they
CO. Those from the Petaluma ladies' or.
chestra and their names are: Misses Marie
Brown, Margaret Grant, Addie Brandon.
Margaret Mckay, Pearl Scudder, Edith
Brown, Anna Mckay, Lillian Lewis and
Mrs. James A. Parry. The conception of
'eVenezia' and its execution are in COM
plete sympathy and without fault. The
| float is drawn by four white horses, driven
| by w. E. Bowen, and led by c. E. War
field. Bud Schofielo, J. w. Studdert and
! Thomas Denny.
Following line of carriages, phaetons
and drags, all of a high order of decora-
ton, comes the personally introduced
! float of President Amos Hardin of
the Carnival Association and one of
the prettlest of them all. 1t repre-
sents a fairy child seated in a
shell made of red roses and driving pair
of butterflies. The float is bed OF grasses,
and raised above it at the rear is the rose
red shell, in which sits the little
fairy child with outspread wings
of golden gauze. Away to the
front of the float, as though just rising
| from the grass, are two butterflies