The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-13


swung into line, facing the royal presence |
and, waving their plumed hats toward the
earth, they cried, "Hail, all hail, Gaeen
Anitap'
And as they did so the people who lined
the tribunes in the big sweeping circle OF
which the Queens throne. with its spread
ing yellow canopy was the center or key
stone, took and answered the cheer, Hail,
all hail, Queen Anital"
1t was an imposing spectacle that must
have quickened the pulses of, not alone
the Queen and heriretinue in the command
ing position they occupied to witness 1t,
but the grand marshal and, indeed, every
individual present. The tribunes offer
view of the entire arena, which embraces
an area of considerably more than block
of ground.
The procession after it had marched
through the principal streets of the city
entered one of its gates farther from the
throne, approached down the line, swung
into the roadway leading past the lower
step of the throne and continued to the
farther extremity of the arena in this line,
turned away toward Pacific avenue again
and made its exit by the gate. So that
for all this distance the line of color and
glimmer and movement and fragrance,
waving plumes and banners, prancing
horses and the evolutions of footmen and
riders lay under the eye of the spectators
a very noble spectacle.
Three times the procession moved
round the arena, with each return pre-
senting some new and inspiriting
manuever. 1t was all under the charge of
Director-General Smith, who charged
about On an excellent animal that en-
abled him to be at good many places in
the same five minutes
Grand Marshal Frank Mattison, with
fifty aids, caparisoned in magnificence
that would have made the color COM
binations of kaleidoscope change into
common envious green, not only had
command, but themselves lent dash and
60 to the whole performance.
1t was nearer 3 than o'clock when the
procession moved from the rendezvous at
the corner of Cherry and Vine streets, and,
with Roncovien himself setting the step,
moved into Mission and thence to Pacific
avenue, and down all the length of that
splendid thoroughfare between the build
ings, which are faced with white and gold,
and under the swinging crosstrees of the
furied Venetian sails that swing from
every telegraph pole. When it turned
finally into the arena the white facings of
the tribunes that yesterday caused them
to be almost binding in the sun were
covered with patient populace, good
natured and expectant.
When Roncovieri's white-capped musi-
clans entered the gateway, and back of
them the grand marshal and his battalion
of bespangled rough riders, and beyond
them the splendid car of the Queen, the
trlbunes gave voice to a great cheer. Un-
broken, the line moved once around the
arena, passing out and around block
until it met and followed the end of the
line. The floats and hower-bedecked
vehicles of every description, footmen and
horsemen presented many an odd and
amusing as well as beautiful conceit.
The urn full of flowers and vines which
had capped the canopy of the Queens car
had been taken off, so that it moved readily
under the wires and no delay was caused.
When the car reached the throne, upon its
return, it stopped, and the Queens party
stepped down, and in the order of yester-
day it mounted and took possession of the
throne. Then it moved forward again for
the second circuit in review before the
Queen and the judges.
The judges had taken their places at the
reporters tables, at the foot of the throne,
with the silk banners of different colors
that were to be awarded the best turrouts
OF the several classes. The judges, three
in number, were John D. Spreckels, Car
roll Cook and James II. O'Brien.
Now to return to the line In its very
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cade of marshals and aids, rode the Queen
Dowager in her phaeton, this time dressed
in white satin with pink parasol, the
phaeton also bedecked in pink flowers, as
neatly done as it was yesterday in violet
With her rode Miss Hodgdon, dressed in
like colors, the whole outfit being distin-
guished by fine taste.
The Dowager drove out of the line when
the Queen assembled her throne and took
position opposite. Moving up into the
vacated place was a float that had been en-
tered by the Dowager in her capacity as
Mrs. j. p. Smith. 1t was a very pretty
thing, a Japanese teahouse with "three
little maids from school" occupying it. 1t
was trimmed in that light, airy, graceful
fashion peculiar to Japan, with sprays of
cherry blossoms. Immediately behind it
came the most imposing float in the pa
rade. 1t was float entered by the Native
Sons and Daughters. 1t represented
scene from the Merchant of Venice"
Pair Portia (Miss Mary Linscott) was
pleading her cause in becoming blonde
wig and a robe and mortar-board of GRIM
son velvet, and Nerissa miss Agnes Will
kins) supporting her, was gowned in white
cashmere, with Venetian trimmings of
glowing colors. The male characters were
represented by the following Native Sons:
P. D. Sonogonini, A. Rutherford, Seth
Ryder, Ben Martin, H. w. Adams, Francis
Thompson, L. G. Wrinkle, Frank Bows and
]. S. Humphrey.
A horseman wearing the japanese arms
of hundred years ago, with number of
japanese characters on foot, followed.
Then came pretty conceit entered by ex-
Mayor George Bowman. It was a small feat
representing the pond lily. His little
daughter Eva, riding large white swan,
was surrounded by big lilies and seaweed.
I hen came the float of the G. A. r.
with an immense gun tent and q