The record-union., 1895-09-10
A BEAUTEoUs PANORAMA.

line of march, were pictorial banners,
nine by twelve feet In dimensions, de-
picting historical and allegorical scenes
and subjects pertaining to California.
Each painting was ''done twice." and the
whole series was presented to view in a
regular panorama, extending either up
or down the street. The subjects illus
trated were: 1.-THE Seal of California;"
''The Bear Flag" with the prints and
flowers of California; "Sutter's Fort"
"The Old El Carmel Mission at Mon
terey;" Suffers MILL" "Cowboys
Branding Cattle;" 1.-THE Miners of Forty
nine;" "a Stage Coach Crossing the
Sierras" and "Pick. Pan and Shovel" in
pine burr wreath. The pictures were
beautifully painted. and they formed a
very attractive feature of the street which
they adorned.
THE PLAZA ''MAYPoLE."
A very charming feature on ] street
was one of the Carnival Committees
happy thoughts, consisting of repre-
sentation of maypole in the Plaza. The
great city flagstaff had for the nonce a
glory in addition to that derived from the
beautiful national emblem which floats
from its summit. as from depended six
strings of colored electric lights. SO ar
ranged as to initiate the ribbons of a may
pole. There were hundreds of the lights,
and the device was one of exquisite
beauty.
THE STATE CAPITOL.
The illumination and decoration of the
Capitol and the spacious grounds sur
rounding it were on scale of magnif
cence entirely worthy of the environ
ments. The electric light display was
the work of the Carnival Committee, and
it would be difficult to imagine more
creditable showing than was made Of this
feature. The outlines of the great build
ing were traced on all its sides with
electric lights, as also were each of the
perpendicular ribs of the dome and cir
Gle around its base.
A powerful search light placed in the
smaller surmounting dome shed its con-
centrated brilliancy upon the happy
scene below and told a most convincing
tale of the mighty power of electricity in
the field of illumination. Most of the
trees in the grounds were illuminated
with carnival colored lights. the effect Of
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science being beautiful in the extreme.
On the eastern side of the grounds large
number of arc lights brilliantly illumi-
mated the grounds in that vicinity.
The other decorations were in the ha ands
of the Sacramento parlors of the Nativ 9
Sons who certainly covered themselves
with glory IN this case. A twenty foot
bear" stood on the apex of the roof in
front of the dome and on the Tenth street
front. The outlines were in yellow
globes, the mouth and eyes in red, while
the initials IN. S. G. W." wrought in
red and green lights upon the side OF the
bear, completed very striking design.
A beautiful canopy formed of bunting in
carnival colors extended from the iron
arch surrounding the first steps leading
from the facade to the terrace below.
Under this arch was the inscription,
"W eloome, Native Sons, to Your Capt.
tol," painted in carnival colors. On every
window on the Tenth-street side of the
building was painted a white bear. The
great crowds which surged through the
grounds during the evening were en-
raptured with the indescribably beauti-
full features displayed within the Capitol
grounds.
THE REVIEWING STAND"
The Carnival Committees grand re-
viewing stand. stationed at the Tenth
street entrance to the Capitol grounds,
was handsomely decorated in Carnival
bunting and very brilliantly illuminated
by more than 1000 colored incandescent
lights. From end to end of the stand,
high overhead, was a brilliant device
bearing the names of Morse, Franklin
and Edison-in yellow. red and green
lights, respectively.
On the stand were seated during the
parade, Mayor Steinman. Superior
Judges Catlin. Johnson and Hinkson,
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors j.
NJ. Morrison and other city and county
officials; Chairman Joseph Steffens, Vice.
Chairman G. b. Katzenstein, Treasurer
Z. b. Hall and Secretary G. Ii. Hubbard
of the Carnival Executive Committee;
representatives Of the press and many
distinguished citizens from home and
abroad.
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AS might naturally have been expected
this concern made very beautiful dis
play. The great building was profusely
decorated with bunting, tapestry, stars,
fans, flags, streamers, etc., all arranged
in manner highly artistic. In the CEN
tor over the main entrance was very
large oil painting of bear. and with a
superb view representing the early his
tory of the State. the details embracing a
representation Of a party of emigrants
crossing the plains, picture of Suffer- 8
Fort, etc. Thirty-three arc lights, ex-
tending over the entire length of the
building on the K-street front, and rep
resenting $1,000 candle-po provided
an illumination particularly brilliant,
even amidst such brilliant surroundings.
The display as whole was generally
pronounced simply grand"
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT.
The great passenger depot of the South
ern Pacific Railway was attlred in fur
nishment Of Carnival decoration which
could not fail to make a very happy i'm
preston by way of first appearances"
on the minds of the thousands Of people
who here saw ''the first thing Of alp in
the way OF Carnival preparation. The
exterior OF the building was festooned in
Carnival colors. the center arches being
in solid masses of yellow, red and green.
Inside the depot the central part, over
the main offices. was a burst of yellow,
with a clear-cut design of large star
around the clock, festooned with green
and red colors underneath. Wells, Fargo
& Co.'s end of the depot was similarly
decorated A number of arc and colored