The San Francisco call., 1895-05-18

IA WHICH ilttic Otciit pOScupcrS Sdt dioIic.
1t presented two pictures. One labeled
New England" presented miniature cot
tage and landscape that is bound
aliberal spreading of white cotton serving
for the snow. The figure of man was
half buried in the snow. The other was
labeled California and presented the
bower of ferns and fruits and flowers. in
which the smiling child is taking her ease.
The float was applauded all along the line.
A. A. Burlingame drove four-wheeled
rig trimmed with roses and pinks. Riding
with him was Miss Baker.
"A. II. Meyer and Miss Ethel Amesbury
were in q buggy, dressed luxuriantly in
roses and ferns.
Mrs. Ransom Powell and Mrs. Lew Nor
ton occupied handsomely decorated rig.
Mrs. Ed Hay and Mrs. G. II. Pond drove
: two-horse rig trimmed with roses.
Mrs, Adele Liyernash with Miss Lizzie
Ward appeared in a rig beautifully done
up in marguerites, with sunshade of yel-
low and white, their white horse .capari-
soned in yellow trapping.
81. r. Galloway and family and Miss
Newlands drove four-wheel rig covered
with grasses and ferns.
Mrs. w. J. Eotchkiss and Miss Emma
Wightman carried the prevailing color oi
the gold as seen in marguerites and sun
flowers and appeared in heliotrope rig and
dresses, and all making distinct impress
sion.
Mrs. Austin float was the cottage home
windmill and a complete equipment fo1
housekeeping, all built of roses, except the
windmill. g.. W.. Michael shared the
credit of the float. Charley and Hazel
Michael sat on the porch of the house
while Annie Peters and Emile Austin sat
within the house throwing flowers from its
windows. This very properly took the
first prize for floats.
A. Kruse and T. C. Merchant drove g
Roman chariot with four gayly bedecked
horses abreast.
pretty rig, covered with moses, was
driven by John and ]. A. Flack. Miss A.
M. Flack and Miss Lena Calhoun rode with
them in holiday colors.
Mrs. J. T. Coffman and Miss M. Swain
drove phaeton elaborately trimmed in
roses.
A float that must have given the Judges
/ some bother in deciding against it for first
prize was an immense floral shoe, with the
old lady who lives in it there with hel
children-a whole bevy of them. 1t was
very pretty. 1t was designed and executed
by Miss Isaacs who lives out of Healdsbure
a little way and brought this beauty to
town with her this morning, taking it COM
pletely by surprise. There was nothing
prettier in the parade. Miss Isaacs sat ur
in the heel of the big shoe herself, repre-
senting the famous old lady.
Another attractive float was in the form
of an open platform, upon which some
merrymaking lads and lassies-some oi
the fairest of Healdsburg's fair maids
were raking the meadow sweet with hay
The ladies were Misses Mamie Livernash
Zoe Bates and Annie Gaines.
One of the features that provoked laugh.
ter and applause along the line was the
toy turnout of little Baby Capell, driving
two little lapdogs in harness, under an
umbrella of roses.
The procession circled the plaza, moved
east about the distance of its length, re-
turned to the plaza and moved in review
before the Queen, whose car took its sta.
ton there, and then the long line disinte
grated The sun had crossed the zenith
long before this, and the afternoon wa.
well advanced.
The judges to say whose turnout should
carry away the prizes were: R. H. War
field of San Francisco. w. ]. Hotchkiss O.