The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-05
THE PRESS ON FIESTA

The enterprising business men OF South
ern California scarcely knew the
possibilities before them when they
inaugurated the first Fiesta in the spring
of 1894. They found that they had the
whole fascinating history of the Golden
West to draw upon in the creation of fit
ting pageants for the entertainment of
the thousands of visitors attracted
to the Coast by the Fiesta Last
year the scope of the allegorical
representations was confined to the TO.
mantle story of the discovery and progress
of Southern California from the time of
Cabrllo, the discoverer of San Diego bay,
to the smiling present. The story of the
Pacific Coast has long been one of thrill
ing interest to ,eople everywhere. 1t has
been realm where fact has been stranger
than fiction, and in electing to portray
this charmed life in series of gorgeous
and accurate spectacles, the managers
built upon a strong foundation.-San
Monica Outlook.
The management of La Fiesta de Los
Angeles are determined to make the COM
ing carnival one of the most attractive,
elaborate and beautiful of all the festivals
held on this continent. In this land OF
sunshine, flowers and fruits, it is possible
to do it and highly fitting it should be
done. 1t has been undertaken with the
hope that each year will add to its beauty
anu dbtldCtiNtucSc, dllQ budp ~ Will NC ehS
means of bringing many people to visit
Southern California and see the natural
beauties and advantages of this pictur-
esque and fruitful nd.-Pomona Prog
ress.
The Los Angeles Herald hit upon an
excellent idea when it suggested that the
queen of the coming floral Fiesta should
be selected by ballot. As it remarks: 1T
will give the Fiesta Committee charged
with the delicate selection an opportunity
to catch the drift of public opinion. 1t
may be that the expression of this opin-
ion will be so pronounced that the COM
mittee can, without risk of censure, criti-
cism or jealous discrimination, decide
question that would otherwise involve all
these ungentle ements.-Alameda Enci-
nal.
The decision of the Merchants Associa-
ton to cooperate with the merchants of
Los Angeles in arranging for the great
festival in that city was most happy IN
every respect. The interests of ali parts
of California are the interests of San
Francisco and every citizen in favor of
progress here must be ready to help pro-
gress elsewhere. The Los Angeles festi
val will be credit to the state and de-
serves every assistance that can be given
1.-THE Call.
If one may Judge of the probable sue
cess of the coming Fiesta at Los Angeles
by the amount of work and push to be
seen everywhere about the city, then the
Fiesta of 1894 will have been insignificant
in comparison with the coming one of
1895. The committees are working like
beavers, and the business men of the city
generally are giving their cordial and
united support in every possible way. 1t
will be q brilliant success.-Perris Valley
Era.
The Herald's readers are voting for the
most beautiful woman in Los Angeles for
queen of the Fiesta. She must be an all
round beauty, beautiful in war, beautiful
in peace and beautiful in the hearts of
her countrymen; but if the Herald is
looking for real beauty it should come
to Observation-Disclosures Evening News.
The annual Fiesta, or carnival, at Los
Angeles will take place this year from the
18th to the 10th of April, comparing in
splendor and interest with the Carnival
of Rome or the New Orleans Mardi Gras.
Tombstone Prospector.
In the old days of California Fiesta
meant bullfght, but in these days our
southern friends intend to make it a Los
Angelic combination of floral beauty and
human joy.-San Francisco Call.