The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
LIKE A CARNIVAL.
Topeka Had One on a Small
Scale Last Night.
Parade of the Cyclers a Pretty
Sight.
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NEEDED MORE LIGHT.
A Day Parade in Mosques Would
be Better.
Some Of the Halloween Franks
Played.
NEEDED MORE LIGHT.


been in Topeka last night its stage mana
ger could have secured some spectacular
hints that would have mads his fortune.
1t was Halloween in Topeka and the
town was ablaze with decorations, cos
tunes, lights and flags and wild with
laughter and shouts and the noise OF tin
horns.
At seven o'clock people began to
swarm to the main streets to see the
bicycle parade to be given by the mem
hers of the 7. A. A. w. and see the fuu
that spread itself over the sidewalks.
Early in the evening the disturbance
began and people in most startling cos
tunes went up and down the street
ringing bells, blowing horns shouting,
and playing pranks, and neither peoples
ears nor eyes were safe.
The parade was expected and adver-
tised to start from the corner of Ninth
street and Kansas avenue at 8 o'clock.
but it was delayed half an hour, as
parades generally are; the crowd waiting
was able to emuss itself watching the
grotesque costumes and outlandlsh
pranks of the unmounted, but costumed,
boys and girls that thronged the side
walks.
1t was truly a carnival night; young
men in dresses danced fancy dances.
BACKED up boys caught and kissed pret-
tv white girls and left the contamination
of their burnt cork on their red lips and
rosy cheeks, boys and girls snatched each
Others horns and were good natured
about it.
There was no intoxication but it is to
be regretted that some very ungentle-
manly things were done. In a crowd
on Kansas avenue near Fifth street dur
ing the festivities a plump and pretty
girl of perhaps 16 Haloweens stopped to
tie her shoe. A hoodlum disguised as a
colored bov was behind her. Reaching
down he caught her skirts at her heels
and standing erect again simply walked
on taking the skirts with him. OF course
the young woman was upset on her
head. The fellow was lost in the crowd
before he could be detected, and the
woman retired to a nearby store to
smooth out her skirts and her temper.
This was the only serious breach of de-
cency reported.
The assemblage was lost in admiration
when the bicycle parade came by. There
were 100 wheels in line, all of them dec
Grated, and forty of the riders were in
costume.
The parade was a particularly hand
some one. but the complaint was heard
on all sides that it would have been bet
ter in the day time. The light was in
sufficient aud many of the prettiest ef-
fects were lost on the spectators in con-
sequence.
}. B. Doncyson had charge of the pa
rade and as manager is success. His
lieutenants were n, Stevenson, D. H
Crosby, Ed Mcdonald aud w. w. Webb
The parade was led by W. c. f Rel
chenbach. II. G. Lescher, Arthur
Kane, Charles Barnes and W.
B. Jansen who were also Judges
The most striking exhibit was that of
J. s Rhodes, whose wheel was built to
represent full rugged ship twelve feet
long. 1t was a perfect ship, and every
line was true 1t was made by an ex-
sailor and Mr.. Rhodes sat in i. with a
sailor cap ana shirt and white collar. He
was awarded the cycle suit and golf
stockings, given by William Taylor as
prize for the best decorated men's wheel
Mrs. c. S. Sutton secured the prize for
the best decorations of wheel and carried
away the cycle bell, cyclometer and
nickel plated lamp. It represented
night. The pretty woman that rode her
wheel was Frank Culver of California
Miss Claire Nichols's wheel was illum-
mated and the decorations were sur
mounted with a large red, white and
blue umbrella. She was given the BIZ
of the Topeka Cycle company.
+. A. Hadey. who was strikinelv
made up as an Indian, was awarded the
pair of trousers given by J. F. Mcclure.
of the Independence Woolen Mill com
pany.
Miss Josie L. Sexton, as Casino, was
fairly covered with playing cards. and
won the five pounds Of candy given by
Nesper & Gslnis.
that attracted attention and admiration
during the progress of the parade were
J. Colossi as a Zulu in black tights
Z. c. Claudy was an excellent tramp
Harry Valentine appeared as a ghost.
Morrls Sehlegel, who didn't have to do
much ~stutfing" was a fat man with a
little cap, and the girls all said he was
just too sweet" Z D. Dryer and Fred
Fau made team in fancy costume: II.
y Crospy was good farmer John; Dodd
Johnson had his baby carriage along and
played he was papa; c. M. Knowles and
j. I. Wilson were in grotesque
custnmes and Theo. Voegel and JonD
Fleas santon were a bloomer team w
Charleston represented Nothing. he said
and did 1t we'll. G. w. Curtis was -
most Mephisiolic Mephisto, and Charley
Nettles, as 18th century knight. was
greatly ndmired. F. D. Driesbach was
1uO.te' 8Aephlsto ana was accom- panied
oy Misses Iva Stevenson and Ida True
ia fancy costumes Miss Kate Saw.
yer was an Indian huntress
and Merle King wore bloomers
Luther Nellis and T.. D. Humphreys
were the new Antony and Cleopatra.
Jack Mercer was u new woman and T.
D. Patton also wore bloomers. Harold
Marks WAS also new woman and win
sAeahan made up as a turk would have