The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-20
Conclusion OF Santa Barbara's
Floral Show
DANCE SYMPHONY IN COLOR
A Minuet in Sets of Yellow, Pink, White,
Blue and Green
A Display Of Blossoms and Beauty That
Could Not Be Rivaled Anywhere
Out of California
Special to The Herald.

SANTA BARBARA, April Ito
day saw the contamination of Santa
Barpara's grand floral festival. The grand
ball took place this evening in the new
pavilion on the Arlington grounds. The
dancing floor, ninety feet in diameter,
covered with waxed canvas, and the fish
net that draped the walls and hung over
the circles of incandescent lamps had
rose tied to each mesh, presenting beau
tiful and striking picture. The American
Concert band, forty strong, led by Con-
ductor Alfred Roncovieri, furnished the
music. This band has been one of the
features of the floral festival. The excel
lence of its music and the obliging and
gentlemanly disposition of its conductor
assures it hearty welcome whenever it
chooses to again visit this city. The
music is the best heard since Gilmore.
And the bowers we're festooned and
piled, almost smothering the musicians.
The sunniest hooks of southern France
and the choicest products of England
hot houses could not duplicate the ex-
hibition.
manager of the event had decided to
make it a costume hall during the first
part of the period of Louis XVI of France
SO the men and the matrons and the
maids who were chosen to dance betook
themselves to planning for their. cos
tunes. The outcome of their work was
seen tonight in one of the most spectacu-
lar and finished exhibitions of costuming
and the perfect execution of a mlnuet
ever seen in this section.
When the dancers were bowlng and
courtesying in the graceful and courtly
minuet, one could imagine the scene:
with the draperies all in yellow and gold
and the semi-tropical surroundings, to
be at Versailles which lie Roi himself and
clned to grace with their presence.
AS the band started out with the Gid
ing strains of the Stephanle gavotte by
Czibulka in came the dancers headed by
Mr. Eddy and Miss Doubleday. The
floor was studded with five floral pillars
each covered with the color of flower cor
responding to the set formed around it.
ballroom. until they formed in five sets.
Then it was seen that there were five sets
of different colors. one each i'll white,
blue, yellow. PINK and green satin cos
tunes. Garlands of flowers in Louis
XVI style were festooned from the pill
lars. The music of the Mozart minuet
was played and the graceful dance began;
and the figure was repeated, and with
the two minuets alternately all the figures
were gone through with. AS the dancers
danced out to the music OF the Stephanle
gavotte, the audience applauded and
encored them. Many beautiful and strik-
ing costumes were seen. All the gentle
men were attired in satin costumes of the
period of Louis XVI with three-cornered
hats. swords and powdered hair.
The ladies costumes were more varied,
the only similarity being that they were
all made with fourteen-inch train, with
panniers for the shoulders, and decolette.
Most of the ladies' costumes came from
Caldwell $, the local costumer.
THE set in white was composed OF Mr..
Burton and Miss Ethel Doutton, Mr..
Worthington and Miss Colby, Mr.. f. NJ.
Whitney and Miss Panchita Dibblee, and
Mr.. Summers and Miss Everhadrt Miss
Dibbe's dress was of white broche satin
over white satin skirt with cOquet-.
tlsh white broche satin hat The dress
was studded with diamonds, fichu Of
point lace added to the effect.
The set IN blue was made up of Mr..
Alexander and Miss Stoddard, Mr.. Vance
and Miss Gaty, Mr.. Vail and Miss Nicker-
son and Mr.. B. S. Haynes and MIS-. Mar
ten. Miss Gaty looked charming in pale
blue dress of brocade with fine diamonds,
and an aigrette and pumes surmount-
ing her powdered tresses.
In the yellow set danced DR.. and Mrs.
Thaw, Mr.. Evans and Mrs. Sidebotham,
Mr.. lllsley and Miss Sidebotham and Karl
Howard and Miss Inez Dibble. Miss Inez
Dbble was all in golden yellow broche
satin, made with pannie S, and trimmed
with handsome pearls. The yellow set off
her dark eyes and black hair eXquisitely.
Dancing merrily was the pink set. Mr..
Eddy and Miss Doubleday Mr.. Dreyfus
and Miss Wathleen Wheeler, Mr.. Rogers
and Miss Fernald and Mr.. Greenleaf and
Mrs. Dreyfus were in this set. Miss
Doubleday's dress was one of the hand
soonest at the ball. 1t was made after one
of Marie Antoinettes court dresses. and
was all in two shades of pink broche
satin The effect was very rich. Over a
pale pink satin skirt. made plain where
draped Vatican and panniers of broche
satin A handsome aigrette and plumes
were worn with this costume, which was
covered with a very fine collection of dia.
monds, taken from the settings and made
on the dress.
Miss Fernald danced in white brocht
satin with pink Vatican and pink rose
buds adjoining it.
The forest set, all in green. was com
posed of Mr.. Cameron and Miss Harri, on
Dr. Sidebotham and Miss Miriam Moore
Mr.. Bliss and Miss Boyce and Mr.. Stod
dard and Miss Fairbanks. The costume
of this set were harmonious with the bril-
liant colors surrounding them. Mis-
| Fairbanks wore an elaborate costume o
apple green and white striped satin will
relief of pink rosebuds running be