The herald., 1895-04-19


tival this year has eclipsed all others.
Words are tame to depict the beauties OF
the floral parade. To duplicate it would
be impossible in any place other than the
city of flowers. The parade was longer
than ever before.
The rest of the state may get up Fiestas
and tournaments without end, but Santa
Barbara in her floral festival outshines
them all. So said the thousands of spec
tators who lined the tribunes and crowded
the sidewalks while the parade went by.
First came the American concert band,
led by Alfred Rome ovieri, and the crowd
on the very tip-top OF excitement yelled
ana cneered them as they went by.
Grand Marshal II. f. Mcguire, clad
all in white, with a saddle blanket and
collar of white roses showing off greatly
a coal black horse. The aids and their
costumes were: Carl Stoddard, dressed in
white duckng. with saddle and bride
trimmed with duchess roses, mounted on
sorrel horse; +. A. Conant on II bay
horse, black suit cream sash. with dec
orations OF Beauty of Glazenwood roses;
&. S. Hayre with saddle and blanket
tastefullv ornamented with pink carna-
tons and smilax; W. A. Haine, mounted
on fiery bay with saddle deliberately
trimmed with silver and blanket dceorat-
ed with mmorteles w. NJ. Maris, bay
hors" WIN rnd gerani1ms and yellow
hanl,sia roso, for decoraions. G & Saw
var hIack s,it blacl horse lavender
sash with saddle blanket trimmed with
broedea Charles Hesse, on Il bay horse,
cnveriny The saddle and blanket. Harry
,JnllieeT ,resspd in white n,ounted on a
hav bnrso decornted viii, bnnLsia roses.
In Lamb on n hlark horse decorated
Win reve d'or rosas
Then came oo) sailors and marines from
the battleshin Olvmnia marching sin
double rank and hnlllnu a boat on which
rested a I4-foot model of the OLYMPIA
made of 70 m0 white buds and resting on
a sea Of ferns and marrIlerjtes. The iollv
lack tars rrinned extensively when the
cheers and Aowers were showered upon
them and ducked their heads when an
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES salutor cave Them a
particular,v sopgy bouquet. Each OF the
sailors wore a wreath OF pink roses.
The bicycle brigade was artistic and
amrsing. 4 mammoth rooster ten feet
him With a hicvcle for his base rode
seTenelv along in featherv splendor. The
rooster was made of pampas plumes.
One bicycle represente,ld a big shoe. for
larrer tIan the nroverbial Chicago ferry
hntt and SOM IF the cvcles were ridden
nv the new woman IN all her boomer
inc splendor.r Others ny hump shoulder
ed racers with the monkey STOOD But
ali we're elegant. though some did border
on the fantastic.
The float entered bv Zimmerman Broth
ers represented 40 camp in minig days,
the rorker cradle red shirtad miner and
tent were all worked out i'm ana covered
with geranillms. the BACKGROUND being
ferns
The Order of Foresters entere,, very
pretty float, emblematical of their order.
4 little forest of scrub oaks was seen, be-
vond which was a hunter;s LODGE Of roses
snrmounted bv the elk horns and eagle
seen on the orders badge. Thirty varie-
ties of howers wore disnl.vee on This
The finest float of the procession from
the standnoint Of beautifully blended
cnlors wa, thar entered bv A, Nj. Ruiz.
called La Reina de Los Flores. the Queen
Of +he Flowers and riobt re0al did Miss
SANCHEZ a beantiful Castillian brunette,
who nosed ms the ouren look. She re-
cIined in a mammoth conch she'll made Of
10 OOo white and yellow roses the ribs of
tho shel hein,, outlined in vellow b1ds
ana the sides filleI in With fluffy white
roses A-eupid ON the shell drove three
Iar,,e swans 1hrenst Two runids followed
mo1,nted on swans The swans were
ali made of maro1lpritps and swan on n
saa IF mink rnses The Sides of the hoar
,yere ci,vnr,.d With white rosas over which
t,inlsand veIlow roses hnny in festoons
i,,ar tftv thausanu roses were used ON
Al. Anaf and # we'll deserved the first
nr;7o = 81" tlf
float which nuzz1ed the iudces in
oun,r,l;nr thn MIN wac that enteTed nv
W Csnarop ami / w Coonpr Altar
. io,,, consuItation thev cava r. second
'',;ya7 ria an.t tvnit;ad mnsic II was
l =, and in the Center was n hupe aoral
IIdr,, covared with tha nurnIa fraorant
No fo,r tlte side. ran Ines of
r,;ster;a on which were huno notes al
W. no Howars rbe railng senresenred
hars of mI,,,ic A trehle and has, clef
VOL, "i cd ont in flowers were on either side
~ Lowe ecrolI IN uhich mns;c was
wr;tten IN Horal mensnres FmIr vo,nu
dos Mis-. ArhncllIe nj Portland Miss
Talo Rutter,;elds Of Rostoo Miss Bl'ss
~ Nf;ss In,l;so R.+eS r.,rosent,d tho
" 'radde.sas Of n,i,sic tTbaS were Roman
ccostumes If lavender and white and each
,.orr;od a ,diffsrnnt 'n,i,sio,, ;nstrnment
'rha driver Eraol. Hiss and the trum
,.tor. A " t,,,ner,n ood y ao;pold For
noid worn ponan +o',ns toncLaJ With
in,sn,ler N,fhi.n sI,yes IeJ tho four
NIL horse. ma tha wholo Hoot was q
,'i'e,a, -, ia1andor ana Vita -
IRE associntinn float was desi med nv
r. u Eaton tl,c orioin,tnr of our AoraI
fos+i'.al and ra,,~econtod a fanonasa Gar.
ha 40 ham bna con,,,ns and awn;nyo he-
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