The San Francisco call., 1896-04-29
Initial Ceremonies Begin With
the Grand Ball This
Evening.
BEvY OF SAN MATEO BEAUTY
Superb Floral Display at Germania
Hall-The Entire County
Enthusiastic.

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San Mateo County's floral festival
promises to be splendid success. 1t will
open tomorrow night with the coronation
of Queen Lillian at the Alhambra Theater.
A grand floral ball will follow the ascent
of her Majesty.
| The flower festival will be formally
opened at Germania Hall on Thursday
afternoon. This will continue in session
until Saturday night. Germania Hall is
now undergoing the decorative process.
1t will Ee veritable faIry's bower when
completed.
| Mrs. M. E. Adams, who is chairwoman
of the decorative committee, and to whose
| skill and genius the great festival owes
many OF its prettlest set-pieces and floral
| displays, has been selected TO place the
royal crown on the head of her Majesty.
The coronation ceremonies will be brief
very pleasingIy so, it has been decided.
There will be a procession of the royal
blood. This will be the opening grand
march of the floral ball that is to follow.
When the procession, headed by the
| Queen, reaches the throne Lord Cham
berlain James T. O'Keefe editor and
lawyer) will wave his hand to the multi
tude and silence will fall. Then the
coronation, the exact details of which may
not be made public at this early hour.
Miss Lillian Neuman of Woodside the
| Queen of the carnival, is the daughter of
the ex-postmaster and proprietor of
large store at Woodside. She is well
known in the county and has host of
friends and admirers. She is tall stately
brunette, very dignifed and graceful in
carriage.
OF the maids of honor, Miss Henrietta
Lawlor was born and raised at Menlo
Park, one of many very pretty sisters.
She is pronounced blonde, OF the tall,
slender, willowy type.
Miss Lizzie Powell is the belle of Bel
mont. the daughter of the proprietor of
the American House. She is neither a
decided blonde nor brunette, but is con-
ceded to be one of the very prettiest girls
| in all the county, and that is saying a
great deal in county where pretty girls
and women abound so plentifully as in
San Mateo.
| Miss Emma Shine is one of the accom-
plished young ladies of Portala Valley,
and a graduate of the Notre Dame Col
lege at Redwood City. She is a decided
| brunette and is noted far and wide in the
| county for her pleasant and agreeable
| manners, as well as for her beauty OF face
and figure.
Miss Nanette Neuman is a sister of the
| Queen and some young men of the county
think she is even prettier than the Queen.
But, of course, this is largely matter OF
individual taste and tender feeling. Like
her Majesty, is brunette.
Miss Belle Macarthur is another of the
bellies of Woodslde. She is decidedly a
brunette and rather the opposite of the
wilowy type. She is reserved and digni-
fed, and Is known as one of the most
amabIe young ladies in the county.
| Miss Sallie Nelson is one of Redwood
| City's most promising, popular and hand
some schooIteachers. She Is blonde of
medium height and has host of admirers
throughout the county.
Miss Lizzie Kuck is another of Menlo's
| favorite daughters. She was born and
reared at Menlo Park and her father was
formerly proprietor of the Menlo Park
Hotel. She is blonde, tall and very dig
nifed.
Miss Nellie Hammerson is known
throughout the county as one of the pret-
tiest girls vino ever became a school.
teacher. She is of the intellectual type,
and as kindergarten teacher has been
decided success.
The officers are: Mrs. Geraldine e.
Frisbee. president and manager; Mrs. s.
NJ. Saunders, vice-president; Mrs. ]. H.
| Mansfield, secretary; Mrs. A. ]. Thatcher,
treasurer.
Directors-Mrs Frisbee. Mrs. Saunders,
Mrs. Thatcher, Mrs. Mansfield. Mrs. NJ. K.
Adams, Mrs E. D. Jones, Mrs. Charles F.
Josselyn, Mrs. J. Small, Mrs. l.. j. Frank,
Mrs L. P. Winnie, Mrs E. Cooper, Mrs
Fred Glennan, B. A. Rankin and James 4.
O'Keefe.
Reception committee consists of the al
ready-naned directors and Mrs. George @.
| Ross. Mrs. George Holden and Mrs James
Curran.
Committee of arrangements-B. A.
Rankin, J. T. O'Keefe and Mrs. 8. M.
Saunders.
Decoration committee-Mrs. M. f.
Adams and Mrs. J. Small.
Committee on entertainment-Mrs. J.
P. Winnie and Mrs. L. j. Frank.
Committee on balI-George w. LOWE,
P p Cham berlain, Mrs. C. Jacobus, Miss
Sophie Offermann.
Floor manager-Charles Jacobus.
Committee on awards of prizes-.Henry
w. Walker Mrs. w. D. Grove, Mrs. 4.
Cooper, t. II. Ramsay. David Tuttle.
The floral festival this year is for the
benefit of the free kindergarten, and Red-
wood City, inhabitants are sufficiently in
terested in this excellent institution that
the festival is sure to be success on this
score alone. The Free kindergarten is
under the supervision of Miss Nellie Ham
merson. assisted by Miss Marie Heiner.
These young ladies' have worked very hard