The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-03
Carnival Notes.
The city is dream.
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Grants float was a hummer
The Carnival Queen is stately and
beautiful
The tribunes were living mass of
humanity.
The temple has not been lighted at all
as yet. What is the matter?
In the gorgeous red window at Walker
Bros. is the sign any color so it's red"
The White house has the sign white
Metal, White House, White Treatment. -
The Saltair people in the Nauvoo block
have one OF the handsomest decorations
in the city.
Stars seem to be the favorite design
in decorating the city, rivaling the heav-
ems in the display
A bevy of lovely girls occupied the
windows of the T. r. Jones bank while
the procession passed.
The man-of-war suspended in mid air
in front OF McDonalds candy store at
tracted no little attention.
There have been taller men than Judge
Colborn, but none with more patrician
features, and ministerial bearing.
Idle (tiers)' were seen on State street
where they had been erected for the
multitude who preferred to stand.
The Indian band got a great deal of
applause, and were on the streets again
in the evening playing martial music
The Midway Plaisance sinks into in
significance before such a kaleidoscope of
wonders as filled the streets yesterday.
1t was remarked that the Indian on the
II float either had nine lives like our
feline friends, or else he was loaded when
ne got home.
Rob Thompson was a sumner in his
flowing costume. One would think that
he had been sent by balloon from
a Bedouin desert.
A bewildering array of pretty girls and
chaDerones carrying rainbow of silken
parasols watched the parade from the
Knutsford balcony.
William Burke looking at Knutsford
register: Jean, Queen of the Carnival.
and he, her maids of honor, parlors A and
B. Say, give me parlor c."
The decorations of Alderman & Co,
the printers. are very pretty long
streamers crossing from the building to
the old clock on the corner.
Sy Plunkett was on Main street last
night trying to penetrate an opening in
the crowd. Say, Sal, let's stand on this
stoop till the procession passes"
Uncle Nat Daniels, from Leadville. stop
ping at the Cullen, has been invited to
ride on the miners float today. He is one
of the oldest miners in the state.
Kopp and Mcdonald Wed with each
other in throwing sweets to the sweet,
throughout the length of the procession.
throughoutthe length of the procession
Schooner Jim made up the seventh
division. 1t was the browning point in
his singular existence and it is needless
to say that he and his buttons created a
sensation.
There will be match swimming race
at Saltair at p. m. today between
George w. Kellogg, of Glenwood, Colo,
and James Latham, of this city. The
purse is $50.
The Citizens Electric Light company
have done themselves proud. Last even
ing they spread TO the breeze a beauti
full flag made of myriads of tri-colored
lights which could be seen for miles.
1t was lamb shearing time at the
Sheep Ranch last night. and innumer
able innocents contributed to the clip.
Most of them were black sheep, but this
did not cut any ice with the shearers.
The very leading society people have
signified their intention of appearing on
the streets en- masque Saturday night.
It's a sure go and those who are not
masqued will be decidedly out of it.
Those who think that the leopard can
not change his spots or the Ethiopian his
skim, might have been treated to an
optical illusion had they seen the animals
Of Spencer & Lynch after the parade.
Her majesty, Judge ColboTn. Henry
Newman, and the county queens escort
ed by the Ogden and Held's bands, were
driven through the principal streets last
evening, receiving ovations on every side.
Browning Brothers fire cracker is a
big feature. 1t is fifteen feet long and
four feet in diameter. They mean to
light it during the height of the gayeties
SATURDAY night. Their entire display is
all right.
Main street was ablaZe with thousands
of lights last night, red, white and blue
predominating. They glittered and blaZed
from every nook and corner, spreading a
beauteous canopy of dazzling lights over
the merry scene.
Wheelmen who expect to participate in
the parade this morning are requested to
meet on Richards street at 1890 a. m.
Flags for decoration will be furnished free
upon application to L. c. Dale at the
Y NJ. c. A, or at the Continental
market.
An invisible Hermann with a magic
wand in one hand and a cornucopia in the
other just said presto as he stood at
the head of Main street and shook out
one of the handsomest parades ever seen
in the land of sego lilies and snowy
peaks.
Masks and costumes are at a premium,
and the streets will be filled by jewellers.
Kings and tramps, queens and Jacks,
gnomes and fairies, knights and ladies',
clowns, farmers, elfins, dancing girls and
all the mad gay. dashing throng Of care
less fun-seekerS.
WHEN OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
WAS IN LONDON.
had to give more than 81 for a pit
ticket and had hardly room to stand
up, almost crowded to death. The