The herald., 1896-04-12
70 DON holiday ATTIRE
THIS IS WHAT LOS ANGELES WILL DO ON
SATURDAY NEXT
Details Of the Street Decoratlons-A Sea Of
Light to Flood the Thoroughfares at Night.
Indians In the Parades and Athletic Con-
tests-Fiesta Festivities

Next Saturday Los Angeles will COM
mence to put on it's holiday attire, and
the thousands of strangers who will
| arrive to participate in the festivities
Will be greeted by an array of bunting
that will at once impress them with the
spirit of the joyous occasion.
On Saturday the approaches leading
ing from the Santa Fe, Terminal and
Southern Pacific main depots will be
decorated with flags and pennants of
the Fiesta colors. From Broadway to
the depots on First, Second, Third.
Fourth and Fifth streets, the thorough
fares will be bedccked with bright col
ors of La Fiesta, and on Monday fol-
lowing the decoration of the principal
streets will be commenced.
The committee having this important
part of the Fiesta in charge is COM
posed of Frank Virgins, James W.
Warren and Harry E. Brooks, and these
gentlemen have been untiring in their
efforts to make the streets look gay and
yet preserve an artistic appearance In
the principal streets the decorations
will consist of two draperies to each
span wire, arranged in such a manner
as to give them the appearance of a
huge archway. The effect of this ar
langement will be very handsome, as
the line Of archways will not only be
unique but imposing. The base of each
pole will be covered with large and fresh
palm leaves. completely hiding the
wood, and at intervals on each street
lishnet banners will be stretched, bound
with white pampas plumes. In the
center of each net the figures 1886 will
Ee artistically interviewer with PAM
pas plumes of Fiesta colors, while two
American flags will be displayed on
each side of the banner. Running
parallel on each street will be rows of
Japanese banners and the Stars and
Gfrivn y,pln
In the evening the streets will be IL
Illuminated with sea of light and will
present most fantastic appearance.
broadway and Spring streets will fur
nish the pedestrians Il canopy of incan-
descent lights of Fiesta colors, while
the same colors will be displayed on
Main street from arc lights
At the request of the musicians, the
decorations of Hazards Pavilion will
be delayed until after the concert, as
the bunting would destroy the acous-
tics. Mrs. Bancroft, who has this ar
rangement in charge, will have the pa
vilion hansomely decorated for the
ball.
Among the most imposing decora-
tions to be seen in this city will be the
chamber of commerce. Already six
teen Fiesta flags of all sizes and designs
are floating from the top of the build
ing, but during Fiesta week the entire
front of the structure will be dressed
in most artistic manner. The en-
trance on Broadway and the archway
will be decorated in Fiesta colors made
Of natural products, corn, moss and
green bamboo. Under each window
will be a canopy of bunting. and over
each window will be a decoration of
tricolored flags with immense date
palms. In the evening the outline of
the large building will be made more
prominent by rows of electric lights of
Fiesta colors.
The palm leaves to be used for the
street decorations will be received next
Wednesday at the chamber of COM
merce, and those who intend to donate
palm leaves are requested to leave their
names at the chamber in order that
they may be called for at the homes of
the donors.
The executive committee requests
that citizens who will furnish flowers
for the decoration of the float of thd
floral queen and her court, send their
West Fifth street. The flowers need
ed in large quantity are: Wild lupin,
wisteria, lavender, sweet peas, brodia,
Mariposa lilies. and white and yellow
flowers of any description.
Wells, Fargo & Co. will carry free of
charge any flowers to be used for the
decorations, if delivered to their sta
tion agents in paper boxes addressed
as above.
Charles F. Lummis left last evening
for Isecta, New Mexico, to gather the
Pueblo Indians who will take part in
the parades of Wednesday and Thurs
day, and who will participate in the
athletic tournament on athletic day.
These Indians will not be the same
as were here last year, but their ap-
pearance will be equally interesting.
The display of their native games and
dances at Athletic park will form one
of the most instructive features of
that days programme. The Indians
will be entertained by the Landmarks
club on April 22d, and on Friday fol-
lowing they will be escorted to Terminal
Island, where they will have an oppor-
tunity to take glimpse at the ocean,
When not engaged in the procession
they will be found on one of the prin-
cipal streets where they will offer for
sale blankets. pottery and trinkets
made by them on the reservation.