The Topeka state journal., 1896-08-10

, ENGLISH cart. drawn by four jet black
horses The harness was coVereo Win
smilax and pink rose buds, WhIle @ @tne
color was entirely concealed with the
same flowers.
A handsome spike team of white
horses was driven by Mrs. Grant Hem
enWay to a flower bedecked open trap;
Purple and white were the colors ana
the harness was wrapped in purple ana
white, except the collars, Whlch WeIS
covered with flowers in harmony Win
A Russian team drew four-wheel
brake, in which were seated the Misses
Kimball, Mrs. Benjamin Brewster MISS
Gibbons of Chicago and the MISSES
Drake and Carpenter OF DeS Mo1neSs
Ia The body of the brake was a solid
mass of silvery sage grass ana Starry Starry
pOppies The wheels were covered
with robes of sage grass entwined with
poppies. The trappings were IN scar
let, with ribbons and tassels, accord
ing to the Russian style
In a high tWO-Wheel cart, drawn py
a dashing black pair of horses, driven
tandem sat Miss Carr and j. NJ
PrOudfit. Heavy WreathS of SmllaX
encircIed the body and wheels OF the
cart The trappings were hidden by
ropes of snlilax and rOsetteS of flowers
were on the horses heads.
A Roman chariot was entered by
Miss A. A. Warren of this city, repre-
sentative of a. war car of the early
Romans. The chariot was white, or
namented with historical designs,
aXles wrapped in red. The three war
riors also wore glistening helmets and
breast plates and the Roman eagle
was perched on a, triumphal arch
above them. The car was filed with
flowers. which the warriors threw at
the on-lookers.
Mr.. H. J. Hagerman attracted a
great deal of attention with his Bac-
chanalian chariot. A rich background
was made by the glossy leaves of an
oak tree. which brought into full re
lief the beauties of tempting punches
of ripened grapes, which formed a gar
niture.
one of the daintiest features of the
parade was Mrs. Chauncys spider
phaeton, drawn by a pair of glossy
blacks. The phaeton was trimmed
with smilax and clematis, fringed with
beautiful masses of American Beauty
roses Mrs. Chauncy drove with her
little girl, 3 years old, seated by her
side.
Miss DeCoursey and Miss Hughes
had a beautiful exhibit in green and
pink, a tWO-wheeI trap covered with
wild grass, wheat and pink holIyhocks
The canopy was one mass of pink hOI-
lyhOcks- The Conneu trap was a. two
wheel vehicle drawn by a dark brown
pony IN many-cOlOred harness. The
body of the trap was covered with
carnations The occupants of the trap
Master Julius and Miss Flora Stevens.
Miss Kennedy's tWO-wheel cart was
very prettily decorated, the harness
being covered with sage green satin
and the cart trimmed with sage grass
was dressed in green and Miss Morgan.
who accompanied her in pink. Both
ladies wore large white hats trimmed
with green leaves and pink flowers.
One of the most novel designs of the
parade was that Of Mr. Burns and
Ted Robinson. They had a donkey
cart, decorated with cat tails and bull
rushes, and were dressed like frogs.
Their exhibit excited a great deal of
admiration and amusement along the
line. BERTHE Banks of Denver was also
down here with his ostrich and cart
He was loudly appIauded all along the
line and was awarded first prize by
the judge for special features.
A nObby design was carried out in
the One-horse cart driven by the
Misses Lunt. in heliotrope and white
cOlumbine. The body of the cart was
concealed by waved lines of flowers
and the wheels by stars The ladies
We're daintily gOwned in white with
heliOtrOpe ribbons and bouquets.