The San Francisco call., 1896-04-17

four corners of the base, stood Miss Hope
Doeg, wearing Greek tunic OF pink silk,
and oyerdress OF family figured pink gauze.
On her head she wore a crown of myrtle,
and her pretty brown hair, unbound,
flowed over her shoulders. The five tiny
/ girls, one in white gown and the rest
wearing green silk and wreaths of pink
marguerites, grouped at the feet of
the goddess, were: Amy Martin, Mary
Frances Otto, Dorothy Otto, Edith Lord
and Dorothy Easton. Cyril Doutton,
wearing a Florentine costume of the fif-
teenth century, consisting Of green silk
jerkin and tan tights, drove the four sor-
rel horses, and Don Won Neumeyer, in a
similar costume, acted as footman.
By the way, it is interesting to note that
this same young Won Neumeyer is said to
be the Identical young New Yorker who
has served as a model for the famous
artist, G. d. Gibson.
Riyaling both of these exhibits in beauty
OF design and elaborate decoration came
the Bythlnia float a massive looking
structure its sides trimmed with wild
oats, on which the name of the birthplace
OF Santa Barbara appeared embroidered
IN yellow marguerites. Beneath a stately
arch stood Santa Barbara herself, imper-
soDated by Miss Paula de la Guerra, whose
costume and pose were copied faithfully
from the famous picture of the saint
painted by Palma Vecchio early in the
sixteenth century, and which hangs in a
great Roman gallery.
Her flowing gown was of brown cash
mere, her mantle of purple, and twined
about her shoulders and through her dark
flowing hair was white cashmere scarf
She stood on raised dais, and the broad
steps descending from it were carpeted
with marguerites. with margins of wild
oats. In kneeling posture below Fran
clsoan monk was posed in the somber garb
OF the brotherhood. The driver was richly
costumed in Roman dress of white and
purple, and the float was drawn by four of
the largest bay horses in the State har-
messed with yellow and decorated with
yellow marguerites. This was entered by
D. Hirschler of San Francisco.
The float which it has always been Gus
tomary for the flower festival to enter
without competing for prize, this year
presented picturesque group of char
acters from the cast of "As You Like IT,
produced last Monday. The decorations
were simple, representing a scene in the
forest of Arden, Rosalind and Orlando,
Celia, Toucbstone and Audrey. The senior
duke, Sylyius. and Phoebe and several of
the foresters were all in costume and in
characteristic attitudes and the great
Percher horses were harnessed in yellow
and green with decorations of wild
mustard. Three of the foresters in russet
and red acted as footmen and driver.
The exquisite carriage entered in the
name of Miss Bessie Cooper, which took
the first prize in its class, was compl etely
covered with pink duchess rosebuds, the
glohular form and pliable stems of which
lend themselves most readily to decora-
ton. The seats were upholstered in pink,
and the black horses were in pink harness
with collars of rosebuds. The occupants
were Miss Cooper, Mrs. E. H. Sawyer,
NJ ISIS Evangeline Nixon and Miss Kathleen
Wheeler, all wearing dainty pink tarlatan
gowns. pink tarlatan hats with long black
princess feathers and black gloves. There
was whole family in John Percy Law
toms mail phaeton, which won second
award
Mr.. Lawton and his wife occupied the
front seat and the three Lawton babies, all
clad in white, filled the rear seat, lap
robe of white tulle, dotted with margue-
rites, being drawn over their plump little
limbs. The phaeton was covered with
white marguerites, gracefully arranged in
clusters about the top and solidly applied
to the body of the vehicle. The shafts were
covered with white satin and the single
tree with pale blue, and the two whits
horses were harnessed in pale blue satin.
The Dresden coach entered by the Hon.
Rowland Hazard represented an idea, and