The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-13
TOPEKA BERUTIFlED.
What We Might DO If One Day
Is Flower Day.
Of the Proposed Fall Festival
Next September.
The City of San Jose, California Delhi
erately Planted 100 Acres Of
Flowers So That She
Would Have
Enough

san Jose. Cal. prepared for her flower
carnival. not by robbing the garden
plots. but by setting aside 100 acres for
flowers and deliberately raising them
for the occasion.
AS a consequence the home gardens
retained their growing integrity, ana
the display of flowers for decorative
purposes surpassed comprehension
The san Francisco Call, speaking OF
the festival. says:
zone must travel perilOusly far into
the millions to estimate the number OF
any of the principal flowers used In the
decorations such as calais, roses, mari
colds and carnations. In this process
sion of wonderful floats and private
carriages more blossoms We're used Lnan
all the eastern and middle states could
produce in a dozen years 1T was All
a. riot of bloom, dazzling and DeWlldeF-
ing. out of this magnificent confusion
of color was evolved q marvellous or
der OF arrangement and effect Every
part of the gorgeous procession was
finely adjusted to its fellows and 70 the
scheme was an intelligent comprehen-
sion of much that has made the fame
OF this wonderful valley.
From every part Of the country
came pupils i'm disting uishing dress and
with handsome floats, depicting some
ideal which they cherish From the
training school and brownies OF the
State Normal school to the labOriOusly
there was a hearty emulation based on
a friendly rivalry to excel Even the
wonderful float of the Santa cara
County Floral society, with It's bank OF
clouds drawn by butterflies, and even
the splendid floral ship of the WOman's
club. failed to eclipse the gloly of the
LongfenOW school. with its pretty young
queen sitting under a gilded dome or
the artistic presentation made by the
high school
How many thousands of school chill
rod
regard to arithmetic would be required
TO say. AZ prettfer sight than their
white pink, blue or canary costumes,
their dainty caps. saShes and parasOlS
of cOlored paper, and the exquisite taste
with which these COIOrs were combined
and the precision with which the pupils
marched could not be imagined.
IA wonderful change of color came
when darkness fell. Where the splen-
did efforts of the sunshine ceased hui
man ingenuity came into play T. n
countable electric lights of all cOlors
sprang forth from unexpected corners
and many thousands of Chinese Ian
ferns bHnked mildly everywhere St
James park was aglow with these soft
mystical lights from the Orient The
concert and dance in the evening had
their crowds.
There are other good things on The
list for tomorrow and splendid fire
works for the evening. But SAN Jose,
at is feared. viii go wholly mad Satur-
day evening when that most irrespOlsi-
bic of creatures. King Cole, assumes
supreme authority"
Another writer says of the San Jose
festival.
Every house was decorated with
bunting. flowers and evergreens. Into
most of the decorations roses and palms
and lilies entered extensively At short
intervals the principal streets were
strung across with banners of various
designs and cOlOrs- flags, especially Old
Glory, We're displayed on every cOnceiv-
able spot, and in addition TO all this
the architectural lines of many build
ings were covered with evergreens.
Green festCOns, strings of Japanese
lanterns and floral festoOns Hghtened
Ehe effect in places.
I'm all it's lavish carnival garb san
Jose presented a really impressive spec
tacle. which was not wholly convention
al The floral arches We're refreshing1y
original the general scheme of decOra-
ti0n combining some meaning with dis
play For instance there is one arch
arch Of welcome at the br0ad-guage de-
pot-a white structure with graceful
proportions The secret of its story is
told in evergreen Wreathes that cover
the surface"
The stage upon which the queen Of
the festival was crowned is described.
Inc stage was hung on each side
with tricolOred drapery, which formed
the side walls of a room. at the end of
winch was the queens beautiful throne
"a slightly elevated platform. covered
with white and surrounded by a. festoon
OF roses upon cream and gold supports
was the spot reserved for ROYALTY There
was backgrounds mosaic of roses of
many colors-fading away into ever
greens and palms. Then there were
cream and gold pillars on each side