The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05

mentation. One of the most beautiful OBJ
iects in this line will be the family car
riage of John R. Chace of Santa Cruz,
which will be magnifcently decorated in
yellow.
All the public schools in San Jose and
the surrounding districts, st. Joseph's
School and the University of the Pacific
will have floats in the parade. All ofthem
will be original and beautiful in design.
The Horace Mann School will have spa
cious float in line, upon which numbe
OF gayly attired children will dance around
a May-pole. The evolutions that they
will perform with ribbons of the carnival
colors will be intricate and beautiful, and
no doubt this float will attract much ad-
miring attention on the line of march.
The Sunol-street School, in Hester Dis
trict, is preparing a magnificent float at
great expense. An immense swan will be
harnessed to a fioatboat. The float will
be drawn by six handsome coal black
horses. Other schools are making similar
arrangements for splendid displays. An
idea of the extent of the floats that are
under preparation may be gained from
consideration of the space they would oc-
cupy if they were placed one after another
as closely as they could move in line. The
floats and horses would, under these con-
dltlons, make a line over half mile in
length.
IL Is Certain tQSt Ine pdIaU6 Will not De
less than two miles in length, and it is i'm
pro obable that it will be kept within that
limit. 1t is scarcely possible to imagine
the effect from any given point of this
large and brilliant passing spectacle, to in
clude many beautiful floats and decorated
rigs, gayly uniformed and flower bedecked
school-chlldren, civic societies, companies
of floral lancers, bands of music and drum
corps, all intermingled with innumerable
flags and banners. There can be no possi-
BILE doubt that this will be the most mag
nItlcent parade ever presented at q floral
festival on the coast.
The 1000 school children in the process
sion will wear uniforms consisting of caps
and sashes in addition to floral garlands
and wreaths. The caps are to have
crown of white, red bands and blue visors,
thus making up the carnival colors. The
sashes are to be red, white and blue. The
children are also being drilled. Girls in
varl-colored costumes are to be grouped in
the march so as to produce striking and
beautiful effects that will attract as much
admiring attention as the floats and other
features.
A magnificent exhibit is being prepared
by the Santa Clara County Floral Society.
No expense is being spared, and at least
$4,000 roses of one variety alone will be
consumed in this display. The float of
the Board of Trade will be one of the most
elaborate and beautiful spectacles in the
line of march.
1t is intended to move the great parade
at noon sharp on Wednesday, the opening
day OF the carnival. AS it passes the
Courthouse, going northward toward the
Hotel Vendome, it will be viewed by the
prize committee. On the return the
ladies driving the finest appearing turn
outs will be presented with awards in the
shape of banners. The school children
presenting the best appearance In line will
also receive awards. On returning to the
Courthouse those on foot will leave the
line and assemble in st. James Park,
where they will be permitted to view the
rest of the pageant as it encircles the park
and then disbands. The floats that can
be kept bright and fresh for two or three
days, or whose decorations are renewed,
will be kept on exhibition the rest of the
week at Agricultural Park.
During the carnival there will be a con.
slant round of fun and amusement fur
nished by the entertainment committee
The attraction for Thursday afternoon
the polo game in which the noted River
side and Burlingame teams will compete
will take place at Agricultural Park. The
grounds are now being prepared for the
game. 1t will attract a large number of
society people from San Francisco, Santa
Cruz, Oakland, Alameda, Sacramento and
other points.
On Thursday evening, when the grand
dress bail of the carnival is to be given at
the pavilion the decorations of the inte-
rior are to be especially elaborate and ex-
quisite.
On Friday-Stanford day-the entire
student body of over 1000 persons will
come to the City on a special train, leav-
ing the station at Palo Alto about
O'Clock. Upon arriving at San Jose the
students will form in procession, and
headed by the university band of thirty.
five pieces, will march through the princi-
pal streets. Features of the procession
will be a unique float representative of the
university buildings, and carriages, drawn
by the students, containing DR.. Jordan
and other members of the faculty. The
afternoon will be given up to athletic
events, for which training has already be-
gun. There will be regular field day, tine
list of events being the same as at the
Eastern intercollegiate track meets. This
will be participated in by the Stanford
athletes and representatives from other
athletic organizations on the coast and
will include 100-yard dash, 220-yard,
440-yard 800-yard and one-mile runs,
shotputting, hammer throwing and pole.
yaulting. Besides these there will be 100-
yard dash, open only to students from
academic schools, and 220-yard dash,
closed to Santa Clara County. A number
of the events will be handicaps, which will
add to the interest from spectators
point of view.
Among the sports will be game of