The San Francisco call., 1896-04-17

| this idea was that beautiful flowers may
sometimes be effectively used so as to ex-
hibit their own delicate forms and coIors
instead of being sacrificed in furthering a
a general effect.
| In this instance the intention wasTto
| initiate the decoration of Dresde1 china,
and the entire vehicle was draped In
white, clusters Of La France roses of ex-
ceedng beauty being applied on the white
ground with an artistic hand, while gar
| lands of the same flowers bordered the
vehicle. The two snow-white horses were
| harnessed in pink, and Mrs. G. Q. Felton,
and her daughter who occupied the car
riage wore pink gowns. with clusters OF
roses in their hats and on their gowns. A
! pretty white marguerite basket filled with
prettier children was entered and designed
by Mrs. Frank NJ. Whitney, wife of Santa
Barbara's Mayor-elect. The horses were
in white harness decked with daisies, and
the six little girls in the basket were clad
in white muslin.
Wearing white hats trimmed with yell
low ribbons and wreaths of daisies were
LOUIS Whitney, Paula Wright, Bertha
| Gregory, Margaret Edwards and Adell
VOORHEES,.
would have been hard for the judges to
decide between this and the vehicle en-
tered by Alexander Sedgwick, which re-
ceived the second award.
This was covered with pale yellow banks
of roses, intertwined with smilax. and the
scheme of decoration was extended to the
kspirited black horses, which had collars
covered with the delicate flowers and wore
yellow nets dotted with the blossoms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sedgwick Mrs. Roberts and
Mr.. Campbell occupied the vehicle, ell
wearing yellow and white, in harm ony
with their decorations.
That somewhat aristocratic organization,
the Santa Barbara Club, is accountable
| for the delightful haycart banked with
| the golden blossoms of wild mustard,
thinly carpeted with oats, filled with
pretty maids in cool white muslin gowns,
wearing Maud Muller hats with yellow
ribbons and carrying rakes bowed with
| yellow satin ribbons.
The conception did credit to the club
men and there was a murmur of applause
when it was handed the blue banner rep
resenting the first prize. The occupants
were Miss Gum of San Francisco, Miss
Mabel Rowe of Los Angeles, the Misses
| Georgiana and Madesine Lacy and Miss
Kirby of San Francisco.
Miramar, that poetical little settlement
by the sea, in Montecito, furnished the
farmwagon in shape like a huge basket
| decorated with pink geraniums and filled
with gay party, all OF the ladies wearing
pink and green gowns, with charming
| little caps modelled after the blossom. The
occupants were Mrs. Daggett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mower the Misses Mcdonald and
| Brown, Mr. Dormer, Mr.. O'Brien and Mr..
| Moore. who officiated as driver.
This was drawn by pair of immense
white horses harnessed in pink and with
pink ribbons.
Mrs. d. II. Sidebotham and Mrs. Worth
ington chose an original scheme of decora-
| ton for their low phaeton, combining
sheafs of barley with marguerites in
| chaste effect.
They wore thin null gowns, and the
large white parasol they carried was
flounced with null and quantity decorated
with barlev-heads. Their sorrel ponies
were harnessed with white.
No more perfect scheme of color ap-
peared in the entire procession than the
Daley phaeton, occupied by Miss Mary
other first premium.
The body of the vehicle was covered with
cloth of gold roses, and the wheels were
! twined with yellow hanksas. The ladies
wore gowns of pale yellow, null hats
trimmed with the same material, and
carried parasols of white dotted muslin
bowed with yellow null. Their horse was
harnessed in yellow and literally decorated
with banksias.
Miss Eleanor Colt and Miss Ethel
! Vaughan drove in a low cart, which
| boasted the most unique decoration of the
day and won the hearts of the Judges in
their class, their vehicle being hidden
from sight beneath sprays of the rumex,
wildfower growing in Ventura County
and shading from lemon yellow and cream
to old rose and dull reds tinged with
| brown.
The ladies wore gowns and hats of pale
green null. Miss Anna S. G. Blake was
represented by Miss Beryl Lord and Miss
! Coutellenc, the occupants of the phaeton,
whose decorations of pink and white car
nations and roses won the second award
in this division. The canopy was covered
with the same sweet flowers, and the
ladies were gowned in pink null with pale
green silk sleeves.
Arthur Dave, wearing olive green with
pink sash and cap, accompanied them in
the province of a footman.
The graceful little phaeton, drawn by
four thoroughbred Shetland ponies, and
occupied by George P. Mack and Miss Jes-
sic Nelson of Naples. was entered by Mrs
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