St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-07
A COSTLY rlARDIdRAS PAGEANT.
New Free Street Parade Of the Barnum 6
Bailey Show.


With the usual disregard of expense
and with the energy that has character
lied every effort OF Barnum & Bailey,
they have designed new street parade
for the pleasure OF the people, and when
it is stated that it is freely offered on the
same generous scale as the performances
within the tents, one can easily i'm
agine its magnificent splendors. All the
crowned heads OF the world-the reigning
sovereigns-n coaches OF state, in royal
robes, on horseback, surrounded with
their escorts, the military uniforms OF all
nations, in groups and in picturesque
oriental style, are represented in the
most truthful and correct man.
ner, together with a magnificent
display of open dens of wild beasts
and carved golden chariots, con-
tainining the splendid geological collec-
ton, followed by twenty-four elephants,
the alegorical chariots illustrating nurs-
cry rhymes and children's fairy Stories
together with the Duryea Motor Wagon
or horseless carriage, the identical vehi
Gle winning the race in November last
AS the bills say, at is worth coming
miles to see, and once seen never forgot
ten" The following order of march will
tell the story OF its magnitude. The pa
rade will take place about 0 O'Clock in
the morning on Tuesday, Aug. II.
ORDER OF MARCH.
MILITARY BAND.
Gentlemen Fox Hunters and Cavaliers.
Lady Performers and Side-saddle Experts.
Band Chariot, Drawn by Ten Horses
Open Den of Five Tigers and Trainer.
Open Den of -Four Lions and Trainer.
Open Den of Six Leopards and Trainer.
Open Den of Six Panthcrs and Trainer.
Open Den of -Four Bears and Trainer.
Open Den of Six Wolves and Trainer.
Open Den of Six Hyenas and Trainer.
Band Chariot Euterpe, Drawn by Ten
Horses.
Mounted Ladies of the Hippodrome.
Gentlemen Hippodrome Riders.
Three Teams of Roman Standing Racers
Three Four-horse Roman Chariots.
Two Elephants with Howdahs and Oriental
Beauties.
Caravan Of Twenty Performing Elephants.
Dragon Chariot with Harnessed Camels.
Chariot of India, Drawn by Ten Horses.
Cinderella's Fairy Coach.
Blue Beard.
Old Woman who Lived in Shoe.
Santa Claus.
Little Red Riding Hood
Sinbad, the Sailor.
Mother Goose. Steam Calliope.
Representations of the Crowned Heads Of
the World.
CHINA.
His Majesty the Emperor Mounted Stan
dard Bearer, White Swan Chariot with
Mandarins and officers.
2-SIAM.
Magnificent Siamese Procession with King
Thebaw in State on the back of an Ele-
phant Two other Elephants with How
dahs, Attendants on foot, Standard Bear
ers, Officers, Horsemen, ETC., etc.
3-EGYPT.
The Khedive on Horseback, Standard Bearer
on Camel; Mounted officers of the
Guards
4-JAPAN.
White Chariot of State. The Mikado with
his Advisors and Guards.
5-PERsIA.
The Shah with Royal Escort on Camels
6-TURKEY.
The Sultan on Horseback, with Officers OF
| Cavalry.
7-HoLLAND.
| Coach of State, Infant Queen, Officers OF
Royal Guards.
S-BELGIUM
King Leopold on Horseback and Officers OF
the Lancers.
9-SwEDEN.
| King Oscar on Horseback, Officers of the
Royal Guards.
1O-SPAIN.
Coach Of State, Infant Queen, Escort and
Attendants
11-ITALY.
| King Humbert on Horseback, Officers OF the
Genoa Regiment and Life Guards.
12-AUsTRIA.
Emperor Francis Joseph on Horseback Off
GERS of Dragons and Hungarian Life
Guards.
13-RUSsIA.
The Gear on Horseback, Mounted Cossacks
Officers of the Chevier Guards
14-FRANcE.
President Carnot, Officers of Hussars.
15-GERMANY.
Emperor William on Horseback, with Uhlar
Officers
16--ENGLAND.
Coach of State, Queen Victoria Life Guards
etc.
16-AMERIcA.
| Allegorical Chariot, with Army Navy. Wash
ton. Lincoln, Grant Uncle Sam, Goddess
of Liberty, Duryea Horseless Carriage.