The herald., 1897-04-25

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charming Of the series. 1t presented a
| picture from Tennyson's Sleeping Pal
| ace" Under a satin canopy lay the
Sleeping Beauty Miss Carrie Zurcher)
Across the purple coverlet-
The maiden's jet black has grown;
On either side her tranced form
| Forth streaming from braiG OF pearl;
The slumbrous light is rich and warm.
And moves not on the rounded curl"
Here sat the butler with his flask be-
tween his knees, half drained, and there
the wrinkled steward at his task Sleep
possessed the sentinels (H. Bouttier, G.
]. Oden), attendants Miss r. Hughes,
Miss A. TruiD, the parrot. the peacocks.
| the king, the barons, the long sleep Of
| one hundred summers laid upon them
by the magic spell.
The Fairy Prince IT. z. Prior) with
joyful eye and lighter-footed than the fox
was poised upon the threshold. "Hs
comes hence knowing what he seeks"
The beautiful scene was carried out
| very effectively. and the sleep-possessed
| palace. in the glare of the electric light.
with it's swinging spider webs from the
| dust-covered lamp. seemed a chapter
| apart from the rest in the Legend Of
| the Flowers" A blaze of poppies-gol-
| den and FURNISHED flouted their petals
| to the light, and formed fitting setting
| for the symbolic picture.
THE SEA FAN
| This float was chapter from classic
| lore. The scene presented was SUBJ
marine view in which was Neptune (B.
w. Steinhart) was enthroned. trident il
| hand.
Neptune. tremendous DER the boundless
maini
Revered and awful. cen in heavens
| abodes."
The god was seated upon bank Of
| pinks and white coral, below him two
mermaids (E. Ducommun and w. H.
Menke) reclined upon the wreck Of .
sunken vessel Beneath was a chest.
broken, and scattering it's jewels and
golden coin upon the floor Of the sea.
Beautiful shells. glittering gold and
silver fist and other sea life disported
themselves in the water. The water eff
fects in this float were charmingly
| realistic.
THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
The chief blossom of Japan, her IN.
| spired symbol, the chrysanthemum,
made splendid display in a float giving
a realistic scene from the Mikado.
The foreground represented Koho's
| garden, a silver crescent moon swung
lightly above the foliage, in which was
seated Yum Yum (Miss Young) singing
to Nanki Poo (Mr. Hanchette). "Ths
| Moon and l." while Pitt Sing and
| Peep-Boo were in her company and at
| tendants (Miss Duncan, Miss King, Miss
Brambilla) were close by. All around
were cloud effects studded with silver
| stars.
/ In the background was Japanese
pagoda. with flowers in growing vases
and foliage plants giving charming color
| effect.
| While the gardens were bathed In
moonlight, the villa was in the sharp
| light of day, so the treatment of the
| two scenes was in fine and effective
| contrast.
THE HOLLY
In this float Santa Claus (Charleo
Howe) is the ruling spirit Under the
aurora borealis the good saint. with hio
sledge and reindeer, is preparing for
his Christmas mission. An immense
iceberg at one end Of the float Is re-
splendent in rainbow hues. The reflec-
tion of color in the water. the magnifi-
cence of the aurora, the cold effects Of
the snow and ice xery charmingly pre-
sented. The base Of the float was bril-
liant with holly, a
Its glossy leaves
| Ordered by an intelligence so wise