Kansas City journal., 1897-10-08

and brown coats, and were armed with
pictUresquely varied, and, with their drum
mers ana nag, they presented a very fine
spectacle.
One OF the features of the Swiss section
was the group of -mouutaineers in gray.
with red and black trimmings, preceded by
two cows with silver bells, typical of the
pursuits of the Swiss mountaineers. They
carried the tools and implements of their
agricultural following, and some of them
bore huge artificial cheesss, while others
carried cans of milk.
In the Swedish Division.
The display of the Swedish residents of
Kansas City. which took up the third di-
vision in the parade, was thoroughly cred
liable to the representatives of that nation
ality. The marshal of this division was
Charles ArIund and he was respIendent in
a rich suit of black with gorgeous blue and
yellow sash. He rode a spirited black
horse. His aides were c. II. Cons, Hugo
Eastman, C. d. Anderson and George Oh
son.
Three beautiful floats were the feature
of this division. The first was striking
scene representing the goddess of Sweden
Svea. who rode in a float beside a monster
lion, the national emblem of Sweden, back
of which was the mystic rune stone erected
to the memory of her husband, ulf, and
her son, Sven, by Astrid, one of Sweden
saints.
The float was attended by a detachment
of royal Swedish guards in striking cos
tunes of white trousers, blue coats and
white stripes and white cooked hats. They
were in command of L. I. Lindberg. SVea,
i
the goddess stood in a chariot arrayed IN
a simple but effective costume OF white'
made in the Grecian fashion. She was MISS
Annie Bergquist. She was attended by slN
beautiful valkyries. those half-mythicai'
half sanity women of Swedish history who
offered their services to their country IN
war. They were attired In Greclan gowns
of blue and wore winged helmets upon their
neads and white and blue sashes over Their
shoulders. They carried shields ana spears
and over their gowns they wore SHINING Sill
yer armor. The young women VINO LOOK
the parts of the valkyries were Misses An
ME and Mary Bordman, E. Schonquist,
Tekla Olson, Ingrig Nelson. Hilda Wik and
The second float was one of the great
features of the parade. II was the impresS, 3,
G d.
which Eric the Bold is supposed to nave
discovered America centuries before "a
bot landed on these shores ana long pc
fore CHRISTOPHER Columbus ever saw Sooo
Queen Isabella's Jewels. The ship Itself was
a huge dragon in form, the PROV represeht-
ing the faItastical head ana the stern tlle
fiarinp tail of a half-mythical creature OF
the deep. II looked just the sort OF craft
in which the bold pioneers orayeo the peiIis
of the sea long before the Gays OF scnar LA % .
and compass.~-Seated at -the oars was d
crew of as motley and venturesome mar
iners as ever set out on a quest. They wore
gray blouses over black shirts ana on .as sneas
heads were savage fur caps surmountea
with horns Each man carried SWORD
and shield embossed in fantastic style. Inc
viking himself was a little more pictuuI
esouely attired, but not more savage tnah
the rest. The float was a charactefistic
scene In every respect and was true 70
historical detail. being an interesting ana
not uninstructive page from the seeiniS
The float was followed by striking band
of Swedish patriots representing Ehgei-
breckt and his companions driving the
Danes out of Sweden. They wore soper
gray coats gray hats and yellow trousers
an6 carried long spears or battle axes In
their hands.
Long centuries ago, SO the story goes,
about the year 1893. the Swedes elected
king a Dane. to rule over Sweden, NORWAY
and Denmark. This. king proved to be the
He sent his odious tax collectors into the
country and ravaged the people without
breckt was the hero who was to Sweden
what Washington was to America Al the
head of a gallant band of followers ne
drove the hateful Danes from the country
Engelbreckt was represented by Charles
Carlson, who wore a costume of red trou.
sers and gray and blue coat. In front of
rade. raii the bear" who in history performed
prodigies of valor with his tremendous
sword. This. latter day bear carried Ell ed. a
sword fully six feet long banner n t ;anrG
"Engelbreckt, the Swedish washington.
Fifteen carriages followed this band con-
taining men and women IN, SWeafsa cos
Sweden. The girls wore the picturesque
red. blue or green bodice, skirt and white
waist and colored apron ana hrases the young ,one
coats and conical hats OF the SWedish peas
ant.
the Con Common. The Maypoie was gaily
decked with pink, and yellow roses and gay gay
Carnival colors, radiated from 1t. A jolly
company of about twenty young women
and young. men were upon the foat. and
along the line of march they went through
the pretty maneuvers of the Maypole dance.
british and Scotch.
The fourth division. British and Scottish
citizens. was headed by the Chillicothe,
NO., band of eighteen pieces, followed by
Division Marshal George Law and aides
The float britannica" was decorated with
the different flags of all British dependen-
cies. behind each of which stood d repre-
sentative of the colony in the costume Of
its Inhabitants. On an immense globe
showing the map of the British domin-
ions. rode Mrs. C. wetzig, representing
Britannica
into Delaware from Ninth. The British
citizens had been unable to secure a lion
for the float and used stuffed tiger in
stead. Beside the beast stood E. c. Bright
as John Bull. The navy of Britain was
represented by A. II. Roundtree. who stood
near the front of the float attired in the
American and X. K. colors literally inter-
spersed with the flags of the colonies. 1t
was drawn by four gray horses. with two
small Union Jacks extended from the bri-
die band of each.
troop of horsemen in Scottish costume
followed, veteran Company A fife and
drum corps and two Scottish pipers heading
the Scottish part of the division. Twelve
Highlanders in kits with two horsemen in
Scottish costume carrying the flags or
Britain and Scotland respectively preceded
band playing the musical instruments of
the Assyrians, and carried the potentates
of the ancient Assyrians.
Board of Trade Division.
The fifth division, the board of trade, was
led by two bands, Pryors Fourth Regiment
band. of St. Joseph. with thirty pieces, Sam
Pryor, director, and the Marine band, of
Springfield, Mo-, thirty pieces, II. Marion
director. The board of trade division rep
resented Mexico. Marshal ]. J. Hiddle-