The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
PARADE OF FOUR HUNDRED.
MILLIONAIREs HAVE CAUGHT THE
BICYCLE PARADE FEVER.


PicrrOt, Vatican Flower Girl and
Baby-other Parades at Saratoga,
Long Branch and Asbury Park.
Newport, July 2S.-The craze for the
fancy bicycle dress parade is at Its very
hight, and can be called a craze indeed.
Last year there were few bicycle flow
er parades, but this year the genuine fan
cy-dress parade takes place upon the
principal streets.
Saratoga's bicycle flower parade is yet
TO come Long Branch has just enjoyed
enc, when score Of pretty actresses re
ceived prizes for their fine dressing and
their beautifully trimmed wheels. But by
far the finest of the fancy dress bicycle
parades will take place at Newport this
summer, when, full 400 strong, they will
sweep down Bellevue avenue, carrying
with them a storm of applause and show
ers from all who are fortunate enough
to see the procession. 1t will be modelled
after the Long Branch one of two weeks
ago
The bicycle fancy-dress profession may
be said to have begun with the Bradley
Martin ball, when fancy dress was made
fashionable. The second great impetus it
got was from the great ball of the Ouch
ess of Devonshire, held a few weeks ago
in London, when all came in fancy and
historical costumes.
Meanwhile, the bicycle flower parade
has been going on every summer. be-
cause the wheel lends itself so beautifully
and so naturally to decoration; and,
therefore, when it was suggested that
the fancy dress and the flower parade be
combined it met with an enthusiastic re-
ception.
A bicycle fancy-dress parade is the cas-
lest thing to arrange. The costume must
first be obtained. then the wheel must
be dressed in some characteristic way,
after which the rider mounts and takes
his place in the procession. Nothing can
be easier of conception or more beautiful
to look at.
The Newport bicycle parade, which will
take place this summer, will be one of
the most notable things that were ever
seen in Newport not only for its novelty,
but because the Four Hundred, who are
supposed to be stated with every kind of
enjoyment, lend themselves, heart and
soul, to this new form of pleasure.
As yet the parade is in its incipiency
so to speak. 1t has been talked and plan
ned and some of the costumes have been
ordered but no rehearsals have been held
so 1t is impossible to do more than to de-
scribe some of the figures as they will be-
The originators of 1t are said to be Mrs
John jacob Aston, who is one of the cleV-
crest of the Newport matrons; and then
there IS Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
ana Mrs. Arthur Paget among the young
er matrons; and among the others there
are Mrs .. II. P. Belmont, Mrs Wilson,
MIS- Fotter Palmer and others whose
names are well known in social life
As near as could be obtained from a
canvass OF the people W o are interested
~ the coming bicycle parade here are
some OF the figures as the y will appear:
me parade will be led by Uncle Sam.
VINO Will ride in the middle and little
ahedd upon a nckel-plated wheel Irnon
'le front OF the wheel there will be
perched a great stuffed eagle, whose pres
sioe atone would proclaim the character.
even Il 1t We're not for the well-known
Whlte nat and the big coat with stars upon
,iie coiar and striped trousers to be worn
by Uncle Sam.
AT Uncle Sans right will ride tba W..
teau flower girl, who will be one of the
iH'St beautiful matrons of Newport 1t
9dlp mat the part will be taken by Mrs
-loDart and Chatfield Taylor of Chicago.
i m"o recently celebrated her 18th birthday
most glorious and fitting style. She
n.
On dthlete and would carry ont me mort
u me delicate Watteau beauty most ac-
ep'aoy' nut whether she can make her
:; liner arrangements so as to be present
'Ie question. But if she can be per
80 ~ 70 come TO Newport for this pa
w MS part viii be assigned her The
vatican flower girl will dress In ri,,l, go
Cpon her wheel there will he a
o"V pdhd OF flowers put on a frame 10
.iloIe tray. The flowers will be mink
ara blue forget-me-nots. with a
ar siouHa OF green leaves TO set them
ne dress of the Vatican flower OWL
WI De a pink and white strined silb
me waist will be figured in deli
bon p' iiA mowers and bows of blue rib
nm III decorate IT, The hat will be an
of ttl one Of blue, with a rising plume
unde,,a@ a.iIS anu pale blue forget me-nots
t Ira, ledth II. This design, like the other
tuIhisned by one of the most. celabra tej
PAINTERS of Europe. SeioDi a'ou
ana neie sans left will ride the .Tadv
the Tiger" This is a fasbtonahie
dr. peHe dressed for an afternoon
laticn ,eaiihs a sailor hat and the regu-
ba street. dress. Behind her will cit
a groom. namely, the Tiger Tbis
bs 10 a tandem and the ~, per-, will
AZ Dig parasol suspended ovar NE
h. 9 nedu' The front of this wheel win
uarsgo} ated with flowers to match the
an. 10 -, -''a Louise McAllSter who &c
Of bs,4,. me most accomplished wheeIwon,er
ars%port will be asked to dress IN This
row, ,, one extreme right of the forward
be- WI, WI ride the Baby, which part yin
eIr5,,l nsn by one OF the debutantes of he
A'a Amer It is thought that Miss - v sae
krot, me second daughter OF Inc weii
a, 49, .. j. Van Allen, whose RESIGNATION
sen@,tt'5slser TO Italy created so much ~ =
p,r, ',on four years ago. will take II his
sunni. sae IS the most famous ~ me
~ H + debutantes. The dress worn ~,
IL ge1 viii be white muslin. with
b1n. ' amy nat tied with a big White rib
b. ,sl 'la on the front OF the wheel n,iii
or ened a big doll. wa
ia. es ~ me ne beauties OF the parade Is
fr e character shows what A. ,s -,
lze5 This feature has obarscto,.'
Gsa pa,,l ,he fancy dress balls ana rsr-
ch,raet,,.e Of the year. The lndesnite
rI ~ wv figure is LEFT out and Won car
In f,s pam sight Just what the ar ena
taken by o,aer iayorlte, Plerrot win no
H,ar., one Of the beaux OF Ne,vnort
4 lu.. mas mas on his biz white r,,,, ~.
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