The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-20

with the opening OF the festivities and the
chances of injury reduced to minim UNI.
This Is the one thing among the many
that experience has taught the decorators.
Everything was prepared and held IN
readiness to be put into place with the
utmost expedition, and tomorrow even
ing will see all that district lying within
the boundaries of First and Seventh
streets, Spring and Broadway, swathed in
the wine, olive and orange that form the
fiesta colors. ablaze at night with the
same colors flashed from incandescent
lights, and all relieved by a perfect forest
OF ferns, and swinging at frequent inter
walls the broad folds of the stars and
stripes.
The work tonight is under the super
vision of Frank Virgins, chairman of the
decoration committee. The general plan
contem plates the draping OF Main street
with the festival colors, so that it shall
wear the appearance of long arch extend
ing from the plaza to Seventh street. The
bunting will be suspended from the trolley
wires and swung to the poles on both sides
of the street. Spring street to Seventh
will be all a-fiutter with V-shaped Japanese
flags in the tri-color, swung from the
edged with gold fringe Broadway will be
treated similarly. Palms and evergreens
spread from or twine about the telegraph
and trolley poles. Swung also from the
trolley wires of all these streets, as well
as the side streets in the same area, are
tri-colored incandescent lamps. On Main
street there are besides three electric V
shaped arches OF tri-colored lights. On
l.
arches in similar lights and again at
Broadway and Third another. All the
side streets, First to Fifth and from Broad
way to Spring, are dressed in tri-colored
bunting, with fans and pen nants from the
trolley wires and frequent American flags
OF from twenty to forty feet spread.
The tribunes will be trimmed in white
with remnants swung on poles from tn e
back of the seats, giving lively and
beautiful setting for the throng of people.
at the entrance to the tribunes will be
placed two immense tri-colored flags and
one American flag. A yellow canopy will
be spread above the throne, the base of
which will be green with spreading palms.
Two large fiesta flags will swing from
each side of the lower steps. The sup
ports of the throne will be covered with
green smiIax.
The groundwork in the pavilion will be
OF yellow, with a profusion of Chinese
lanterns, the supports IN yellow, trimmed
with ivy. The throne in the ballroom will
be covered with red silk.
At the athletic grounds the fiesta colors
will find expression in remnants attached
TO poles back of the bleachers, the grand
stand being trimmed with pennants and
the American flag. A special throne will
be built here also, trimmed with red satin
and gold.
Westlake Park, the scene OF the water
carnival. will be arched with incandescent
lights.
The great carnival will open tomorrow
evening with special ceremonies az the
Pavilion. At the trlbunes there will be a
series OF Indian dances. Her Majesty
having been put in the possession of the
keys OF the city the evening before, will
at sunrise on Wednesday be saluted. On
the afternoon of that day the grand street
parade will take place, a cavalcade of
caoalleros and special contingent OF
Chinese, with their terrible writing
dragon and gorgeous Oriental costumes
constituting characteristic features. In
the evening grand concert will be given. |
Thursday afternoon will be given over to
athletic sports. and in the evening an ilIu-
minated pageant.
On Friday there will be the beautiful
floral parade. and in the evening the
water carnival and fireworks at the park
Saturday will be Children's dav, with
patriotic exercises and fag-raising, and
In the evening the gay season will reach
Its climax and conclusion in the great
revel of the maskers.