The herald., 1897-04-01
VIVA FIESTA!
A Description of the Off
cial Program
THE GALLANT CABALLER0S
TO BE MORE REsPLENDENT AND
DARING THAN EVER
A Cavalry Troop of Shetland Ponies.
The Bankers Associations In
vitation--An Experiment

The cover of the official Fiesta pro-
gram is now in the hands of the execu-
tive committee. 1t is combination of
the two Fiesta posters-the dancing
Spanish maiden, by Miss May Curran,
and the prancing caballero, by Elmer
Wachtel and j. G. Borglum. While the
two posters are somewhat inharmonious
in color and perspective when placed to-
gether, yet they are symbolic OF the
Fiesta spirit and make q somewhat
striking design.
The official program will this year not
only contain the portrait of the queen,
but also those of the executive commit
tee and the three heads of former Fies-
tas being as follows: Max Meyberg,
director-general of the Fiestas of 1894
1896; John F. Francis and Ferd. K.
Rule, presidents of the executive COM
mittee of 1895 and 1897 respectively. The
edition will consist of 10000 copies and
will be the only official program pub
lished 1t will contain the routes of the
procession and much interesting infor-
nation in an article OF six pages,
"write-up" of Southern California and
Los Angeles. The whole will cover 80
pages
The caballeros will present themselves
this year in most striking and pictur-
esque costumes far more so than in pre-
vious years. The green corduroy trous-
ers will be slashed with yellow satin,
with silver spangle decoration. The
short Spanish jacket will be faced with
yellow satin, also spangied; req sasnes
and high-crowned sombreros, with Sill
yer cords and tassels, will complete the
fe anna orfD pr n q
details of this feature of the parade; he
has already engaged 70 of the best Span
ish riders in Southern California to take
part in the parade, and 1t Is intended
to display some very fine feats of horse
manship.
One of the new features of the parade
arranged for Wednesday, the 21st inst,
will be a troop of tavalry, consisting OF
20 boys on Shetland ponies, in uniform
of white, made up in military style, with
Fiesta trimmings. Capt. Bachelor, the
instructor of the Los Angeles Military
school, has taken charge of this little
troop, and the first drill will take place
at o: 80 Saturday next on Figueroa street,
near Twenty-seventh.
Capt. Bachelor assures the commit
tee tha even in this limited time the boys
will be drilled so as to present striking
evolutions in the parade. Any boy with
a Shetland pony who wishes to Join this
troop may do so by reporting to Capt.
Bachelor or C. A. Sumner.
Crowds of people are expected to at
tend the Fiesta from Arizona in compli-
nsent to Miss Alexander. Several parties
of prominent citizens with their wives
and families are coming in special cars
and will remain here during the entire
week.
On the 10Th and Goth insts. the Cali
fornia State Bankers association will
meet in Los Angeles, and the executive
committee has sent poster to each
bank in California, Arizona, New Mex
ico Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washing
ton, idaho and Montana. In a few
days a special invitation, signed by the
queen, will be sent to each official and
director of the different banks. inviting
him to attend the Fiesta.
The American Resort of Chicago, in
it's March issue. devotes its cover to an
Illustration of the Los Angeles Fiesta
and has also a handsomely illustrated
article upon the same subject in the
issue.
The decorating committee of the FL
esta made an experiment last night with
the colored incandescent lights in front
of the chamber of commerce. A Gothic
arch crossed Broadway, with a f1utterlng
pennant and a banner of the tri-coler
running alternately up and down the
arch. A vista of these arches up and
down the street Alll of beautiful color
will make a charming decoration and is
both brilliant and effective.
Instead of the usual pennants this
year change will be made in arranging
the bunting in shape of half-shut fans
and fastening them at the top and bot
tom with wires to keep them in shape
These will be placed every eighteen feet
upon the side streets and will be both
unique and durable in case of rain or fog