The San Francisco call., 1897-04-23
vark; fairies - Ella A. Stone, Susie

legend In chapter of history taken at
that fatefuI time when Cleopatra first met
Marx Anthony upon the river Cydnus.
The float represented the Egyptian
Queen in her barge of state, covered over
with a pavilion-cloth of gold tissue. with
silken sails and gay festoons. AT the
helm were mermaids; around her were
slaves. Ths barge was blaze of magnif-
cent color, surrounded by papyrus and
water plants. The characters were sus-
tanned as follows: Captain, Miss Gertie
Johnson; fam bearers, Miss Metcalf, Miss
Flora Benedict; rowers-G. w. Yonken,
Jay Andrews, J. c. Gull. Jacob Herbst;
N musicians-Miss Hernia Packer, Miss Ma
ME Goodwin.
Captain Solano, marshal and aids, had
the third division with the Pasadena
band. The floats represented the laurel,
cactus, snapdragon ana gold of ophir.
The laurel was represented by tableau
In which the victor in the Oiympian
games Is being crowned. A Greek tenn
pie, severely classical, was pictured as
surrounded by cypress trees; before 1t a
group OF athletes were returning IRON the
games; before them, upon Greek pedes-
tai, burned the sacred fires. Upon the
steps of The temple stood the victorious
| athlete In the act of receiving the chaplet
| OF victory at the hands ot the judges. Inc
! whole float was surrounded by laurel
| leaves
| lows: Victor, G. A. Barker; Judge, NJ. 7.
| Van Leuven: guests, J. o. Wl1ony, w. h.
| Lyman and j. E. Morrell; boy, Y. F1gue-
roa; spectators, J. r. Donaldson and L. U.
| Jones; woman, NJ. NJ. Burns.
The cactus was mbolized IN scene
from Mexico, in which Montezuma is
being carried TO the great temple by SIX
men. He is attended by his guards. The
! great tenn pie was encrusted with stucco,
richly sculptured. A fetch was seen upon
! the side OF the temple. In the center OF
the float was the sacrific:al stone, with
figures and EN- blems carved upon 1t. On
| the sides were AZtecs, kneeIing down and
worshiping tie image of the sun king.
! The characters were: NJ MonteZuma, j. J.
! Murphy; bearers, Robert Jones, John
! Cain, Robert Robinson, Theodore Hoff G.
| H. Wade and T. J. Mcdonald; musician,
Loring Gates.
The snap-dragon was symbolized by
! the great dragon, the sea monster killed
! by Perseus, the gorgon slayer, in rescuing
| Andromeda, whom Cepheus chained 10
| the rock to appease the oe!ties. The float
/ was simply huge dragon, twenty feet in
length, with wings fifteen feet wide. The
| dragon was walking over the rocks in pur-
| suit of Andromeda, her face hid, her
tresses afoat in the wafer. Perseus on
| horse back, with drawn sword, was in the
act OF Staying the monster. The dragon
was in green and blue lights with purple
scales and flaming nostrils. l. a. Hamil
| personated Perseus, and Miss \ Nellie Dick
enson Andromeda.
Gold OF Ophir was represented in a page
from Rider Haggard's She" the moment
! when Holly and Leo discovered the
witch's head. The float itself was the
! Ethiopian head, with thick lips, terrifying
! eyes and heavy cheeks. Poetic license is
taken with the story for spectacular effect,
as She appeared on the rock, IN snowy
| robes, sandaled feet, hair of raven black
| ness, and face OF unearthly beauty.
! Peering over the rock she gaZed al the TWO
men below in the boat In the foreground
were the hot pots, molten and full of red
! fires that lighted up the scene. Gold of
Ophir roses formed the base of the float.
The characters: Devinci George A Seat !;
| Holly, Thomas E. McGinn; She, Miss A
! Levy; Old Man, L. A Coburn; sayages,
Charley Moon and Cal Moon.
The fourth and last division was in
command OF c. 4. Sumner, marshal, and
aids; Catalina hands; float, Poppy Kelp /;
! Orange City band; foats-Chrysanthe
NUNS, the Poppy, the Sea Kelp and
Holly.
The Poppy float, the State flower, pre-
sented a scene from Tennyson's "Sleep-
! ing Palace" Under scarlet satin canopy
lay the sleeping beauty. Spider webs
swung from the hanging lamp and around
the palace on every hand. Sleep possessed
the maid of honor, the page, the butler
and the King. Before the princess stood
the fairy prince. He stopped to
kiss heron his knees" and the charm
was broken.
All around the base of the float poppies
were blooming in rio.ous magnticence.
| The night effect of this float was very
beautiful. Following was the cast of char
aciers: Princess. Miss Carrie Zurcher;
| Captain Prince, T. E. P!ror; sentinels,
Hector Boutuer, George j. Oden; at
| ia Hnu
Alice Truit.
| KeIp gave opportunity for another SUBJ
marine scene full of sea effects. Nep-
tune with trident in hand sat upon a
throne of pink and white coral. Two
mermaids reclined upon the wreck of the
vessel below the surface of the water.
Near them sunken chest scattered
gold and jewels upon the bottom of the
sea, while coral, fan, kelp and other
sea plants were in full motion.
The whole float was supposed to be un-
der water, and the night effects added
Neptune, B. W. SteiDhart; Mermaids,
Edmund Duncommun, W. H. M Menke.
The hrysanthemum, the flower of
Japan, told It's story in scene from act ii
in 1.-The Mikado." The artist used the
poets license in the song The Moon and
l, and has placed Yum Yum swinging
lightly in he silver crescent of the young
moon in Ko Kos gardens. Pitti-Sing and
Bo- Peep were near her. A Japanese villa
was in the distance and the garden was
full OF vases of riotous foliage.
The whole base OF the float was OF blaz-
ing chrysanthemums. The two effects OF
day and night were in the scene. The
characters were taken as follows: Yum
Yum. Miss Young; Nanki Poo, Mr.. Han
chette; attendants, Mrs. Duncan, Miss
King, Miss Bran billa.
And last of all came Santa Claus, rep
resenting the Christmas holly. He was
preparing his sedge and reindeer for his
Christmas mission.
An immense iceberg was al one end OF
the float, which was spanned by the au-
rora boreais resplendent in rose, gold
and silver and rainbow -hued lights. The
reflection of the aurora in the water and
the icebergs gave play for night effects
and color. The base of the float was in
holly leaves. Charles Howe personated
Santa Claus.
Tomorrow will witness two great dis
plays-the floral parade in the afternoon
and the water carnival and fireworks at
Westlake Park.
SPORTS AT TIE PARK
Burlesque Exhibition, Afhtettc C4ttests