The herald., 1897-04-19
SOME FIESTA FEATURES
The Ceremonies Preceding the Grand
Ball--The Battle of Flowers

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The opening event of Fiesta week
will be the ball at the pavilion Tuesday
evening. Those who desire to witness
the unique and impressive ceremonies
of comforting knighthood, presenting
the key of the city to the queen, etc.,
should be on hand at 5 o'clock for there
| will be no delay in opening the program.
| The arrival of the queen will be an
imposing and beautiful scene. No func-
| tion of European court will be more
ceremonious or more stately. All the lit
tie details have been carefully worked
out, and those who are to take part
have been carefully instructed by the
lord chamberlain.
After the key of the city has been
presented to her majesty she will vir-
tually be the queen of the corporation.
and those who live within the corporate
limits will be her subjects. Conferring
, knighthood upon three distinguished
citizens of this city will be an inter-
esting feature; and what could possibly
be more stately and pleasing than the
dancing of the minuet? The ball prom
ises to be most successful. The attend
ance will be large. and society is to be
strictly in evidence. Arrangements for
the ball supper have been made.
Entries for the floral parade continue
to be made. The high school will have
two coaches. Pasadena's high school
is also to have big coach and the boys
Insist that they will capture a prize.
Several tallyhos have been entered in
the past few days
AS the battle of flowers is to be made
a great feature, all who take seats in
the tribunes or participate in the pa
rade should see that they are we'll sup
piled with flowers. Little punches of
blossoms securely tied will be the thing
to take Coaching parties and all 9TH
ers are expected to lay in big supply
of flowers and be prepared to take part
in the battle.
The high school will have two four
horse coaches in the floral parade. They
are going 10 Try 10 win d prize.
The Fiesta committee has nothing
to do with the bull fight that is extern
sively advertised. The tribunes have
been let for Saturday afternoon for a
bull fight, but that is all the Fiesta COM
mittee has to do with the affair A
permit TO use the tribunes Sunday for
a fight was denied.
The caballeros will appear in three
parades This feature of the Fiesta pa
rades will attract great attention, for
the reason that the mounts will be par
ticularly beautiful and interesting. The
costumes to be worn by the horsemen
are of the style of two centuries ago.
In those days the Mexican aristocracy
had an eye to the picturesque. and in
matters of dress took a fancy to gay col
ors and extravagant ornamentation.
The good old times when California was
a part of Mexico will be recalled when
the caballeros are seen on the streets.
The Chinese are patiently waiting
the day when they will turn out and
celebrate. A number of Chinese mer-
chants will be in the city during the
week and will participate in the march.
The Legend of the Flowers is to be
the subject of several eastern illustrated
journals. The story told by the floats
will be much more interesting than read
ing it in books. The brilliant col
oring the music, the crowds and the
general excitement will help to excite
the imagination, and make one want
to turn to the last chapter to see how
1t all comes out"
The school children are to turn out
Saturday to the number of 5000. They
will appear in holiday costume and
give an exhibition at the tribunes high
ly edifying and pleasing.
1t required considerable persuasion
to get the Indians to come to Los An
geles and give their dances in pubic.
The fire dance for instance, is seldom
given when people other than Indians
are about, but Harry Patton worked
on the chiefs and won the day This
dance is so wild, weird and exciting
as to amount to a sensation.
The line of march for the night parade
on Thursday has been fixed as follows:
From tribunes west to Ninth; east on
Ninth to Broadway; north on Broadway
to First; east on First to Spring; south
on Spring to Fifth; east on Fifth to Main;
north on Main to Baker block; counter
march south on Main and Spring TO
First, west on First to Broadway; thence
south and disband.