The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07

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trayng quite well the numerous varieties
| they have there. Their float was decorated
with appropriate bunting and streamers.
Beyond question the greatest attraction
at the parade was beautiful steamboat
on a decorated wagon drawn by four black
horses.
The boat was perfect in every detail.
She was made to represent an ocean
freight boat. She is a steamer with two
small masts schooner rugged. and from
her funnel clouds of black smoke issued.
which combined with her perfect appear
ance and the realistic looking waves in
which she rode. almost gave the idea that
one was gazing upon a real ocean craft.
The boat is designed as a freight boat.
is is feet long, and was decorated in holt
day attire. From peak TO peak and passing
| down to stem and stern were fluttering in
| the breeze the flags of different nations
Around the rail, forward and aft, were
! banked a double row OF large roses, and
! the two anchors looking so natural at the
| catheads We're festo0ned with garlands Of
| chrysanthemums of bright hues-red vel
| low. white and pink.
The boats hull up to the water line was
! ldlHltu DldCh ana dDONS, TO the Top or the
rail, IT. was sea green in color. Her life
boats were on the davits on both the star.
board and port sides. and hung as natur-
| ally and perfect rs was ever seen on the
( largest boat afloat The deck of this little
| queen Of the ocean was clean looking and
newly ,Irred On four sides of the smoke
stack were wlndsails. and out Of the for
| ward hatchway sailor was coming on
deck.
Even the ships bridge. the ladders lead
ing up to it and the wheel were all finished
with the incest eXactness in every detail
The boat had on her sides; Colonel Crazy
Of Sabine Pass"
The float below the boat contained tho
| following inscriptions on the starboardl
Side; "Sl5O,O00 expended this year for
| slips; 1887, s feet of water; 1897. q feet
over the bar; Sabine Pass: substantial ner
manent progress; $105O 900 government an
| preparation now being expended" on the
rear end OF the float were the words. "o4
feet of water at Sabine Pass best port
on the gulf. On the port side were the
,ollowing Inscriptions: Deep water; best
harbor; Sabine Pass, largest timber export
market in Texas, 36.O0o00O feet shipped
mist SIX months 1897: ships from every
port en- earth"
The float was the exhibit of the Sabine
lIari and Improvement company OF Sabine
Pass'' and was in charge of MIR. Leo H. All
o.'snt OF walker N Albright, land agents
AT SABINE Pass. This float will be added
to the nesday night parade.
The vegetable exhibits as arranged on
the floats of the Fruit, Flower and Veg
etable association were six in number he
ing the work of Chairman II. f. MacGregor
ana his assistant, Mr. Z. NJ. Champion.
foremost among these was float repre.
senting kitchcn, the structure being com
posed entirely of vegetables in every VA
r'-'y The roof showing two gable ends. is
perfected with display CT turnips with
Ihelr tors on, a.d so entwined and matted
tosetHer as TO represent a matched roof
OF 'ye oden time
Around the windows on either side were
"'o"ehs ana testoons OF mustard greens.
/ nicely punched together lending a bripht
color in green TO the decorntIve annaorl
ahce' The outside surface or exterior was
e4noe iished with cabbage leaves nut on in
we form OF shingles, and over the front
anu rear entrances We're wreaths of garlic
entWined in virs like appearance
ne gables were finished off with carrots
oee's' fadlshes, onions, and so arranged
rs 10 represent scroll trimmings or
gingerbread" ornaments usual in house.
decoration. =" NoNse
"heh the parade was over, this ent,re
piece OF structural design In yegetahIe
work was taken off the float at the Audi
.otlum and placed in permanent position
VIZ, mneie 1t VIII be embellished on the interior
win lheandescent lights OF all colors riv-
ing 1t new feature of attractlyeness fror,
mat exhibited in the parade
me design OF the next float was 90 ar
| rahg'd as TO leave no one in doubt as n ,,s
appropriateness as the typical float q,
the parade, THE Horn of PLENTY" II was
OF massive size, reaching the entire ,sno,,
OF the hoat and like the preceding exhibit.
made entirely OF vegetables. but arranged
IN screw-like bands of different colors
around the comical horn. The small end a,
the cornocopia was gracefully SUMMARIZED
and held in position by stalks OF corn aud
RIBBON cane, each corn stalk also sumner,
ing two or three roasting ears. someth,nc
phenomenal at this season OF the yesr
r.ona une large ind Of the design famed
scripton ''' "'-
In the next two floats no particular mr..
tempt was made at mschaaical decorat,vs
SIKH, the idea being To display rrsa,
variety OF all the vegetables Afforded hv
south Texas growers, and 1t is safe 10 saw
Una, In no section of the Unitsd States
could fiper display at this season ~ ne
year been brought together. The epicuresn
VINO comes TO the city at this time NAV
can Tor any OF the usual market sarden
products, and can rest assured thai thew
VIII be Forthcoming. This guarantees can
safely be substantiated by the vegetablea
not artificial but natural, and OF iire anal
ny as were seen on these two floats. No.
lSeabie were cabbage, turnps beets, rad
ishes, carrots. peppers. potatoes. onions IN
variety. kohlrab, pumpkins squash okra
eeiery, kershaw. lettuce. mustard greens
spinach, parsley, thyme and egg plant Mi |
q which were lastly placed toy ther. ara
srouped with view Of effective arrange |
me next hoat carried out the same idea.
class Of vegetables peculiar to themse,ves
ar those OF the buibons class. such az Irlan |
And sweet potatoes In several varietieo. !