The Portland daily press., 1897-07-06
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Universal Laundry preceded by a pretty
little girl wearing costume of white
mounted on a white horse.
| Then came float IS entitled The Queen
OF the Mist. In this car of fancy, Pegasus,
| the winged bearer Of thought, which
reasons out the shapes that follow in the
mist is seen dragging the fancy along.
| Enthroned upon the mist is seen the
| Queen, and around her her maids.
4 The magnificent Butler school exhibit
brought up the rear of the parade and to
many this was the most interesting ex-
hibit of all.
The Parker Cloak company had fine
exhibit consisting of their big polar bear
mounted on large float. Owing to the
fact that the horses Of other teams per-
sisted in considering the bear to be alive
and dangerous, this magnificent display
which would have been one of the feat
ures of the show was ordered out of line
by the city marshal.
The celebration committee feel grateful
to the young ladies who rode upon the
Mardi Gras floats and desire to express
their thanks for their services through
the columns of the PRESS. 10 the young
ladies in particular do the committee feel
| under great obligations. They added q
hundred per cent to the attractiveness Of
the show.
Only one accident occurred during the
tuulE6 pdIdQ6 ctiltl UlldU was tll6 UIttkluR
down Of the Casco Bay float on Congress
street.
The trolley wires which were greatly
feared were avoided with great skill and
this was due to the careful watchfulness
of Mr.. Levi Cummings, the city engineer,
Mr.. Charles Clark and Mr.. David Ray of
the Portland Fire Department. and the
line man of the Portland street railway
company who performed most excellent
service and who is entitled to great deal
of credit
THE SCHOOLS.
The participation of the school children
in the parade was a feature of special in
terest. No part OF the procession attract
ed more attention or elected from the
thousands of people who thronged the
thoroughfares a higher measure of praise.
The attractive costumes of the scholars,
the elaborate decoration of.theirI Vehicles,
their joyous salutes and enlivening songs
and school yells, all contributed greatly
toward the success of the day.
There were ten schools represented, their
barges being distributed throughout the
trades division.
The largest representation was that of
the Butler grammar school, whose dis
play was heartily oomplimented by every
body About rs boys of the school COM
posed bicycle corps that did escort for
the school tally-ho. The bicyclists all
wore white sweaters, white duck coats,
trousers and caps, red sashes and every
one had upon his breast silver letter B.
Their bicycles were uniformly decorated
with pink. AT the head of the line rode
Mr.. W. W. Andrews, principal.of the
school, whose costume correspondent with
those of the boys under his charge. They
rode extremely well, though the parade
was occasionally interrupted by stops
usually SO disastrous to wheelmen.
Closely following the bicycle corps
marched three stalwart youths, one of
them bearing the Butler school banner,
elegantly designed in silk and lettered in
gold. Next came the Butler school tally
no coach. which was beautifully decorat-
ed and drawn by double span of white
horses. The general effect of the decora-
ton was pink and white. Paper flowers.
tinsel cord, and draperiesIof pink and white
cheese cloth were included in the deco
ration. The lady teachers and pupils oc-
cupying seats on the coach were attired
in white costumes with pink trimmings.
Two cute little pages, one carrying a
sword and the other bugle, were
perched on the rear seat.
The girls had yell all their own,
which related to the makeup of their dis
play and at its conclusion the wheeling
corps all joined heartily in the chorus:
Rah, rah, rah,
B-u-t-l-e-r
SCHOOL.
We excel.
Butler, BlStler
Rah, rah, rah.
| The Smaller school was magnifcently
represented by tally .ho, decorated with
white and blue. 1t was drawn by four
white horses, handsomely blanketed and
their harnesses decorated. Festoons of
white roses and ragged robin figured
prominently In the decoration, the blue