The San Francisco call., 1897-04-23
FAIRIES ABROAD
{ IN Los ANGELES
PageantS of Floats and
Flowers Adorned
the Night.
Dazzling AlIegories Were PIC
tured in Gilt and
Tinsel.
Immense Crowds Witnessed
Moving Spectacle Of Great
Beauty.


cape unoccupied by the revelers. The
afternoon was devoted to athletic games
at the PARK which were attended and
graced by the royal party.
The pageant to- night was an unusally
beautiful spectacle, being maintained
throughout on high plan of strictly ar
tistic creations on wheels. 1t was COM
posed OF sixteen floats designed to tell the
Legend of the Flowers" No other fea.
lures were permitted in the line, there be-
ing besides them only the commander-in.
chief and his aides, the caballeros serving
as an escort to the com mandant, the com
M manders of the several divisions and theil
aids, and then the music, consisting of q
liberal sprinkling OF brass bands through
ont the line.
To this, of course, must be added the
Queen and her court, to whom all street
parades are supposed TO serve as an
escort.
The floats were all poetical conceptions,
carried out on lines that seemed 10 give no
thought to either space or expense. Some
OF them were immense affairs. Ihey were
drawn by professions of horses N white
coverings, each horse being attended By a
footman in mask and domino. On each
side marched torch bearers, while at the
four corners were still others, burning
Greek fire. With the liberal illumination
OF the streets with electric lights the gil d.
ing and tinsel that made so large part OF
the decoration of the floats glittered and
flashed in dazzling fashion.
The amphitheater at the tribunes was
lit up with arc lights until darkness OF
night was entirely dispelled. The tribunes
were fairly we'll filled with spectators ana
the scene there was one worth travelling
far to see. But the throng gathered there
seemed scarcely to be missed from the
streets. Along the entire line OF march,
which was an unusually long one, people
were massed sohdly along the sidewalks,
and they also occupied windows, steps
and every available space. Where they
came from would have been hard Ques-
each OF the floats was applauded enthusi-
asticalIy.
The spectacle was under command oil
Grand Marshal Madison Il. Owens, who
was accompanied by number of aids.
The Seventh Regiment band led the way
and Immediately following the marshal
came the Notwithstanding caballeros, un-
der command of j. @. Cline.
The line of march extended from the
trlbunes east on Twelfth street to Olive,
north on Olive TO Ninth street east on
Ninth street to Broadway, north on
Broadway to First street, east on First
street to Spring, south on Spring to Fifth
street, east on Fifth street to Main, north
on Main street to Com mmercial, counter
marching south on Main and Spring to
First street, west OF First to Broadway,
on Broadway and Main to Washington
Gardens.
The first division was in command OF
hoI Wi i.
aids. 1t was composed of four floats,
representing as many howers-the morn
ing glory, the night blooming cereus, the
lady's slipper and the white rose.
The scheme of the spectacle was to
typify the flower By tabIeau represent
ing a legend with W hich it. or at least its
name, is popularity identified. The aurora
borealis, Tor instance, was made to repre-
sent the glory Of the morning, the morn
ing glory. Renis' celebrated painting
Aurora and Phebus" was utilized as the
portrayal. The Goddess of Day ap-
tendants scattering flowers in her path.
Cupid, with burning torch, led the way,
tipping tho clouds with silver. Morning
glories entwined the base of the car III q
sea of sky-blue bloom. The characters in
the float were: Aurora, Miss Leota Stoney,
attendants, Miss Kate Chapton, Miss
Stella Chapton, Miss Ekman.
The night blooming cereus was typified
by the Queen of the Night seated upon the
earth in throne of stars. The Queen
was robed in indigo-blue draperies,
spangled with stars. The effects were ali
OF moonlight-a glow.worm, a bat, fire.
flies and night birds. In the front of the
float was a magnificent open flower
sprung from bed OF cacti, the leaves and
prickly arms draping the body of the
float. The characters en- this float were
taken as follows: Cinderella, Norma Ora
ham; heralds. e. Ryder. r. J. Hanchette:
Prince Walter c. FoGg; waiting-maids
Maude Tinklepaugh, Lizzie Cummings.
The white rose followed. 1t was histori-
cally the best known OF the many badges
of the house of York, and was typified
In the float representing two historical
scenes. One was a garden scene where
Edward, the Duke of York, with Elizabeth
Woodville, is listening to the court Jester.
In the second scene Richard. the young
est brother and last OF the house OF Plan
Iagenet, is leaving the castle for fight
with Warwick. He is just crossing The
drawbridge. attended by knights and men,
alarms. On the base of the float were
armorial insignia and hereditary m blems
OF the house of York. The characters
were as follows: Duke of York, A. L.
Fowler; man-at-arms, Joe Gods NTH /;
jester, Aubrey Austin; court ladies-Paui
Elliott, Alice Winchester: sentinel, Harry
Gregg.
Inc second DIVISION was IN charge OF
Ralph Domlnguez. marshal, and aids.
with the Los Angeles military band. 1t
com prlsed floats representing the pansy,
marguerite, pond lily and the papyrus.
The pansy was Represented by scene
from "A Midsummer Nights Dream" IL
which dew, moonshine, glittering insects,
little GEM with butterflies, and many
colored flowers filled fairy world. I'm
DER an immense mushroom Bottom and
TItania are standing, she paving him
tender homage with a coronet of flowers.
Puck, the mad-cap sprite, borne like the
light and ghtterlng gossamer before the
breeze" was near. Glow-worms, moths.
frefies, beetles and grasshoppers form
the fEIly court. At the base was a sea of
pansies rich with the colors of purple and
gold. The characters for this scene were
taken by Charles Ashley as Faust: Me-
phsto, Victor Pollard; Marguerite. Miss
Michaels.
And now the proud lily. A scene from
"Iolanthe" was pictured In this float 1t
was a water scene of fairy magnificence
Ont of an enormous pond lily rose
Iolantne after her twenty years i'm prison.
ment. Around her were grouped the
Earl of TollaIler, Phyllis, the Lord Chan
celior and StrephoD. Upon a rock was
enIhroned a queen of the fairies, holding
her wand and awakening Ioianthe from
her lily bed. Conventionalized lilies
formed the base of the float. The charac-
ters were taken by: Iolanthe. Katherine
SendAlli queen of fairies, Mabel Hay