The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
.SARATOGA'S FESTIVAL.
Fifth Event of the Kind at New York
Watering Place.

Saratoga Sept. 9.-Saratoga had her
fifth horaI festival yesterday. The fea-
ture OF the day, set IN motion by the ex-
pIosIon OF an aerial bomb, was pa
geant extending two mics, embracing
Iour dIvIsIons-the WheeIwomen, the
Wheelmens the floats and the carriages.
Ihere were more tnan 200 women eye
nsts, IN duck suits, with white army
mats, marsnalled by Mrs. frank Ii.
Smith. They made a charming picture
with red, White and blue sasnes drop
ping from the shoulder, wheels beoeNked
Wltn white asters and smilax, and a
spIashing tri-colOred bow at the front
OF each. As g. mounted escort, Master
Edward, son of ex-senator Eugene F.
OConnor of Brooklyn, in white, was a
graceful figure. Mrs. Nellie Vassar
Doyle of New York was one of the
aides.
Miss Carrie Stein marshalIed the
Schuylervil1e division, Miss Ethel Fitch
tnat from BallstOn, Erwin Gordon the
Daughters of the Regiment from st.
Faiths school, and MISS Mary Hamil-
ton and Master Howard De Ridder the
children's division.
Grand Marshal W. A. PierSon led
hundred mounted aides, whose horses
were decled with flowers. Marshal
Emmitt harrington led the wheelmen,
who had gOrgeOUsly decorated machines
and wore suits of duck. Conspicuous
among the cycle floats was a reproduce
ton OF the warship Maine, the entry of
the Crescent club. 1t was fully rugged
anu dAL16Os the null DelnR OF WA1te ny
drangeas, the superstructure of mari
COLDS and golden rod. Master Herbert
Casey of Boston stood on the bridge i'm
personating Capt. Sigsbee. The 1O-inch
guns shot bouquets into the crowd and
the vessel moved gracefully, the source
OF locomotiOn being concealed.
OInef noatS We're: A floral cannon by
Emmitt harrington; a miniature Fer
rs wheel in pampas plumes and Ameri-
can beauty roses, by William ]. Totten.
a reproduction of the Gloucester, in ev-
ergreen, immortelles and asters, by
Masters Edward and Norman Hewitt.
the swan scene from Wagner's 'Lohen-
grim by the United States hotel: "A
Wreath of Flowers by Bethesda Epis-
copaI CHURCH; Peace" by the First
Ben Hur" by the CongregationaIists
NAB, Queen of the Fairies,'' by the
First Presbyterians; THE Thorwaldsen
pany; Peace and Prosperity by Con-
gress hall; THE Meeting of the Muses.
by the Second Baptists.
one OF the special features was the
Delaware and Hudson float represent
ing an 8-lnch naval gun on a full
sized carriage. 1t was in white purple
and pink asters and scarlet eera NUNS
ana was drawn by nine great horses
three abreast. Two gunnerS from the
Warship Texas were aboard the float,
and six of Roosevelt's rough riders
formed an escort. A. S. & I Bloch of
New York City entered the float STYLED
The Goddess of Liberty Miss Linde
H. Bloch impersonated the goddess.
holding in her right hand the stars and
stripes, in her left the scales of Justice
From a staff f1Oated an immense flag
made of red, white and purple asters
The Yankee Pig, made of flowers, was
perched on the rear, holding a Spaniard
by his trousers.
One of the most striking turnouts was
coach in which rode Mrs. S. V. Smith
and Miss Bertha M. Smith of Saratoga
Misses Helen Smith, Belle and Annie
Medbery, Julia Aldrich and Edith Raw
mond of Ballston Spa. The body of the
coach was of princess pine covered with
American beauty roses. Clusters of
roses were tied with pink ribbons, float
ing away as streamers. The four black
horses were harnessed in green roping,
about the neck of each being a green
wreath tied with pink ribbon and rose
cluster. Those who rode were gowned
in white and wore large hats trimmed
with pink ribbons and roses. At the
corsage were rose bouquets. and para
soils were carried the tops of which
were made of roses and smilax.
When the procession had counter
marched so as to form a double line
along Broadway, bugle notes signal
led the battle of flowers. The occupants
of floats and carriages Joined in the
merry bombardment with zest. There
seemed to be a shower Of blossoms. Lo-
hengrin and Columbia, Ben Hur and
Fairy Queen Nab Joined the amuse-
ment and pelted the folk that rode in
modern fashion. After the battle the
thoroughfare was literally carpeted
with color.
The fete ended last night with the
grand ball at Convention hall. Twenty
five thousand hydrangeas, 900 gIadi-
oil, 500 yards of laurel rope, 500 fairy
lamps, 300 yards of wild smilax and
many other buds and greens had been
used to beautify the auditorium. The
concert was heard by nearly 5000 per-
sons. Then followed the spectacular
national dance, "Columbia,'' created
for the occa sion by NJ. S. rockingham
of New York and danced by nearly 200
children. The characters were the Thfr-
teen Stars, the Thirty-two Stars, the
Red Strips, the White Stripes, the Sal
lors, the Peace Maidens, Fame and Co.
lumbia. The finale was the floral ball.
the floor being thronged.