The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-20

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| tions of our warships. These arches will
be extremely elaborate and ornate, thou
sands of electric lights being employed to
produce desired effects.
Some of the designs suggested by Mr..
Newhohse are: Dewey's victory at Ma
Mia, showing the forts of Cavite and the
American and Spanish fleets; our naval
heroes, Dewey, Sampson. Schley and Wat
son, facing an Olympian double figure of
Victory extending laurel wreaths in her
four hands; the sinking of the Merrimac
at the entrance to the harbor of Santiago
and a historic arch ornamented with
wreath medallion portraits of our greatest
men.
1t is proposed that all processtc51s and
entertainments shall take place after &
p. M, SO as to avoid interference with
business, and that the great arches shall
be well scattered to avoid overcrowding
the streets. The first week, which will be
denominated international week, will be
devoted to a costum festival, separate
days being assigned to the people of the
different n~ationalities, who will be invited
to parade in characteristic national cos
tunes. On Tuesday. Oct. 4, Great Brit
am 8 Q4y Will Qb CSt6DEdltQ ny a lyHlCti
street parade, including a Shakespeare
pageant. Wednesday, Oct. 5, the Germans
and Austrians will unite in giving a rep
resentation of the carnivals of Dusseldorf,
Cologne, Munich and Vienna. Thursday,
Oct. 6, will be French, Italian and Swiss
day, with a reproduction of the carnival
of Venice as a feature. Friday, Oct. z, is
set apart for S-candinayians and Slays, and
Saturday, Oct. s, will be given over to the
Chinese and Japanese. The second week
will be national week, illustrating and
celebrating our history and achievements
Sunday, Oct. 8, viii be a grand memorial
day, on which commemorative services
will be held in all the churches.
Monday, Oct. 10, will be observed as
Chicago day. 1t will be marked bya mag
nifcent pageant illustrating the history of
the nation and city, including the great
fire and the Worlds fair. The parade will
be the most elaborate OF the carnival and
will include more thai 80 elaborate ta-
bleaux.
Tuesday, Got. II, will be merchants and
manufacturers day and will be observed
by an industrial parade in which wares
will be exhibited and advertised. Wednes-
day, Oct. 12, is designated IS literary day
anu Will DS SiNSu Over w PAoiSsSAeAaA 0hiV
business men. Thursday, Oct. IS, will be
retailers and hotel keepers day, in which
secret societies will also participate. On
Friday, Oct. IA, the fine turnout of the
city will unite in q grand chrysanthemum
cavalcade on Michigan avenue, each ve-
hicle being decked with the flowers of au-
tumn. This is expected to be n Of the
most effective of all the arades.
The carnival will come to d fitting close
on Saturday, Oct. 10, which will be army
and navy day. This will be the climax Of
the celebration, and among tho subjects of
the fioats will be an ~apotheosis of the
Maine, President Mckinley signing the
declaration Of war, the warships Oregon,
Brooklyn and Olympia, our new colonies,
Hawaii, Porto Rico and Manila; Ameri-
can genius and bravery and a grand finale
symbolizing peace and liberty for all a
kind.