The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-01
II BEAT THEM ALL
La& NIGHTS Carnival Excelled
All Previous Efforts
TuEumber of Maskers, Amount
of Noise
AID SIZE OF CROWD.
7Triumphal Procession of Lorena
and Her knights
Was a Scene of Wagnificence
Long to Be Remembered.

The annual review of her subjects
-+ taken place and Lorena III pro-
need their work we'll done.
'he untiring workers of the Karnival
nights saw the elimination of their
aopes last night when THE Rose of
ilo" as 'sLorena IIP' passed through
ne streets of the city and reviewed her
Oyal subjects.
Long before the time for the parade
20 start the merry makers commenced
to throng Kansas avenue and when it
came time for the parade to move the
crowds extended from the Manspeaker
home. at Tenth and Harrison, down
Tenth street and on Kansas avenue.
ne crowd was a good-natured one and
e participants in the parade had no
1mplaints to make
The float of Lorena III was beauti-
ul sight as it passed between the solid
alls of people packed from the curbing
each side to the center of the street,
opatra herself could never have look
more queenly and majestic than did
e Rose of Hilo. Cleopatra's barge
tth all its silks and rugs could not
Irpass the beauty Of the Carnival
iueen's float as it moved along in a
'laze of light. The queens throne was
aised some two feet from the floor Of
seen by all as the royal float passed
along
The throne was beneath a CANOPY
that curved gracefully from the floor
Inward and over it. Miss Rose looked
<e queen and she bent her head
ghtly forward as if interested in all
at was going on about her The
ghtest turn of her head or the move
.en6 OF her robes started hundreds of
-WeIs 10 sparkling and the effect was
eightened by the colored lights burned
long the line of march. Seated on the
noat We're two little girls who acted as
maids of honor.
The bands tried to plav some nav airs
but "A Hot Time was the only one
that would be accepted by the peopie
Ind then the regulation carnival
strains could be heard above the din,
ter which there was a renewed effort
noise.
The cruiser Topeka, built at the A. T.
;. F. docks was in the parade and
lade up for being several hours over
sue after leaving port in the after
oon. 1t was one of the handsonest
oats ever seen in Topeka
The regulation carnival floats were
on hand and were good. Great pains
ad been taken to get up novelties and
the designers were successful. One of
he most unique was a mammoth white
elephant on a white float drawn by
white horses.
The regulation carnival noise was 70
heard in great abundance and while
had been stewing all the evening.
When the queens float appeared it
'eemed as if the lid was taken off. 1t
vas so noisy that if noise would run
vindmills the whole of western Kansas
could be irrigated for a year.
Merchants had taken pains to have
unlimited supply of horns and noise
-roducers of all kinds on hand and
sreat clouds of plain wholesome noise
oiled up and down Kansas avenue.
There seemed to be but little rowdy-
"a and plenty of fun. A crowd of
Ling men congregated in front of
hroOp hotel and announced to pass
that the queen is inside'' and
ed all who wished to see her Ito
inside" Then there was a grand
and the crowd swept everything
it as it charged for the door
"a the night clerk saw them COM
n was dumbfounded and before he
stop them one of the perpetrators
he trick started the crowd out of the
.Ide door.
Each one who went in thought it a
TODD Joke and advised his friends to
20 and it was some time before the
hotel officials could stop the steady
stream of people that was pouring
the hotel corridor.
The revelry on the streets continued
iii long after midnight and this morn
ing Kansas avenue looked as though
a troop of rough riders had swept
down upon the city while all We're
asleep.