The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-09-23
Flower Carnival.

A prominent feature of the social life
OF LII coin was the flower parade on We'd
nesday. On the afternoon Of the festival
the picture presented was incomparabiy
brilliant. Fiom 4 o'clock until carly
duck, all along the line OF march, the
piszzas and windows were crowded with
Interested spectators from all over the
state. Chic hats and gowns were in the
ascendant, and crowds OF spectators on
foot. 10 windowe. on balconies, and In
vehicles OF every description added to the
brightness of the scene. The parade
was eap 'ciolly lovely, Ne the participants
we're the M ct beautiful women OF the
west. The streets of the city already
gayly decorated for the street fair were
transformed when the long stream Of
color poured through them. Along the
line Of march every available point OF
vantage had been seized upon by the
waiting people. The whole city was ia
line. awaiting the floral event, and added
to these. crowds from without thronged
the streets all day, 90 that when the
procession finally formed it was difficult
to clear the passage way The careful
and elaborate msssing Of flowers and the
lavish expenditure Of the dainty bios
CONS, made never. to-be-forgotten spec.
tacle.
The parace was headed by Mayor
Winnett and mounted policemen, fol.
lowed by four buglers. Ernest 9. Fol-
som, the chief marshall and his staff
wearing the queens colors and band
10 white uniforms. Following we're fire
chief Wiedmsn and Mrs. Wiedman 10
the chiefs wagon transformed by red
and whits roses. The hose wagon from
Engine house No. 3 follow ed with a crew
OF firemen. w. w. Woodward OF the
fire committse OF the city council was in
charge. Blue and white chrysauthe-
NUNS were the decorations.
The queen OF the carnival rode alone
in great shell OF white satin, decorated
with purple and white chrysanthemums.
She was gowned in white satin brocade
over petticoat deliberately spangled
with silver. The colsage was low dis
playing a magnifi cent diamond necklace.
The queen also wore tiara while the
traditional robe Of ermine and purple
velvet trailed from her shoulders. A
touch OF oriental and blrbsric splendor
was added in the person OF black page
who held over her head great fan such
az dusky slave he'd between tho eun
and the queen OF the Nile when shc an.
peared in the streets OF Alexandra.
The fen was formed Of purple and white
chsysanthemums. The other pages,
Harry Watson and Payson Ewing 10 the
court livery, white satin trousers and
purple coats. accompanied her. Foot.
men In white and purple livery paced
by tho horses heads. Ten maids of
honor gowned in white AMI riding in
phaetons OF different co'ors followed.
Like the queen they 70 10 with uncovered
heads. Their footmen in the royal livery
Indicated their mistresses' court Office.
The queen OF the parade was Mre. John
Is. Wright. a representative OF q South
ern FAMILY. famous for it's haudst me
women. Her maids Of honor who fol.
lowed were ten 10 number; Misses
Cochran, Watkins. Hoover. Poynter,
Houck, Frances Gere, WEIGH, Garteu,
Jessie Macfarland. and Cunning ham,
some OF Lincoln's most pc pular debu.
tantes, who rode, two zach, 10 carriages
decorated IN blue morning.glories, pink
n nsI1ns, &c vi3lels. red peoples. and
white.
A symphony in lilies was the HIGH
spider phaeton of Mrs. John w. Nc.
Donald, fairly smot hel ed in lilies and
green frogs and upholstered in white
satin, the wheels being four immense
!illie' mounted on green leaves with
frogs. A page. all In white with green
sash, rode on the footman's seat. This
gorgeous equipage was drawn by snow
white Arabian horses, capar soned in
white satin with monograms of gold,
and green ostrich p!umee; and was post
ridden. The rider, after the style of
lIoO, rode on white satin saddle and
wore an Elton jacket OF green velvet, lace
stock. white breeches. top boots and
white silk hat. Mrs. Mcdonald wore