The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-06
CARNIVAL QUEEN CROWNED.
LITTLE ELIzABETH FITCH RE-
CEIVED SUBJECTS ALLEGIANCE.

rendered queen Elizabeth the
trrzt-Hovs the Crremony Was per
formcd-ExcelIent Music Rendered
~ Fatrman's uand-shows Mere
/ Delayed aud the Real Carnival
WIN lie seen To-dnS-Ticket~ 10
the Enclosure wIu Br on sale Rt
O'Clock This Afternoon-sccnes
of the OpeninE DHy.
Carnival rrIens in savannah. Ifs sway
/ began hs, nizat when is queen was
/ crowned vita pomp and ceremony Tor
I two weeks It's rule viii he absolute. ana
T part o. the city 10 ienst will be- given over
! to hllarlty ioliiy mirth ana good spirlt.
business cares ana the petty worries Of
/ life viii b. forgotten 30 the relaxation o.
| visits 20 the scene where carnival holds
\ lts dsiiy ana nightly reveis.
The browning OF the queen d.d not fail
out as had been carefully planned. The
/ quccn-elect WIS rocroaut not appearing
/ upon tho scene until her prospective court
| had grown impatient OF tho delay. TIM
able 20 longer brook her absence. after
waiting forty-Hve minute. those W 40 wers
/ % swear fsalty 20 her chose and. hcr. upon
/ whom 60 bestow their alleeiance and me
ceremony proceeded. the que n-that-was-
to-be arriving on tho scene only ofter the
crown had been given 10 another
senorita Chiqu'ta the wonder. midget o
the world. was % have been queen ot ~.
Carnival ana Il was through untoward
circums tances tnat she was unable 90 ap-
pear iu time for her coronation 4 fatls-
factory understanding of her absence WIS
never reached b. the audience q many
hundreds that observed the cor mony.
nor viii many OF them know until mis-
announcement is seen that tine ltuc girl
who took her place a. tho last moment
ascending the throne OF the Carnival ami
accepting the soepter of iis rule, va, Ia
tie s-year-old Elizabeth Fitch, daughter
Of Dr and Mrs " r. Fitch.
The hour named for the bestowsl % the
crown upon senorita ChIquIta was
o'clock but tho crowd tha' had gathered
az that hour about the platform erected
on the walk south 81 mo monument BOZ
the carnival enclosure 10 ,he Park Exteu-
sion. had to stand curbsuE lbs impaucuce
as IL best might. for three quarters Of an
hour after that time For solace. they
4 had che 1ew Of the preparations that
we're going on on the stage. whore Mrs
/ " W starr and Mrs " n Davis who
arranged the ceremony and instructed the
I children who took part To- their roles and
several who assisted them. were kept busy
/ keeping the Iiisle folks 81 the court in
/ their places and the avtvity that was
/ necessitated in this cndeavor afforded
| some amusement FOR the spcctators.
The CrowainE Of the Queen.
After the spectators had commenced 90
wonder if there was 60 boz any queen made
] At ALL Mr.. " " Starr came forward ana
/ announced that. owing TO the failure 81
/ the court costume Of Scnorita Chiquifa 20
arrive on time. she would be unable To-
/ appear as the central figure OF The cere-
mony. and that. therefore % had been de-
/ .ideI 10 crown a savannah girl In her
place.
Little Elizabeth Fitch. sweet and beauti-
1 ful Boa - dress OF white hrocadcd SILK with
lace front was selected for the honor ~
I the crown. She was led 90 the front OF
the stage and ensconcci in the great chair
the thone. that had been placed Do the
arhor II palms. with which the stage
was decked From This colgn Of vantage
. she looked out upou the crowd with grave.
/ hahy eyes. apparently wondering what
/ that great asscmbace wns ana what al
. those people could mean hy watching her
50 closely. This wonder n wonder thor.
| was iu the pretty little head prevented
] the giggliug. Laughing or childish cmhar-
tssment that might have been noted boz
| some other little lady OF her wears. and
| 20 was with quceuls dignity and grace that
| she bore on her part. receiving her crown
| and the allegiance other subjects as u
they were hut her due.
Some sixty children took part IN the
]
thirty little maids Of honor and as many
royal purple guanis. while the principal
parts of the ceremony were assumed by
me following Cardinal Master Garnet.
starr. Mayor Master Milton Herman.
princes. Masters Fred Krenson aud Char
Dee Sehwarz; prinees~os. AIhscs Helen Van
Horn Katie Ren and ruciie Fitch. keep
er Of the KEYS. Master Davenport Rrvan
keeper Of the Jewels. Master Henry
Schwarz. heralds, Masters Allan Mac Don
ell and Harold Wells
When the queen had been crowned she
descended her throne and was presented
90 her people by Mr. Starr who intro
duced her a. the prctticst little queen Don
Christendom. as she is q Savannah riri
That concluded tho ceremony ana the
stand was then turned over to Fairmau r.
Concert Rand which rendered several SCI.
lections during che evening
How Chiautta Missed the Crown.
Mr.. Bostock manager Of ssnorita chi
quita. was seen az the De soto last night
lie the scnorita and the iatter's travelling
companion had just returned from the car.
nivai grounds Mr. Bostork was noted by
those VINO fingered about tho hotel cor
ridors az that hour AS ne appeared with
what they thought very pretty child In
his arms. but more careful obscrvgtl1 m
disclosed that no was only acting in the
interest Of rapid transit. and that il was
one ~ the size ~ baby. though with
the features and expression 0f a younr
woman. The COSTUME, too was that az a
woman. however dlmiuutIye. being tim,
the seuorita was 20 welr Tor nor corona.
tion. She was pretty md attractive in IL
Returning Ia the lobby after escortire
tn seuorits 90 her rooms Mr. Bosfo.k
explained why those who had expected 10
see her crowned queen OF the Carnival
were disappointed n must De known thai
Ch.quita has travelled 5000 mites on rail
way trains ami that she has never vet
paid fare A. she is young woman dc.
spire her Llliputon proportions. % b. a
matter Of some interest TO know how she
avo ds the assess mon that railroads u--
ually levy upon their passenger. The
evasion s hut simple She wears a. chid's
dress. and conductors never suspect for
q moment that it IS not child mat thcy
pass without demanding q ticket
When she travels, Senoun Chiquta's