The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
TWAS A RIOT OF FUN
Continued from Fifth page.

had been accomplished and that it was
successful No committee had ever
brought about thing of this kind with
better success than have these men and
they are Messrs. Clarence Fulton, Fred
pCld, George Bergman. l.. r. Dulaney
and Luther Bates.
After the going of the bands last night
many of the merrymakers staid on the
scens end continued the pleasantrias n
IL an early hour. They were not content
to give I'd the evening for such evenings
in carnival times do not come out once
every year.
Every visitor when he goes to mis- home
will have something to say concerning
Wichita's carnival dance and If he was in
it, Will have more than one good word.
Floats Are Tested.
At a late hour this morning, Mr.. P. j.
Toomey and his employees were testing
the electric floats for the pageant to-
night. The hundreds of electric lights
were turned on and trial trip Of the
route for tonight was made. Wichita
has never in her history had an oppor-
tunity of witnessing anything more elab-
crate than the pageant tonight. The
accessories TO the 1lOdlc l4eaNc al DNNAA
placed in position since their arrival here
and by this morning everything will be
in exact readiness for the brilliant az
fair.
The floats are kept in the east part of
the city at the old Midland depot ana
the wheels for the car tracks are now on
them. The tracks for running the floats
on the street car tracks are all in place
and lust a few minutes before eight to-
night the floats will be run onto the
tracks and the pageant will commence.
The line of march will be west on
Douglas to Main and then north on Main
to Tenth. At Tenth the pageant will
move around the company's tracks at the
power house and the pageant will start
south and countermarch. 1t is estimated
from the result of the trip this morning
that the entire pageant will consume
from two to two hours and thirty min
utes in making the round.
The bands in attendance at the car
nival will be in the pageant. They VIII
use cars selected by the car company.
Their music intermingled with the bril-
liancy Of the floats will give an effect
of beauty and harmony that cannot be
secured by any other medium.
The costumes for tonight will be mar
vels of art. They will represent the
characters to be portrayed to high de-
gree. The pose of the character will add
the finishing touches to the scene and it
will be one Of splendor and marvellous
grandeur.
THE FIRST FLOAT
illustrates 1.-The Artists Dream" the
original painting. of which is by A E.
Begas Reclining low upon couch is
sleeping figure upon whom groups OF Gu
pids shower roses and encircle rounds OF
graceful glee. The absorbing vision OF
1.-The Artists Dream" is the incarnate
spirit of motion poised upon a pedestal
of light and executing q serpentine dance.
THE ECOND FLOAT
is entitled vitality of oMther Earth
painted by NJ. A. Wagon. This beau
tifui group symboIizes Mother Earth
making her yearly triumph round in a
jeweled chariot drawn by two prancins
steeds at whose touch nature yields the
bounties of life.
THE THIRD FLOAT
represents gladitorial sccene, "Pollico
Verse; by the renowned painter, j. L.
Gerome. The Roman emperor and MS
attendant courtiers watch from the i'm
perial balcony Of the Roman Colosseum
a contest of arms and strength between
a group of gladiators on the arena below
One Of the gladiators has vanquished two
Of his opponents who raise their hands
to the mighty arhtors of their fate, beg
ging mercy upon their lives. II pleases
the cruelty and pomp Of the court best
to see the vanquished suffer the ex-
IRENE penalty for the lack of proves
and the verdict is "PoIlioo Verso, or
thumbs down." meaning no mercy for
the fallen and the victor is thus com
PEELED to extingush the life Of his adver-
saries and thus help ito make q Roman
holiday"
THE FOURTH FLOAT
Is Rock of Ages" by J. A. Oertel. This
picture has become a familiar and favor
lite one in many of the humble as well a.
the sumptous houses of our Christian
land. 1t impersonates the hope for 6
glorified mortality. 1t is the Christian
race clinging to the cross through every
tempest Of fate, ard struggling soul:
strenching out to reach it through the
whirIpools of temptation
THE FIFTH FLOAT
is "The FAIRIES Chariot" by Nine. Mad
eIeine Lemaire This fanciful concep
ton shows the occult power and subtle
influence in the fairy folks as they speed
by their golden chariot drawn by beauti
full large tigers which the magic spell ha'
changed from ferocious beasts Of th'
desert into docile animals charmed 70 d.
the fairies bidding.
THE SIXTH FLOAT
gives sumptuous scene from the life o.
'.Lucretia Borgia," painted by the gres
artist, II. Raulbach. Lucretia Borgia
who was Of noble Italian birth, and ha(
many near. relatives in high ecclesiatsica
offices, is entertaining Prince Csrdina
and his suite by displaying her accom-
plishments in dancing.
tn ESEvENTH FLOAT
shows CULVER in Broabdingnag," b.
r. Redgrave. The famous Dean Swif
in his account OF "Gullivers Travels Int
Several Remote Nations Of the World,
gives vent 70 his fondness far satire By
bringing the people OF his day and hi
country TO compare themselves in wisdom
and strength 10 the primitive and some
times untauEht races OF whom Re IS sup
posed to have discovered and visited. Il
Mr. GuHiver's accidental storn-tosset
Journeys 70 Broabdingnsg n the soutl
seas, he finds hiu1self among race o.
giants averaging about sixty feet tai
in whose country everything IL natuF'
and art IS the same gigantic proportions
as themselves CULVER. though typi
cat Eagli.hma1 % the eighteenth ceatur1
is a mere pigmy IN their sight. and &
placed upon a table thirty feet high z
B.. viewed as a curiosity. The Eiaru
come from fsz and vida 70 see hin bu
some ind hin SO diminished that i +