The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21
A TOURNAMENT OF ROSES.
Beautiful Floral Dispay IN Mdwlntef 4
paAdeal, One Of the flyofel
Towns Of California.

- OR eleven years past Pasadens
has ushered In the New Year
ia with a unique celebration Of ita
natal day by what Is termed q
IL tournament of roses" 1t II
looked forward to for some
days previous with good deal OK
anxiety as to the weather. for
noted as Southern California is for
It's dry weather and its sunny
skies. IL does sometimes rain. On SAT-
urday and Sunday the clouds were anx-
iously watched by many. as their appear
ance and their movements betokened rain
When Monday morning dawned all fears
were dissipated, and the day was all thae
could be wished for such an occasion.
The sky was draped with thin curtain OF
cloud which did not obscure the sun, but
did help to mellow it's rays and relieve
those who had to march In the process
sion.
Very early in the morning the trains OF
three railroads and electric cars, crowded
to their utmost capacity, began to arrive
and so continued until the hour for the
march to begin. Resides this there were
hundreds of carriages, large and small
from the surrounding country and neigh.
boring towns. continuously arriving, until
IL is estimated that the throngs along the
streets, which witnessed the pageant as IL
passed, numbered $4,000
few minutes after II o'clock the pro-
cession, mile and quarter in length .
began to move, and continued for tn
space of about two hours. 1t was truly
a floral procession. in which the carriages
and the horses were decorated with flow
ers of every hue, but in which the rose
largely predominated. Including personal
decorations with bouquets, II IL esti-'
mated there were over a million Of flowers
displayed, OF which at least one-half were
roses 1t is doubtful whether there can
be found in any other portion of the.
cd a variety and Qy1ch r.
profusion of flowers at this season of thes
year as are found in Southern California, "A
many of which, both In Eastern andss
Northern states, are house plants. reQuir-
ing to be nurtured with tender care. but
here growing luxuriantly In the open air.
There was great variety In the styles OF
decorating the carriages and bicycles. the
horses their harness, the trappfngs the
saddles and brides used by the outriders..
In some instances the bodies of the car
riages were entirely hidden by thick
and gorgeous mantle Of flowers. the
wheels, from axle to rim, one solid mass
or the spokes only. delicately and taste-
fully trimmed. Cne lady had 800 roses on
her buggy top. Next to the rose the scar
let geranium made the most beautiful dis
play, by reason Of the richness of its COLI
orings. The yellow or California poppy
could be seen here and there In its gol-
den hues. Carnations, too, were album
dant and were used by thousands in
many pretty devices. So were chrysan-
themums, marigolds, heliotropes and III
les There were barouches of pepper
berries, taly-hos of chrysanthemums.
wheels of callas. saddles and brides Of
violets. Some of the marshals were
seated on prancing steeds trimmed from
headstall to crupper with La France roses.
yellow chrysanthemums or heliotropes~
There were horses drawing handsome car
riages with traces of unbroken geran-
iums.
select few as descriptive in SONS
measure of the whole.
Prominent was the high school taliy-ho.
The costumes of the young ladies' who oc-
cupied 1t were in the schools colors. red
and white Six white horses. gaily capari-
soned with flowers. drew the vehicle.
which was decorated In crimson and white
carnations. geraniums and quantities OF
smilax The spokes of the wheels wero
thickly trimmed with ropes of smilax.
while large Greek cross of carnations
covered the hub. The rear of the taily-ho
was solid bank of bloom and an Inn
mense shield of carnations. bearing a
crown surmounted by the words. Happy
New Year. worked out In white.
Another tally-ho was that OF the Throcp
university. whose colors are orange and
white. This was thickly covered with
brilliant golden marigolds and pure whito