Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-05
A Week Of Pleasure.

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floats were works OF art, as well Us
things of beauty, and their appearance
was surprise to those who had not
been afforded an opportunity for dis.
covery of the potent influences at work
to make the civic parade in honor OF
the Woodmen complete success.
The main feature OF the day in the
Carnival tent was the coronation oil
Queen Ruth. The royal" party were
attired IN gorgeous array, and con.
sisted OF Misses Van Epps and Shaw
as Maids of Honor, Prime Minister
Wheaton and Master S. Harris as
Page. The coronation was performed
by the Mayor.
The address was, of course, read by
the Prime Minister. 1t was full OF
tenderness and love. 1t breathed the
true spirit of peace. 1t was as full OF
benedictiOn as her own charming pres.
esce was redolent OF joy and sunshine.
And her auditors were therefore hardly
prepared for the old, musty, worm
eaten chestnut Live while you live,
for you will be long time dead" 1t
produced shock upon the auditors
nerves. 1t was most abrupt dissent
from the sublime to the ridiculous,
from the refined to the decidedly vul.
gar. But in all such errors, it is invar-
iably the leading strings that royalty
is subject to. that is, to blame: the
Prime Minister was clothed with power
to embody the sovereign's will in the
language of grace, as we'll as diplomacy,
and in this instance, sometimes as in
real life, his expression has not been
clothed wholly with that elegance ex.
pected of exalted speech.
1t is said that 1,4OO admission
tickets were sold to this ceremony,
which we think is II pretty fair show.
ing.
After the coronation fine specially
performance was given on the plat.
form in the big tent on the "Blinn
block" at the summit OF Capitol hill.
In fact this has boen the means of
entertainment each day Of the Carni.
val, and with the plantation scenes,
Edison's Electric Wonders, The Ger
man Village, the Oriental Theater,
and the merry-go-round, afforded ade.
quate means of amusement for the
crowds who find, in its social inter-
course, means Of filling in any lapse
OF the daily programme.
Tuesday balloon ascension from
the grounds drew quite q crowd OF
people. Prof. Chris. Nelson made the
ascent on a trapeze, and performed
various acts in the air. He did not
90 very high. however. and tripped the
parachute at height of about 1000
feet and descended on the bluff in the
rear of the capitol grounds. Tho
balloon sailed off to- the northwest, and
is said to have landed in tree q short
distance from town.
Wednesday was Babies Day in the
pavilion. and a fine array OF the
household beauties were on exhibition
$50 in all. all under two years of age.
The committee consisted of Mrs. Strah.
lin, G. r. Rogers and w. B. Perry, who
had before them one of the most diff
cult tasks in their lives, in making a
choice with 90 high, fair and equable
an average Of childish perfection.
They had to make choice, however,
and it fell upon the following prize
winners: Handsomest boy baby, Ed.
ward Selby, aged Is months. first
prize, IS; the second prize, $3.50, was
awarded to Floyd Littlejohn, aged IL
months. The handsomest girl baby
was decided to be May Austin, aged
l6 months, who took the first prize,
30; Inez Brassfeld came in second, for
$3.50. The first prize for the latest
boy, fell to Myron Ramey OF Kamil.
chic, aged six months, who took the
prize of $3.50. There was only one
entry in this class. The fsttes. Cir
baby, six months Of age, who won the
$3.50, was May Heath, OF Pc Ell
Lewis county.
The baby show brought out a gooi
crowd and placed everybody in . gooi
humor. There is nothing like the con
temptation of childhood to arouse tn.
better impulses Of humanity.
Loggers' Day, yesterday, engaged
unusual attention as does everything
connected with woodcraft, and tho It
tendance of woodsmen was large, mo-
only on account Of the nature of th,
order having the Carnival in charge
but the exciting contest in sawin,
, which took place in the evening
Bicycle races ct the Velodrome wer,
; held in the afternoon, but they failet
? to divert attention from the Carniva
proper which held its usual number O
. patrons, At the minstrel Performance,
. in the tent. the specially for that day
A large crowd witnessed the saving
Three teams entered. Joseph Bode o
Tumwater, and Hamlet Dorman, wer,
the winning team and took the $lO(
! prize. They made the 30.inch Gu.
through a pitch.ringed tree, in two
minutes and 48 seconds. Henry Smith
: and Fred Snyder took the second
prize, with q record of two minutes
and So seconds. They received I'll.
entrance money, $50. The third team
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