The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

effect. Immediately at the foot of the street where the Imperial party will land Is a magnificent arch of Welcome" il- lumined with electric lights. This was q forerunner of what was to be seen fur ther in the heart of the city.
 For two miles out Government Way, the Boulevard of the Imperial City, the ma jestic oaks and magnolias stood out in bold relief, so great is the light PalatiaI residences are illumined and decorated. The stately signal pole in Duncan Place is blaze of light. The majestic Hall of Justice is resplendent in it's brightness. At the intersection of Government Way and the Royal Road Is a display of mag nificence. Ropes of light cross and inter- twine each other and the handsome de- sign Is a marvel. Up Royal Way the dis. play Is in keeping with what had al- ready been seen. Elegant designs are seen thickly placed, each design moro beautiful. If possible. than the other. At the intersections of Dauphin Way and the Road of St. Francis. are designs such as only artists could design. An i'm ~.ense crown. beautiful to look upon, with streamers of fire, can be seen at the last named intersection and the Hotel de Rat tie is a blaze of light, refiecting the hap py countenances of the royal subjects gathered there. At the Palace of Com- lhS are dlSO dHNt dAsA so 1t Is elsewhere. Magnificent Square de Bienville, the lovely park. is agow with fiery flames, the grand fountain playing as if for very joy at the coming of the Elm peror. Its waters are being made radiant with electric lights. The magnificent Temple of Masonry has lovely designs. emblematic of the degrees of the sacred order, each calling forth praise. The Hos tel de Bienville. just across the way. the Al TN1..I. AFa, arr the Palace of Pythias and other stately buildings. are resplendent in their beauti- ful decorations. Other public and pri- vate buildings in the vicinity are arrayed in holiday attire. Out the main boule- wards the scene Is a repetition of what has been said. The Home of the Antlered Tribe and that of the followers of F'ideiia are also grandly arrayed for the Season of Joy.
 At the intersection of St. Joseph and St. Francis streets, suspended from ropes extending from the Hotel Bienville to the Peoples Bank, is a figure well worthy of especial note A juggler. eighteen feet tall. hangs in mid air. balancing a fiery ball on the tip of his nose. This ball is ten feet in circumference. This figure has 1,200 24-candle power lights.
 Dauphin Way is feetooned from Water to Lawrence streets; St. Joseph from DouPuIil to oN' GOuls' anu elIect can De imagined. The illuminations were in the hands of a committee of which Eugene V. Brown is chairman.
 The edict had been gracefully accepted and as gracefully carried out. by the faithful. But night will soon be at hand in earnest and the blare of trumpets heard when. for the first time the Mon day evening maskers will make their ap- pearance in a most magnificent parade of floats such as will compare most favor ably with those witnessed in former years, given by organizations of long years and experience. For the first an niversary parade this society has select ed as its subject, Folk Lore. or Flights of Imagination" The selection, as will be seen. is a happy one, and the artists and designers, with the costumers, have come up to the fondest expectations of