The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-01-25
FLOWER FESTIVITIES
THAT Eclipse Those of California A Field
For Women Physicians.

.-f,l.,ial correspondence VI he o'"iH"''I
pI'r~os AYREs, Dec. 14th, 1905. AS
-.cplar thing two or three times a
.sr this pleasure loving Capital IN
...ss in a monster Flower Festival,
rstsou d etre of which is not always
.,sr-ut to stranger. A siesta OF
pature. which is said to have
-n.pd all previous efforts, has just
I'm Mace under the auspices OF some
'rraIfr benevolent association, for
,'s4t charitys sake; and for once we
VI, ike forglving the morning papers
thpIr reckless use of grandlSSlmo,
~. 'ndssino, gloriose and other de-
~r,ive superlativeS as concerning 1t.
r.ality, this was a flower carnival
.asf than the usual show of other
.',I+ries. there being nowhere dis
sg 0t potted plants, set pieces OF
'r-> IF blooms: but the people decor
'.5 themselves and their turnouts in
7.o5t lavish manner and then
-..,G the streets, pelting one another
.o,tS and bouquets, as they do
ls,arones at carnival time. The
... taI the grand parade on the
~ -.rl boulevard had been fixed be-
'--. the hours of four and five thirty
. and 10y three o'clock the streets
.. ed with tloWer-decked carriages
....s.t- to the rendezvous. The ladies
~. uted as for bail or opera, with
.t-lQ heads. bare arms, decollete
and wonderful display of
....-. hue gentlemen in evening dress,
toathmen and footmen obscured
enormous breast-knots of
s -.-- even the horses adorned for
.. SION with bouquets at the ears,
uauy instances the harness was
dden under flowers ingenious
FL. ed ON. 50 that the animals APP
.. -0 Inc driven III floral gear. !
-..f.F.Y noticed Splenuld PAIR OF
. tr Arabian horses, every inch
, e.. aInesS and tackle was cover
SIX. purple pansies-bunches OF
.- Ter rosettes at the ears, shafts
p. W pstock wound with ropes of
.r..+- and the whole back of the
r. .lu0le barouche one solid net
Cd, at the same delicate flowers.
\nAt.e r conspicuous turnout had
nI AIS harneSSed IN Jacquemluot
as-s. others were gorgeous in PINK or
ell roses, blue forget-me-nots,
...-s 5sters, carnations, or bewlld-
u 2 mixture of all the flowers known
floral kingdom. One gray high
--err. was garlanded with crimson
~, tie phaeton he drew was great
s,-e- # rare pale pink orchids. in the
..s- If which sat two lovely girls
f -ra canopy of tulips. Many LADIES'
i ~. .aus and parasols of lilles-of-the-
.i... aT roses, wired upon invisible
lanes. and the fronts of many dresses
r- gWered with flowers, some sewn
q D such way that their wearers
,u-- 1t fairies clad in some strange
7r- lasuc.
I.- money for the charitable purpose
-..pcted by priests stationed at
liz. .u-r4uce to Palermo corSo; the oc-
-.4.I~ ut the carriages and the young
o,- on horseback giving whatever
r ..ey liked: and Judging from the
j -, lat purses to each of which a
4a, attached and the heaps of
ST. 4us containing bank notes, the
or ...t .ons were most generous. Six
-,-...l rarrIages-every alternate line
...- M oue direction, the other in the
Y wound slowly up and down
f.. .-~o for an hour and half, while
.ran dandies, with daisy-chain
and saddles cushioned with
,-~--t6omless. let us hope-each fol
....5 nv groom carrying a huge bias
. lowers. pranced to and fro on
-,. -lHudtd horses, shoWering bou-
.a--. Upon the ladies i'll the carriages.
g. NJ. and a half of pleasure; then
ant pageant suddenly dispersed
~. --uOou worth OF flowers lay wilt
3D.. The sun. 1t would seem that in
.-4 charity began with the flor
!