Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-02
THOUSANDS SEE
ROSE FESTIVAL
BEAUTY OF PAGEANT IS UN-
SURPASSED
Millions Of Flowers Are Used In Dec.
orstIons-charIot Races Draw
Crowds to Tournament
Park
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course already lined by thousands Of
visitors.
Sixty thousand people reviewed the
parade and every person thrilled with
the wonder of II all.
There was not a hitch In the march
from South Orange Grove avenue, the
home of Pasadena's millionaires to
Tournament park. The several con-
trary conditions that caused the pa
rade Of last year to become broken
did not occur to furnish cause for q
single complaint. Grand Marshal DR..
Ralph Skillen and his band Of chosen
aides handled the formation and con-
Quoted the march of the parade in a
manner thoroughly Ideal.
Line OF March
A platoon of police headed the mon
ster, mile-long parade OF the Rose
Tournament. The formation was made
on South Orange Grove. Continuing
the march the parade turned at Colo
RADIO street, thence to Fair Oaks ave-
nue., south on Fair oaks to Vineyard,
east on Vineyard to Raymond, north
on Raymond to Colorado, west on
Colorado to Fair oaks. north on Fair
Oaks to Holly, east on Holly to Ray
mond, south on Raymond to Colorado,
east on Colorado to Mentor, south n
Mentor to San Pasqual and east on San
Pasqual to Tournament park.
The platoon of police was composed
Of advance outriders detailed from the
regular police. followed by Chief OF
Police Pinkham and four other WELD
ers of the club, riding abreast.
The Crown City band came next In
order and Grand Marshal Skillen with
his picked aides clad in white duck
suits with red trimmings, followed.
preceding the mayor and Councilman
w. b. Loughery in a surrey trimmed
with tiger lilies and red geraniums
banked on q background Of smilax
and fir.
The members of the city council fol-
lowed in a four-in-hand trimmed with
dusty miilers and they were followed
by the board of trade entry. trimmed In
asparagus plumosis and drawn by four
thoroughbreds.
Mounted on spirited riding horses and
clad in dark riding suits the Tourna-
ment of Roses association directors
followed with President Off of the as
ISOLATION in the lead. Following them
came the trumpeters for the queens
court and Immediately preceding the
queens float was the royal herald.
Queen Is RespIendcnt
The fiCat In which rode the queen
and her court completed the first di-
vision. Arrayed in their regal attire
Mrs. Elmer F. Woodbury. and her
twenty-five maids of honor. were
seated in a bower of flowers. The float
was attended by six outriders. CARRIED
in costumes of the time and fashion oi
: Louis XIV, and with the purple trim
mings0of royalty, the occupants of the
royal Iioat were fittingly arrayed tc
hold the high position which theii
prominence in the parade Of so many
exquisite turnouts and equipages re-
quired. Six milk white horses drew
the float, which was entirely covered
with bougainvillea. Suspended over
the throne of the queen a canopy OF
smilax and pampas grass, fringed with
bougainvillea and white satin ribbon
set off with white silken tassel
shaded royalty from the sun. Smaller
canopies over the % maids carried
out In the same idea, added to the ef-
feet. No words can describe the pic
ture in which the harmony of the color
effect and the beauty of the queen and
her maids combined to produce. 1t was
a complete reproduction of the splendoi
of French courts of early days and al
the pomp and grandeur of continental
royal courts was preserved in the eff.
fects which harmonized in every de-
tail.
Queen of the tournament, Mrs. Elmer
Woodbury., was attired in a magnifi.
cent gown of white satin, varying only
from the robes of ROYALTY in the fi,ne