Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-11
GRAND SPECTACLE
is FLORAL PARADE
MILLIONS OF BLOSSOMS ARE
USED
Decorations of Floats and Vehicles
Exceed All Previous Fiesta
Efforts, and Throngs Arc
Wonder-Struck
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G. Maclelsh. Here, too, red geraniums
had been used with artistic effect.
canopy Of the bright blossoms hung
over the rig and formed O shade fol
the two occupants. A great fluffy bow
Of dark red chiffon, the color of the
geraniums, was used on the canopy
and asparagus plumosus supplied the
necessary foliage.
C.. w. Taylor, 44S East Third street
and Miss Carrie Eshelman occupied
the next rig. This was a double run
about. The decorations were of red
geraniums and geranium leaves, and
the inside Of the wheels was covered
with wild mustard. The double color
effect was very striking. A handsome
pair of bays drew the rig.
Make Striking Contrast.
In a two-horse runabout, one of the
finest entries in the division, came Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Cline of 95S Bonnie
Brae. Wild marguerites had been used
In decorating this trap, and the effect
produced was in striking contrast tc
the majority of the rigs entered. The
dainty yellow blossoms with Their
brown centers completely covered the
runabout, wheels and body being hid
den by the little beauties. A hand
some black span pranced proudly be-
fore the trap, their trappings wound
with yellow satin, making a beautiful
showing against their black sides.
Mrs. F. Mortimer and Mrs. A. Nor
timer drove a phaeton. This was dec
GRATED with white carnations and as
paragus plumosus. Hundreds of the
fragrant blossoms peeped from the
masses of green in which the body o1
the trap was hidden.
The one-horse runabout depended fol
its decorations on a variety of flowers
and 1t did not fail of winning high
place in artistic beauty. The horse
which drew the equipage was harnesseG
in white.
Wheels of Lilies
Great white Gala lilies were inter
woven in the wheels and helped cover
the body of the trap; and geraniums
roses and other flowers were also callec
into requisition. Red bells hung a.
the head of the horse. The riders were
no less attractive than their rig. A
P. Freeman and his wife and little
baby of 327 North Main street wert
the owners and occupants. The three
were clad in uniform of white, fringec
with red and Mrs. Freeman wore
cap embroidered with the Shriner en-
blems.
A great arabesque scroll of calls
lilies overshadowed the phaeton of Mrs
H. Morris of 1852 Maple avenue. Will
her rode Miss Ida Thoms. The sides
and wheels of the buggy were hidde1
beneath a mass of red geraniums ant
yellow honeysuckles and from the bacl
the graceful outlines of the huge scrol
arose, a mass of gorgeous white call;
lilies, relieved here and there with as
paragus.
Basket of Roses
George Fl. Reed of 201 South Crane
avenue and Miss Louise Metzger drov'
a one-horse buggy. The trap was {
veritable basket of roses, great darl
red blossoms being used with charm
ing profusion. To the white whip wa!
attached a big bouquet of the flowers
and on the parasol another huge bunch
of the beauties reposed. In her arm
Miss Metzger carried a large Sheaf Of
the flowers. Unused to the excitement
of the big parade the horse causec
some little trouble for his driver by
bucking, backing and creating little
disturbance along the line of march.
The last trap of the division. the
prize winner, was the best received OF
the ten. All along the line cheers upor
cheers resounded-the crowds tribute
to the rig. And it was not for the
flowers alone that the crowd cheered
One of the biggest attractions of the
eouipage was little brindle bull pup
Reposing in state on the lap of his
mistress, Mrs Cosmo Morgan, he did
not regard the plaudits of the vulgar
herd. but cared only for the gentle
mats of his owner. The applause the
little fellow received was we'll deserved
On his head he wore a white fez, en-
hellished with the Shrine emblems;
and when it fell off and his mistress
adjusted it and kissed him cheer after
cheer rang out from the crowds that
saw the little fellow.
Still. it wasn't the dog that won the
prize for the rig. The vehicle was
hidden beneath masses of Corbett
pinks-beautifu pink blooms, as fra
grant as they were beautiful. The
smokes of the wheels were outlined with
the same flowers, and between the
flowers the asparagus covered. The
rig was a dog cart, driven by Cosmo
Morgan of 2244 West Twenty-fourth
street. The fine black horse which
drew the cart had on gorgeous pan
oply of pink harness.