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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08

ually opened and closed his whole-lfke
Jaws as the ingivorating liquid perco-
lated through the intricacies of his
gills.
Seated about this leviathan were six
of the most charming girls of Los An
geles. interviewer throughout the en-
tire structure was a marine formation
of red brilliantly and effectively illu-
minated by hundreds of cleaning
lights IN contrast to the red were
smaller pieces of the rare blue corai,
the whole forming a sea picture the
failed to see even in the depths OF the
Mechanically and from the stand
point of the electrician the coral hoat
was one of the best on exhibition.
Along the entire line of march TINS
masterpiece of the designers art was
greeted with applause perhaps surpass-
Seated in the float and adding not a
little to its lustre were Miss Sarah Pat
ton captain, and the Misses Editn
Sutherland Harriet Ponnall, Madge
Moon. Ruth Sidey and Mortonie Penne;
Coral. which formed such beautl1uI
spot of dainty color last night was anS
greatly priced by the Greeks an ane
called gorgeia and was believed to nave
oririnafed from the blood which
dripped from the head of Medusa ana
which becoming hard was planted py
the sea nymphs in the sea. ~
In the middle ages coral was used IN
medicine and was hung on frult peal,
ing trees as a protection from NAIL
blight and winds. r,,1,,rs
70 this day the Brahmins and F'aklrs
Of the east place coral upon their deau
to prevent evil spirits taking pos
session.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08
EMERALD

With the harp of Emerald's isle as q
fairy background for the beautiful young
women who were banked gracefully on
either side, the magnificent float sailed
jauntily along, receiving merited round
of vociferous recognition.
A double stand Of green electric
lights formed a perfect emerald emblem
and caught at the ends were shamrocks,
both above and below. Dark haired were
the young women and rosy checked, CIV
ing true air of Celtic girlhood.
CARRIED in white with the shamrock
dotting their gala gowns, three Of the
dainty misses stood on the lower part Of
the harp. Above on "a wire. as 1t were,
stood three more perched. This was a
most pleasing arrangement, the green
lights cleaning in striking contrast with
the dazzling white which prevailed along
the line of route.
Following were the young ladies who
f1oated with the emerald: Mary Rose,
captain; Mary Weldon, Grace Rouse,
Mary Read, Eva Miller, Ada Espe. Jean
ette Niederer, Nellie Blair Lena Blair
A herald of the spring and promise
of immortality in the olden days the
emerald float, with its dazzling rays of
green would we'll have won the favors
of rulers, an old time attribute of this
stone. There is but one charm that
this stone was credited with in the
middle ages that would not have ap-
piled to the emerald of last night, and
that was that if unmarried it rendered
the wearer invisible.
Decidedly visible and bewildering to
the eye, the girls who donned the emer-
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"0UR EMBLEM"

A glittering mass of shimmering light, a
soft blush Of thousands of softened incan-
descents, the gentle whisper and rustic of
gauzy draperies and like a breath from
the desert, sweet laden with sentiment
that touched the very heart fountains of
those thousands there swept into line the
emblem of the shrine, the crescent claws,
scimitar and star.
Probably nothing within the length and
breadth of all that mighty pageant
caused the quick gasp of excitement, the
throb of patriotism as 1t were, from the
Shriners, from the mothers and sisters
of those Shriners and from the thousands
of those who have learned to love the
mighty order of desert men since the
caravans made their first stop at the Los
Angeles oasis
What the emblem really means to a
man of the order it is difficult to say. To
each man 1t has a different meaning. Not
the meaning that the clerk of the lodge
reads off in singsong fashion, but soul
full meaning telling of the promise of his
fellow men, of a brotherhood mightier
than the laundering ocean in all it's
storm, as strong as the grim, silent
desert that brushes with its silence, not
with its roar.
The float seemed to culver and live. The
figure of the silent sphynX gazing I'M
moved out over the mass of life and gilt
ter seemed to tremble and to move with
the thrill of welcome.
The mighty scimitar, emblem of the
Moslem's power, the curved sword of the
desert land, flashed and glittered: the
crescent of tiger claws, the star of the
shrine, the silent camel beneath the gauze
of drapery, all spoke of the shrine and
its eastern origin.
Beautiful as were the other floats,
swimming in the glow of light, they spoke
only of things to be possessed for good
OF wealth, while in the midst and glitter
came stealing softly the desert float with
its emblem, a message of the brotherly
strength and protection coming from the
mass and glitter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08
THE TOPAZ

attracted so much attention along the
line of march that the other floats
which had gone before Were almost for
tranced by the beautiful design and
then gave vent to cheers as the full
beauty of it burst upon them.
1t was one of the most beautiful
floats ever seen in any parade in Los
most novel. A magnificent arch set
with flaming yellow. lights which sent
streamers flying. gayly to the winds, 1t
was a spectacle to live long in the
minds of all lovers of beauty.
| Seated in the center of the arch and
raised trf1e above the floor sat Norma
Gould, the captain of the crew of four
girls selected to accompany the float.
On her right sat Crystal Woods and on
her left Emma James. In front of the
while a few feet back of Miss Gould
was seated Vern Wright These four
young women, each with light lowing
ribbons, reminded the spectators of
nymphs just from the sea who had
come on shore to dazzle mortals with
their fairy forms and faces. Exclama-
tions of admiration were heard all
greeted the float as it passed through
the multitude which thronged the
streets.
The topaz, like the golden hues of
our own poppy, has shed its golden
light of cheerfulness and prosperity
from the days when it was worn as a
gem in the crown of the king of Tyre.
1t is mentioned in the Bible as one of
the stones to be put in the ephod Of the
high priest and as forming one of the
gates of the Holy City, and is today
used as the stone for the month of No
vember.
The name is derived from the Greek
topazios which is the name of an
island in the Red sea. The Portuguese
call the topaz Slaves diamonds" and
it Is said that q stone of the crown of
Portugal, reputed to be diamond and
called the Braganza, is probably a
topaz Of exceptional clearness and
beauty.
Probably the largest cut topaz was
presented to Pope Leo on the occasion
of his silver jubilee. This stone
weighed nearly four pounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08
AMETHYST

Like some great white cloud OF puress
snow floating down the street as IL
drawn by unseen hands, fioated the gor-
geous creation which the designer hau
been inspired TO produce as the ametnys'
A bower of filmy white, the snow Wnite
purity of the dream, almost dazzllns lliS
ewes of the beholders, its coming was
heralded far in advance by the entnusi
astic exclamations of the gazers. "A iacy
film hung down from the great DOW
shaped arch which supported the struc
ture, within which sat nine OF tne ihoSs ,
beautiful of the fair damsels VINO .ooN
part in the magnificent pageant; 9.
Like a great fairy bower the S1sIS Gra.s
slowly wended it's way through the dense
crowds that lined the sidewalks. Anu anu
ever and anon a cluster of brilllanI pius
lights would relieve the intense Wnlte, o. !
the gorgeous figure, blue lights Ina. ina
looked all the more blue BECAUSE VI INC"
white background. ,.,,to hs1l
And lilies there were, great wnhte tI.o roh roi,
shaped flowers that hung around Ine ar, arri. (.
and hid its outlines with graceIui piuu, n,,a,.y
lilies that waved and futtereu, ,,y;s Masn ro,,nd
zephyr that blew; pure whlte IillSS,+ ss+ thai,.
the edges of which tiny lgnls 5r,,,snt caSr
merry twinkle on the scene OF n.,,. nloa scir-
below them. Brightly the lltneso1Iine ne1i' -, q
tiiation fthe lights illumiraeins '''
non, on either side in the center OF the as il9as
q great amethyst, lined with white puiDS
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the most beautiful OF the electrical

OF the most beautiful of the electrical
floats.
It winked knowingly upon the entranc.
ing maidens, basking in the warmth Of
it's glow as it turned on its orbit, 1t
grinned at all who gazed upon it with a
grin that was half demoniac and half
approving, and Ii moved from side to
side as If afraid 1t would miss something
worth seeing.
If there are any who ever doubted hav-
ing seen the man in the moon they will
doubt no more, for he was much in evil
dence. His face was a. laughing one and
red lights cleaned in his grinning mouth.
BY an intricate mechanical contrivance
his eyelid was made to move at intervals
and this caused him to wink, Surround
ing the outer edge of the moon were
rows of yellow electric and outlining the
blue clouds beneath 1t. were twinkllng
blue lights with here and there req one
to give a vivid touch of color. AT eacn
shaped figure resembling jack-in-the-
box and these jumped up and down IN
the most puZzling and unexpected way
imaginable Where most ot tRS fS,s n1a.t t3aat
endeavored to give touch OF the grotesss
que and humorous, and the. designers or
it succeeded in their effort to a remark
able degree.
In flowing robes of colors mingling with
the colors of the float the maidens sat
and 1t would have been hard to hnd O
more charming set. They were eight In
number: Miss Pearl Brooks was the e,,saps cap
tain. and her crew consisted OF Misses
Annie b. Johnson, Clara Mcclure, Bessie
Clarke, Alma Gockley, Ruth BurdicK'
olive West and Grace o'Neal.
Radiating the white light of night
the moonstone, said to contain an
image of the moon. and ever aIue stone, Uo0 OIL
good luck has from the first been con-
sidered one of the favored of stones.
During the period of increase Of the
moon it was considered potent love
charm and during the decrease of that
iuminary it was supposed to enable its
wearer to foretell the future.
In the middle ages carrying a moon
stone in the mouth was believed to be
an aid to the memory, and this belief
is still cherished among the Basques.
Scores of shriners who went to santa
Catalina Monday picked UP California
from the beaches of the
magic isle. AS they watched the float
pass by laden. with Califor-
MAS fairest maids, the thought of the
uncut gems they held became thou
sand times more precious to them.
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blue could be noted Tapping it's wings.
On each side, as though perched in con-
temptation, sat the maidens typifying the
virtues of the stone.
The queen cast her eyes right and left
at the multitudes, but beyond smiling,
made no further acknowledgment of the
showers of applause This, too, was the
age of all representatives of the country
with a sweet dignity.
Shriners who had marched and left the
ranks to review the electric floats, fol-
lowing them, fingered on the edge of the
crowds and We'd with the waiting throngs
in cheering the girls in blue, testifying
to their beauty and the charm of the de-
sign of which they formed an integral
part
Here and there high school boys gave
vent to familiar school cries which the
sapphire girls acknowledged by a blush
or a slight bow-no more.
Miss Gertrude Brands, seated on for
ward perch, won many worshipers at her
shrine of beauty, but took the evident
adulation as meant for all.
Special applause was noted by those at
tending the float when passing the Be
iasoo. orpheum and Grand theaters W where
enthusiastic onlookers did their best to
show noisy appreciation.
At the hotels, too, the hand clapping
and handkerchief waving showed a gen.
orous spirit.
The sapphire girls retired from their
f1oat feeling that they had held aloft the
glory of California, which was reward
indeed.
The successful handling Of the floats
was. in measure. due to the skill OF
| Electrician Frank Hume and Fireman
| C. Urich.
I The beautiful blue sapphire IL alsc
one OF the ancient stones and is the
same name in nearly all languages Ir
! Chaidean, Hebrew, Creek and Latin the
word has ths same form az in modern
tQngues.
preventive Of despair and OF fire,
destroyer of poison and made it's wearel
| chaste, virtuous, pious, devout ant
wise. In the old dlspensation the sap,
phire was designated as belonging tt
| Simeon and among the apostles to An
drew.
to have always carried a staP. bapphir'
| about with him as q. means OF winning
| respect from the barbaroua peopleI
among whom he journeyed The say
ages believed that the stone must be {
! tailsnan OF great power and feared Il
incur its owners enmity.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08

sea scene came the pearl the costly gem
OF the shore. This was represented in de-
tail elaborate, At each corner of the float
swan sea horse, in gold, studded with
glowing electric lights. Seated in the
center in the form of a great shell were
three young women. Five others were
stationed in the bed of the float which
was arranged in the form of sea ferns,
sea fans and the embracing flora of the
ocean.
The entire float was studded with
miniature lights in gold and blue. Eff
fective use of the blue transformed the
bed of the float into an almost perfect re-
production of the blue of the ocean.
while the accompanying colors were rep
resented in artistic detail.
The art of the designer made itself
manifest in this piece and nothing that
could add to the effectiveness of the float
was left undone. The young women,
gowned in costumes that carried out the
marine idea, sat surrounded by the for
nations of the deep Electrically per-
feet, the float, as it appeared, was work
of art that could not be surpassed
The young women whose appearance
enhanced the artistic value of the whole
were Miss Jennie Williams, captain, and
the Misses Winnie Kimball, Jennie Miller,
Isabelle Smith, Lydia Maurer, Rose Null
vahill, Mary Weaver and Rita Potts.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08
T0URMALINE

Typical of California, the float Tour
maline won universal admiration last
night. Dazzling in it's warm beauty, only
some of the most beautiful of California s
daughters adorning it this float, like the
stone for which it was. designed, had a
strange attraction drawing all eyes to Il.
Many were the exclamations brought
forth by the beauty of the float COM
posed as it was of two great arches, out
lined with flaming flowers, all In tone
ruby, but in the lighter shade of the
tourmaline Behind ETHEREAL drapery OF
the same shade the young girls who were
seated among the flowers were IN an en- en-
before the float had left in its wake DIT
of bright color. ,,-
MANY of the floats contained as strik-
ing devices of decoration, but no more
beautifl1l float ever wended it's way
through the streets than the tourmaline,
waving with the bright flowers which out
lined all the seats, the graceful arcnes
terry, terry but partially hidden behind the
Like the first rays of the morning sun
the mountains in in SAM San Dego tbe oat
was distinctly typical of California, and
the dark eyed beauties brought to. mind
the days of the senoritas who so ADMIRED
and among whom the tourmaline was
favored gem. ~.
Miss Edna Merg was captain OF the
tourmalines. Others presiding, at this
fioat were Misses Augusta Waekerbartth a,,tts
Marcia Forbes, Hazel Williams, louise
Tag. Lorene Daehler. Florence shaw,
Adeiine Jasberg, Vida Ebert, Laura Har-
ris. Mary Brown and Hazel McClellan. =.
FiyIer Fillmore, Floyd Layne, Lloyd
Mills and Henry Wackerbarth acted as
the outriders.
California's own product, the tour
maline, was one of the beauties OF the
parade last night. The tourmal1ne, as
Ruskin says, is "a little of everything,
more like a medieval doctors pre-,
scription than respectable mineral.
The name comes from Cingalese word,
turafnali which was applied to the
first tourmaline gems sent from Ceylon
to Holland.
The general value of this stone was
not known until the early part OF the
eighteenth century when some children
of Holland playing on warm sum-
mer's day in court yard with few
bright colored stones noticed that these
possessed a strange power when
warmed by the heat of the sun and at
tracted straws. The old superstition
regarding the hyacinth, under which
name the stone was called formerly,
was that when heated it charmed away
pain.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08

| float, as indicated by its name, was In
| the pure tone of white, the globes being
surrounded by Los Angeles maidens no
A mass OF brigmt light. shedding it's
radiance on the bystanders, many. q
young man doubtless saw maiden that
he could wish for his future choice, the
cid time superstition of the crystal, and
while the radiance came from the many
electric globes cunningly hidden SEEM
ingiy everywhere, the young women from
the high pinnacle to the edge o fthe float
shown forth in the radiance of the spark
Each globe seemed more beautiful than
the first, and each girl seemed the pret-
tier in the. long line of bright colors;
All in white, glistening from m, start d 70
title Of ''unripe diamond" scintilating in
the reflected lights of the floats that pre-,
ceded and followed 1t, which only added
to its white brightness. u,u,,o c,,s tho
captain of the young girls, occupied the
highest globe. while seated on eth other
globes and about the float were MISSES lss q
Nell Murray, Myrtle Thomas, Jessie Tag
Frances Brown, Susie. Rickerhauser
Maud Tucker and Anna Taylor;
The outriders for the crystal were >;
c. Ruce, j. A. Newton, warren Naiii anu
j. Martin.
The dazzling beauty of the crystal
bright. translucent image OF the hter-
nal Light" was one of the gorgGots
floats that passed on the great eat, ~nIee MI c
way last night. The crystal rock t,mes mas
tltele than at TT the ' present and was favorite
among the aristocratic Roman women, zen,
and is also very popular in Japan at the
ciohes of rock crystal were found
among the ruins at Nineveh and the
Venetians carried on the art OF engraV-
ing on rock crystal to high degree.
Among the Iindoos 1t Is caiieu INC
"unripe diamond" - .,,o
CRYSTAL balls are in fashion at the
present time In both Europe and Amer
lea as fortune tellers, the images %
obiects seen through the spheres
being supposed, according to the 1ancy
which has survived from an early tlme'
to indicate the Observers future.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08

lights shaded gradually into the blue and
back into the green again, the change be-
ing so light that only as it shimmered
and dazzled against the white could it be
seen.
Two big atanea, tipped with yellow
lights, guarded the approach to this mag
nificent float, which left long trail Of
soft light behind it. The girls on the
float were Misses Grace Breedlove, cap
tain; Edith White, Violet Nebelung,
Gretchen Foulkes, Bernice Foulkes. Addie
Judy and Katherine Smith, and the out
riders, all of whom were dressed in yell
low and red, were R. H. Conant, c..
Swarts, E. Swarts and ]. d. Gillespie.
Garnet derived from the Latin word
granatus, meaning like a grain, said to
have arisen in allusion of the stone to
the seeds of the pomegranate, was rep
resented last night by float aboun ding
| in the rich hues of red, rejecting its
warm light all along as 1t moved on its
way, no less bright and beautiful than
| the rosy hued maiders who adorned 1T.
| The garnet Is one of the stones that
has retained it's popularity from an
cient times to the present having been
in favor with the most ancient Egyp-
| tians and later by the Romans who
| gloried in its brightness.
| According to the Talmud the only
| light which Noah had in the ark was
! afforded by carbuncle, under which
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08
GARNET

Weird and beautiful was the garnet
float. The dark red and green lights cast
fitful glow against a dark background
while here and there yellow CLEAN crept
timidly.
A giant cricket reared it's green body
from bed of soft foliage and flowers
and held itself erect on twelve long,
green legs. Two large wings, with red
lights shimmering brightly, stood out
from the body on either side and inclosed
the seat on which two beautiful girls, in
red dresses, trimmed with gold, were sit
ting.
Its massive head was held high in the
air and a soft glow of yellow light issued
from its mouth. Half hidden by the
body's shadow and with the softly shaded
red and green lights touching their faces
could be seen the dainty forms of three
girls, each of them holding a bouquet of
red roses.
Large yellow eyes looked out boldly
from the. cricket's head and down its
spinal column ran a long line of green
lights. Large wheels of green electric
lights stood on each side of the cricket
and from one end to the other green
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OPAL

The opal float was a laze of glory. A
beautiful butterfly f1uttered its white
gauze wins in the foreground and drew
the girls behind in a golden chariot. On
each side of the car were two wheels
studded with pink shaded lights and at
the back two more in blue added their
part to the general delicate color scheme.
At each side were large white crescents
bordered with the yellow lights, support
ing small blue wheels which in turn bore
the handsome chair where the captain
sat. her beautiful face half hidden by the
snmfmterng folds oo1d OF gaSze Which teli
The brilliant glow of color was artis-
tically relieved by the black body of the
butterfly to which the only touch Of
color was given by the silver tipped gold
feathers.
In the front was the name "Opar' in
white lights against dark blue back
ground. Just back of the butterfly sat
the other eight girls of the float, their
becoming white gowns harmonizing de-
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DIAMOND

Emblematic of purity and strength,
sparkling with light that added to the
brilliancy of the wondrous pageant of
dazzling beauty, the diamond float won
spontaneous expressions of admiration
as it moved past the throngs that lined
the streets. The diamond was probably
the most attractive and significant Gre
alton in the line of Fawcet Robinson s
dreams of loveliness, comprehending as
it did a brilliant lesson in the most prec-
ious of stones. Resting in the center of
the float was an immense diamond, mil
outlined with myriad of miniature in
candescent lights, with the lovely maid
ems from the Polytechnic inside, dimly
seen through the filmy covering. The
massive base was a setting of gold and
green, made brilliant by 500 four candle
power incandescent lamps. Partially hid
den by the gauze at the four corners of
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-08
SAPPHIRE

Blue was the tinge of the float sapphire
"a blue that contrasted beautifully with
the hundreds of incandescent electric
flashes from the light bulbs. No fairer
girls could be found than the daughters
of California who graced the idyllic crea-
ton with Ethel Squire reigning above the
proud bird of paradise With her were
Misses Leah Robinson, Ruth Holden and
Olive Belt, Gertrude Brands, Grace
Krepp, Helen Ready, Helen Charles,
Opal Rogers. Outriders Harry Donner,
Leland Reaves, Will Abbott and Nelson
Smith often lodged flowers that were
thrown at tie fair creatures at different
continuous along the lanes of admiring
humanity.
The design was huge circular envelop-
ing cloud, through which the bird Of
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to the wearers born in the month OF
October, for which month the stone is
especially designated.
Its pure radiating colors have been
the motif for many songs and poems,
and it has been hailed as reflector of
the rainbows colors, the superstition of
regarding the stone having been traced
to Sir Walter Scott's novel, Anne OF
Geierstein."
Although not extensively used by the
ancients, the opal was highly priced by
the Romans, who ascribed to 1T the
power of warning against danger.
They named it the "Paideros," or
Cupid" and regarded 1t as the perfec-
tion of beauty Nonius, the Roman
senator, owned one set in ring, valued
at nearly a million dollars, and history
Mark Antony he was sent into exile.
The next opal famous in history was
"The Burning of the Troy" owned by
the Empress Josephine.