Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-04
NATURAL BEAUTY
MARKS DECORATION
FLORAL AD0RNMENTS PROVE
MOST ATTRACTIVE
Greenery Appears on Buildings and
Greenery Appears on Buildings and
VIII Be Followed by FIowers-Bus-
mess Men Show Great Enthu-
siasm in the Work

When the advance guard of the Shriner
caravan arrives in Los Angeles this after
noon they will enter city bedecked in
a manner fitting the occasion. Flowers,
bunting and flags will greet them every
where, and the magic of the decorators
art will manifest itself everywhere. Every
electrolier, every business house and
every street corner will bear its message
that the festival period is here, and the
natural beauty of the city will manifest
itself at a glance.
While the work of putting up the cleo
trio lights and buntings which play such
an important part in the rejuvenation OF
Los Angeles has been under way for
some days, not until today will anything
toward floral establishment be done.
True, some of the business houses in the
downtown districts started yesterday to
enhance the beauty of their establish
ments with the products of the gardens,
but on account of the short life allotted
to flowers after they are plucked most
of the decorators are taking full advan-
tage of the grace allowed them DeIore
putting their concentrations in place.
The final meeting of the floral decora-
ton committee will be held this morning,
and Immediately after the short business
session the members whose jealous en-
deaVor has done to much to transform
Los Angeles into one vast held Oh nora
will go out into the streets to direct the
work which will crown their efforts. Hun
dreds of street lamps must be garbed
in their festival clothing of palms, gera-
NUNS and mustard and the committee
must be out early in order TO inspect Ihe
workmen'S efforts.
Lamp Post Decorations
Hundreds of palms were gathered IN
the Elysian park fields yesterday, and
today they will be put in place on the
lamp posts along Main, Spring, Broad
way and Hill streets. The work OF ming
the moss baskets which Will be suspena-
ed from the arms of posts with geraniums
and mustard blossoms was also per
formed with alacrity, and this morning
when the decorators start work on the
posts themselves they Will ma plenty ol
material ready to handle. ;.
Decorating on Broadway started IN
earnest yesterday when the Out west
company, the Coulter Dry Dry Goods oon+ f6mr f6nir
workmen to the front to execute the
plans of the designers. Business estan- lit
lishments all over town followed SUIT,
and by night not taee3s 9si%hs viii expose ao the
piainness of its natural architecture to
the Fiesta throngs.
Combining simplicity of detail ana pt ap
propriateness to the occasion the Out
West company's establishment, across
Broadway from The Herald, is sure TO
attract attention because of its decora-
tions. Against a backgrouna& & Oh f1rsed 1rset
garlands of mustard blossoms are placed,
and the entire effect is one that IS sure
to be followed by many belateo mer
for dressing their shops in gala attlre.
Mustard ereenery Used
Coulter's idea is almost the, same as
that followed by the Out West place or
business, only it is more lavish in de-
tail and general scope. The long stretch
of frontage along Broadway is covered
with bunting and profusion OF the prlI-
liant yellow mustard blooms and the ef-
feet is most pleasing. A few doors fur
ther down Broadway the Boston store
has manifested a most liberal spirit, ana
their building is model of decorative
ability.
Mathewson & Berner's store at Third
and Broadway shows how palms can be
Southern California in preparing for La
Fiesta de las Flores. On Spring street,
as well as on Main and Hill. the business
houses are showing the same enterprise
as those on Broadway and by tonight it
will be hard to find a building without
it's sheathing of flowers and bunting
Entries for the big floral parade next
the parade will undoubtedly be the
largest of it's kind ever seen in Los An
geles. Hundreds of applications for a
place in line poured in to the committee
and the twenty-five divisions. which will
be under Grand Marshal Hammel will
occupy no inconsiderable time in passing
any one point.
One of the latest entries to reach the
secretary was that of the Jonathan club,
whose float is confidently expected. to
land a first prize for the members inter-
ested in 1t as decoration committee. The
sum of $500 was voted by the directors of
the club and the entire amount will be
spent to advantage in burdening "a six
horse tallyho with flowers The artistic
arrangement of the decorations will be
in the hands of competent designers, and
the entire beauty of the decorations will
be greatly augmented by the six blooded
horses which will convey the rig along
the line of march.
Mabel Rex, the high school flly which
was easily the hit of the Shriner show
held few weeks ago, will participate
in the floral parade, and her presence
will undoubtedly cause some of those
who have entries in the equestrian di-
vision and who had visions of first
prize untold anxiety The we'll trained
animal will be decked in the choicest ar
cure, and Mabel will undoubtedly be lib
eraIlv annlauded as she leads her division