The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-14
A TOURNAMENT OF ROSES.
Described For Register Readers by
Professor McClenon. |

P~asadena's twentieth tournament o
roses has come and gone and Is sait
to be the most successful one OF all
1t Is surely the best one we have seen
as 1t Is the only one, and 1t certainly
was q success. Like many othel
things. It needs to been seen to bt
appreciated. But thinking that even
a feeble description Of its beauty might
be interesting to the readers Of the
Register, | will try to describe a few
of it's features.
First, as to the day. We who have
such a New Years day. The sun
shown brightly and the temperature
was such that one could watch the
parade, as thousands did for more than
an hour, without overcOat or other out
side wrap as comfortably as on a sum-
mer's day. The perfume OF flowers
was in the air and all the surround
ings were more like a summer day
than that of midwinter. The streets
OF Pasadena began to be filled at an
early hour, many having come the day
before SO they were sure to be on
hand. Every train and suburban car
that came in during the morning was
packed with tournament visitors and
carriages and autos came from every
direction. The officials of the Pacific
Electric railway state that they car
ried 80, 900 people over from Los
Angeles, and the other roads 10000
more. How many went by carriage
and auto is impossible to tell. | did
not suppose that there were so many
autos In the state Of California as were
the streets that day.
Although the parade was advertised
.expectant multitude Of sightseers,
to start at eleven o'clock, before ten
the streets were lined for miles by an
at eleven, the word was pass
III uOWh lhC lilt, thCy SoiiN
and eager heads were stretched from
the curbing of the streets to catch the
glimpse of the moving columns.
First came a line of mounted police,
sweeping back the crowd, somewhat
ike the water from the prov of an
ship. Next came a band of
then what seemed a glimpse of
'airyland and wealth of roses and other
flowers. The vehicles which carried
the various floats were entirely con-
cealed by foliage and flowers. The
was divided in six divisions,
each being preceded by a band and
moved from the center of the city to
park, a distance Of about
four miles. | will attempt to describe
only a very few of the floats, although
everyone of them was worthy of an
honorable mention.
The entry of the Hotel Maryland
was called "A Rose Sympathy" and
the description admirably.
The color scheme was pink and white,
he colors being supplied by delicate
pink roses and carnations, with roses
predominating. Callas in p~rofusion
the background for the pink.
The flowers rested on beds of smilax
md the same delicate greenery con-
the running gear Of the tallyho.
On the body of the vehicle a large
.crown-the symbol of Pasadena-had
been worked solidly in flowers. The
was drawn by six snow white
horses and the lines were wrapped with
pink ribbons harmonizing with the
used in the decorations. Twelve
young women occupied the tallyho,
in unbroken white and wear
ing white hats trimmed with pink
roses.
There were also beautiful floats
prepared by the societies of the states
Of New York. Pennsylvania. Ohio,
Maine and Canada.
The Pennsylvania float, which re-
ceived the first prize, represented VIM.
Penn standing under a spreading tree
the treaty with the Indians.
The Pasadena high school had pre-
pared one of the most beautiful floats
in the line. 1t represented a huge
barge, which was carried on a large
automobile. The barge was high at
both ends and in front a large bow.
spirit with an anchor of roses hanging
from it. The five long oars on each
side were covered with pink roses
In the center q flower decked mast
rose high in the air. From the masts
ropes of roses were stretched with
fringes of carnations. The car was
represented as being drawn by eighl
butterflies attached by ropes of roses
Each of the eight boys who were dis
guised as butterflies wore bodies O.
maize colored satin and four pale vel
low silk wings. Twenty-Five girls rod.
in the barge, dressed in pink. witt
pink parasols and pink fans.
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