The San Francisco call., 1910-06-25
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reflected light, now burning with a
light of its own. Behind were other
fairy boats. The music of the band
stopped and the tinkling sweetness of a
mandolin orchestra came over the water
out of this brimming fairy land The
on the Spanish boats in the van of the
elfn fleet.
NEW FLAVOR TO MUSIC
They played the old airs which are
served with every Welsh rarebit in
every cafe in every city and on every
plan. but the red fire on the bank, the
electric lights in their sockets, the pale
stars overhead and the summer air of
night gave a new essence to the music
On the Spanish float were Mesdames
Elliott and Pike, the Misses Fish, Laroe
and Brinkley and Messrs. Tattoo, Har-
vey, Lockman, Uren, Pike and Chitman.
Behind the Spanish float came the In
dian floats, the Pocahontas and the Red
Men in the costume of their orders. The
kings float followed. with his jolly
majesty King Albert, who before his
elevation was Major Albert A Jones,
attorney at law, of Oroville and prom
inent citizen of northern California
With the king were the lord chancel-
lor. John j. Hamlyn; four gorgeous
halberdiers and other royal person
ages.
The banks still. burned their red fire
and still there drifted boats out of
fairyland and there came after the
kings float the most elfn barge of all,
the most delicate craft that ever floated
over the river of gold which flows by
Oroville, the town Of gold On it in all
the witchery of youth and laughter
was the queen and her six maids of
honor.
QUEEN AND HER PARTY
Queen Bea, who heretofore has been
Mrs. Beatrice Prior, was a beautiful
royal lady. When she cares to climb
to the dizzy heights of her family tree
Queen Bea can find nesting among the
upper genealogical branches a beauti-
full princess of the famous and royal
house of Hapsburg, a cousin of Marie
Louise, Princess Sophia Maria Louisa,
who unconventionally eloped from the
brilliant court of Austria and came to
America to found a line which event.
ually would produce a queen in its own
right But the democratic people of
Oroville think none the less of their
queen because of this remote connec-
ton.
The banks of the Feather river were
quick with cheers tonight; cheers and
red fire ruled. With the queen was her
delightful court of Oroyille girls. Her
maids OF honor are Miss Leila Boynton,
Miss Kathleen Taylor. Miss Edleda
Fogg, Miss Helen Hills, Miss Leslie
Jones and Miss Lola Havey. Miss
Jones Is daughter of King Albert of
Jones
The lord mayor of Oroville, Mayor
Kusel, met the royal party as 1t
reached the embarcadero and led the
stately procession to the throne. The
court was In the costume of the Henry
VIII period, the gowns were gorgeous
and the king in his scarlet mantel
fitted into the picture as If kinging
were his pastime Not since the jovial
days of old King Cole has there been
such a merry soul on any throne as
reigns over Oroville tonight.
PROCLAMATION READ
When the king and queen had been
seated on the royal throne the lord
chancellor delivered the proclamation.
Then Miss Fish. a fascinating Spanish
dancer. delighted the court with her
grace in Spanish dances. The corona
ton ball was then begun and continued
until after midnight, when the moon
had risen.
More than a score of elaborately dec
Grated automobiles were in the parade.
which was the first feature OF the car
niyal. King Albert was there. but not
in his court costume. He rode serenely
In roomy machine, garbed in white
hannels and with jaunty white
feather stuck in his hat. more like
Yankee Doodle than the Henry VIII he
was later In the evening. The first
prize was awarded to II. A. Mayo, whose
car was smothered in chrysanthemums
little girl rode on the hood and
added to the daintiness of the conceit.
j. j. Hamlyn won aecond prize with