The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
h.l!YTOSS ROSES
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Nviatey-r Rogers to Furnish
Unique Feature Of Pasadena's
Celebration. Il
PROCESSION OF FLOWERS
PROCESSION OF FLOWERS
Great Outdoor Festival on New
Years Day Is Scene
Of Romance.

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Pasadena. Cal, December 3O.-Bn-
lions of flowers tossed from the clouds
on New Years Day via acroplancs Is
enc of the attractions planned for
Mondays tournament Of roses.
Each year. as this festival np-
proaches. II has become ruling pas
sion with the promoters to exceed the
decorations and the gorgeous spectacle
OF the preceding year. And now at
least there is something new under
tho sun,
Colonel p. Rogers, the transconti-
mental aviator, Will scatter roses from
his acroplanc upon the crowds as
scmblcd below.
It Will, in reality, be charge OF
the rose brigade. where roses to right
OF them. roses in front of them, roses
above them Will vollcy and thunder
their greeting to Pasadcnas joy day
Pasadena Is the one city of tho
world that can dress in bloom and
keep her tryst, when tao greater part
OF the country IS lost in snowdrifts
Or swept by Arctic bliHzards.
Twenty-threc years go tho tourna-
rseut of roses was neither more nor
less than II Thanksgiving celebration
for abundant harvcsts. Tho pioneers
kept their first festival with an cNpcn-
.iiture of few dollars, and the core
mony commemorutcd the ripeaing OF
oranges and WINS an expression OF
gratitude for the bounties that nature |
had provided with such lavish hand
in this city by the west sea.
But that was celebration of n
another year. and scarcely resembles
tho brilliant spectacle that long since
has become world renowned as tho
greatest outdoor festival
For a month more preceding tho |
carnival the atmosphere is a-auivcr
with expectancy. School children are
canvassinS the ncighborhood for low
crs for their rariou3 floats, and older |
folks arc busily engaged in cucouruy- |
ing their growth that their gardens |
may supply the demands The day
preceding The pageant Is spent in harry |
'esting the flowers, and hundreds of |
wagons and baskets distribute to tbs
decorating stations these loads OF |
fragrance color and Erccncry.
That all may he in readiness for the
procession of flowers. which starts
promptly ut 1880 q. N. on the fol |
lowing day, thousands of mon. women
and children work the whole night
through with laughter aud song.
Scene OF nomancc.
Out OF Ilowcra. fcrls aud sm,Iax
carnations and other blooms, the |
tournament of roses tells story Of |
!ust frequent enough rains aud life
giving sunshine, and represents the
most glorious fleets ever held under
southern skies. 1t IL a scene 10 enjoy
while the ronancc of the Middle Ages
sui fingers In the hearts Of the poo
pie. who, like tho early Spnniart]s
learned 10 take their pleasures gladly |
and who love tho picturesque with |
Which california history 10 so singular |
~ entanElcd. Actual nowcrs-millIons !
OF thcm--ilam inS poinscttas. Shasta
daisies, lilies of the valley, peoples, |
roses, violets, carnations. orchids OF
weird beauty. Gala lilies by the hun
drcds of thousands, and even a million
OF ono variety of roses havo boon used
IN tho decoration of one single float, |
and when one considers thut the pro |
cession Of flowers haunt their beauty
IRON hNe miles OF parade, and that no !
artihcial flowers arc used in the deco |
ration, one can we'll Imagine what IL
means TO languish meath -lraby's laden
Mrs.
And over all wide stretch of blue
Sky the sweep of the Sierra Madre
mountains that ferms an umphitheatre
oil Pafndern. S-thc fragrant orangci
groves that fan tile valleys ns fair NJ
those of Cashmere. make IN a midwii ,
yer festival as pleasing as q day in !
June Floats wagons. automobiles
carriages and all sorts of vehicles arc
r.
every form and hue and with prodicai
extravaganza. and now comes The oya
ion OF tho acropianc to scatter roscsi
'rom the clouds on the moving porn,
OF flowers below.
Tho central characteristic OF the
coming festival Is the Mosque of
vanity Fair The Mnsquc rea chcd it's
scene OF spendor during the Eliza
bethan period in England, and prom
of
scriptions from the pen OF Sir Walter
scott, IN which he depicts the jour
ney OF the Virgin Queen 10 Kcnll-
worm Castle, and her cntcrtai ntnent
by tho Earl OF Leicester
Novel Chnnticlcr Float,
The Masque Will introduce a class
of fifty automobiles. all OF which viii
De decorated as designed by Profes-
sor Ely. Of the Pasadena High Schoo,
The chauffcurs will wear long cloaks
end caps to correspond with the deco
rative scheme OF their cars The
Chanticlcr was one Of the most novel
MOTHS last season, and was carried out
In every detail. First was tho little
Chanticler done in gold letters, car
Fiee oy TWO boys representing red
winged black birds. Following wcrn
seven outridcrs on white horses. dress
ed In peacock feathers. or cIoaks So
modelled as to give tho desired effect
Ten footmen. attired as cocaktoos. ear
ried garlands of pink carnations, the
ends of which were fastened In one
of the most interesting floats yet seen.
Preceding the neat and apparently
drawing II were five immense ROSTERS
In wonderfully contrived costumes
perfect to detail, even 10 crimson
combs and wattles yellow beaks and
spurs. Their costumes were In sof.
shades OF yellow, blending into brown
and green. and they carried long flower
garlands OF smilax and pink blossoms
The float itself waa gigantic bird
cage, filed with twenty-four high
/. school girls. transformed into CannrIes.
At the corners OF the cage were bird
Il swings, wiiereon were boys In Canary