The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-19
FLOATS OF THE CARNIVAL
ASSOCIATION.
Float No. 1.

Janus am /. Oldest of potentates,
forward l look and backward; and
count, as God of avenues and gates
| The years that through my portals
/ come and go.
Janus, the ancient Roman God, was
| the god Of beginnings. He had two
faces and looked forward and backward,
seeing what was to come, and looking
with retrospective eye on the past The
flower of the month is the snow drop
indicating the first flower of the Spring,
while. the stone is the garnet. Con-
stancy and fidelity are the guiding ideals
of January.
Float No. 2.
FEBRUARY-Comes next in the
march of months. Februs was the an
cient Roman deity after whom This
month was named. 1t was the mouth
of publication and was observed with
care by the Latin peoples. The violet
Is the flower of this month, while the
beautiful amethyst is its favored stone
Sincerity Is the keynote of the month
and those born under it's star are lucky.
Next cones
Float No. 8.
MARCH-Named after the war-god
Mars and symbolized by the clustering
voice of the lion 1t was the first month
or the Latin spring and the Anglo-Sax-
ons and other ancient nations gave it
names that indicated the growing length
VI the udyS. Ine DlOOuStOne Is the gem
of this month. and courage and truth
fulness, as becomes a man OF war;. are
the guiding principles. The daffodil,
yellow flower of Spring is the floral
emblem.
Float Mo. q.
APRIL-Is the month of showers and
sunshine. 1t Is the hopeful period; tbs
period when life looks light and good
with its share ofIshowers, but with sun
shine predominant. 1t is the singing
Vrnnn rhn ic fha Anxr esfA Nr;.
and as is meet. innocence is the en-
blematic idea The stone-listen maids
lis the diamond. Next of the months Is
Float No. 5,
MAY-The month of youth and life
II is the boundary line between Spring
and Summer. The flowers are out, the
sun shines bright and there is joy and
gladness everywhere. 1t is meet that
the emblematic word of this month
should be Happiness. The vivid green
the bright colored and many-hued tulip
is the favored flower. Next in line is
Float No. 6.
JUNE-which is the pearl of the year
as some poet has said and Rileys Knee
Deep in June will be recalled with
fond memory. 1t is the month of the
full blown rose, and health is the
thought that prevails in descriptions of
this month The pearl or the moonstone
are the gems associated with this month.
Float No. z.
JULY-Is pre-eminently the month of
| love and the thoughts OF love predomi-
| nate in the affairs OF the month. The
the carnation, red or white, Is. the fit
| ting flower for the month of Venus and
| Cupid. Next in line comes
Float No. 8.
AUGUSTINE eighth month named
| after himself by Augustus Caesar, the
great Roman, emperor In a moment of
| congratulation. 1t is the month OF
| grandeur and nobility, imposing IN it's
array of stateliness Felicity is the
| thought of the month, and the sardonyx
| Is the royal stone for August. The
| pansy with Its garments of purple Is
| the flower.
Float No. 9.
SEPTEAI BER-Symbo the period
| of life when wisdom begins to be at
tanned and 1t is the principal thought
of the month. The royal sapphire Is the
| jewel of September and the aster Is the
flower thought most appropriate. In
the ancient calendars September was the
seventh month of the year.
| Float No. 10.
OCTOBER-Was the month for the
making of cider in the Latin calendar
and consequently was looked on as the
flashing its many hues INTERCHANGEABLE
is the gem of the month. Hope Is the
| expression OF this month, and the gold
cnrod Is it's floral emblem.
! Float No. II.
| NOVEM BER-Is generally thought of
as the cold and gloomy month, but this
is rarely the case in Florida. where
most months are exceptions to the rules
that prevail in other States. Fidelity
is the thought emblematic of Noyem-
Der, and the topaz is the gem those who
wish to be up-to-date will wear The
chrysanthemum is the flower peculiarly
appropriate to this month.
Float No. H.
DECEMBER-Is the last month Of
the year. and it is fitting that Pros
perity, Success and Contentment should
be the thought typical of the month.
The Turquoise is the gem of the month
and the Doinsettia. tvpical especially of