The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-05
FLOATS OF THE CARNIVAL
ASSOCIATION.
Float No. 1.

JANUARY
Janus am L. Oldest of potentates,
Forward | look and backward; and
below
L count as God of avenues and gates
The years that through my portals
come and go.
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
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
of publication and was observed with
care by the Latin peoples. The violet
is the flower of this month, while the
Sincerity is the keynote of the month
and those born under its star are lucky.
Next con -eS
Float No. 3.
MARCH-Named after the war-god
Mars and symbolized by the clustering
voice OF the lion 1t was the first month
of the Latin spring and the Anglo-SaX-
sns and other ancient nations gave it
names that Indicate the growing length
of the days The bloodstone is the gem
of this month, and courage and truth
a
the guiding principles. The daffodil,
yellow flower of Spring is the floral
emblem.
Float No. q.
APRIL-Is the month of showers and
sunshine 1t is the hopeful period; the
period when life looks light and good
with it's share of showers, but with sun
shine predominant. 1t is the singing
and as is meet. innocence is the en-
blematic idea. The stone-listen maids
is the diamond Next of the months is
Float No. 5,
MAY-The month of youth and life.
1t is the boundary line between Spring
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
emerald is the stone of this month, and
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
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. 7.
JULY-Is pre-eminentlyl the month of
love and the thoughts of love predoml-
nate in the AFFAIRS or the month Inc
royal red ruby is the stone for July and
the carnation. red or white. is the fit
ting flower for the month of Venus and
Cupid. Next in line comes
Float No. 8.
AUGCST-The eighth month named
after himself by Augustus Caesar. the
great Roman emperor, in moment of
Self-congra tulation. 1t is the month OF
grandeur and nobility, imposing IN its
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.
SEPTEMBER-Sym the period
Of life when wisdom begins to be at
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
maring Of cider in the Latin calendar
and consequently was looked on as the
month Of joyialty. The opal, rich, rare,
flashing its many hues interchangeable
Is the gem Of the month Hope is the
expression of this month, and the gold
~nrod is its floral emblem
Float No. II.
NOVEMBER-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 Novem-
Der, and the topaz is the gem those who
. wish TO be up-to-date will wear. The