The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-10
FLOATS OF THE CARNIVAL
ASSOCIATION.
Float No. 1,

JANUARY
Janus am l, oldest of potentates,
Forward L look and backward; and
below
l 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 ana 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 month
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. 8.
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-
ems and other ancient nations gave it
| of the days The b1oodstone 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 No. a.
| APRIL-Is the month of showers and
| sunshine. 1t is the hopeful period; the
period when life looks light and good
| with its share of showers, but with sun
| shine predominant. 1t is the singing
month. The lily is the flower of April
| and 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
and Summer. The flowers are out the
| gladness everywhere. 1t is meet that
/ the emblematic word of this month
should be Happiness The vivid greer
/ the bright colored and many hued tuliI
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 Riley's Knee
| fond memory. 1t is the month of tht
| full blown rose, and health is the
| thought that prevails in descriptions OF
| this month. The pearl or the moons tons
are the gems associated with this month
Float No. z.
| JULY-Is pre-eminently the month Of
! love and the thoughts of love predoml
| nate in the affairs of the month. The
| royal red ruby is the stone for July and
| the carnation. red or white. is the nj.
| ting flower for the month OF Venus and
/ Cupid. Next in line comes
Float No. 8.
AUGTST-The eighth month named
after himself by Augustus Caesar, tbs
! great Roman emperor, in a moment o.
/ self-congra tulation- 1t is the month oi
/ grandeur and nobility, imposing IN 1t:
/ array Of stateliness. Felicity is tht
! thought of the month, and the sardony1
Is the royal stone for August. Tbs
| pansy with it's garments OF purple i:
| the flower.
Float No. 9.
SEPTEMBER-Sym the perio,
/ of life when wisdom begins 20 be at
of the month. The royal sapphire is tn
jewel Of September and the aster is tn
flower thought most appropria te. IL
the ancient calendars September was tn
seventh month Of the year.
Float No. 10.
/ OCTOBER-was the month for tn
ing of cider in the Latin calendar
and consequently was looked on as III
month Of joviaIty. The opal. rich, rare
Is the gem Of the month Hope is tn
expression Of this month, and the gold
enrod is its floral emblem
Float No. H.
/ NOEEMBER-Is generally thought Q
! as the cold and gloomy month. but thi
is rarely the case in Florida, wher
/ most months are exceptions TO the rule
I that prevail in other States. Ffdelir
/ Is the thought emblematic of Sovem
wish to be up-to-date will wear. Tn