El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-20
Thousands Line Streets to
Witness the "Glittering,
Gorgeous Parade"

"HIS is the day when the small
boy gets his glimpse OF the real
side OF jungle life and when his
ideas OF elephants and other wild
creatures become materialized
through actual vision. for the circus
has come 10 town.
The customary street parade this
morning. with its caravan OF gilt
adorned wagons, open cages Of wild
beasts, elephants, prancing horses,
mounted knights and fair women and
a liberal allotment of clowns I'm fan
tastc attire, attracted hundreds 10
the streets.
The parade was a particularly good
one, even for this day OF elaborate
circus displays. There was a chariot
Tor every nation. with the national
flags floating and folks dressed up
IKE the natives OF each country,
sometimes ten horses drawing il. Rus
STA had bevy Of Russian" women
win lur caps and coats. carrying
white linen parasOls. SurmOunring
Egypt was Cleopatra The parade
was Ted by a phalanN Of blends on
cream horses, and interpreted along
the huge caravan were blends and
brunets, with a few titians by way OF
variety, escorted by cavaliers.
The Animals Attract.
Ihere was riot Of ecstacy when
dozen huge cages. with sides of,
rolled by First came the leopards
then wolves and tigers and then
somebody down the line shouted:
Lions There were panthers and
more leoDards and another family Of
lions. and then came the elephants
Zach had q red coated and white
hated keeper on his head with a
long sharp hook. There were p of
them, and they each hung on to the
tail OF the one in front O. them with
their trunks There was one big fell
low with iron chains on his feet hook
ing MIN TO those in front and behind
Four Big Trains.
The circus is transported this year
on four trains, comprising 50 cars
which, when stretched out. are over
mile I'm length. The big top. the
largest the Ringlings have ever used
is especially constructed. not only TO
accommodate the circus with its three
rings. stages and hippOdrome track. Z
but also arranged for the massive I
spectacle, Cinderella" which is pre-
scented on a stage five times the size
OF lnat found IN the largest. theaters- [
All the cooking OF this enormous
enterprise is done by steam and in
ranges built in a wagon Weighing
nine tons and drawn by ten horses As
a mere detail Of the marketing. the
circus consumes daily 1900 pounds OF
OF bread, 100 pounds OF butter, 15G
pounds OF coffee, 500 pounds Of sugar
and other items equally as large. The
tlrst order 10 the cooks in the morn
ING IS Tor 300 Eriddle cakes. and vet, I
as large a number as This may seem. {
II IS only four apiece For the stock
and animal department there are used
dally ten tons Of hay, five tons OF
straw. 200 bushels Of oats. while no
Wei behaved elephant would think
OF starting his days labor without his
morning cereal a bale Of hay. Most all |
OF these purchases are made from To- /
cal merchants.
Costs Some Money.
IL costs $4,000 a day 70 run this cir
Gus, and il represents an investment I
Of nearly $4,000
The circus bill opens with the spec-
tacle, cinderella" Nothing so rich /
~ costumed or so effectively pre-
scented has ever been given here be- /
lore- me opening pageant, the bal [
let OF dancing girls and the dramatic I
action are veritable surprises. In the I
circus performance 400 men and wou1- /
en- appear More novelties than ever
before are presented. the RinglinEs I
having brought from Europe I
the majority OF their people.
Judging from the enormous crowds I
OF people that Witnessed the morning I
parade, the circus VIII do a tremend- :
Gus business this afternoon and to-
night All local schools have been
closed for the day.
Tonight the circus doors will be
opened promptly at o'clock and the I
Cinderella" pantomlme viii start at
o'clock sharp.