The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-18

all seeming trying to get a peep at tn
open box
(s) Alma Mater holds her hands on
Z In blessing over the group. as the
study individual schools. in groups o
I two or three, some seated, some stand
: ing around.
= az All take attitudes OF homage (,
: Alma Mater, some standing. som'
1 hneeling. all stretching hand towarC
I her.
! Literature.
! Five figures in white Greek costume
| with colored borders and bearing OF
| their sashes the respective inscriptions
| IN black letters:
| I'd Epic Poetry.
| (2) Lyric Poetry.
| iS) Drama
| (4) Narrative.
(5) Genius. who holds a basker Of
| roses.
| -Four figures in correct costumes rep
resenting respectively:
| ~ Homer (greatest epic poet),
(2) Robert Burns greatest lyric).
| (3) Shakespeare greatest dramatist),
90 Dan Chaucer greatest story tel
Genius stands on a raised platform in
| center. Others, are grouped below her.
| The following tableaux are formed as
the float passes around and are repeat
ed as often as necessary:
az The poets receive each his rose
from Genius.
(2) Epic. Lyric, Dramatic and Maria
tive crown with laurel wreath each
her choice, as indicated above.
| (3) The poets worship each his muse
~ Genius losses her gifts to the
crowd.
Art-Pilgrim Congregational church,
Mrs. w. l.. Treece, chairman.
Nine young girls in Greek costumes,
bearing on their sashes the respective
names OF the nine muses.. form series of
IA thn al
figure of Apollo, who with his Tyre dom
mates the group.
Music--King Memorial church, r. w.
Burns. chairman.
Seven classic figures holding each a
different musical instrument, the cornet,
the bass VOL, the violin, the harp, the
clarinet, the sliding trombone and the
Lutte. assume a series Of pSetty poses as
II playing their instruments, changing
from one pose to another In time to
their own music.
England.
John Bull" and britannia" look on
benignly while some merry children
dressed In white (lve) weave about a
May pole, whose streamers are garIands
lof roses.
Scotland.
Five to seven Scotch lassies In High
land costume are merry making, as
Stunning poses characteristic OF the
Highland Qing.
A fish wife with her creel stands by
smilingly watching them. and at inter-
walls Offering her fish to them for sale.
ireland.
just back of the drivers seat in the
truck Is constructed a rustic shed ef-
feet. with roof of sod. to represent the
porch of a lonely Irish home. A beau
tiful girl In Irish costume is seated at
a spinning wheel, while two young men
and two girls have evidently come up |
har
| These assume various tableaux sug- |
gestive OF the poses in Irish folk games !
while the girl seated at her wheel looks
on smilingly.
Canada.
Represent forest in winter by using
cotton for snow and icicles, and a pine |
tree or two fastened on standards like
a Christmas tree. A lumberman in red
shirt and dark trousers holds an ak,
with which he is apparently trimming
a tree he has felled. A log lies NEARBY. L
A woman In Canadian costume stands 4
near and also child with sled. The
man has evidently been interrupted in
his work by visit from his wife and
Jhild.
Australia.
Small trees and ported plants ar
ranged to suggest the bank of stream.
About eight girls In picturesque New
Zealand costumes are standing by, IN
an effective tableau.
India.
This represents an Indian market
place out of doors. Use palms to give
an outdoor effect.
Three native merchants are offering
respectively silk, hammered brass and
precious stones for sale to two native |
women richly dressed, each attended by
a native servant carrying her purchases.
Float decorated below with bunting
and peoples as on all others.
.,,..u tut, lima,
covering. a frame with paper. is in the
center of the float. Under 1t three Chi
nese women sit drinking tea. The pop
pies used on the float below the per-
on the pagoda. Potted plants are used
to give garden-like effect.
Japan.
About f1ve Japanese maids under
cherry trees made by tying pink. and
OF dead trees. These e' trees e al are aT-
ranged on standard to stand like
Christmas trees.
Serbia.
Group OF native men and women. four
Of Serbian folk games. Drivers seat
decorated with Serbian flag. Serbian
shield on the canopy over the drivers
seat. Bunting and .poppes used below
performers as in other floats
Brazil.
An outdoor plaza Is presented by
palms and rubber plants with brilliant
awning stretched above and canopy eff
feet. Underneath is a table at which
three women are seated drinking coffee |
while two men are standing over them.
Picturesque attitudes suggesting leisure
md enjoyment, are employed, while the
itch costumes give an effect of wealth.
Belgium.
Just back OF the drivers seat is a
'oof-like arrangement representing the
ront doorway of PEASANTS cottage
4 girl is seated in front making lace on
| pillow, A group OF two young men
sntice her from her work for merry
making. Small oak trees placed at in
ervals give an outdoor effect.
Italy.
A pergola effect of white. with trellis
lcross the top formed by about Ave
,ars, supported by requisite number
II columns, arranged in a rectangle
md all painted white. Under this, four I
ark-halred Italian girls in native cos
ume are gathering grapes from a vine
rowing over the trellis. Each holds
basket of grapes, and they assume
f pretty tableaus as the float passes.
France. |
Four figures, two male and two fe
male, in costumes of Marie Antoinette's
ay. and with deliberately curled and
owdered hair, stand under an arrange
nent of five slender white columns
laced in circle and connected by
mort curved arcn between each TWO /
On this summer house effect |
re growing blossoming vines. The fig
res hold baskets of the same flower
nd they assume various poses sug-
estive OF gathering them half in play
United States.
The Melting Pot"
Float decorated below performers
18th bunting and peoples as all the
theirs. Use Indian corn in decorating |
ther parts of the float Use flag and
HELD around drivers seat A huge l
lack pot on an Indian tripod. and
ended by an Indian maid, contains
eautiful boy baby with an Uncle
am" hat on labeled Young American"