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Parades of Beauty
M 'out Inm 1 from Seventh I'hk(
lain iiii'l had to lie, up to snnlT. It was th
firm Kranil clri t rii ill pai h1 that ever rolled
before the HK"T cf tin- (UlbjectH of
Ak-Sar-Iliti. Less than a dozen were In
line, hut. every float wus a Hiirprixp, a Joy,
a revelation. Ilinlden the few flu it there
were only a half dozi n IhiimIh and lens than
fifty norm-men In line. Hut they were there
No detailed Information had heen Riven
mil Hnd hefore the parade movi d the
MreetH were parked to their utmost, it
being utterly Impofnilde to eKlimate th"
i rowds. and gurus loo many. One had fea
ture of this, though, was the explosion of
the tire of the Jimtly lelehrated. Imported
trleyele a few minutes hefore the ulart.
Fifteen men were to have ridden IhiH in
Ktrutmnt. of denth anil dest met Ion. The
wheel of this unsaintly IhliiK fifteen
feet in dlniiieier and it Mew up with a
in kill . v Mow.
Thin parade was viewed from the grand -Btand
In front of the elty hall by Mayor
MwireH und the members of the elty council.
The blggit personage In this parade wiih
"HIh Koyal Nibs, Samson." He measured
thirty feet from seat to crown und he was
sitting down. It was Siiiiihoii'h first public
appearance and the people didn't blame
hltn. The "Jonah and the Whale" Hoat
wus also a winner In this procession. Kvcry
float was brilliantly illumiuatid and the
experiment wiih the beginning of the elec
trical parades which have marked Ak-Sar-Ilen'H
com I n k em h year since.
On the night of September L':i. IM'7. King
Ak-Sar-llen came into the laud of plenty
to bless tli Hiibjects, heading nil c eel l ie
piiKeant, the lloats In which were scenes
of liinli.ry of the land of Oulveia from
the founding of Jamestown to the opening
of the Transmlssissippl exposition. It was
iiiiiiouiieel as the greatest parade of the
carnival week and for once Omaha people,
who formerly had stood and gazed, raised
their voices In loud applause.
Ak-Sar-Hcn was welcomed to his own on
the eve ning of October 5, IS'.iS, by a dream
of the moon told In pictures and the poetry
of Granada embalmed for the delight of
thousands. The king came second In a
chariot of gold and the governors rode on
horseback. Alhamar'a I'aluce afforded the
theme am the legend of the wonderful
building from the founder to lloabdil was
aptly Illustrated. It took twenty floats to
) this the way the subjects of Ak-Sar-llen
do things and thine, with the numerous
bands, made a procession many blocks in
length. It was glorious, this entrance of
the mighty potentate. President William
McKlnley reviewed this parade from a
stand in front of the city hall.
The famous parade of September :!, )S!i!i,
murks an epoch In the history of Quiveru
An Important epoch. It was the introduc
tion of the mirth-producing, eye-blinding,
most awful, tormenting confetti. The larg
est crowd of any previous occasion hud
assembled to watch the parade when the
first handful of confetti was thrown. It
took like wild fire and went faster. With
the confetti came the king, heading a
pageant of comic floats. This inscription on
the first float announced that which was to
follow: "quaint and Merrle Sports and
Pant lines for ye young and old. Hy ye
King's command." It whs au original,
unique affair.
A civic ami military parade was given i n
the night of September :!S of this year in
which those who took part battled with a
wind that threatened destruction at every
turn. In this the forty-tight members of
Company 1,, First Nebraska, were the
favorites. The lubor unions of the city were
a feature of the parade.
Who will forget the evening of Thurs
day, September :'7, pmo? W ho does not re
rull the destruction of the beautiful but vol
canic Isle of Hawaii? In honor of the king
the volcano Kllauea was working overtime
und this caused the trouble. Trained
chemists were on the inside causing fire
mm smoke to belch forth In great goblets.
Hut the volcano got ambitious. The whole
works caught fire and as the king sat
und almost wept the flames spread
from tree to tree, from town to hamlet, and
in ushort time nothing but the running
gear was left and that couldn't go in Ak-Sar-lien's
parade. This parade was sym
bolic of Ak-Sar-Ilen's possessions the Islts
of the aea and everything else. It was
a lengthy and gorgeous affair.
Preceding this grand welcome to his royal
highness the Inhabitants of Quiveru gave
their first daylight parade in honor of their
king. This was on Tuesday afternoon. Sep
tember 25, and was composed of secret
societies, setting forth their missions, and
labor organizations.
The last and the best and the most
gorgeous of them all was pulled off Wednes
day night, September 23, UtOl. It was a
grand exhibition of mechanical skill. The
king came Into the city by the way of the
Plulte canal ami brought copluus drops of
the canal with him. Hut his subjects were
loyal and cared not for the gentle down
pour. In the first Moat came the king him
self. In the royul colors an allegory n
worked out, showing to the Initiated the
strength of the land the king delights to
honor with his presence. Despite the fact
that the country of Quiveru was in mourning
for the lamented McKinley, this purude was
by far the fineBt ever given by the subjects
of Ak-Sar-Iicn. It was a marker of what
is to come this year.
Hscape from St. Helena
Juan Halderaccl, who fought with the
Hoers in tho Transvual until hn was" cap
tured with Cronje and who, it is said. Is
the only Hoer who escapee from St. Hel
ena, wus a passenger on the North Ger
man Lloyd steumer Frankfurt, which ar
rived in IialMmorc recently.
Ilalderacci'a recent years have been
crowded with adventure, reports the Hal -timore
American. He has a Spanish name,
but Mates that h Is of French parentage,
having a father, four brothers and two
sisters In (iulvision, Tex., his home, where
he is now bound to have a rest, not hav
ing slept In a bed for four years. He went
to South Afrba hlx years ago, when he
Joined prospecting parties and went t;iHi
miles farther north In South Africa thin
any previous t xpedltion. He also fought
wiih I lie Hons in two wars against the
Kallirs. Halderacil had a government po
sitiin in Pretoria when the Ilrit Ish-Hoer
war broke out. He enlisted In the Hoer
cause and joined a company of Scandina
vians, under Uenerul Cronje. He wus at
Magersfontcin, Klip river, Ilelfontein und
I'aardeburg. He whs a mounted dispatch
bearer for General Cronje when the Hoer
forces surrendered to Lord Roberts.
Halderaccl hus had a horu-j shot from
under him; he has been mi the firing line
but lOH yards from the enemy und twenty
two comrades fell about him ut Puardeburg.
He was captured on February 27, l'.iun, hav
ing been in the bloodiest battles of the
early part of the war and In serv ce since
(icti b r 11, 1Si.
He was In the s.'conil shipload of Hoer
pilsoncrs sent to the Island of Saint Helena.
in i lie Miiitii Atlantic oi can, where ...Mm
piisiueiH were qiiarteri il. For two ling
years he was a prisoner on the is and made
fuioiu us the place of exile of Nap ileon.
1 In ii be and Captain de Fleur decided to
es.ape. 1 ne nrsi ami second al d inpt.-t were
uiihii cessiui. i in y nan sectireil plei e.4 o
tin In in old water tanks and fus:ened them
into Mat tin boxts to be worn against the
cl.e t as life preserveis. They waittil until
the Spanish training hip Nautilus an
chor) d ut sea off Jamestown harbor. After
i- it ii hi t they stood by a boulder on the
b 'ach, stripped tlienisi Ive-i, put the tin
life preservers and swam out to a 'a. This
wus on April 17, V.HC After several hours
in the water Captain de Fleur became ex
hausted, sank and was drowned. Halderaccl
was i-cUed with cramps and would have gone
'own but for the assistance of the tin can
and his own powerful physique. After five
h u;s' swimming he climb; d aboard Nautilus
i.n I asked the protection of the Spanish
Hag, which was granted him. On the same
day the ship hove up anchor and sailed for
Spain.
When he went aboard the Spanish ship
Ha'.dera.'ci posset-st'd nothing but a dia
mond ring and the tin can. The ship's
company made up a purse of $:inu for him
and afti r a fifty-three-day sail he was
lauded at I'eirol, Spain. After celling his
diamond ring he went through France and
Hilly to I'trecht, Holland, wt.ere the Boer
ccnimiltee iurnishea him with a passage
from llrenu ii, via Haltimore, to Galveston.
Uilderuccl speaks French, Italian, Eng
lish, Afrikander und the Kalllr languages.
It is said that Halderacci'e family is prom
inent In the city of Galveston.
West Indian Footwear
The slowly growing uriuy of tourists
which goes to Cuba and Porto Hico always
not. ccs the graceful fuotweur of the Spanish-Aim
ricun inlanders. It is like that of
Madrid modifnd to ouit the climate und
comlitiiiis of the Antilles. Spuuish feet are
proverbially small, with the high Instep and
slemli r ankle so prized by artists. The
t-tioiH uicesuarily partake of the same char
ucttrist cs und would ut tract attention uuy
where. The most striking style to the vis
iter fr.iu the I'nlitd States ure the mom
lug sllppirs worn by youthful belle and
staid null ron alike. One common kind is a
mere suudal consisting of u s.le and u sin
gle bund arrets the lower instep. The sole
may be of fancy leuther, felt, twiui- .or
woviu hemp. Some are made of water
prooftd cli.th slightly stiffened uud re
enforced in the hollow by a steel spring or
piece if leather. The baud should, however,
be of ilk or velvet of aome rich color,
bright i r dark, which throws the foot out
in hold relit f. The slight pressure which
It exerts upm the foot tends to force the
blood .mo the surface and makes tach little
toe of a delicate piuk coral hue.
Another sundul has a sole and an upptr
which covirs the forward half of the foot,
only the heel being left bare. According to
the natives, this is worn by women who
have distorted or deformed their fet by
wearing tight boots. In these sandals the
upp r may be of silk or satiu for the
wealthy, or of wool, cotton or linen for the
poorer clatses. The commonest pattern is
of flue check In polychrome and next to that
a sel l, s of brilliant stripes like a Hoiuan
scarf. The ultra-fashionable have this
piece embroldcrtd in silk floss and silver
and gold thread, and Jewelled with aeed
pearls or chips of precious stones. Shots
of this class seem to be a survival of the
old Spanish woman's stirrup, which was
made in the same ehape, decorated and Jew
elled iu similar fashion and differing from
tlie house slipper iu be uj made stronger
and provided with a steel or silver frame.
Women Are liarred
No woman ever sinjis in u choir of u
Greek church. There are no organs und
no musical Instruments of any kind ure ul
low ed.
THE ILLUSTHA TKI UKl'.
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