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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1903)
4 ... i M; Jig TOOT VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY," AIGUST 19, 1903. NUMBER l)S. g Is in Readiness, for 1873, 19Q3 Everyman A J ' 1 w V . " Whoii, .a 9 oYlot k tlil muruliiK. i crown of (f"M l I'Uiowl ujHn the htd of At'irln' fiiir young uuwn. tlio ninth mi rum I reKullii '!' 'y- 'lhB coroniitton of Hr MuJ'iiiy will lk plni In frml of th grent K"il lu,ll Bt th foot of Eleventh nireet, and the ceremony will be ihanwterlxeU with all the uplemlor of ft European court. In the prent-nue of thouMiul f Inynl ub Jecti Quen France will be proclaimed Bupreme, nnd t her mitety' behewt, the feHtlvltle will begin. The curon Hon will take place on the royal bnrge, and Ht It conduKkin the queen will re ceive the dlgnttarle of the regutu. The owtlouk for this year's regatta 1 unmlHtukiibly bright. A record crowd I here. The event on land and water will be more lnteretlng than ever before, and the weather pronilee to be fine the entire week. Other regat tm have been pronounced ' luoceecfu1, but none ha ever been commenced un der ui;h favorable clrcumetace. It would be difficult to place an e tlmate upon the number of visitor now In the city. For day past people hav been pouring In, some to remain for the week with friend and other to se cure early accomodation. Every In coming train and boat ha brought ad dition to the crowd. Hotel and lodg ing houe ore overrun, but the commit tee Is striving mightily, and with some sucess, to find accomodation for those of the visitors who came late. And such a crowd! Pretty girls in re gatta suits, uniformed officials at the regatta, and officers rom the war ves sels In the harbor, warthy "Indian froi the Washington shore, men, wo men and children of every nationality, all Jostle good-naturedly on the crowd ed streets. The rough element Is con- plcuously absent, and,' thanks to the vigilance of Chief Hallock, will remain ao. It I iust such a crowd a will bet nJoy the rare programme of sport, n& . just the crowd that hospitable Astoria Opening of Ninttlhi Annual jRegatte iJ1 '...-.' , i 1 .:-, ',! - . . t ... ''V ' Ji f . i- ' A uVkUvh mi rnliTtiiln during the guy re Kulla sr imin. Adl r!u look h.'r heat. Fran every ImlltihiK In the ljuitie district and rioni many residence nun Mutter In tl.e lue)te, mul white and blue bunt- liiK have been unsparingly used. The iiici- ilerprlHlng business men have lined their building with colored lights r nlnht decoration, adding greatly to the Kenenil gay appvnrance of things. The broad hnrNir presents an ciimlly fiiirlnutlng slijht. The cruisers, Con; cot d aiul.Muiblehead, lying off the cen tral part of ihe city, are the center of attraction, with their score of signal Hugs. The three light house tenders, Columbine, Mantanltn. and Heather. and numerous small craft, are all ap propriately bedecked. The arrival from Portland yesterday of Admiral Smith and his toff, the eight vlrttlng queen and Qovemor Chamberlain wa the event of the day. An enormous crowd assembled at "the O. R. & N. wharf to join In the wel come and the occasion wa a notable one. When the palatial teamer, T. J. Potter, was seen crossing the Columbia above the Tongue the three light house tenders hastened to meet her. The Pot ter led. with the Columbine to nort. tho Heather to starboard nnd the Man rlnlta bringing up the rear. Great clouds of black smoke went up from the four vessel a they rushed toward the city at full speed, and the sight was In deed a rare one. Queen Frances, Mr. W. O. Wilkin son and Miss Clara Llonberger occu pied a carriage which wa drawn up t the landing, and on the arrival of the distinguished visitors all paid their re spects to her majesty. This Informal reception occupied about half an hour's time, and at It conclusion the digni taries formed In line and marched to regatta headquarter. Flm cam Brown' band, which had accompanied the admiral and governor on the Potter. Following wer th 4- mA ! ' "fc I : :,i iA'Vv ft- ' ill "'"H : 1 i iV- 'v ISM I I j I mlrnl and the governor and member of the former's staff. The visiting queens followed In carrlnges. Queen Frances' carriage returned to the Wil kinson home after the reception at the wharf. After some further formality had been gone through with at regatta headquarters, the visiting queens were driven to their apartments. Brown's pjrnded the streets for two hours, ren dering many choice selections and pro viding entertainment for the big crowd that thronged the streets. LINE OF MARCH The grand regatta parade will be held tomorrow morning and will be In command of Grand Marshal H.J.Wher- Ity, who announces the line of march to be as foltowu: Formation on Com mercial street near the railroad depot and the start will be rromptly at 11 o'clock. The parade will move west on Commercial street to Fifth, north on Fifth to Bond, east on Bond to Fourteenth, south on Fourteenth to Commercial, west on Commercial to Eleventh at regatta headquarter and disband. . . The formation wlU be as follows: Chief Hallock and platoon of police. Orand Marshal Whertty and aids, Dr. cordlner, E. Z. Ferguson,' James Mc Connell. Dr. Pllkington. Band. Snllur and marines from war vessel. Governor Chamberlain. and staff. Ahmlral Smith and staff Queen Frances. Maids of honor and ladics-In-walting, Royal guests. Band. Hose team. THE CHINESE DRAGON The appearance In the parade today of the great Chinese dragon, brought from Snn Francisco especially for the regatta, recalls a pretty story that the Chinese tell their children o' nights when the tallow dip Is low. It Is about the great dragon and how he came over from the land where the sun sink be yond the broad ocean. They tell that the dragon swam across He was an ugly monster when he start ed; gray and slimy and fierce. He plow ed through the tropic water and caught oh. uch oolors! His huge eyes looked Into the rising sun, b'ood red through the mist of the eastern seas and the sunrise dyed his terrible orbs. He dash ed the emerald drops with his mighty head and lashed the milk-white foam with his fins; they fell like Jewels on him. He plowed over a purple sea under the canopy of a volcanoe's" smoke and the reflection of those gorgeous color became permanent. He plunged into the night and then the radiant moon shimmered her silver glory over the monster. . -, . There are some who believe that the Chinese hav no poets, no dreamer of things beautiful. If this Is the case II I l 1 . ' "Mt ' i $ 1 - -'''II " 1 I I then the pageant that will today be wilder Astoria and visitors from all inm ers must be a wonderful accident of art. It is like the vision that the mind of an Opium smoker might con lure up. There could be more of It, but It would be hard to imagine how human ingenuity, with feature, herself, nnd her wonderous colrrings for pat ters, coupled with workmanship so thorough that the smallest detail is of utmost Importance, could fashion more perfect ond resplendent pieces; could produce a more finished whole. Each separate banner flashing with myriad colors and shades of tantalising beauty, Is a creation in itself. Look at It as it passes through the street and you see Immediately that It Is a work of great excellence. It glows with Jewels and the rich silks shimmer with a daszllng ladiance. The colors seem to be alive; to wiggle and twist and sinuously wind. One color seems to dominate and another. Now you think it is green, then you catch a flash of pink and you try to hold that; but the red of the ruby succeeds. Approach nearer and view the piece a yard away. It not only does not suffer; you are more amaxed. Froni across the street It looked like color gone rlet; color without a scheme. But now the fhjure Btands out. There are peacocks and dragons and ungainly touds; warriors and princesses and emperors; diminutive birds flying in the air and reptiles beneath looking up at them ravenously. The embroideries of purple, flashing carmine, gold silver, enteral i, the blue of a limpid uVke form a design that Is Intelligible. The weird animals of a fabled time seem real and, moreover, instinct with life. Examine the patterns through a mi croscope and there will be no disap pointment. The pains of tireless ge nius are evident; there is nothing shod dy about the work. It Is hard to understand how these brilliant creations blossomed from the toll of an apparently stolid people. The huts where they were woven are dank and musty and heavy with the lcken Ing smoke of opium. The loom were crude, the toller unemotional, and seemingly no nearer the completion of their work today than they were yes terday, so exacting was the task. Tet from a thousand of these huts were woven, thread by thread, with the task master exacting perfection, the miracle of Chinese art that never falls to occa sion wonder. ' , v - B 4-...; ... ' ." '.i, . -.: m 1 Miss Maude Van Duseit, maid of of honor. . 2 The flniaii-Flshlng boat sailing race. 3 Miss Winifred Van Dusen, njald of honor. 4 Miss France Thomas, queen of regatta. v 5 The w hite w ings, crack WiUapa harbor sloop, S Scene lnAstoria harbor during re gatta. 7 Chinese dragon. Will Be A Loyal Subject Governor Chamberlain Is Willing That Oregon Should Be Mon archy This Week Among the regatta dignitaries who came down on the Potter yesterday was His Excellency, George E. Cham berlain, governor of the great state f Oregon. The governor has host of friends in this city and hi time fully occupied with greetings. A re porter found HI 'Excellency talking with a party of friend. -'How do you do, ir!" aaid the gov ernor, when the scribe approached him. "I sincerely hope you do not want me to talk about anything but the regatta" he added with rising Inectlon. : . "I have heard,"ventured the reporter, "that you have come to Astoria for the purpose of officiating In the capacity of chamberlain to Her Majesty, the queen.- Is there any truth In that re port?" ' . ' " "Absolutely nine'-responed th gov ernor. "I am the queen' subject, sir, So fat? as I am concerned, Oregon I a monarchy for this week, and along with all other loyal Oregonlans I am here to do hpmage to our gracious ruler." The governor will remain In th city during the week, and he to tight gla4 because of th opportunity thus afford ed to cast aside hi official duties for a few day. ,. I 1 f I 1 1 I i i