Show I 1 F I 1 KW I 1 E u I 1 I 1 ON VL og 4 A h ia 91 9 1 I 1 it adv or I 1 pretty girls girk acted as powder monkeys y s at I 1 battle of flowers flow ers I 1 santa barbara cal april 27 santa barbaras flower festival in honor of the atlantic fleet of batt battleships began t today with a flori floral parade and battle batile of flowers on the ocean boulevard and plaza del mar the pretty spectacle was in full view of the sixteen ships amps ancho anchored redin in the roadstead gaily db deo orated equipages equi pages laden with thousands of blossoms m magnificent a floats artistically designed des ned hidden in masses of rare blooms costumed horsemen and marching arching in bodies and a reduced brigade of sailous sa ilois landed from the war vessels in white uniforms passed in review atthe plaza before the admirals and commanding officers of the fleet feet 9 grouped in 14 tribunes near vie the judal judges 8 stand the oceanside of the boulevard was left open but on the land side long stands erected for the accommodation 0 of thousands of visitors to the city I 1 the floral parade was without doubt one of the prettiest features of the entertainment of the officers and men of the fleet since their departure from the east coast of the united states last december after all equipages equi pages had passed in review and had the bou boulevard lovard the signal to counter counte r march was given and then the battle b attla cf flowers began the occupants of the float and carriages were bombar bombarded 1 I with a perfect hall fiall of bouquets from the gave the 11 enemy in tho the forts a lively fusi fusillade llado in return the officers gathered gather gd in in macular array in one of the larg largest C st of the trib tribunes fines delivered the heaviest fire from frim the shore batteries batteT les great heaps at were placed at their disposal and pretty girls served in the capacity of powder monkeys bringing new supplies of bouquets bou queta whenever tha baulo baffle took fol place amidst continual cheering and appl atme 1 1 I 1 fell in this section today thin ice fee I 1 formed last night |