Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-13

The Promenade Concert that was held
in the mammoth pavilion, was q htt'.,ne
finale" to the Centennial osl .bration
The music was excellent, and whatever
may be said of Vermont bands. the music
furnished last night was of high order
and Wales band stands in no need of any
compliment from us. The pavilion was
handsomely decorated and Hastily lighted
rejecting great credit upon those that had
the matter in charge. When we entered
| the pavilion, there must have been over q
thousand present, still, all had plenty OF
room, and but for the number Of different
faces one would meet in a promenade,
we would say that there were few pres
eut.
Dancing commenced at 10 o'clock, and
was entered into with zest that was re-
freshing. Every body danced, old and
young, rich and poor, high and low.
Dancing was indeed the order of the
night. We saw many that had not tried
the "mazy measures in many long year
again wooing the tickle GODDESS, Terpsi
chore.
Quite a number figured in the costume
of "ye olden time" We have place only
for a few particularly noticeable for the
antiqueness of their costume. Miss Mer-
rill wore white Grape dress spangled,
that was worn by Madame Williams at q
Commencement ball at Yale College in
1903. 1t was much admired. The dress
was itself study, and brought the cos
tunes and manners of our grand mothers
wildly to our eyes. Miss Goldsmith
wore handsome green brocade, over a
white wrought muslin, and had her hair
in keeping with her dress. Miss Dorr
was deliberately dressed in a white satin
skirt with black russell waist and mutton
leg sleeves, that were quite overpowering.
She wore in lieu of "a necklace, medal
lion, as was the fashion long ago. Miss
Cain WAS Hastily dressed in white silk
with garnet velvet tunic, and was the
happy possessor of medallion. Miss
Owen wore white satin wedding dress
imported from Ireland in 1910. Miss
Mott wore a white Grape dress and follow
ed the Fashion Plates, if they had such
things in those days, rigidly. Miss E.
Hall was handsomely attired in a green
satin, Hastily looped over white; the effect
was striking. Miss G. Hall wore black
velvet jacket and pink satin dress with
black lace founces it was much noticed.
Miss Harris was dressed in stripped
satin and wore yellow silk scarf, and
her bair pompadour, as was the fashion
long ago. Several ladies personated
prim spinsters of bygone times. Huge
tortoise combs and large fan, and work
bags were worn with grace.
Messrs. Kingsley, Liscomb, Baxter,
Salisbury, etc, represented the Continen-
tai soldiery. Messrs. Hathaway, Cross,
Dorr, etc, old style gentlemen.
1t was queer sight to see mstronly
ladies with caps and spectacles courtesy
ing and balancing to sack coats and spike
tails; WashiDgtons' own tried vetrans OF
Valley Forge doing the gallant" to de.
mure looking ladies in scant satin skirts
and short wasted dresses; gay old tops
dancing those "horrid round dances" as
though "sich things" had been known in
their day. 1t was gay sight, and those
that appeared in costume are deserving OF
a great deal of credit for their pains.
The Centennial was happily termina.
ted. Much has been said, pro and con in
regard to its merits as whole, but re.
viewed in the light of its Promenade Con.
cert it was a success and one that will
''ne'er be forgotten till every rafter in the
place is rotten"
PAwLET.-Our census is diminished-
our manufacturing statistics lesseped
our grand list relatively to other towns in
the county lowered. But what of all this
1t might provoke the smile of incredulity
on the countenances of some to be fold
that Pawlet was once the. leading town in
the county-not in material resources
alone, but in men. Here lived Lemuel
and Cyrus Chapman, Jonathan Brace
Noah Smith, and if tradition is not a,
fault, the Handsome Governor. Israel
Smith. There were many others who
have made their mark on our country.
history. While other towns have retain.