Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-01

ball player and an excellent scholar, writ CT and speaker, addressed the audience on MT. Gunn's behalf, welcomed them, and read the casts for the plays, as fol- lows t @ a.t
 GA SHEEP IN VOLTS CLOTHING" kff Col. Percy Kirke, Mir. E.. Woodruff,
 Cot. Lord Churchill, Mir. W. T. Day,
 Jasper Care,U, Mir. F. W. Gum, s Hester ChedzOy, MT. M. AspinwaH, Corporal Fyinto6, Mir. A.D. Woodruff, John Zoyl0nd, Mir. H.. Smith,
 Arasae Gesreae, Miss Mary Gum, ~
 Dan1e CGrew, Miss Helen Fenn,
 6i6yl. Master E. Boudinot,
 'KeziG Mapletoft, Miss Nettie Kenyon .-a-.sn" ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIs."
 Maj. Regulus Rattaa, MT. Geo. Richards, Victor Dubois, Mir. HIVE. Howard M,'. Spriggisas, MI. A. W. Lyman, Mrs. .Spriggins, Mss Brinsmade,
 Angelina Spriggins, Miss Murdock.
 Ag,9su Mario, Miss Jennings.
 The audience were disappointed, for they found that the old play was so well done as to seem new, and the parts in the other play were pretty well learned, after all, and the excuse that few days only had been given to the preparation was not necessary. When the curtain first rose, it disclosed 8 new scene, painted for the Reunionists by one of their number, MT. W. H. Gibson, a young and promising ar- tist of New York, whose handiwork de- lights the subscribers of the prominent illustrated Weeklies, and who sent this scene as the interest on 8 picture he was commissioned to paint for the Alumni, at their last Reunion. To say that Miss Gum bore off the henors is no disparage- ment of the other actors, who succeeded in performing two very difficult plays to the satisfaction of critical audience.
 On Friday Washingtonians slept late. know they did, for sleep alone can beau tify complexions as those eomplexions were beautifed that I saw at the
 PROMENADE CONCERT
 in the evening; and only sleep can rest the body sufficiently to dance as these Alum nj danced. The timetable of the s. V. R. R. is responsible for the late arrival of the musicians, and your readers will have to rub their eyes and wipe their spectacles before they will believe that it Was really in Washington that the dancing began at ten o'clock. The music was the best We have had at our Reunions, and was by Wheeler and Wilson's band, of Bridge port. The hall was handsomely decorated with flags, pictures, and hanging baskets, and the waxing of the floor afforded hail 8 dozen small boys good chance to slide in Summer time. The attendance was about the same as usual, and although nobody feels bound to ''dress," for these occasions, but to wear whatever is most becoming, still there were number who seemed to think they looked best in the most stunning costumes. Silks and tulles and gowns of stuff bedazzled our wonder ing eyes, while all sorts of 'tfixins" whose names are known only by the lady to whom I am indebted for the following descriptions, set off such charms as Wash. ington only sees: New York wore white with trimmings of valenciennes and pink, and also blue silk with white over-dress. New Haven bloomed in white tarletan, with scarlet trimmings, and in black and white with Roman sash. Brooklyn,a a love. ly blonde, wore black trimmed with blue, and and white lace cape, and again ap- peared in black silk with pink ribbons and feathers, and black lace. Brooklyn too, again, in yellow silk, cnt O la Pom. padour, with. white train covered with brilliant yellow figures, and Brooklyn still again, tall, brilliant brunette in black silk, with black and white striped over-dress, trimmed with blue. Intellect ual Boston was present, one in pink and one in blue, with white over-dresses dot ted with black, unique and striking eff feet. A ''nut-brown maiden" from New Milford in shaded browns, pleasantly combined and gracefully carried ,complete the list of charmers; although I do re- member one lady with white. cambric- I think it was cambric-- dress, with an oyerskirt ofcherry satin, with a blue pom pon in her hair, a yellow sash, magenta scarf, and white boots-that is, I thinE she had white boots, with gores all over the front of her dress, cut bias behind and with little rosettes all up and down the caorrc And if kIok dnoor;;. .,A;,xs ic xv.rY,nr