Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-05-05


Mrs. +. E. Dewey, scarlet MORE an
tique with court train and quilted petit
coat of the same, with square neck and
pointed waist, enormous shell comb.
Mrs. G. p. Wheeler, an ancient black
brocade skirt, the front breadth OF which
was yellow satin, beautifully embroid-
cred, 20 years old, a black lace waist
and ancient slippers with pointed toes,
worn by Mrs. Dr. Wells many years
ago at her wedding, powdered hair and
high comb.
Miss Annie j. Toye represented Abb
gail Adams, and wore a blue silk dress
and black lace overdress made in style
of 100 years ago, lace frill, pearl neck
lace, hair rolled Ia pompadour, curled
and powdered and wound with strings
of pearls, large hoop earrings. very old
style. A very effective costume.
Miss Lucy Toye wore a brown silk
dress figured with blue, of very old ma
terial, made in present style about 80
years ago, long plain waist, pointed neck,
sleeves pulled to elbow, lace frills, hair
high, with handsome carved shell comb
100 years old.
Miss Lizzie Schuster represented Nell
lie Gusts, and wore pink plaid silk
dress, made with court train and bodice,
and pink crepe petticoat beautifully en-
broidered with white silk, 40 years old,
lace frill, pearl necklace, hair rolled a Ia
pompado'w, and powdered, shell comb,
small round lace cap. Correct costu me
of 100 years ago
Miss Fannie Stone Of Keene, wore a
blue silk skirt with Lama lace fiounce,
and very old over-dress of blue brocade
made in vatican tunic, hair worn in high
puffs.
Miss Flora Dunton represented Mol
ly Stark, and wore pink Chinese crepe
dress, made with court train, pointed
bodice, cut square neck, with white mus
lin chemisette, embroidered white muslin
petticoat, Martha Washington cap, with
bows of old fashioned pink ribbon, pearl
necklace.
Miss Emily Villas, as Goddess of Lib.
erty, had a very appropriate costume
draped with the national colors.
Mrs. III. A. Titus, brown silk, surpliee
waist, muslin kerchief, bead bag ancient
fan of enormous size, black mitts, hail
powdered.
Mrs. Charles Sawyer, Anticipated blue
black brocade, with long waist hair pow
dered and bead bag, black mitts.
Miss Ida Dow, dress of black cantor
Grape, so or 70 years old, low neck and
short sleeves, black velvet shawl 2S yrs
old, hair powdered.
Miss Alice Amadon, full costume o
green silk, short waist and pulled sleeves
: gold beads.
Mrs. f. Gale, dress old style blue pop
lii WIN COuIJ Tram, iuuellh pSttibOa'
embroidered more than 100 years ago
old fan of enormous size which has been
handed down through four generations
of the Blake family, hair worn in very
high puffs and powdered.
Mrs. T. Howe This dress was prob
: ably, for full costume, the oldest worn
the whole being bridal outfit of over {
hundred years ago the dress was lavan
der crepe, less than two yards wide a
the bottom, with border, short waist
white satin figured slippers and whit
satin bonnet, which reminded one of tn
old pictures of centuries ago; over thi
, dress was worn a muslin vandyke owe
100 years old and ancient large gol
: beads.
} Miss Carrie Guild, ancient brow
+ silk quilted petticoat, peasant overdres;
j very old, blue satin slippers, bead bag
hair powdered and worn in high pufs.
}. Miss Eva Walker, scarlet tunic, lony
velvet skirt, hair worn very high.
t Miss Hattie Hildreth, an old change
}. able silk, with white cashmere shawl.
Miss Dora Wright, dress of sill
yer gray satin, the wedding dress of Mrs
Geo. Slate of this place, gold beads an,
powdered hair.
/, Some very beautiful fancy costume
gotten upfor the occasion, we're worn b,
: Misses Mary 8eauchamb, Carrie Moore
g jamie and Susie Lyman of St. Agne
Hall; and judging from their brilliancy
e it is supposition that the wardrobes 0
J. their mothers and grandmothers VIII
n were bellies in their day, may have de
y scended to their representatives.
y Miss Mary Gale wore the old dress,
yellow silk, which is the property @
If Mrs. Fred Howe, being an heirloom c
3 her family for four generations, an
d made over for the last time more tina
thirty years ago.
e Mrs. L. Amadon, old black satin Dire.
h and venerable lace cape and cap
Mrs. o. B. Arms, black silk with ca