St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-22
GORGEOUS COACHES.
White Mountain Visitors ON Re-
view at Bethlehem.


BETHLEHEM, N. H., Aug. 21.-The
annual coaching parade of the White
Mountain visitors took place here yes
terday. The streets of the town were
gaily decorated with flags and bunting,
and in conjunction with the handsome
coaches and bright costumes made a
most attractive picture. The parade
started at noon under the chief mar
shalship of w. II. Webster, of Boston.
In the first division came the Howard
house coach in the lead. 1t represented
fairy coach, and was entirely covered
with light muslin and silver half
moons and stars, silver and white
being the colors of the house.
Inside the coach was the fairy god
mother and on top the fairy queen, sur
rounded by her pretty elves. In the
rear of the coach was beautiful grotto
filled with ferns, in which sat little
elf. Maplewood cottage followed with
japanese coach drawn by six fine
oxen. 1t was eXquisitely adorned with
Japanese drapery and costly en-
br0idery. The Crawford house came
next, but was not decorated. and the fine
horses were the only noticeable feature.
The Bellevue house, Bethlehem, made
very pretty show with its mountain
wagon. 1t was adorned with cat
tails and suntlowerS and its fair Occu-
pants were attired in yellow blouses.
green collars, and sunflower caps.
Turner House, Bethlehem, made good
showing, though not equal to that of
last year. The young ladies wore blue
dresses, with straw hats trimmed with
red The coach was feStooned and
draped in red and blue. Miss Ketcham,
of New York, accompanied by her
friend Miss Leggatt, of Staten Island,
and cOachman in full livery drove her
elegant russet blackboard handsomely
decorated with ferns and golden rod.
Her brother followed her in little pony
carriage decorated in a like manner.
Then came the Uplands coach in the
form of an eight-oared man-Of-War
barge. 1t contained twelve hand
some girls in white jackets with red
collars and sailor hats with red bands.
The Mapewood hotel tallyho and
pony carriages were the next to pass by.
The coach was beautifully decorated
with canary and red, with large IN"
in red poppieS on each door. The beau
tiful women OH top were robed in hand
some Spanish costumes, and the men
who accompanied them were dressed
like grandeeS.
The second division was headed by A.
HI. Preston, of Chicago, a guest of the
Sinclair house. He was followed by
four mounted aides from the same
house, all in white with green sashes,
and the Tilton Brass band. Then came
the gorgeous Sinclair house coach. 1t
took the form of a huge pond lily, and
that idea was elaborately carried out i'll
apple green and white. The pretty
riders were in pure white with pond
lily caps and lilies across their shoul
ders. The coach was drawn by eight
fine grayS with pond lily plumes.
The prizes were awarded as follows,
by Hon. Charles f. Bonaparte, of Bal
timore. representing the judges: For
general effect, Twin Mountain house
first prize, Howard house second; for
best decorations. Sinclair house, Beth
lehem, first, Hyland house. Bethlehem,
second; for best trappings and har
nesses, Strawberry Hill house, Bethle-
hem, first, UplandS house second prize;
for mountain wagons. Mount AgazziZ
house first, Mount Washington house
second; longest distance stages, Hounds
house, West Hampton, n. H., first;
Lancaster house, Lancaster, n. H., Sec
Ond.