St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-08-07
THE TOWNS AROUND.
DANVILLE.
"a Bonnet Party.,,

HC SOCldoIS given ny luS LdtlSS
Library Association last Friday
night, was of special interest on
account of the bonnet party that
took up the latter half of the evening.
Each lady brought a hat or bonnet
frame with an assortment of ribbons
and flowers. The frames with their
future trimmings were done up i'll
separate packages, each parcel hav-
ing number on it corresponding to
the number given the lady who
brought it. The packages were dis
tributed among the gentlemen pres
ent, who were instructed to open
their respective parcels at the same
time, being told that they would be
allowed twenty minutes in which to
construct a bonnet according to
their ideas of the eternal fitness OF
things" millinery. The men went to
work, the ladies meanwhile favoring
the party with their criticisms and
revilings. However, they would
offer no suggestions and the unfortu-
nate half of the company struggled
on to the bitter end. The result was
collection of feminine headgear,
variegated, much colored, and semi
opaque. Two prizes were awarded: ::
first prize and a BOBBY prize, after
which the ladies donned the bonnets
that had been fitted out for them by
the gentlemen There was no end to
the fun and amusement occasioned
by the attempts of these tyros in the
millinery art. Thus is Danville fol-
lowing in the steps of the seaside
resort hotel.
William Palmer has a situation
in SwantOn.
Mrs. A Morse has been visiting at
North Danville.
Mrs Gilbert of South Danville is
at J. c. Fuller's.
Mrs. ]. Graves of Wolcott is at
Zenas Kittridge's.
Miss Abbie Davis was with friends
in Holland, Vt, last week.
Mrs Silas Bovec visits her sister,
Mrs. Drown, at East Burke this
week.
Mrs. Porter and the Misses Smith
hotel
Mrs. P. ]. Cowles of Richford is
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Morse.
Mrs F. E. Wilson of Nashua, N. H,
is with her parents, Rev. and Mrs
Stuart.
Mr. Harris and Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee of Lowell, Mass, are at Col.
Harris.
Mrs Merrill Weeks has been visit
ing her daughter at Waterford, Mrs.
H. l. Goss.
Mr.. and Mrs F. O. Nourse are
taking a carriage trip through north
ern New Hampshire.
Mr.. Humphrey Bennett, after an
absence of 16 years is here from the
West. His home is in Illinois.
Samuel ]. Mattocks, who has
passed several weeks in Danville, has
returned to Hastings, Nebraska.
The ladies' missionary society will
hold the regular meeting on Friday
afternoon at o'clock, at Mrs Pres
tons.
Mrs. Flora Haviland and her
daughter, Miss Anna Haviland, are
visiting III the south part OF the
town
Morse Bartlett of Morrisville
stopped with his brother, William
Bartlett of Harvey's Hollow, over
Sunday.
Mrs. Adams, who has been at Mr..
Fuller's for several weeks, returned
to her home in South Danville on
Saturday.
There will be an extra meeting of
Washburn Lodge No. 90, F. and A.
NJ, at the lodge hall on Saturday
evening. August 9.
Rev. R. c. T. Mckenzie of Peacham
will preach at the Methodist church
next Sunday. Rev. John Morse will
preach at Peacham.
Danville has been considerably
stirred up this week by the elope-
ment of George Weeks and Ida Friz-
zell 1t is not definitely known
where they are for the present