The Portland daily press., 1892-08-31
Especial to the Press.1

All, the Fair Young Girls-Former Pa
rades Entirely Eclipsed.
Especial to the Press.1
NORTH CONWAY, August 30.-Earthly
| glories are but transient and the third
East Side coaching parade, which until
yesterday has long been an event of joy
full anticipation, and one that since its
Inauguration three years ago, has seemed
| SIM quo non to successful climax of a
summer season in the mountains, is now
but memory which will max golden
many hours in the retrospection Of all
who witnessed this picture of dreamy
beauty. To venture upon graphic de-
scription of scene SO fair would be to
attempt the impossible. Verify a coach
| ing parade in the White Mountains
would challenge poets pen for accu-
rate delineation.
Let the inward eye picture if possible
a spirited panoramic scence, quickened
with life, of feminine grace, bright
colors, and equine beauty, the tout
ensemble perfectly harmonizing with the
| dark rich green and shaded blue of the
surrounding mountains, those monu-
ments of earth's nativity, whose silent
and majestic presence seemed to empha-
size in contrast the gaiety of the passing
| pageant.
| Phoebus, conscious that coaching
parade could scarcely be success unless
| his glittering chariot, drawn by fiery
| steeds, should enter in the aerial course
as soon as day had opened wide the gates
started upon the middle way, consuming
as he went all the heecy clouds which
| hung about and obscured the vision issu-
| ing forth in all the majesty of his
| glory.
| The second annual parade of the East
side was pronounced perfection; the third
outrivalled both in beauty, number of
coaches in line and the crowds OF
visitors who gathered to witness
This Brilliant Spectacle.
Gazing upon this vast multitude,
which swelled at the arrival of every in
coming train, it seemed as if tout le
monde, everybody from everywhere, were
present. If every nation were not repre-
sented, the two distinct classes, the city
mouse and the country mouse, were re-
marked. the latter however not as SER
vile imitators of fashions pomp and
vanity.
| By 10 o'clock, numerous mounted aids
were seen hurrying to and fro, preparing
| the way for the procession, which was
| forming by degrees in front of Mr.. Pay
son fuckers residence. At a little after
IL o'clock, the brass did crash and the
bugles bray, which announced the real
opening of the gala day. The process
sion was led by the chief marshal, Cen
eral NJ. G. Wentworth, mounted upon his
| spirited charger Vulcan, accompanied by
about fifty mounted aids. Following was
| band carriage containing the American
Band from Cumberland Mills, after
| which was the East Branch House coach
| which was drawn by six black horses
| with red net blankets and red bride
| plumes. Hanging over the front was a
white fur rug, which, besides that in the
rumble and the young ladies on the top,
| formed the only decorations. In the rear
| of the coach, which was covered with red
and white, sat two little children, Miss
| Mary George of Providence, dressed en-
| tirely in white. and Master Robert Ed
wards of Portland in black cheviot suit
with white rnf1ed collar and cuffs and
patent leather shoes, The ladies were
| gowned in white, wore white hats with
red trimmings and carried white parasols.
| They were Misses Florence Collins, Ma
rion Collins, Hattie Page, Florence Sea-
yer, Almira Bennett, Boston; Annie Ma
| hoon, Salem; Ruth Parker, Bridgeport;
| Marion Duckworth, Pawtucket; Edith
Edwards, Portland.
| The East Branch was followed by the
three seated surry from the Eastman
| House,
Drawn by Four Bay Horses,
with yellow bridal plumes. The young
ladies, in white and yellow gowns, were !:
Mrs. Charles Best of Boston, who acted
as chaperon, Miss Quinn and Miss Julia
Quinn of Amesbury, Miss J. Louise
Sheppard of Battle Creek, Mich, Miss
Eva Hustes of Portland. Dover Band,
| next in order, furnished some excellent
| music.
Following the music was the elegant
| private team owned by Mr.. A. B. Mar
| tin of Lynn, who is at present at Went
! worth Hall. 1t was drawn by hand
| some bay.
| Bellevue was next in order, it was en-
| tered as an undecorated coach and car
ried out the original idea by displaying
| the coach entire. The young ladies in
white and green carried banners of the
same colors. The party included Miss
E. Helen Gilman, Salem; Miss Elenor
Benson, Cambridge; Miss Gretchen Fet-
| tie, Miss w. n. Baker. the Misses
Stevens, Boston; Miss Ropes, Salem;
Miss Cornell, Albany. On the box seat
with the driver, who was in full livery,
| was Mr.. James Munroe of Washington.
The Glen Ellis came next and its
coach was most uniquely transformed
| into an Eastern chariot, the motif being
| Turks with their wives being escorted
| by Roman soldiers. The entire coach
was covered with draperies of yellow
| and sed. The wheels of red with hub Of
| yellow. On the two back seats, one of
| which faced the rumble, were women in
long clinging white robes, with face and
head, excepting the eyes, completely
covered in true Turkish style. On either
| side of the middle seat We're two Roman
| guards in full mail armor and carrying
| glittering halbards. In the two front
seats were three Turks in appropriate
costumes.
On the box seat sat the Roman chariot
eer dressed true to his role in short flow
ing toga and sandal. Protecting the top
| uos a rod aactnrn r,apnda with h1I1n