The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-10

rigid control by the trustees, and the police
directed to enforce such control. Another
experience like that Of Monday evening
could hardly fail to end in loss OF life or Sc
rious manning.
THE democratic flag was raised in front
of the Argus Office last Saturday evening,
to an accompaniment OF struggling cheers,
airy persihage and fallacious argument.
The advent of heavy thunder-shower
about the time for hosting the flag cast a
gloom over the entire democratic commu-
nifty, but hope sprang eternal again when a
rainbow of a curved shape and OF different
colors spanned the starry flag, one end of
the bow resting on the public library and
the other in coal car in the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad yard. The absence
Commander Of the Faithful, detracted in a
large measure from the picturesqueosity of
the scene, but the vacant place in the mise
en- scene was partially filed by blind mu-
sician with lame fiddle, who opened the
proceedings with lachrymose and fa-
tiguing song about Jim Fisk, who never
went back on the poor" At the sixty
fourth verse the band arrived and drowned
him out. After sufficient number OF the
Faithful had arrived, John III. Senter
emerged from the argus office, ran his dig
its through his auburn locks, and asked for
three cheers for cold Glory" Bang
Now, boys, three cheers for Cleveland
and StevensonP' Bangl Boom! An
aboard now for three cheers for our es-
teemed friend and fellow-laborer in the
Galiph's vineyard b. B Smalleyl" Bang
Whoof! Bang Charles II. Heaton next
appeared and introduced John w. Gordon
of Barre. Mr.. Gordon made very good
speech, interspersed with copious genu-
flexions, and proved beyond shadow of a
doubt that protection and the republican
party had retarded for years the possibili-
ties of our communicating with the planet
Mars. The band interjected "Annie
Laurie" and then Mr.. Senter led out Hon.
James q. Monaghan of Providence, r. l.,
young man with straw hat and deliv-
cry that trotted in the 2:10 class. Ten
Mutt tainted away, and was carried into
the job room. Mr.. Moneghan-the g" is
silent-made mighty good speech, never
stopped long enough to be contradicted in
some OF his gentle yarns, kept his audience
in good humor, and made a 20x4S impress
sion During the hight of his eloquence
democrat in the crowd, who was in train
ing for the Kelley institute, interrupted the
festivities with such disgusting regularity
that Master of Ceremonies Senter carried
him into the Office and laid him on pile
OF wrapping paper. A large hip-hip-
Iahurrahl' wound up one of the pleasantest
social events of an already congested
season.
MRS III. N TAPLIS gave a most delightful
reception at her home on State street, last
week Wednesday evening. Over two hun
dred invitations had been sent out, and the
house was filed with ladies and gentlemen,
many of whom were from places other than
Montpelier, The house was beautifed with
taste and an effect that are rarely seen.
| The interior was thick with green and the
brightness of flowers. The parlor, library
and dining-room were in pink while the
back-parlor was in yellow. The corners of
the parlor were filled with ferns and palms,
and the cabinet, against the east wall, was
banked with roses. The library, also was
in pink, the cabinet and the mantel being
banked with sweet peas. Yellow nastur-
tiums were on every hand in the back par
lor, the fireplace and piano being especially
rich in this beautiful flower. The dining
room was picture of which no description
can give an adequate idea The whole
room seemed to be robed with carnation
pinks, which Wilson of Burlington had fur
nished. Some of the other flowers with
which the house was decorated were fur
nished by Small of Washington. The side
board and buffet of the dining-room were
banked with pinks and the silver candela-
bra shone with pink candles. In the cor
ners, to give the needed variety, were ferns,
etc. The grounds were illuminated with
some two hundred Japanese lanterns,
which stretched from the sidewalk to the
river, and in the arches of the house were
flat lanterns. The exterior of the house
was quite as pretty in its way as was
in receiving by Mrs. B. P. Moore of
Baltimore and Mrs. Theodore Dewey
of Montpelier. Mrs. Taplin wore a
lemon-colored brocade, with pearls; Mrs
Moore, pink silk, with emeralds, and Mrs.
Dewey, white silk and point lace. The
toilets of all the ladies were particularly
elegant and tasteful. Mrs. Ernest Squires
of Montpelier, Miss Helen Dewey of
Montpelier, and Miss Juliana Randolph
Wnslow of Baltimore had charge of the
supper room. Coon of Burlington catered.
In the library Russian tea was served
by Miss Ruth Cushman of Providence,
r. l., and lemonade in the back parlor
by Miss Eliza M. Willard of Mont
pelier. Excellent music was furnished
throughout the evening by an orchestra OF
six pieces under the direction OF Bert
Waterman of the Howard Opera-house or.
chestra Of Burlington. Among the persons
present were DR.. and Miss Hurd of Brook.
lyn, n. Y, Hon. w. H. II. Bingham OF
Stowe, Mrs. w. o. johnson of Old Cam.
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Moore of Balti-
more, Mrs. George X Perrin of Chicago
Ensign and Mrs. Theodore Dewey of Mont
pelier Mrs Theron Bailey, Miss Bailey and
Mrs. j. P. G. Cottrell of Milwaukee, Miss
Juliana Randolph Winslow of Baltimore
Miss Ruth Cushman, Mr.. Robert Cushman
and Mr.. William Anthony of Providence, R.
L., Miss Johnson of Lynn, Mass. and Mr..
Frederick F. Bradish of Burlington.