The Portland daily press., 1892-08-31

gold fringe. Over the trumpeter's seat
was thrown white blanket with gold
loops. The two sides of the rumble were
banked with oak leaves and branches as
was also the hull of the coach. The
Young Ladies Who Adorned the Coach
with their presence were attired in white
Iudia null, with large white Gainsbor-
ough hats trimmed with red and gold
and carried red parasols, excepting the
chaperon, who wore distinguishing Ca
pot of red and carried a white parasol.
The gentlemen were in white suits, white
hats. with red and white bands.
To attempt to do justice to the mag
nificence of the Glen House coach would
be impossible. 1t was bewilderingly
gorgeous. representing a veritable Japan
ese coach. Along the side of the top
was short dfapery of yellow caught at
regular intervals with tinsel fringe, es-
Gaping from this to the right and left of
the doors were Japanese panels with
fan at either side On either door were
four odd shaped fans confined with green
and yellow ribbon. Each wheel was Or
namented with large single fans OF vel
low, blue, blue and red respectively. The
base of the coach was hidden by draper
les of light blue, Topped with rosettes.
Along the sides, under the hull were
suspended, red and blue Japanese Ian
terms; lanterns also of different shades
and shapes were suspended from bam-
boo poles extending back from the top.
with light blue, while large parasol
ornamented the center of the back with
blue panels on either side. Above there
was huge fan fanked by smaller ones.
Fans also appeared on the top and con
cealed the side lights. From the four
cornors floated long Japanese panels.
The front was draped in light blue en-
bellished with blue andyellow fans. On
either side of the drivers seat were huge
Japanese lanterns. A yellow banner
with ''Glen' in imitation Japanese char
acters also foated from the top, but the
decorations were crowned by an i'm.
mense japanese umbrella, under which
sat the ladies and gentlemen in costume.
The riders were: Mrs. II. G. Paysoh,
Misses Julia Noyes, Rene Noyes, Helen
Noyes, Marcia Kniggt, Patience Water
house, Miss jameson, Montreal; Messrs.
L. G, Short, F. D. Lunt, j. G. Brown, j.
E. Dyer, Ell. j. Payson, F. D. True, H. G.
Payson, VIM. Jamison, Montreal.
This artistic
Triumph From the Glen
was followed by yellow buck
board also artistically decorated.
Space and time forbid the mention of
all the gay teams and happy riders in
the long column. The blackboard from
the Jackson Falls House, the new noun
tain wagon from Gray's Inn, the Idle
wilds wagon, the team of Mr.. Seth Fife
of Fryeburg, the Crawford House coach
undecorated, the three-seated team from
the Orient, and the OK team are deserv-
ing of mention. So are the many houses
which were decked for the occasion.
One of the most striking features
which greeted the eye of the visitors
was the enormous arch at the entrance
of the Maine Central station. The sup
ports were bound with red and blue, the
arch was of evergreen, with the words
Mt. Washington and Mt. Kearsarge.
Suspended from the centre was the word
| Welcome, in red on blue background.
On either support was lay figure, rep
resenting the summer youth and maiden
engaged in a game of tennis, each at
tired in appropriate costumes. In the
village was another arch of evergreen,
capped with golden rod.
After second review of the coaches
in front of the judges stand the prizes
were awarded to the following:
Best Equipped Coach and Team-1st, Inter
vale; I'd, Crawford; Sd, East Branch; special
mention, Wentworth Hall and Fabyans.
Best UndecOrated Mountain Wagon-1St
Grays Inn; 3D. Iron Mountain House; Sd, Fair
| View; special mention, fequaWket and Inter
vale.
Board Ox-Team-Echo Farm
Best Four Horse Team-Eastman House.
Best Two Horse Team, Uudecorated-1st, A.
B. Martin; I'd, W. r. Kitteridge; special men
Long Distance Coach-1st Jefferson Hill; I'd,
Fabyans.
Best Decorated Coach-1st, Glen House I'd,
Wentworth Hall; Sd, Glen Ellis; honorable
mention, Kelley Institute, Sunset Pavilion and
Best Decorated Two Horse Team-1st, Rus
sell Cottage; I'd, Orient.
Best Decorated Single Team-1st, Fabyans;
I'd, Harvey Gibson; Sd, W. S. Foster.
Best Equipped Mountain Wagon and Team
1st, Interyale; I'd, Idlewild; Sd, Iron Noun
tain House.
Finest Decorated Houses-1st, Clarendon; I'd
| Center Villa. I,
Among Portland People
noticed who witnessed the parade were:
Capt. and Mrs, j. H. Winslow, DIR. and
Mrs. Weeks. Miss Weeks, Mrs. Perez
Burnham and daughter. Mr.. Jordan
Rollins, Mr.. Charles Hemingway, Mrs.
James FallOn, MI. ana MIS-. george d.
Bagley, Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Keith, DR..
Seth Gordon, Miss Julia Cram, Miss Ella
Coe, Miss Daisy Colbey, Miss May Hobbs,
Mrs. Leonard Short, Mr.. Burnham, Miss
Carrie Winslow, Capt. aud Mrs. Sawyer,
Albion Little, Jr., Mr. aud Mrs. Arthur
Hunt, Mr.. Harry Virgin, Mrs. Hugh
Chisholm, Mr.. E. 0. L. Adams, Miss
Kate Berry, Miss Rose Sayward, Miss
May Eustice, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Payson,
Mr.. Fessenden Carney and family, Miss
Wildes, Miss Bessie Allen, Miss Allen.
MI. Jack Allen, Mr.. S. M. Thompson,
Mayor Ingraham, W. F. Lowell,
Walter Emerson, Mrs. ]. S. Libbey, Miss
Tryon, Miss Alice Hinkley, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Small, Mr.. j. J. Pooler, Mr..
and Mrs. M. G. Palmer, Gen. Fessenden,
Mr.. Elias Thomas, Mrs. Hobbs. Miss
Kicker, Miss Knight, Mr.. j. HI. Rines,
Col. and Mrs. H. S. Osgood, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Hand, Miss Bessie Dow, Mr.. w. H.
Green, Mrs. John Morris, Mrs. Charles
Belknap, Mrs. John Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payson Tucker enter
tanned many of their friends at Birch
mont. Chandler's band made sweet
music.