The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-02-03


night In this a correct military train
ing and musical ear counted for prof.
cheney. The patTonesses were: Mes
danes j. e. Lombard, Harrison |. Nor
ton and G. F. Leonard. The ladies we're
dressed in bright cOlors--the gentlemen
in full French regulation, with bear-skin
caps, etc. The files were formed by
Misses Josie Moore Ethel Remington
Alice Remington, Florence Sibley, Lii
liam Ford, Ella NJ. Cole, Jessie LOOmis,
Harriet Patehen; by Messrs. Leland Fill-
more, Eugene Holt, Harry Wall, Chas.
Kendall, Charles Pierce, Eugene Stevens,
Eugene Stratton, Charles Burnham.
Cupid's Frolie.-rhis was a very pleas
ing part, chaperoned by Mesdames A. S.
NJ. Chisholm and Fred. N. Squire. The
Cupids were Eliza Hart and Mildred
Tiffany. They were dressed full regula-
ton and their appearance brought down
the house. Mildred was determined TO
squirt across the arrows in her bow even
though she touched her head to the
! floor, and Eliza took her flowers (bOu-
quets shOwered), and ran back the first
night to the great merriment of the au-
dience. As Mildred followed storms of
applause called them out again. 1t was
one of the cutest things we have ever
| seen.
| The Minuet Petite.-This was another
part that delighted the audiences. Per-
haps nothing done by the little people
called out more applause than this and
"cupids frolic." The chapel ons were
Misses Whitney and Hutchins. Those
dlncing the minuet ere: Ruth Graves,
Hope Graves, Hildred Hart, Fannie Fill
more, and Harry A. Mattison, Frederick
Burt, Seymour Merrill. Charles Ayres.
The first four were in full court dress
| ;nIx 7 auapIar uallnxu and xuiaita Gill
The boys were dressed in black velvet
Continental costume, and wore white
Spanish laces The children were so
well trained that they went through the
dance equal to their elders.
Greek Statuary.-A pantomime T ON
Greek romance was performed with sim
gular grace and beauty. The figures
were draped in white, the following per-
sonating: Carrie Carpenter, Fannie
Walbridge, Leila Mcintyre, Flora Valen-
tine, Mary Hutchins, Ella Bingham. The
patronesses were Mesdames s. Huling
Blackmer and II. B. Hutchns,
Court Minuet This was another So
ciety event in the history OF the Kirmess.
The patronesses were Mesdames Luman
p. Norton and Mary K. Wood, while
Misses May L. White, Cora B. Whitney,
Agnes Leonard, Mabel Norton, Lula j.
Holden; Mesdames j. Ed. Merrill, L. S.
Norton; Messrs. II. d. Fillmore, L. Z.
Dewey, B. M. Thompson, G. f. Farnam,
G. +. Burnham, G. w. Pierce, f. d. Nc
Eowen, f. q. Hutchins, "danced the
minuet'' infull court costume. 1t was
an elegant dtess affair. The ladies ap-.
peared in pink, heliotrope, lighr blue,
sage green, lavander. white, yellow and
green raw silks, satins, etc., en- train.
The geDtlemen's costumes varied in col
ors, one of which was: White satin vest,
knee breeches and coat in maroon velvet.
trimmed with gold bullion and white,
Valencien lace, powdered wigs, silk
stockings and sandals to match. The
others were equally as deliberately
dressed
African Minuet.-This was, primarily,
splendid 'take Off of the Court Min
uet," and by our townspeople equally as
prominent in society. 1t was preceded
by Jas. II. Whitney in one of his special
ties, and before the audience hardly were
aware of it company of ''people of
COLOR were dancing the minuet. This
part must be seen to be appreciated.
This is the closing nHmber for the Kir-
mess. OF course the company are incOg.
Wand, Tamborine and Fan Drills
These three drills were AFT performed by
the same partieS-''fOur sets of fOurs."
| LhO 'Wduu uIill COobutuO was WulbC
dresses, short skirts. trimmed with blue;
black neckties. The Uambourine drill
was performed in Gypsy costume; and
the fan drill in Japanese dress. Rounds
of applause greeted each appeaTa ce.
The chaperonS were: Mesdames r. j.
Coffey and +. G. MattisOn. The ladies
were: Misses Belle Crawford, Lulu
Goldsmith, Mabel Hurley, Sarah Healey,
Bessie Root, Tena Swift Fanny Smith,
Louise Walbridge, Nellie Coffey, Sophia
Goldsmith, Mary Hyde, Louise RawsOn,
Ethel Stevens, Jessie Smith, Edith Stew
art, Fanny Walbridge.
japanese Festival and Dance.-The
movements of this part were peculiar and
in them were bOwings, prostratlOns, etc,
peculiar to the Japanese capital, when
the Mlkado receives his nobility. The
Oriental costumes gave a grOtesqueness
to the scene that can only be obtained in
such guise. The chaperones were Miss
Mary l.. White and Mrs. j. Ed. Merrill.
The MikadO was VIM. Kennedy of Hoo
sick Falls, n. Y, who personated the
burlesque of the Corsican dance. His
page was little Harold Halsey, who, in
his role was as inimitable as the cCpiGs.
, The people were: Mabel Wood, Irene
Norton, Cecil Powers, Maggie Wright,
, Lillian Davis, Maude johnson,
: Grace Sibley, Myrtle Lasher, Rena
Wood, Lulu Burch, Frances
Hackett, Edward Moore, Carl White,
Robert Mattison, Curtis Burt, Alison
Gavin, Adolphus La FOntaine. Grover
, Martin, Allie Temple, Valentine Perkins,
Cole Burt, Harry Haines.
The COrsican Dance This part, with
its take off," referred to above. was
repeatedly encOred. Accompanying the
dance was selection, the Pull Back
song, from Ermina. The patrOnesses
were Mesdames OIrin Davis ana IL. ID.
Fillmore. Mrs. e. l.. Bates was named
as one, but the death of Mr.. Bates faith
. er prevented her completing the task as
signed. The song and dance were by
, Misses Hutchins Goldsmith and Abbot,
, and the conclusion" each time was by
VIM. K, nedv.
Drul of the Rifles.-This was under
the patron age of Mesdames c. w. Evans
and Helen Thomas. The souuenir pro-
grammes give the Roster OF the Com
pauy. The exhibition drill each even
Ing was a marked characteristic of tue
Kirmess At the matinee tomorrow
Observation-Disclosures to children, Is cts.
adults, 35 ceuts-each one will receive
souvenir programme with the compli-
ments of Company X.
Quite popular feature of each EXIT
bitlon has been the solos, etc, of Leila