The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11
The Pageant OF Roses.

Woman's Club we give the following in
, ,aras,;,, .xtr.et from n ,atta- wr;ttep hv
-. 81,
Mrs. E"'i'y T. "eoo' iori'eriy Vi '"i'
town, and well known to many SOmer-
act people, which was read at A recent
a,;na o. ,hat oro,,i,a.;o
.'..,,
| ATTENDED, Inc ra9eant OF Roses at
the opera Rouse, anu u was without eX
ceptio'', 'hc mos, pe"u.,iui pray ,i,at
ever 81" III III! me me opera ROUSE
Is Oh Mooiish st5'e oi archi.ecture' anu
very hahusouIe III uesisn anu iii'si' Sha
', wren , 'ne no ~ ueoola.ons WERE auu ,
!. iooheu as IL YOU were transported ih'o
RAN ANU
Inc ian'o''iii'ie openeu WIN No,e'h-
per seeuc' gray pieak sNies anu pars
brown "oous' anu ia the packSrouln
'he io'ct9 So'uess VI ho"eis Ia. "s.eeP
upon 'iei couo,i SUI iuuhue,t ny s'H ll..ie
poNs. oicsseu III o'ishl yeI,o" anu green
~ 'ep'cstnt Poppie,sS, anu ',ie9e aiso are
oeep III SIu''ioei. nen harlequin t.-
nc sp,,'. vi ..ie seasons mgal ~; IA
sic''',ns wiz an sie.eii'hs WIN sii
yer. ne liitn,les.s sreat disapProVa, Vi
.'ie ilao',Ns! y, ,'a."te anu nain;y or,es
~ ,3use unv SuuIs' W ,ns hiasc ar's,
iee' h ,ns oon' -, an, :" lua u VI
,,' h nease ,h III sla,el VI I'm snu VIII
nv i',ais w M.ieome pa,'ei ~ nc la.n
he eA,', y, ms Jos " SUE, a'iig ; tea,s
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-. 10 20 ~ nv ou' .i''i
.,e ueP.h, y; "a. "11u ,,ie ian tU ,;'r,
p' lily, Iii. gaeo'r IT,, satin sss,,,
Sa.eh , m,an ICY m.nS7 ioa''nS n9'n
o as f.,rn Sha ~ ,',t "" ~
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49,. a h,: ,',,,o ,,,,,nn,;a 80 H.
AZ, IA ~ f af 1897 a. .""so Nv, ,h
aaIdesS of tha gou,'.rS 4, l,,nrth sha
s,has w., y, Viz aIai;.'. - '"s'' sno
r,n,,ies tb hal - a." n ,io b.,
s,r;pn 70 l;fa IVA 60 i',.;,,,,tans ~
s sp,s"S ~ d..noas sd ~, : n.rn, vi" ~,
p"sas haa;ns '" o"'
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Pod Pos.S ro,,rosi 81 ~, ,,a', r,,,,
Iad;os In rod onlnn;ai n',,,,,,.,as ,,';,,
short slirt. and da;nt,. ,..,,,o ,,rons
and bsndl,erch;afs os w.h;t,. aao,, ha p,
oraat hn,nnat ~ rod 80 ,,,hn "s ,has,
- hond tha Lnoa a,,I a. hn,o, 80 20 ~, H.,
oue.n and thon oo throua,, n,anv irt,.i1
dato figures in a 1onn nal, t,,rn;, - and
whoei;nn with n;i2tnr,, 90, ;s;nn ond
E.an;na nerfect t;ma 70 ,b , ,' ~
ther de,art the, a;nn ,h.;,. I hunnhos -
rod rosas Of tbe foot - ,hn ar,,,,aas. Va
annoar a;ght hoant;fui ,,,.;,la,s n.oa,;,e,
gepuine oid colonial cost,,n,os 90 o,aran,
5rncade and boavv s;IL ,,,;,h Ion, trs srn'
flo dresses eiaborato,,, ,,.;, ,o 'n ,,,;,,
snravs of rosos 10th an al, a''d s,,;,,
,,t;,h no,dorod ,,,;~s oma or" an sn' -, :.
tho anc;ent strains os tha ,,,i,,,ot '''u r,;,b
sta,al,, s,en th"w GO ,hro,,,ri ,"u ";ii, W." tha
as,aas,,i ,.,,,,n u, ~ i'','7 wy" ,u vi.
the royal dames of a bundrod reors 100
had sienned mon tha sta sre ' sran, r.
siio,c, ~ tho nast and i'll al, t;n,o a.,
nitv and graca were ,nov;,,a, throuab ~
a as,3 ot that oid fash;onaa danco e" INV
eNaxt the roses nf The Orient tho oo,a
of onhir, sixteen in number dresse5 in
mini p and vn1iow tho nom'h;n,t;nr 90 tha h.,
rose with rose wreatbed hoons horne
ahovo thar beods u,h;ch 10, ,,,o,,o 70
throrgb tbe ;nt,;ca "a moo enc of y dance
Then come the Snan;sb dancers renre.
scntino the Rose Of I ast;,e CONSISTING Of
twelve vouno ladics wea,.;ng hlaci, lace
costuuos Win go,den or,,,,onts short
sl,;,ts and shoos roIJar tod and hoolod
which wss one of mo ,rott lost dancos Of
tho a,,on;nr
poforo iooy;,o tho st.1o ,,.o of thai.
,umher norformad . s;rta,; ION dance 60
airy. and noonet;sb with -s,,ch co,. grace
an3 consnn,,n.ta a rt IL hro,,gh, 1o., S tho
honse. Then amid the ;ingie If sleigh
hollis come the little snow bnds from
Roston SNOWY white g,;stenino with
level Of winter and railing before them
n snow nall nearly "a tall 40 themselves
which thew bring as nm OFFERING 70 the
ounen. These were followed nv The mink
Pasadena rosebuds. dressed ali in mink
crowned with mink roses, and each hear,
mo a narasol whose cntire ton was GOV.
cred with flowers of the same hue. and
after thew had trinnod thro,,gb tbe nrntt .
mea surcs of a dance, the lovely nirtur,
was comnletcd when the nonnies came
In drawing two huge mink roses which
beino toucbeI bv ire magic wand Of the
enchanter onened their r0sv leaves and
forth snrang two mink fairies with oouzy
wings Of white which cleaned as though
touched nv the moonliyht and danced