Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
TIE eLoA1 AT WELLESLEY.


A Dress Parade Of College Girls on the
Lake Near Their school
Few New Workers know what gala
occasion is the float at Wellesley college
Il is the annual dress parade, as it were.
of the college girls On the pretty lake OF
waban, which borders one side OF the
college grounds. Four hundred acres of
rolling and partly wooded fields extend
about the college halls and dormitories,
with plenty OF tennis courts for the girls
and shaded walks and well kept drives
IN different directions. The float at
tracts many visitors. and all day long
gay equipages and groups of young men
and maidens make brilliant the scene.
The function takes place ut early even
ing. BY o'clock a throng has collected
on Wabans banks. Trees border the
beautiful lake and Chinese lanterns deck
the trees. Many hundred guests are as
sembled by the lakeside waiting for the
crews to appear. The gown and black
square cap are worn by many Of the girls
and one had chosen hers of dark red with
charming effect. A group Of perhaps
City students are waiting at the landing
10 cheer off the crews as they pass
through the crowd of spectators and
descend the bank The sun is almost
setting and the light over lake and land
Is enchanting. The evening songs OF
birds are heard among the hum of voices.
The quiet expectancy Of the moment Is
impressive.
Presently eight girls wearing dark
green gowns and large. round, fiat
topped caps appear. The group of sing
ers spell out gayly Nv E. L-L.E-S-L-E-Y
-Wellesley-'9I followed by the quick
"'Rahl 'rahl 'rah.' The spectators ap
plaud and the crew seat themselves in
the eight cared boat and put out slowly
from shore. A crew in gray follows
The freshman crew in white flannel step
daintily down the sandy plank to their
boat. One crew in dark blue waists and
caps and striped blue and white skirts
make a pretty showing. and those In
old rose seem to belong to the evening
) colors Of sky and water.
The rowing is dignified. Some crabs
| are caught, but not many. and usually
grace prevails The boats move gently
off toward the middle of the lake. The
. pennons of the crews and the Japan So
lanterns add their beauty to the Scene.
! The spectators cheer heartily and the
/ girls shout their "'Rahi 'rahl rah.
! Wellesley bravely. Ten or dozen
crews thus move away from the crowd,
and the seniors nearly capsize little
craft with two men in it which had run
0 awkwardly under their bow.
Some Of the last crews numbered but
II he oil w fhnk,
1 pulled off:
: For class may come and class may go.
q But we go on foreveri
, BY and by, as twilight deepens. the
boats come slowly back Two stroke
+ oars clasp hands and steady their boats
into position near theshore again. Two
! more row in between them. joining
across and holding themselves there
' while five or six more draw up, their
n bows pointed together. making a star OF
a boats. A tall and graceful senior, with
q aribboned baton. rises from her seat and
Il leads, with a clear. strong voice, all the
!. crews as they sing song after song, "A
n Maid Lives by the River" 1.-THE Smith
q Girls Have Much Wit" Listen to My
/. Tale Of Woe" ETC., but the notes oil
o "Lauringer" ring ont more sweet and
full than all the rest.
n Applause from the shore follows al
d the songs. often so hearty as to bring q
N welcome encore. The moon is shining
brightly on the scene, and now coloret
,e lights are thrown upon the star of boati
d rs their fair crews sing on and on. By
10 o'clock the voices seem q little tired
10 The crews betake themselves with tbsil
,e guests to the College halls, and the foa
.. is ended.-Cor. New York Tribune.