The Portland daily press., 1893-09-01
BEAUTY'S PAGEANT.
The East Side Coaching Parade the
Best Of Them all.
FIFTY COACHES AND MOUNTAIN
WAGONS in LINE.

and Great Crowds Saw the Procession
! Portland People Who We're There and
Some of the Things They Saw.
North Conway, N. H., August 3d.
Merrily rose the sun O 'er the picturesque
mountains of Conway and bore brilliant
testimony to the fact that the best Is re.
served for the last; for the beauty of the
pageant that graced the streets of North
Conway this morning left no doubt in
the minds of the witnesses that the
fourth annual coaching parade of the
East Side far surpassed any previous
effort of a similar nature in the noun
tains.
Owing to the prompt and military
precision of General M. c.. Wentworth,
who, mounted on his spirited steed Vul-
can, was an able and skilled chief
marshal of the pageant of beauty, the
procession was in readiness to begin its
march at very nearly the time ad-
yertised.
There were about fifty coaches and
mountain wagons in line, which, after
the chief marshal and aids, were divided
into three divisions, the first being
headed by the American Cadet Band,
the Intervale coach having the first posi-
tion of honor in the line. Tony Clarke's
Band of Westbrook and the Presumpscot
Band Of Cumberland Mills led the other
two divisions and furnished the music
throughout the day.
Distinguished as the handsomest coach
and horses at the Bethlehem parade, it is
small wonder that the elegant tally-ho
with it's unrivalled team of eight valuable
matched bays that represented the Inter
vale House should find no near competi-
tor on this side of the mountains, and
the rounds of hearty cheers it received
as it passed down the line evidenced the
fact that the spectators fully appreciated
its merits. The entire turnout with it's
outriders-mounted ON spirited bays
coachman, footman and bugler all in full
brown livery, knee-breeches, top-boots
and cooked hats, and the costly white
and gold banners, was suggestive of a
typical English coaching party.
Closely following was the handsome
coach from the Crawford House, whose
merry occupants enthusiastically pro-
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champions of the Intervales. Prompted
by the same spirit for enjoyment that
attracted them to the Bethlehem parade,
they came all the way from Crawfords
to North Conway to participate in the
festivities of the day, and readily won
the distinction of being the gayest
among the gay. Mr.. John Anderson,
Portland, was among the riders.
The Moat Mountain house was repre-
sented by pretty mountain wagon en-
tirely banked with goldenrod.
The characteristic refinement and ele-
gance of Wentworth Hall was marked in
It's coach decorations Added to it's origi-
nal beauty was the rich design borrowed
from the times of Louis XIV, which
was most artistic in its effect The
courtly grace OF the coach was heightened
by its riders, the ladies wearing white
gowns with lace fichus, white hats
trimmed with red roses and carrying red
parasols lined with white. The coach
was drawn by six white horses with col
lars and head pieces of roses of Contrast
ing color.
The compliment the east side of the
| mountains paid the west side by sending
| representative to participate in its gala
day was returned by Maplewood. which
contributed q handsomely decorated
coach from the Maplewood cottage
| which on account of it's dainty BEATTY
led the parade at Bethlehem.
The tally-ho from the Kearsearpe was
attractiyely decorated in the Louis XIV
style, with the house colors. The body
of the coach was entirely covered with
white material, accordion plated. over
which was scattered natural pink asters
the whole being edged by pink and
white ropes. On the coach sat nine fair
young ladies accompanied by their
charming matron, Mrs. Nathan Bernstein
of Boston, who was regally gowned in
white silk, wearing on her hair a
bandeau of pink satin aigrette. The
young ladies were attired in white dotted
muslin, with corsage bouquets of mink
asters, carrying punches of asters tied
with pink ribbons, with their hail
powdered and dressed la pomnadour.
and little patches on each fair cheek.
They were fair and youthful tynes oi
In contrast with the delicate colors
displayed on the Kearsarge coach was
| the brilliant representative from the
Sunset Pavilion, in which was centered
all the glories OF the sunset, typical Of
the house. The body of the coach,
wheels and running gear were of bur.
nished gold which, with the bevy OF
| bright maldens on top with their dainty
gowns and hats OF blue presented a mos1
| utbLZllAS CAOSV'
Mrs. y. S. Beecham of Portland, was in
| the party in the Eastman house mountain
| wagon.
| The patriotism of the guests at tht
Ridge was displayed on the coach from
| that house, which was partially decorated
| with the national colors, red, white ano
| blue. The coachman with his assistants
| and the two footmen Wore Continental
| uniforms, while the young ladies were
! entirely in white and carried white para
| sols. Among the riders was MIR. G. J,
| Bailey of Portland.
Worthy to convey fairy Queen Nab was
/ the artistic creation from the Russell
cottages, which for the fourth season
bore evidence of the exquisite taste O.
Mr.. Kendall Weston of Boston.
All semblance to mountain-wago1
was hidden in dreamy cloud of pink
| silver and white. 1t was drawn by si1
roans with pink trappings combined
with silver and yokes OF pink roses, sur
mounted by pink plumes. The leaders
were ridden by positions in white suits
| while the driver wore livery of whit
satin embroidered with silver, white wiz
| and white cooked hat.
A consolidated brass band OF sixteel
pieces, composed of members OF tn
orchestras of the Fabyan, Mt. Pleasant
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