Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-28

| Mrs, f. &, Gale and Mrs. ID. p. Dewitt
occupied a harlequin rig in yellow and
white with pair of black horses. One of
the horses, one half of the carriage and
one of the occupants dress was of yellow,
the other white, the wheels on opposite
sides being filled in solid with these cOlors.
Mrs. John G. Henkel and Mrs. Geo. d.
Reed had road cart every part of which,
| with the harness, was covered with white
Numberless white bows adorned the car
riage, and the ladies were dressed i'm white.
Another exceedingly pretty team was
driven by Mrs. James Pullen, Mrs f. u.
Simpson, Mrs. Albert Pullen and Miss
Emma Gregg riding with her. Yellow and
black gowns with yellow Oxford student
caps were worn and light bower was made
of laurel, and yellow dahla blossoms and
foliage.
Mrs. G. NJ. c. Richardson's carriage was
banked and massed with hydrangeas, and
the same flowers were used about the har-
ness. Mrs. Richardson's little daughter,
Lenora, was her companion.
Mrs. A. w. Childs, Mrs Gerry Messer,
Mrs, c. A. Risbey and Miss Sarah Clark
were the occupants of blackboard, drawn
| by span of white horses. The decora-
tions were white and yellow, a pretty effect
being made with sunhowers for rosettes.
The ladies were attired in yellow and white
costumes, and carried white parasols.
Two young girls, Misses Florence and
Ethel Knight, had a cart gay with white
and blue paper trimmings, drawn by
white horse, the harness wound with tinsel.
Miss Maud COane and Miss Alice Bah
bitt of West Brattleboro rode in a pony
dog cart, their colors being pink and green.
Mrs. Kern Adams and Mrs. F. G.. Sar-
gent, in white gowns, rode in a carriage
whose decorations were of light blue, with
old-fashioned yellow marigolds
The dog cart driven by Miss Ella
| Blodgett was gotten up in yellow and
white, with wild asters. A black horse,
whose harness was wound with yellow,
drew it. Miss Louise Larkin accompanied
Miss B.odgett.
Mrs. Sylvester Miner had a team which
| attracted much attention, large number
of gray squirrel tails being used about both
horse and carriage. Red and white scrim
and pine cones were used with good effect
Miss Sarah McVeigh and her cousin,
Miss Flora Baatz, had their dog cart draped
with light blue and sprays of asparagus
A neat little two-seated cart was trimmed
with ropes of light blue, and Miss Made
line Bolander of West Brattleboro, who
drove, had with her Misses Susie and
Mary Clark and Pauline Jenne.
Mrs. j. 7. Hildreth and her daughter,
Mrs Holden, had very simple trimmings
of yellow rosettes on horse and carriage.
The vehicle was fitted with pneumatic
! tired wheels.
Mrs. E. b. Barrows was accompanied by
Miss Putnam. Yellow margolds were
used largely in trimming, a wreath of them
being placed about the horses neck, and
large bunch forming the centre of each
wheel, which was filled in with white.
White and brown were used in winding
parts of the carriage.
DR.. Dutton drove Hon. B. d. Harrs's
pair of brown horses in yellow and black
carriage, yellow scrim and yellow flowers
being the adOrnment. Miss Nina Dutton
and Master Harold Halsey were the other
occupants.
A dainty dog cart was trimmed in white,
with the feathery green asparagus, white
flowers and white rosettes. Mrs. J. L.
Stockwell and Mrs. w. d. Stockwell,
dressed in white, rode in it.
Mrs. Geo. E. Stedman and Miss Daisy
of New York, with driver, came up from
Mortified to join the parade. Their
handsome carriage was simply trimmed
with yellow.
A carriage from East Mortified was all
in red and white. Misses Alexander, Walk
er, Crane, Lyman and Reed, in red and
white gowns and Oxford student caps,
were the occupants.
An interesting relic was a chaise 100
years old, owned by g. NJ. Bemis of Reads
boro, and ridden in by Mrs. Bemis and
Miss f. Simonds of SaXtons River. The
carriage was once the property of DR..
John Wilson, known as Chunderbolt, the
English highwayman.
Mrs. o. l.. Miner had the shafts and
rods of her top carriage wound with yell
low, and was accompanied by Mrs. Dutton
of Middletown, Conn.
Two small people from Mortified, Fan
ME and Mary Green, daughters of Chas.
Green, drove in pony cart trimmed with
blue and white.
Mr. and Mrs. Mixer again brought out
their "harvest home" rig which won so
much favorable comment last year, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Richardson came out
again with the the old chaise which counts
11S years of age this time.
The Brooks House was represented by
an English brake, which was beautifully
trimmed with Vermont's native flower,
laurel and its blossoms, the pink and dark
green making a fine effect. The design
originated with Mrs. Hornblower, one of
the guests of the house, and the entire
work of decorating was done by guests,
who have no special personal interest in
the cavalcade, but willingly gave their
time to help make it a success. The occu-
pants we're Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, Mr.
and Mrs. Hornblower, Mrs. w. II. Car
penter, Miss Julia Wells, Miss Draper,
Miss Nina Devens, Miss Singer, Miss
Burke and Mr.. Lawrence. The ladies
wore white gowns, carried white parasols,
and banners bearing the monogram B. H.,
which also appeared on the white hip
blankets of the four horses.
Geo. Powers drove his handsome pair
of bays, and was accompanied by Miss Kate
Ketchum.
The North street schools '95 class APP
peared in white dress, a new departure in
their decorations being the use of yellow
and white instead of the school colors,
lavender and white which have formerly
been used. The coach was completely
covered, body seat and wheels, with dra-
peries of these colors, bows of white and
yellow ribbon decking the horses heads.
One of the most striking and artistic
features of the parade was the float repre-,
senting "Music." The design was care
fully elaborated. The float was draped
and wound with white, and seven youne
women in classic white garb with silver