The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-20
THIRD
EDITION
3:15 O'CLOCK.
GALA ATTIRE.
Beth|ehem's s Great
Festival.
Big Coaching Parade a Won
derfuI Sight.
All the Mountain Houses Represented
by Handsome Vehicles.
Beautiful Women, well-Dressed Men
and GaiIy Capsrisoned Horses.
Big Coaching Parade a Won
derfuI Sight.
All the Mountain Houses Represented
by Handsome Vehicles.
Beautiful Women, well-Dressed Men
and GaiIy Capsrisoned Horses.

BETHLEHEM, N. H., Aug 20. This Is
the day of the annual coaching parade
and all Bethlehem is in gala attire.
From the Arlington house to the Maple
wood, every hotel and cottage is covered
with bunting and flags, displaying the
favorite colors OF the respective houses
On the height of land near the Sinclair
and at the other end of the street next
the Maplewood, trimmed arches were
erected covered with evergreen and bunt-
ing Handsomely-gowned girls, attract
lively decorated vehicles and gaily capari-
soned horses are everywhere, and the
streets have been crowded all day with
thousands OF visitors from mount lin
hotels and neighboring villages.
BY 10 o'clock the coaches began TO ar
rive at the MapIewood, where they were
given their positions in line by Grand
Marshal Colonel s. Oscar 5. Barron of
the Fayan House and MIR. Oscar Letehum
of New York, assistant grand marshal,
in the start near the hotel.
Promptly at II O'Clock the parade start
ed, headed by the marshals and. aids and
a band, the coaches following about fifty
feet apart. The line was made up OF two
divisions the number of coaches being
about equally divided and the second be-
ing preceded by band.
The line of march was from the Maple
wood through the two arches to the
Alpine house, returning by the same
route TO the Maplewood, where the parade
was dismissed at IL. so.
The Crawford house sent two tally
hos, one filled with gentlemen, the
other with ladies. Their colors were red
and white.
Forest Hills house, Franconia, sent a
coach decorated in yellow with many
banners flying from the top.
From the Uplands, Bethlehem came a
tableaux coach, "feeding the doves, a
young girl ana child feeding doves under
canopy decorated with the house colors,
pink and white
The Bethlehem house pony carriage
had decorations of burnt orange and
white with reins of the same colors run
ming to the ponies head.
Fsbyan had new coach out for the
first time. and but little decoration was
needed. The ladies' hats were trimmed
with wistaria and they carried banners of
yellow elk fringed with gold with the
name OF the house in silver.
The Eabyan break was trimmed with
yellow and punches of wistaria. 1t had
banners of yellow ribbon and 1t carried a
bpgler.
The Waumbek, jefferson, had two car
rlages in line. The break was occupied
by young gentlemen in hunting cos
tune, pink coats, white breeches, yellow
leggins and brown derby hats. They car
ried hunting whips decorated with the
house colors.
This house also had an old Concord
coach, that has been run about the
mountains nearly quarter OF a century.
1t was trimmed with gold and white, the
harnesses were wound with the house
colors, and the young ladies were dressed
in white with yellow ribbons?
The Mount Pleasant House sent four
teams. The most noticeable were the
breaks and the Poland wagon, one of
only three of that style ever built. They
carried banners and streamers of the
house colors.
The horses OF the Twin Mountain coach
were prominent in large yellow paper
collars The coach was decorated with
yellow and blue satin ribbon, with reins
of the same color. The occupants of
the coach showed a profusion OF the
house colors in their costumes.
Among the other houses represented by
coaches were:
The Arlington, Alamont, Maplewood
cottage, Maplewood Hotel, tallyho and
Ascot break, Sinclair, a coach and two
surreys; General Cruft's victoria, Turner =
alpine, Gramercy, Mt. Washington House
and Bethlehem House.
This afternoon ball games were the at
fractions at both ends of the village. On
the Maplewood casino grounds, the Twin
Mountain and Wentworth Hall mines
played. and at the Sinclair Park the Lit
tletons and st. Johnsburys contested for
honors. This evening there will be dis
plays OF fireworks at both OF these parks
and a majority OF the visitors will wait
till the last rocket Is fired.