Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-27


and Grace Emerson, Margaret Holbrook.
Their cry:
"Hurrah for the green
Hurrah for the white,
Mr.. Higgins drives us,
We are all right,
We are all right
BrattlebOro!"
The braves of Quonektacat tribe, |. o,
r. NJ, did themselves proud in their repre-
sentaton of Indian life. Their float was
drawn by six horses, each pair being driven
by brave. The float was followed by a
file of dozen mounted braves. The camp
scene upon the float was as realistic as one
could wish. In front of an Indian tepee,
pitched in bit of virgin forest, was the
camp kettle hung over a real fire. About
the camp engaged in various occupations
were warriors, braves, two squaws and a
pappoose..iA coon and two or three dogs
were included in the camp outfit, while
near the fire was an abundance of game.
A brave, who was Unnecessarily shooting
at the clouds for rain, recalled the old su-
perstition among the Indians that in time
of drought the clouds could be opened by
the skillfu archery of warrior At the
front of the float was an elks head pre-
sented to the tribe by Chief Levi K. Full
Ter.
The BTattleboro Academy at the West
village was represented by barge in which
was large delegation of the students of
of the school accompanied by their princi-
pal Mr.. Miller The decorations were red
and white, with autumn leaves. o. G.
Covey drove the four horses attached to
this float.
The "class of '9G, b. II. S." occupied
Grecian float drawn by eight horses with
white trappings. On the sides of the float
were representations of the class pin in
gold. The young women of the class wore
white gowns and caps. The class gave
this yell:
Neni, Nidi Vici Vix!
Brattleboro High scnool, Dinety-six!
The Brooks House had in line a pictur-
esque feature. A float, in the form of a
Cleopatra barge of graceful outline, was
lavishly adorned with 700 stalks of the
scarlet gladiolus on a groundwork of as
paragus branches. The float was drawn
by four yoke of Holstens, wearing gar
| lands in the Roman style, the drivers being
dressed in quaint peasant costumes. These
guests honored the house by their pres
ence in the barge: Miss Julia Chester
Wells, Miss Farrar and Miss Merrifeld,
New York; Mrs. j. Newport Hornblower
and Miss E. Frances Wiggin, Boston;
Miss Grace Dearden, Philadelphia; Mrs.
Kate Burchard, Mrs. Walter c. Carpenter,
Miss Leila Elizabeth Williamson, Miss
Ruth Carpenter and Miss Maude Amy
Young. The ladies were gowned in cos
tunes Of white
Chase street school was present, 80
strong, on large float, draped in white,
enclosed with fence wound with white
and an evergreen thicket. In the centre
rose a May pole, wound with evergreen,
from the top of which came strips of
bright hued bunting, yellow, pink, blue
and green, held by the children in readi-
ness for the May dance and winding of the
pole On either side, in evergreen twigs,
appeared the words, "Chase street school,"
and the little folk gave their song and yell
at intervals with hearty good will The
float was drawn by four horses, two blacks
and two grays, and the driver was in white.
Miss Pauline Miller accompanied Miss
Webster, the teacher.
On one of the floats, which was drawn
by four horses, appeared an admirably ar
| ranged japanese interior. The frame was
draped with yellow and red bunting and
sydaras curtains, to represent the walls of
the room, the top being formed of a huge
japanese umbrella, from which depended
Japanese lanterns. Within, seated about a
tea table, or playing upon japanese musical
Instruments were six young women in the
| costume of the Flowery Kingdom-Mrs.
A. w. Childs, Mrs. Gerry Messer, Mrs. L.
E. Perry, Mrs. G. A. Risbey, New York;
Misses Christina Goodall and Jennie Hall.
This was exceedingly effective. The cry
was:
! zap, yap, yap.