The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30
Fridays Entertainment.

The entertainment given Friday
evening under the auspices of the
Dramatic club, entitled "a Carnival
of Books" proved a very pleasing
affair and was well attended By an
appreciative audience. The enter
tainment was in charge of the ladies
of the club and their friends and
these are entitled to credit in mark
ed degree for the pleasing manner in
which the programme was arranged
and carried out.
First on the programme was
grand fancy march, thirty-eight per-
sons participating, each coslumed to
represent the title of a book. This
march was decidedly unique and
pleasing and elected hearty applause.
The following is list of the books
represented:
George Washington, d. w. Melehuy
| Tlilby, Miss Nina Dudley
Summer Miss Mabel Yearly
Autumn, Miss Mary Ross
Greenleaf's Arithmetic, f. II. Tyler
Innocence Abroad, Geo. Dudley
The Golden Butterfly,
Mrs. A. w. Shattuck
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The Man in Black, N. N. Johnson
Mother Goose, Mrs. N. n. johnson
A Pair of Blue Eyes Fred Vale
japanese Girls, Miss Nina Gleason
Miss Millie Shine
The Blue and the Gray, ! II. A. Babbitt
A. w. Rawson
Ginger Snaps, F. Winchester
Pickwick Papers, Mrs. F. Winchester
Blue Beard, L. 7. Landman
Black Beauty, Mrs. Il. W. Meendy
My Hayward Pardner, E. W. Melendy
Samantha among the Brethren,
Mrs. j. w. Melendy
Bow of Orange Ribbon, +. J. Holcomb
My Lidy Pochahontas,
Miss Louise Babbitt
Essay on Man, A. Z. Cudworth
Mother Hubbard and Her Dog,
Miss Minnie Tyler
Prince Albert johnson
Little Lord Faunteroy, Earl Winchester
The Fairy, Miss Bessie Castle
Red Riding Hood, Miss Lena Landman
Little Men, Clifford Davis
Earl Howe
Little Women, I Miss Leila Lampson
| Miss Hazel Shanks
Little BoPeep, Miss Hazel Landman
With Trumpet and Drum, Harry Howe
Policeman,
The Rruwnies Chinaman,
Indian.
Dude,
Were representent respectively by Dan
iel Millington, John Castle, Park Mil
lington, Robert Millington.
Among the more attractive cos
tunes we mention the following:
Pickwick Papers--Pale plnk dress
arlistically trimmed with lampwlcks,
cream lace and toothpicks, the wear
er carrying a bundle of papers.
The Golden Buttelhy-Dress OF
black net, spangled with small but
telfles, large golden wings sprang
from the shoulders with antenna or
namenting the hair. Black stockings
and slippers tipped with butterflies
completed Jhe costume.
The japanese Girls-Elaborately
figured costumes with broad sashes,
one Of red, the other yellow, hair
dressed in japanese style caught with
tiny fans. These costumes were es-
peclally attractive.
Summer-Short, white dress trim
med with pink roses, crown OF the
same flower encircled the head, white
stockings and slippers-carlied a
pr tty white fan.
Autumn-Yellow dress trimmed
with yellow lace, autumn leaves and
lunches of led and purple berries,
yellow stockings and slippers tipped
with berries-carried she af of grain
Little Men-Represented by two
little boys in evening suits with
mustaches.
Little Women-Two tiny girls in
pink and white evening dresses, low
neck and short sleeves, slippers TO
match.
The Fairy-White, gauzy dress
trimmed with tinsel and spangled
wings, a sparkling crown and wand
"a pretty costume.
Second on the programme was an
illustrated reading, Hiawatha's Woo
ing. This brought out seventeen
tableaux, many of them very fine.
The poem was read by Mrs. FL. A.
Dudley. This completed the pro-
gramme.
Attention was now called to the ii
brary Of objects. This was arranged
in the gallery and consisted of fifty
seven inanimate objects representing
as many books. Five cents admission
was charged to this gallery and each
visitor was allowed to guess the title
of the books shown, the .one naming