Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01

with garands of violet ribbon, caught up
in bows, and knotted with large clusters of
vioets. MIR. Hastings had as guests Capt.
w. 5. Edgerly, 7th L. S. cavalry, Concord,
n. H., Miss Grace Sherman, Dr. and Mrs.
Leroy A. Newton, Geo. M. Sherman, Mrs.
F. W. Pratt, all of Walpole. All of the
party wore vioets.
One of the more original and attractive
creations in the entire pageant was the
tally-ho "tennis party" which was ar
ranged under the supervision of Miss Flor
enoe Pratt and Miss Lucia Foster. Ten
young women, Misses HOrtense Hall, Ethel
Waterman, Florence Foster, Lucia Foster,
Maud Stoddard, Mrs. Samuel Patrick of
Keene, n. H., Misses Louise Kinson,
Edith Greene, Kittie 'Eels, Grace Emerson
and Florence Pratt, in tennis costumes,
rode in the tally-ho, which was covered
with tennis netting over groundwork of
green, which gave an effect as dainty as a
ball room gown. The wheels were Gov
| cred with the same material, to which
pine boughs were added, and racquets were
conspicuous on the sides of the vehicle.
Ira Higgins of Newfane was bugler. The
coach was drawn by four horses covered
with netting and pine.
The class of '98 of the Brattleboro High
school rode in the tally-ho of H. r. Brown,
which was artistically trimmed in crimson
and white. The coach was drawn by
three pairs of white horses, the harness of
which were wound with crimson bunting,
making a striking and pretty effect. The
young ladies of the class wore white
dresses and hats and the boys wore Grim
son sweaters and white hats. The cry of
the class was
Don't you think we're up to date
Brattleboro High school ninety eight"
The members of the class who rode were
Misses Lawrence, Newcomb, Rettng,
Hardie, Cheney, Sanders and Douglass;
and Messrs. Henkel, Wellman, Wells,
Brasor Reed, Keezer, Elmer, Cook, Will
lard and Flagg.
A large new moon trimmed in yellow
and white placed on truck trimmed with
rye straw, carried Mrs. Graham and her
two sons, Douglass and Clinton, Miss
Edith Crowthers, Miss Lula Horton,
| Misses Flora and Helen Bates, Mrs. Pike,
Miss Sarah McVeigh, Mrs. Thomas Nc
Weigh and Norman McVeigh. The float
was drawn by four horses trimmed in yell
low and the occupants were dressed in
white.
"Mary Quite Contrary was represented
| by float in the form of a garden with a
rustic fence surrounding it. On each side
was a gate and the float was otherwise
| decorated with flowers and vines. The
owner of the garden was Miss Eva San
ders. The children who rode in the float
were Ellen Roeder, Grace Harmon, Josie
Tyler, Zetta Weld, Zela Edwards, Alice
Eels, Alberta Drummond, Bessie and Clyde
Carter and Ernest Wood, members of Mrs
H. NJ. Woods Sunday school class of the
Universalist church, dressed in summer
costums, and during the ride they sang
the song, "Mary, Mary, quite contrary"
The Valley Drum corps of eight pieces
rendered stirring music all along the
route.
A very pretty feature was float in the
shape of boat trimmed with white bunt-
ing and draped with green bunting to rep
resent water. The wheels of the truck
were filled with green and white. The
crew of the boat were May Lavele, Maud
Young, Emma Hardy, Clara Reed, Alice
Holden, Alice Leonard, Amy Van Doom,
Jessie Hawley and May Bond. The vehi-
Gle was drawn by four horses trimmed to
match the float.
A float of rare beauty was that designed
by c. E. Allen. The sides of the float
were draped to the ground with bunting
covered with smilaX, asters and gladiolus
and it was drawn by four horses, the haI-
ness of which were trimmed with flowers.
The float was decorated with palms, ferns
and potted plants and in the centre was a
large basket which held little Misses Bessie
Shields, Lucy Kenney and Dorothea Bras
or, fairy nymphs they seemed, dsporting
themselves in masses of flowers.
"The Wedding Party" executed by Mrs.
j. A. Taylor and Mrs. G. F. Barber, was a
notable production. The central figures
we're the midget bride and groom, Ruth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. r. Brown,
and Lawrence, son of DR.. and Mrs G. F.
Barber, in regulation wedding costumes.
The little couple stood under an arch of
laurel from which was suspended a bell
of flowers, while around them were their
guests, Gertrude and Lyman Hunt, Ralph
Grout, Pauline Morris, Crosby Adams,
Marion Allen, Warren Crosby, Margaret
Barber, and Mildred and Fred Harris. The
float was trimmed with the latest wedding
colors, white and yellow, the drapelies
being looped and fastened with white but
terflies. The four heavy dark horses which
drew the party were covered with white
blankets and adorned with rosettes.
The Centreville school was represented
by float trimmed with white bunting and
evergreen and covered with canopy of
white The occupants were II scholars OF
the school and they appeared as working
at different trades. Miss Mary Wilson,