Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-29

white to deep rose, and green ribbons
were arranged with charmingly artistic
Effect upon the "spider" which was driven
by Mrs. George W. Heoker. Riding with
Mrs. Hooker wac Miss Helen Martin of
Brattleboro, grsnd-niece of Admiral
George Dewey. The carriage was drawn
by handsome cFOss-matched p6ir.
Richness and simplicity were combined
in the equipage which carried Mrs. II. f.
Brooks of Brattleboro and Mrs. Charles
Barrett of Springfield, Mass. The upper
part OF their open landau was q beautiful
solid mass of hydrangeas so arranged as To
harmoniEe with the lower part Of the car
riage without destroying its outline. The
vehicle was drawn by two bay horses driven
by coachmaR in livery.
The cut-unGer of Col. Francis Goodhue
was tastefuily trimmed with pink and
green. The team WAS driven by Patrick
DrislaDe with little Miss Mary Goodhue,
Col. Goodhue's granddaughter, on the seat
beside him. Col. Goodhue and William
Brooks of New York city occupied the rear
seat. The horses were a pair uf stylish
bays. Little Miss GooShue was dressed in
pink, in keeping with the colors used in
the decoration.
Next in line was the stylish turnout of
Mrs. j. N. Balestiec, Carrying NJ les Pauline
Fiske and Mise Florence Wellman. The
carriage was simply trimmed with orange
rosettes, knots OF grange ribbon adjoining
the harness OF the stylish bay pair which
idrew the rig.
Mabel Barrows and Florence Hildreth
rode in a " sunhower cart. The cart was
trimmed in yellow and brown, each wheel
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yellow and the center of brown. IKE cart
was drawn by large white horse covered
with brown blanket with the swords
''Ames Hill in yellow, reference being to
Miss Barrows' summer home. The girls
were gowned in yellow with brown trim
mings, and they carried a sunfower par
asdl
A dainty creation was furnished by Mrs.
GeoEge-S. DoWley. Her park phaeton, the
occupants and the horses, were a study in
white. The carriage was entirely covered
with white, and just enough of yellow rib
bon and mountain ash was then added TO
give richness to the effect. The two horses
were white, and there were festoons OF
white rib Don along the sides of the horses
and of t6e carriage. Miss Florence Brown
and Mlss Addie Illman, the occupants,
were dressed in white, and the horses were
guided by Coachman Howard In livery.
HandsORae in every respect was the open
carborette ia which rode Mrs. John Petit
grew and Mrs. Irving Quimby of Spring
field, Mass. The decorations of poppies
and clematis, the attractive costumes of
the occupants, the light upholstery of the
carriage, the two bay horses and the coach
man in light livery combined to produce
An effect of charm and richness.
Mrs. j. L. Stockwell and son Hazen of
West BrattlebOro and Miss Bertha Stock
well rode in a dog cart with decorations of
lavender crepe paper and asteTs which made
an agreeable variation in the color effect of
the caValcade. They wore white costumes.
Pampas grass, green bunting and as
paragus gave pleasing effect TO the sur
rey in which rode Don Houghton, Grace
Eels, Ethel Knight and May Lamson, all
dressed in white. The wheels were trim
med with green and the carriage was
drawn by pair of chestnuts.
A profusion of white and pink roses
made resplendent the carriage occupied by
Miss Florence Bliss and Miss Abbie Lund-
berg, which was drawn by a single black
horse. The wheels were a solid mass of
roses, and the costumes of the occupants
of the carriage were pink and white to
correspond with the decorations.
Green vines, yellow flowers and yellow
ribbon gave charming autumn colOring
10 Mrs. Ii. r. Browns trap. The horses
were decorated to match the trap. Miss
Mary ellison, Mrs X. II. Brown and Mrs
G.. M Clay rode with Mrs. Brown. all of
the ladies In white costumes.
A nObbV little turnout was the cart and