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


Margaret Gatty.
An effectively decorated coach which at
tracted much attention carried the High
school teachers, Mrs. II. K. Whitaker, and
several invited guests. Green and white
were the colors, draped artistically about
the upper part of the coach and over the
seats. The wheels were decorated with
green stars over white background and
the other running gear was wound with
white. The occupants wore green and
white, and carried parasos Of the same
color which added greatly TO the effective
ness of the turnout. The four bays which
drew the coach were driven by "Uncle"
Lewis Higgins. Their harnesses were
trimmed with green and white. The fol-
lowing ladies rode: Mrs. Elmer Miss Hen
shaw, Miss Russell, Miss Crowell, Miss
Gordon, Miss Mandell, Miss Gregg, Mrs.
Whitaker, Mrs. Field and Mrs. Slocum of
Greenfield, Mass.
An old English coach, beautiful in its
draperies of white, with festoons of scarlet,
carried about 25 pupils of Brattleboro
Academy at West Brattleboro. The oc-
cupants were in costumes of white, with
mortar board caps, with scarlet trimmings.
| The two footmen had solid scarlet cos
tunes. On the panels of the coach were
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golden crowns bearing monograms B-A.
The horses we're ornamented with scarlet
and white tassels and blankets, the letters
B-A being upon the blankets.
The Brattleboro Woman's club was rep
resented by a tally-ho with trappings of
blue and white. The officers and the exec
utive board occupied places on the coach
which was drawn by four bays. The
women wore white waists and white hats
with blue trimming. Those who rode
were Miss Susan Z. Clark, Miss Helen NJ.
Fletcher, Miss Mary e. Horton, Miss An
ME l.. GrUut, Mrs. George A. Dinsmore,
| Mrs. George r. Barber, Mrs. W. P. Jones,
Mrs. John G. Dewitt, Mrs. @. F. r, Jenne,
Mrs. Nora Kenney and, Mrs. o. j. Pratt.
Pink and white were the colors which
predominated on the beautiful coach trim
med under the direction of Mrs. q. II.
Thompson. Each wheel was a sunburst
of pink, while the sides of the coach were
covered with bands of pink and white
radiating from white rosettes. Above the
central roseties we're punches OF pink
paper roses. -Four black horses wearing
white plumes and blankets trimmed with
pink roses drew the equipage. The follow
ing young women rode, gowned in white;
Mrs. Ruth Bawley Morse, Miss Marian
Minor, Mss Edith Estabrook, Miss Mar
garet HolbIook, Miss Rena Hall, Miss
Dora Mitchell, Miss Hortense Hall, Miss
Merrill, Mrs. II. H. Crosby, Mrs. J. Gray
Estey, Mrs. G. E. Foster, Miss Maud
Essex and Mrs. Thompson. Marshal
Noyes and Edward Fletcher, the former in
pink and the latter in black, acted as out
riders.
A merry party from Greenfield, Mass,
occupied handsome coach and-four which
attracted much attention. The white
costumes of the young women, the dark
costumes of the young men, the white COW
ering of the tally-ho and the decorations OF
wistaria made pleasing combination OF
colors. The occupants were Edith Hoyt,
Ethel Rogers, Fannie Lyons, Ella Snow,
Nell Russell, Hortense Watts, Elizabeth
Snow, VIM. Perley, Thos. Stetson, Ernest
Hamilton, Edwin Deakin, Fred Browning
and Raymond W. Hunter.
An elegantly appointed tally-ho deco
rated with yellow bunting and rosettes OF
: asters and ferns was furnished by Strattan
,t& Foster of Siverdale, Spofford Lake, N
H. 1t was drawn by four black horses
with the word 4" SilveTdale" in silver let
: ters on their blankets. The members Of
the party we're Mr. and Mrs. B. w. Strat
tan, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Foster, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
York, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Foster, Mrs
NJ. C. Langley of Washington, d. c., ant
Mrs. N. K. Dunham of Atchison, Kan.
The Hinsdale band of Is pieces marched
, at the head of the division of floats, anC
their selections we're played with great &C
} ceptance.
: The largest and perhaps the most elabor
are float in the parade was that represent
= ing Scuba Entering the Circle OF Ameri
, can Republics" In the centre of the
float was a high throne upon which sal
E Columbia. Oyerhanging the throne was
a large hoop of yellow bunting surmounted
I by large glass diamond. On the steps
5 leading TO the throne knelt figure repre-.
senting Cuba, and in front and at the sides
of the throne were four pedestals ON which
were seated four young ladies represent
ing Argentine, Chill, Mexico and Peru.
The throne and pedestals were paint
ed to represent marble and the young WON.
en- were draped in white. The sides of the
float were festooned with laurel, and from
the top of the hoop was suspended the
Stars and stripes. Back of the throne, In
the midst of bower of palms and other
potted plants, stood Flossie Howe and
Marion Knight dressed as cupids. Miss
Lucia Foster represented Columbia; Miss
Ethel Waterman, Cuba; Miss Florence
Foster, Mexico; Miss Elizabeth White
Argentine; Miss Helen Crosby, Chill; and
Miss Alice Waterman, Peru. The four
black horses which drew the float were
controlled by driver in white livery.
St. Michaels Court, Catholic Order OF
Foresters, was represented by an elegantly
appointed float, trimmed in purple and
white, the colors of the order. On each
corner was column wound with alternat-
ing white and purple strips. Suspended
between the two forward columns was the
new banner, recently presented to the
court, and between the rear columns was
"Old Glory" The sides of the float were
covered with purple and white panels and
bunches of autumn leaves. On a raised
dais in the centre sat three figures in red,
blue and white, personatlng Faith, Hope
and Charity. Mary Lavelle represented
Faith, Kate Dunlevy, Hope, and Kate
Calvin Charity. The float was drawn by
r four horses wearing large white blankets
) with purple trimmings.
; Quonektacat tribe of Red Men worked
out admirably conception of the landing
of COri6s on Mexican soil. Cortes and
r two other Spaniards were represented as
meeting face to face Montezuma, the Aztec
| war chief, and so-called emperor of ancient
Mexico, with three of his tribe. Cortes,
Alonzo Fl. Hines, was represented as ap-