Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-30
CARNIVAL OF NATIONS.
a Brilliant Scene Of Beautiful Booths.
Handsome Costumes and curios.

handsome Costumes and curios.
, Dubois a Gays hall took on the appear-
ahee OF a Worlds fair IN miniature Friday
Z sha saturday evenings for he Carnival Of
Aations given By the ladies OF the RAN
dolph sanatOrium Aid society.
Eight booths lined the hall, the first Of
when AZ the right was the Italian booth.
, around whose pink back ground were
. quantities. 0f fruit and flowers Miss Ami
q Burt WIS In charge and had for her a.
slslants picturesque group Of men and
slaidens whose gay costumes fairly trans
formed into representative Italians Rich
ard Nlswall, Samuel HoweIis. Edwin
Burt, Misses Frances and Anita Burt.
Georgia Holmes, CarlOtta Wiswall and
Desier Moulton.
Next in line was the Mystery booth at
traeiively draped and curtained. in whose
inhermOst recesses a gypsy fOrtune-telier
untolded the mysteries Of the future when
her palm had been properly crossed with
SILVER. Her complexion OF the burnt cork
variety was heightened By a red can. a
red waist decorated with white beads and
yellow skirt. Across her forehead was a
beaded band with pendants hanging over
her eyes, and the gorgeous array complete
~ disguised the identity OF Mrs Susa Bass
IN the bright garh Of gypsy maids were
Misses Ninnifred Chadwick aud Hazel
Fairbanks, whose stock OF mystery pack
ages were hardly equal to the demand.
Porto Rico displayed the colors Of the
island, red and blue, below an arch OF
evergreen and eattails. A snakeskin was
stretched across the front and Porto Ri
can barks decorated the wallis This boot
was rich in curios brought from the is
land by Henry =. Lewis, who was English
instructor IN the schools there two years
I In the display were cocoanut coffee CUBS
used by the natives, baskets, musical in
struments, fans and a peculiar kind of
sweetmeai. Mrs. Fannie Lewis and Mrs
Homer White were the Spanish American
! ladies in lace mantillas who served Porto
kican coffee and yended a miscellaneous
collection Of wares. In this booth were
sold the articles made from linen given by
/ Miss Mary Marcott, each piece having its
value increased By his type written story
zone OF the most necessary articles for
/ a young woman to possess, in the 18th
eenturY,t was a chest Of linen, spun and
woven by her own hands, and no girl was
| considered smart or fit for marriage until
she had at least two dozen sheets with pill
| lowest 8, table-cloti and towels. The
| lax Of which this linen was made, WAS
I raised in Addison, VT, near what is now
called Chimney Point and was spun and
woven by Polly Bartlett, whose marriage
to Andrew Murray took place in the WIN
/ ter of 17g7-17g8. Consequently the linen
I IL
and perhaps more, as il took a girl some
/ time to fill the chest.h
/ Japan was a light and dainty tea house,
where he soothing beverage was dis
psnfei by three kimona-clad, nbi-sashed |
damsels who looked like pictures Of from
/ a fan Misses Gail and Genieve Lamson
and Mary Oney. Bamboo screens made |
The walls Of the booth in whose center
/ hung paper umbrella by its handle with |
tiny lanterns pendant from the ends Of
/ the RIBS. woven table bore a
/ japanese tea service, and Joss sticks, china, |
/ fans, dolls and toys formed the stock ia |
trade.
The RathsSeller bore in German script |
"PrOsitn Your health-for which il was
ready 10 furnlsh toasts IN root beer, gin |
ger ale lemonade and similar connections |
denominated soft A. +. Bass, DIR. +. o. |
Blanchard and J. w. Raymond in white |
coats with towels over their arms pulled |
corks and filled schOoners with a profess |
sional flourish that indicated they had at |
least seen "Ten Nights In a Bar-roomH |
somew here. Miss Annie Walsh, Mrs. +. /
". TeWksbury, Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs. |
Bass. Mrs RAYMOND, Mrs. Belle Dubois /
and Miss Ruth Roundy were for the 4
nonce German iraus and trauleins in white /
caps and the short-skirted, bodice and 4
girdle costume Of the country. They had 4
a fine array Of German pottery on eXhibi- /
ton aud sold little souvenir stems, post
cards, chocolate, etc. The booth was COW
cred with denim, had five German flags IN
front. was bordered with flags and little /
stems and further decorated with Dutch
lantern. Its color scheme OF red was
heightened n effect by red electric lights.
Directly opposite the Rathskeller was
the Indian tepee Of Mrs. John TeWksbury,
within which hung the iron dog-stew-
kettle over a glowing fire Of sticks ana
red electric light bulb. snow shoes were
crossed over the entrance which was
fringad With hatchets. and from the tent
poles hung a handsome fox skin. The
rule 81 "Big min 90 nunt, squaw hoe
corn was evidently in force, for no
braves we're seen around the tepee but
three suuaws dispensed popcorn-the fruit
dou btless of their ayr cultural labors-and
had also samples OF their skill IN basketry
The totem OF the tribe was painted on the
wIgwan aud one scalp was visible, very
much resembling a switch oil moderh
civilization The squaws were Mrs.
Tey ksbury, Miss Minnie Carpenter ana
Miss Winnifred Mann, who wore feathers
~ their flowing hair, eXtravagantly
fringed garments and profus'on OF
bracelets. -. II
booth Of Mrs. James Z. mccain, VIZ Piet
sided over a bewildering collection OF
fancy and useful articles, which she was
assisted in selling by her guest, Miss
pierce Of Springfield, Mass; her niece,
Miss Gertrude Hernandez, ana MIS-. 4.
n. Beekinan. The assistants appeared a.
rim French maids in black gowns WIN
broad white collars and cuffs and most
coquettish caps and aprons.
The candy aud sherbei D9otu u MSS
Abbie clark aud Mrs. j. p. Cleveland was
a charming affair OF white crepe paper and
zones III golden glow. Home made cam ,
dies in great variety and delicious sher .5
,tcir aids Misses Jennie Morton and
fyla Putnam. Carrie Manchester and
Esther George. -, ,,,rto-
.sAmerica" was an ice cream parlo5
,bsrp1ingly decorated with flags ana
b,,nting by Mrs. o. B. Copeland and Mrs.
Emma Read, who spared no effort to en-
hanee the attractiyeness Of their country
and we're rewarded by rising tlu9 ~
emi,,ration from the nations ~ the hall.
CasT tables were scattered about the room