Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-26
IN COLONIAL COSTUME
daughters ~ the American RcvOlutiou
Serve Ten and Entertain

! With hair powdered and curled With
countless puffs and ringlets and tight
fitting waists with long flowing skirts the
ladies Of Green Mountain Chapter. d. A.
H.. looked as though they had just step
ped from some picture of the days Of
Washington at tea in honor OF his birth
day Saturday afternoon. held at the homo
of the State regent. Mrs. II. Il. Watkins
on Main street. Mrs. Watkirss home
makes a fine setting for such an occasion
for the large hgh-studdod rooms showed
off 20 advantage the beautiful colonial
costumes.
AS ono entered the door ehe was met
by the State regent, Mrs. Watkins. and
the regent of Green Mountain Chapter,
Mrs. y. A. Loomis. Mrs Watkins wore
a tight fitting bodfice Of lace with a
| flowing white satin petticoat and an ov-
erskirt of amethyst velvet. Mrs. Loomis
| wore q quaint Powered muslin, cut very
full
In the dining room the following ladies
poured tea: Mrs. C. A. Weston, Mrs.
Gertrude Davis, Mre. A. Q. Ferguson
and Mrs n. A. Lodd. Mrs. Weston was
in blue lowered silk, very unusual in
design; Mrs Davis wore n beautiful white
costume and real hoop ear rings; Mrs
| Ferguson wore an old fashioned gown.
| =.
Ladd wore a very handsome blue and
white silk. AT one end OF the table in the
dining room was a silver service loaned
by Mrs. Eben sutton. This service was
| of unusual beauty and has descended
| to Mrs. Sutton from her grandmother.
For the entertainment Of the guests sew
eral dances were given in the hall. There
was an oId-fashioned dance by the fol-
lowing ladies' Mrs. f. w. Ward, Mrs.
Watkins. Mrs. n. A. Loomis, Mrs. j. n.
JENNIE. Mrs. Frank y. Spauldng, Mrs.
j. 4. Corbin. Mrs. Weston. Miss Jennie
Wood. Mrs. w. c. Isham and Mrs. NJ. G.
Clark This dance was given twice with
a slight change in the ladies'. eight dane
| ing at time. Mrs. Ward wore a blacl,
costume with a rose point cap; Mrs. Jen-
ne wore her mothers wedding gown and
| carried a hand painted pocket. which
was given to her mother at her wedding
Mrs. Spaulding wore gown of blue
velvet and satin and n brooch and brace
let of pink sapphires set in a quaint old
goll setting; Mrs. Corbin wore a striking
green silk loaned by Mrs. Sutton and
| which had been handed down TO her from
generatIoSs back; Miss Wood appea RED
in a beautiful little plaid "delaine" Mrs
1sham wore striped muslin. Her hail
was especially ella borate with puffs, wa
ierfalls and ringlets. Mrs. CLARK wore
pale pink silk. Her hair too was arrang
ed with many puffs and curls.
Following this quadrille. Mrs. Loomi.
and Mrs Jenne did an old fashioned
dance called the "Vesuviana," and ther
the modern fox trot was given by Mrs
Howard Allen. Mrs. Edward Thornton
Miss BETTY Booth and Miss Barbara
Fease in modern costume. and Mrs. Mel
lie Braley sang some old ia shioned songs
She was accompanied by Mrs. w. II
Crockett.
In the living room cake. cookies. dough
nuts. corn balls and homemade cand,
were for sale, Mrs. Luman Smith hat
charge OF the candy table and she wor,
n white petticoat with lowered overskir
and a tightttting bodice. On this tabl'
was hand spun and woven table cloti
with the initials S. T. standing for Sophi,
Tenney, DR.. Watkins great grandmother
Mrs Edward S. Johnson had charge o.
the refreshments and food sold. The te;
lasted from three until six in the after
noon and the house was crowded all dur
ing that time. The society cleared owe
S75 and that money will be used in tn,
patriotic work being done and toward
house which the Chapter plans to built
later