There
was a deal of real, genuine, sumptuous finery brought out from family
wardrobes for the pageant, but the hint as to the Heralds indicated how
an effect could be produced at small cost.
[Illustration: THE PAGEANT.]
The finest pageant we ever had was arranged by the Festal Series, after
the reorganization. It was historic in design, illustrating the
Elizabethan period in England. Dr. Ripley personated Shakespeare; Miss
Ripley, Queen Elizabeth, in a tissue paper ruff, which I helped to make;
Mr. Dana, Sir Walter Raleigh; Mary Bullard, the most beautiful of our
young women, Mary Queen of Scots, and Charles Hosmer, Sir Philip Sidney.
The programme sent home to mother, at the time, gives a list of the
characters represented but it need not be further quoted here.
The parade was formed on the Knoll and the line of march was up the road
to Pilgrim Hall, over to the Cottage, around the Eyrie, and down the
woodland way to the theater. The whole course was lined with spectators,
coming from Boston and from all the neighboring towns.
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