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THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, July 22, 2010


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puddings that men pulled out of those ovens. The day before the entertain- ment two hands had all they wanted to do to turn the spits in the kitchen for


roasting the ducks, chick- ens and turkeys, which were to be served cold. Outside, behind the gar- den wall, an oven was bricked for roasting a hog which was put whole upon


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the spit; this barbecue as they called it was to be served hot and would be the feature of the dinner. “The day of the enter-


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tainment arrived-a bright, beautiful day with a good breeze. The house was in readiness from cellar to garret. The grass was rendered smooth and the walks that led to the house from the landing were beautifully graveled, each side of which box had been planted. Several rose bushes, which had been brought from England by Francis Champernowne, the first proprietor of the island, were in full bloom and their fragrance filled the air. Everybody in the house was dressed in their best. Father-everybody called him Major Cutts- was dressed in a suit of brown velvet, laced with gold, and a, wig that would have covered two heads to- day. Mother wore a black damask, a lawn cap and hood, a white and silver stomacher, cuffs with dou- ble ruffles and velvet shoes with silver clasps. I remem- ber that I was braced up


in a crimson satin dress, sleeves as tight as the natural skin of the arm, and a waist f formed by a bodice, worn outside, from whence the skirt flowed off and distended at the top by an ample hoop. On my neck and bosom a lace handkerchief was fastened in front by a large bosom pin. My shoes were of white kid with peaked toes and heels of two or three inches elevation, glit- tering with spangles, and I had on a pair of blue silk stockings. “Our company began to


arrive at eleven o’clock. A fiddler and a drummer were stationed at the land- ing to bid them welcome with `God Save the King !’ It was a gay sight to see the old house in its holiday garb, the crowd of ser- vants, the barges sweeping up to the wharf, several of them with African crews that were dressed in liv- ery, and the rich costumes of our visitors. What a stately company they were as they walked up to the house. There were Gov- ernor Wentworth and his


lady, he in blue velvet and she in white damask and tabby; Mr. Pepperell in a scarlet velvet suit and his wife in a crimson tabby trimmed with silver; Secre- tary Atkinson in white sat- in breeches and coat and a bluecorded silk waistcoat, and Madame Atkinson in a stiff gold-colored satin dress, and Parson Adams in his silk cassock and his wife in a brown damask. There were sixty invited guests - all the elite of Portsmouth and Kittery. “Upon entering they were


entertained with cake and sack, passed round by the servants on silver salvers. They remained seated a short time, gossiping and laughing, and finally broke up in small groups. Some danced upon the green, others walked about the island, visiting the stables and barns, and still others had a little excursion on the water. At one o’clock the great gong summoned all to dinner. “Our dining room was


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