Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-26
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se"eiaiy, AS such, feel a lively interest in
.ne discussion carried on in your columns as to
me proper position for gentleman when riding
WIN a lady. have been accustomed to horse
BACK exercise from my earliest boyhood to the
present time, and can certainly speak from ,rp.
'nnee. even though be ignorant Of the FASHION
which latter / find too difficult to follow with
my coat and cravat, without gallopiny INV
horse after IL. 1 endorse % Subscribers views
and as he has given so many good reasons for
MS side, ! can do very little more than repeat
one III the lady's horse should happen to be
fesive spirited, or skittsh and she herself mex
peri In It's management, as Is frequently the case
with ladies Of the city, the gentleman would
md 1t necessary to hold the lady's rein as well
as his own; and as the horses. in such an emer-
gency, are necessarily rs,y close together. is II
not apparent that if he be her left side her lit
Tie feet must suffer excrutiatingy from the mash
Ing they will receive between the horses, while
at the same time she runs great risk of being
dragged from her seat altogether IL the uentIe
man he on the of side, however, the ladV Is not
inconvenenced in the least and be ma naUes botb
horses with ease. As for the usage which OH
tains In such matters, can only speak for Vir--
gina; whose sons and daus hters are not sur
passed Dy any p' ope OF America for their natural
grace, ease, and dexterity In the management of
their horses. There the right side of the lady Is
regarded always as the post Of honor and prefer.
ence Should she be accompanied by two gen.
tlemen, a good humOred contest for the position
at her right, is constantly kept up Every gate
ELECTS i change; the gentleman occupying the
posltlon OF escort must perform the duties Of es-
coIt, anu therefore rides forward to open the
for the lady; courtesy demands that he should
hold II open until the other gentleman passes
through also, the latter then SEXES the opportu-
nifty and secures his place at the lady's right;
and so the rivalry goes on
My experience has not taught ME which Is the
most convenient side for eoHrtiHg 4 am a very
ia sinful man, Mr. Editor, a0d have never attempt
I'd that interesting operation even Oh sd ~ land
II will hardly be e1 pected, then, that would do
so on horseback, when the lady miy ht by sin
gle stroke Of her whip place herself out OF ear
Sho,, and leave me In very silly predicament.
: luxury" shall certainly endeavOr TO get on
the I" right side OF the lady first. Your Con-
s ant READER casts avery uncharitable insinua-
it, &C on the off side' Now | hold that the no.
sition which is most pleasant is the most pleas
ant TO the lady, and most natural and convenient
to the gentleman, is the proper one. And short
practical experience (Which % Constant Reader,
seems to need, on spirited horse, will con-
vince the most dubious that the off side possesses
az these advantages, while the so called near
side has none Of them. AS the principle object
of this controversy is to promote the endowment
OF the ladies' while riding, Ierhaps it would
be better TO call on them for a decision We
men, appeal TO an infalli6le tribunal. Will not
some accommodating Baby BIaker express her
views on this momentous question, and obliye
April 10. CHARLEY O,M.IIRy
The UNION PRAYER MEETINGS are held with
continued interest. During last week the daily
afternoon gatherings which were held at (Dr.
Gurley's) street Presbyterian church were well
attended, ard profitable to all concerned AL
though the daily meetings which have been held
In this city Tor the last seven weeks have not vet
been mar ked by any excitement such as has char
ac,etlIrd similar meetings elsewhere, yet con-
siderable number Of conversions Of a genuine
Character have taken place. At the meeting held
at the street church on SATURDAY. afteruoon last
the Kew DIR. Zell and others taking a leading
part, in the exercises II was unanimously aUreed
That the daily mPpfiuUs
10 be held, and announcements made for the Dres
ent week. The afternoon meetings are to lie held
al the Methodist Protestant church, Ninth street;
the " o'clock meetings will continue at the Rev
DR.. Sunderiand's Presbyterian church. Four-and-
a-halI street as also the discOursive daily exer-
cises at the Lutheran church, corner of Eleventh
and streets Various arrangements were also
made for devotional fcises in the engine bous.s
OF tie several fire companies On the 60 Island,
(Seventh Ward) very interesting union pTayer
meetings nave been in progress for the past four
weeks, and they will be continued eac n evening
lat fifteen minutes before ocloc Ky OF the present
week at the Sixth Pfesbyter; AN (Rev Mr. Noble,s)
church.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Saturday, a woman was
seen sitting upon the curb stone on Seventeenth
street, opposite the War Department, apparently
suffering considerable pain The keeper of the
restaurant near by ascertainng that she was ILL.,
gave hera glass OF liquor To revive her. but with
OUT elect, ana In a few moments she expired
Before she died an Intellectual attempt was made
Dy the hyStandeis 10 ascertain her name. IIer
BODY WAS placed on bier by police officers and
spectators, and was about to be taken away
when little son Of the deceased came uu In
quest OF bis mother, and her place OF residence
being ascertained from him, the remains were
removed thither.
THE CARELESS PRACTICE of eatrustins fluid
burning lamps in the hands Of children came
very near being the means of the destruction of
the block OF frame buildings on the south side of
last night. The parents Were absent, the child
dropped the lamp, and the inevitable consc-
qu-nce was following, and but for the inttrposi-
non OF The nrlS hbors, who burst open the door
and exiting uist-d the tiameS the building ard
probably the al Jacent ones would speedily bsvr
been In ashes. When will parents learn caution
CooL.-I.ast night, two persons were seen to
meet GA the Avenue, between Third and Four.
and-a- half streets, and, without uteriny word,
they fell TO work pummelling each other In good
earnest. Persons around, who the fight,
thought the parties Were in sport; but the NeiDht
OF the blows altered their opinion. They were
not lnteTfered with, as they were doing their
work 50 quietly. until one Of the two calculated
''Nuf!' when they both walked off as il nothing
had happened.
LuNATIc.-Saturday night a German named
Godfrey Seller went to the guard house for lody-
ings, but before he had been there ten minutes
had to he locked in a cell He fancied that be
could see men after him, hiding in every hole
and corner of the cell, and he made prodipious
efforts to stir them out with d stick which he had
in his possession.
AN OLD GANG--Last night the Auxiliary
Guards made a descent on an old shanty In Bap-
tist alley, and took from thence David Y. Moore
A. Williams, John King, Elizabeth Thomas
Jane Nc Bennett. Their disorderly behavior dis.
turbed the neighbors. who desired 10 have them
removed. All hands were drunk and all were
sent to their old quarters at the workhouse
The RIGHT Rev. w r. Whittingham Bishop
OF Maryland, will administer the ssRite of Con.
frlnatiOn' at Grace Church, Island, 1.-THE Rev
Alfred Holmead, Rector,) on W ednesday night
next, upon which occasion the veStry of the
Church have declared the pews Of the Church
Tree Services will begin at7H O'Clock
WATCH Returns. --Ceatral Guard House
John McDevett, Ireland, drunk, fine and costs
s3ii. Fred'k Wagner, France do; do. Anna
Smith, West Indies, drunk and d isorderly; work
house 90 days. Michael O'Sullivan Ireland as