The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-09
races ana the quick hoof strokes OF the steeds beat
time to the strains OF horn and 0phicleide.

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there The great difficulty Is TO do Justice to such
constellation OF metropolitan lie. Among those seated
ted the grounds and steps in animated groups, were
Judge Stough:on and lady. Mrs. John = Beecher.
Mr: = Il; Platt, Mr. Daring: Mr.. Griswcid' Firh
Fansnawe, Mr.. and AIRS. Beaont, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis G. Morris, Mrs. and Miss Barlow, Governor
| Bowie Maryland; General Dick Taylor, Louisiana;
MI. John Hunter, Mr.. Vim. Constable, Mr.. w. Butler
Duncan, Mr.. n. W. Cameron, Mr.. Carroll Livingston.
LeMontagne, Mir. and Mrs. G. ii. Bend, Miss Towns
end, Mr.. G. II. Redmond, Mr. J. @. Heckscher, Capt.
Spencer, Messrs. George, Pierre and kouis Lorard,
Comptroller H. - Connolly, Mr.. and Misses Aune,
Racket judre csrs surroeate Huiebnr eeorn nr
| Jackson. OF Washington Heights; Commodore Van
dcrh,d senator Bayard, Maryland; Sir Bache Cunard,
Lord Waiter Campbell, Mr.. Kemp, OF yacht Cambria;
| Prince and Princess Cencl, Judge Munson and lady.
Mr. Emmett Mr. Derten, Messrs. G. and j. Stuart. Mr.
Phemc. Mi. W. II. Vanderbilt, General Vogdes Colo.
mel Hall tof Fort HamiltonI, Airs. Chase. Senator
Field ana lady, Mr.. and Mrs. Skiddy, Mr. Coddlng-
WHAT THEY WORE.
Although The weather was very different from that
there was sufficient sting in It to deter the fair pat
ros OF Jerome Park from coming out In the full fall
style STYLES. There were some however, whom no wea-
ther could deter from paying their devOlrs TO the
chameleon goddess as may be seen from the follow
ing toilet, which attracted much attention by the
artistic arrangement or different shades OF the same
color and Its general refined appearance was short
Costume IN three shades OF Leaf brown The skirt or
arranged that each fiounce was between the shades
next darker ana next lighter These nounces ex-
plcted by position basque OF the lighter shade,
trimmed With runes OF the other two shades.
autumn leaves crowned tins handsome toilet.
CHARACTERISTIC toilet was arranged with royal
purple velvet skirt walking length, ornamented
near the bottom with most exquisite passementerle,
which could hardly be distinguished from en-
broidery. This was profusely sprinkled with cut
jet, the design being miniature h0rseshoes In va
nous positions, crossed with riding whips, con-
nected with gracefully waving lines which seemed
to represent reins The tres graceux oyerdress.
poloase OF crepe de chine oil the shade OF the SKIRT
was trimmed with handsome crepe fringe headed
with . broad velvet band, the corsage arranged
buttons, each with design, in rehes, representing
horses heads horseshoes and heads OF riding whips.
Page sleeves OF crepe de chime over Close velvet
ones. The skirt OF the polonase was 0oped high on
the right ride by large jet ornament, the en side
being caught up, quite to the waist under the scarf
| velvet, lined with crepe do chine which was ar
ranged In the Scotch style. fastened on the right
len hip in similar manner. The ends were flashed
with crepe fringe high purple velvet haf, coquet-
tisnly releveo on one SIDE by Jet agrette and Or
crowned toilet at once striking, but not too pro
'aoacee--elegant but not BIZARRE.
MISS C-n wore rOOe OF black faille, the demi-
tram skirt bordercd with deep nounce, garnlshed
near the edge with voiant OF white tatretas COW
cred With lail Of rich black lace, headed with o
ieathered ruchlng OF black SILK, narrow rune OF
the white showing above Tue heading TO the black
founce was very full ieathered ruching of white
taifetas. with o black centre The long, graceful
oyersilrt was trimmed to correspond win the gar
niture on the deep nounce, as were also the square
corsage, with position back and pointed 'front.' and
the Louis XIV. sleeves. The coquetLish gypsy bon
net was of black falc, ornamented IN an indescriba
Die manner with rich black lace and white and
black ostrich tips. An elegant India shawl and
manye kid gloves completed this most dtsttngase
tollet.
A recherche toilet was a robe OF pearl gray cros
grain, arranged with short skirt garnished the
bottom with broad horizontal bands OF the material,
interseced al intervals by lattice work. it were
composed OF folds Of white gros grain edged ON
one side with black velvet. Over. this was train
front, but very long in the back, bordered with a
plated bounce, about six inches deep edged with
Te ABOVE %e this Was gran DESIGN saa Oaek w s
silk and black velvet similar TO that
nerseciing the folds on the snort skirt the train
had some arrangement underneath Dy which It
could be l0oped FOR at one time 1t appeared like
particularly graceful unique. Different from any
Of the dress, trimmed 10 correspond, with the tabs
behind instead OF III front, disposed ike sasncd
hands, from underneath which could be seen the
delicate lace sleeves. The chapeau was Of the
ned % White TIPS the white
ones encircing cluster OF crushed pink roses.
at the Club House We're bswldering in variety ana
splendor. Mr.. Belmont had superb establishment,
drawn by four magnificent chestnuts, and Judge
St0nghtOI had his heavily built equipage, with two
| bays and two chcstnuts. Simeon Leland had four
housekeeping chestnut sorrels before shis elegant
hind four bays Mr.. Costa's light elegant barouche
nearly lost q wheel through the aWkwardness OF the
driver OF Mr.. Duer's tandem establishment. The
display Of vehicles the most stylish at
Jerome Park. On the road home we passed the
beautiful daughters ofex-Coector Smythe-the bells
ing toilet or black silk, crowned by an exquisite
round naf purple, Mrs. Beecher, who sat beside her
THE QUARTER STRETCH.
The long, evenly trodden plateau OF grass fronting
ike barrel OF shell hsh, is generally used as kind
OF drawing room or CONVERSATIONS. just as any OF
our readers who may be wealthy enough to own .
favored guest Of the male SEX
..Oh, say, Brown, won't you step into the conser
yatory moment? Let us have a chat, my dcah
boyo SO, after q fashion, II is at Jerome Park with
the men OF mark, who say 10 each other between
81 say Jones Tor Robinson, let's 90 down on the
quarter stretch and take weed. Doosedly close
here, you know. Good thing TO Keep moving. amt
Before the saddling bell rings there is much to be
seen and heard and there Is richness OF spectacle
and breadth OF color nowhere else to be observed
in the United States race course 1t is worth
four mile walk on hot July day TO hear that same
quent Underwood selling pools. Some OF the ind-
viduals who lounge around the pool stand with
rolls 81 bills IN their hands looking anxlously az the
akin TO what might be drawn In the face OF Prus
sian uhlan when about TO descend on deenceless
Don't go into that pool, jimmy, says one per-
son, whose clothes are redoent Of very cheap to-
baccO, "theres only hunded In It."
.I' take .Mimarlland for ifty." NJ
Gimme Flasherlightntn for hundred and
fftyn
'.Back yer boots and clean yer eyebrows,
cries small dirty boy. In chorus with Under
woods auxlllaries, AMI mus the din continues
while the day wanes, and the picture is retouched
every few minutes with evanescent but burning
bits of color.
Above In the turret shaped judges stand General
DICK Taylor leans out ana beckons to the fragile
Jockeys who ride up to the nod OF the brOnZed aud
weather beaten Confederate officer, and the voice
whichwss wont ere now to issue commands to
broken gray lines amid the bursting OF shells Is now
attuned 10 piping measures on quarter stretch.
The jockeys dismount ana enter the ground story
Of the booth and leap nmDly to the platform or the
weighing scales with ready spring. And what
weazen and prematurely old faces some Of those
boys navel There is one with red SILK Jacket
whose sinews are thongs OF steel and whose entire
carcass might be placed under an oval glass case on
centre table, and yet his calculating deep set eyes
would abash Helmuth Won Moltke.
The Secretary takes roll alter roll OF greenbacks
and places them nat IN heap and Whea!ley the
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