Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-11-29
Shall Our Girls Kidd Man.Fashion
Grace Greenwood's Opinion.
From the Home Journal.

The decision of the question how
ladies shall sit on the horse rests,
Of course, with themselves. The
arguments in the NATTER what
physicians, psychologists, aud prac.
teal horsemen assert regarding the
superior healthfulncss, ease and
safety Of the natural mode-all this
is beyond cavil. There is now on
ly lacking the actual experience of
horscwomen to convince their doubt
ing sisters, with, of course, proper
Inauguration Of the fashion for the
throng of fashionables. A cores
pondent tells us that it is q common
sight to see ladies riding astridc in
the larger towns Of Wisconsin; and
from still further toward the setting
sun there comes a note of example
from one whose word will certainly
command the respectful attention
of every lady in the land. No one
will suspect Grace Greenwood of
a weakness for assuming mannish
ways, or of sacrificing taste and del
icacy for mere vulgar notoriety.
In her journeying lately in tho Yo'
semitic Valley, she with three other
ladies, rode all the way from South
MERGED and back OH horseback,
and cavalier fashion. Side-saddles
were not to be had, and how the Ia
dies accepted the situation, and even
liked it, the authoress thus writes:
"With a tear for the modest ira
ditions of our sex, and shudder at
the thought of tho figures we should
present, we four brave women
accepted the situation, and, for the
nonce, rode as a woman used to ride
in the happy heroic days, before Sa-
tan, for her ENHANCEMENT, and en-
slavement, invented trained skirts
corscts and side saddles. We were
fortunately provided with strong
mountain suits, of dark flannel and
waterproof, which fitted us for this
emergency, and for any rough climb
ing we had a fancy for, and there
was not q little. Well after trial
of some fifteen miles the first day
and twenty-six the second, VIC all
came to the conclusion that this
style Of riding is tho safest, easiest,
and, Therefore, the most sensible for
long mountain expeditions, and for
steep, rough and narrow trails. If
nature intended women to ride horse
back at all she doubtless intended
it should be after this fashion; 9TH
therwise we should have been a sort
of land variety of the mermaid"
THE sQUAws IN THE SADDLE.
from Rocky Mountain Lettcl.l
Today while out riding, I met a
party Of Utcs on their way to their
lodges on Smiths Fork. They were
all well mounted, and, as they jog
ged over the ge-brush plain, look
cd quaint enough. There were three
women and boy, all travelling in
Indian file, as it called. First came
the leader evidently an Indian
queen riding astride of her horse
end dccked out in all the savage red
hnery OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and bead
work, red broadcloth, red flannel,
Buckskin fringes and all; while
round the neck of her horse were
two large strings of bells which rat
tlo1 merrily. Next came the boy,
no doubt her son; and then the two
squaws, also riding astride of their
horses, who were the yassals, of
hapgcrs-on, on her ladyship. can
not say much in favor Of the beauty
Of the party; but one thing is certain
and that is. they considered them
selves very important personages.
The saddles had high pomels and
cantles, and the Indian women seom-
ed buried up in them. Her Majes-
ty used her quirt, or whip unspar-
ipgly, and her horse attended to his
business with tho greatest assidui-
ty. They wore their blankets oyer
their heads, and seem to feel that
this was indeed notable army of
the womanhood of the nation. 1t is
difficult to supply female with
enough finery, but believe in this
case the Ute queen was perfectly
satisfied with herself, and certainly
was "the cynosure Of all evcs.'