The New York herald., 1872-08-02


and to the field
l BLOOD AND GRACE OF MEN
| Few women are handsomer than young
English woman of good type; but she needs
also toSbeof good family, to be an aristocrat
in short for that supplies the fine air, without
which English beauties are apt to have a
slovenly look. Few women, moreover, are
so fond of life and its gories and grand occa-
sons as the same brilliant Brton, and hence
she fingers on the scene long after her bril-
liancy is alas! hopelessly faded, and makes a
most deperate effort to keep up the illusion
with lace and powder and millinery.
STRUGGLE AGAINST FINE.
1t Is in its way fine thing to see the game
struggle an English woman makes against
being old, and how she keeps up with the
movement Of the bright world and goes to
the races with the girls, and laughs at the last
joke with CHEEKY downright enjoyment, long
after those years at which, in any other country,
she would be propped up in her easy chair.
CUP DAY HISTORY OF 1872.
The great event of the Goodwood races
to-day was the run for the Goodwood Cdp,
two miles and half, which was won by
Favonius, the Derby victor.
The attendance Of people on the grounds
was considerably below the usual average of
the number of spectators who have heretofore
congregated to witness the sport. The falling
off was principally among the members of the
working and lower classes The representa-
| tives of these two sections of society formed
merely thin fringes of humanity, traced out
by the rails which separate the course from
the visiting grounds.
THE MEN OF CHANCE AND HAZARD.
The betting part of the enclosure was filled
with persons skilled in the science of chance
and also many ardent yet uncalcuating devo.
tees of the tickle goddess. The lawn which
lies on the opposite side of the stand was
crowded with o more staid and much less ex-
citable congregation.
SOCIAL SCENE ON THE TERRACE AND GREEN
swAnD.
The scene which was presented on the
natural terrace which overhangs the town
was gay and enlivening in the extreme. The
entire space was crowded with people engaged
in the most animated social converse and
good-natured, friendly, neighborly greetings
were spoken and returned on every side.
Brilliant parties of gentlemen, ladies, youths,
young misses and children-''the grave and
the gay''-were gathered around table cloths,
spread, in this instance, on the green sward,
under the leafy canopy of the aged trees, par
taking of refreshments, recounting the plea
sures of the trip hitherward and indulging in
the most pleasing anticipations of the 'jolly
good time just at hand.
LESS MORAL OR LESS NICE ?'
The attendance of well-dressed ladies was
very large but there were more Of the DENT
monde present than has been usual before on
the occasion of the festive gathering at Good
wood.
THE ROYAL REPRESENTATION.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
came to the grounds from Osborne, and ap-
peared on the Grand Stand and among the
crowd at an early hour Of the day.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexan-
dra, wife Of the Prince of Wales, was absent,
to the great regret of the people, who delight
to pay her honor on every possible occasion.
HOW THE PRINCE LOOKED.
The Prince of Wales, on the whole makes o
pleasing impression upon you. He is rather
short of stature wears beard and mustache,
both rather short and very fair. When he takes
off his hat you observe that his head is very
bald for man of his years; and, although be-
fore his illness he had somewhat plump look,
at present he appears decidedly worn. He has
beautiful eyes-eyes of soft blue-and the nose
is small and well formed He smiles good
naturedly, and, on the whole, seems q typical
Briton, or rather an excellent type Of a man
you meet every day in the streets Of a German
as well as of On English town-fair- haired,
blue-eyed, good-natured, easy tempered, fond
of self, Of easy indulgence and quiet, and ut
terly untroubled by earthly aspirations.
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur was in
company with his brother and sister in-law.
His Royal Highness Prince Teck, her Royal
Highness the Princess Mary his wife, their