Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-26

Philadelphia before they 60 home Mean
while Broadway shows an unmistakable
sprinkling of exceedingly cheerful gentle
men in black, with fresh=lOoking girls, in
debege dresses, Just of the style. but max
ing up for any deficiencies in dress by an
exceedingly sharp and critical manner of
observing things. Don't they know what
people ought TO take an interest ni Dent
they read all about art furnishings, and
potteries, and poreelaias, eloissonne, and
repousse, and all the jargon that cultiva-
ted folk talk? They are busy as bees and
and as ants never were; they come down to
breakfast in their bonnets, and never take
them of till after the evening service,
whatever that is, lecture, concert, or visit
to the Academy of Design. They swarm
in the museum and art stores, catalogue in
hand, anxioGsly studying up high art
enough to put them on conyersing terms
with city visitors next summer, who will
open their eyes to hear the wives and
daughters of country ministers pick. them
up on enamels and their Japanese. Every
well cultivated person understands some
thing Of Japanese now-a-days; it is quite
necessary to correct taste and principles
Just now quotations are a little towards
renaissance, that is the style of deeoration
where the china and table legs and figures
on the wall paPerare all serolly and fnny.
Like dragons wings, and you can't tell
whether they are animal. .serpehtines or
flower. But whatever there is, these sharp
Presbyterian girls win see all there is Of it,
and on their return viii be quite qualified
to write guide-book of the city and its
sights. 1t is not well known by outsiders
like myself. that there is sort of fem
mime General Assembly, which meets side
by side with the other. 1t is called the
Women's Board of Missions, but depend
upon it that is only blind, and the wo-
men mean to have hand in managing the
affairs of church, just as soon as they can
impress upon the minds Of the brethren
hew capable the sisters are Of relieving
them of missions and their own work too.
SPORTING.
New York must continually be amused,
no matter how the times are. The latest
sensation, and one which has occupied the
attention of the sporting world more than
anything that has happened for long time
is the match made by Californian, named
Parker, to ride three hundred miles in If
teen hours, on mustang ponies. For this
match thirty-five mustangs. wild, unbroken
and ugly, were imported, and have
been kept on farm in Jersey, near the
city. Parker's match required him to
saddle and mount, with the privilege of
changing as often as he pleased, The po-
nies, unused to regular track, and fright
ened by the crowd, present, made their II
der good deal Of trouble, and a. rain set
ting in, which soaked him and retarded his
movements, beside making the track very
heavy, lost him the. match. He rode two
hundred and seventy-fYe miles in the time
and Immediately made, another match in
which he barred bad weather, and which
there is no doubt he viii win, The idea is
to bring that breed of horses to the States,
horsemen believing that for saddle and light
work generally, judicious admixtare Of
the mustang element will be Of benefit.
They are curious looking little beasts, but
are as strong and wiry as need be. laasf5
THE GAME OF POLO.
This new game, introduced by young
Bennett, of the Herald, and parcel of
English swells, bids fair to be the sensa-
tion this season. The game is nothing
more nor less than hooky on horseback.
Sides are chosen, the players are mounted
on horses, and armed with a light, long
mallet. Stakes are set, and a ball is tossed
into the ring, and the sport begins. Each
side tries to force the ball beyond the stakes
Of its opponents. 1t affords room for a
great deal of fancy riding, and great deal
of dexterity in the use Of the mallet. For
this game these same mustangs are used.
their smallness enabling the rider to reach
the bali with more ease, and their wonder
full quickness suiting them tor game, in
which the horse plays quite as important a
part as the rider. 1t is an exciting game
and viii become immensely popular-in-
deed, it viii have as wild run as base
ball. Hundreds Of amateur horsemen from
abroad have already witnessed the practice
games Of the New York club, and have Or
ganized clubs in their own. cities. Look
out for Polo-iti is the coming amusement.
,es. BUSINESS i snl!Iit
remains as duh asit can well be. There
viii be sale of domestics next week of six
thousand packages-the largest ever held
to determine the question as to whether the
bottom has dropped out or not. Over a
million of dollars worth will be offered.
and the prices obtained, or, rather. the
to buy viii determine the course
Of the merchants for the season. In the
meantime, the grain people have been
awakened to the situation of their busi-
ness, and an effort is being made to get
back portion Of the lost trade. Wander
bilt has commenced an elevator CT two. and
additional facilities for loading and un--
loading canal boats are to be at once pro
vided, so that the handling of grain can be
done at less cost. Baltimore, Boston and
Montreal all have advantages over New
York now, and something must be done at
3nce. or the grain trade is lost TO the city |
forever. There were one hundred and
Twelve failures this week.
5A THE WEATHER
s delightful, and. New. York is now as
pleasant as one could wish. The health |
If the, city is good; and if business. would |
'nly revive, 50 that mems faces would |
shorten somewhat, everything would he |
Ovely. prrrRo.
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