The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-17


whirled along through green fields and
waving woods, over gentle hills, by pleasant
dales, skirting the magnificent old pile of
Windsor Castle. through Windsor forest or
round it by the high road, and SO up to
Ascot Heath. Who will say that they can
not enjoy life to its uttermost of sensational
deliciousness in the little island which we
SO often dedicate in imagination to PERFECT
ual fog and spleeny humanity?
THE YouR-Ix-HAND CLUB.
The Four-in-Hand Club appeared in full
force. There were in all eighty drags in
the field opposite the grand stand, which
had been specially engaged for the club by
its President, the Duke of Beaufort, and
thrown open during the week for its mem
bers.
VILLAS AT ASCOT.
Some of the wealthiest hire houses in the
vicinity Of the racecourse during the race
week for the purpose of entertaining their
numerous guests. Need I say that they
pay smart prices for their privileges? The
rent for this one week is often as much as
would be demanded for the same villa
for the rest Of the year. But what is this to
those who desire to set the fashion and to
place themselves ut the service Of their
friends on an occasion when fine hospitality
of this kind is noted keenly and the escut-
cheons of their responsibility receive o new
quartering Of coronsted champagne bottles
every year? The Prince and Princess of
Wales always remain at Ascot during the
week, SO that the lesser lights have high
example for their display.
BRILLIANT SCENE.
Nature did her utmost on Thursday to
make the landscape worthy of the figures
in the foreground. Warm sunshine, balmy
airs and an Italian sky lent their calming
influences to the senses. The crowd was
as we'll behaved as at a private reception.
The grand stand. with its rising tiers,
seemed gigantic bouquet, the Jockey Club
enclosure, with its moving figures, dotting
all the lawn as they moved about and
shouted in feverish way at intervals.
THE ROYAL STAND.
In the royal enclosure the creme de la creme
congregated. No Englishman is admitted
to its charmed precincts without the ap-
proval of the Master Of the Buckhounds.;
foreigners who secure tickets through the
embassies pay an admission fee of So for
the luxury of an approach to royalty, so
that high priced selectness may be set down
as descriptive of the humanity that there
from witnesses the running and rubs
shoulders with the kingly blooded.
COMING OF PRINCE AND PRINCESS.
The Prince and Princess of Wales drove
up in an open carriage, with scarlet out
riders, which was preceded by Lord Hard
wicke and his attendants in the green velvet
costume of the Master of the Buckhounds.
Their coming was signalized by the usual
hearty cheering. The Prince was clad in
gray, which is the fashionable racing color
for gentlemen.
SOME ROYAL COSTUMES.
The Princess, who, as usual, looked charm
ing and pale, wore black costume en- pri,.-
ccsse, slashed horizontally down the front
with cream colored silk, white bonnet
trimmed with feathers and yellow roses.
The Princess Louise wore white silk,
with bunch Of flowers near the right
shoulder.
Princess Mary of Cambridge appeared in
black silk corsage, embroidered with gold
TRYING SHADES.
A glance over the wonderful scene dis
closed the fact that, for ladies, white was
the prevailing color and silk the almost
universal material. A few, defying their
compilations, wore cardinal red, and some
adopted the less trying, but equally con-
spicuous bright yellow, which is now the
temporary rage. The more distingu< ap-
peared in subdued colors
A ROYAL YLowER BED.
With ladies thus adorned the lawn Of the
royal Enclosure resembled metropolitan
flower show, so brilliant and varied were
the costumes. Indeed, the ladies should
not have all the credit for this feast of rich
colors, for the four members Of the Chinese
Embassy, clad respectively in yellow, pur-
pie, brown and blue, made n bouquet in