Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-28

Wales, the Princess Christian and the
Grown Prince of Sweden and Norway
were in carriage number one. Next
were the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught, Prince Leopold and Countess
Karolyi. In turn Prince Christian,
the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and
Duchess of Teek, Lady Sufield, and
LadyS.M Melville. the Princeo Of Bulgaria,
CountK arolyi ,LadyC aringtonand Miss
Knollys; Prince Louis, of B~attenburg,
the Earl of Clournell, Count Healley-
Claparde, and NJ. Won Printzkill and
finally, Colonel A. Ellis. Captain the
Hon. c. Elliott, Mr.. Christopher Sykes
and Mr.. Boyle. The royal and noble
patrons of sport we're received with
but scant demonstrations Of respect,
which convinced me that the English
were not so firmly welded, in so far as
the masses are concerned, to royal
rule as some royalist writer's would
lead us Americans to believe. As
soon as the royal party were ushered
into the stand the racing commenced.
Taking the company as a whole, old
habitues of the course say hat it was
fully up to the average of previous
years, and this is matter for gratula-
ton, inasmuch as it would scarcely
have been surprising had thousands
been daunted from attempting the
Journey. The array of carriages,
drags. coaches. etc, along the rails
facing the Enclosure was truly formid-
able. The vehicles were arranged in
a row three or four deep, and they ex-
tended right away from the top Of the
paddock to far below the end Of the
Alexandra stand. The coaching and
four.in-hand clubs of London were
well represented, and there was quite
a large number of military equipages
from Aldershot, Windsor and else
where.
As the afternoon drew on, however,
and the sun shone forth eheerily,
spirits in this quarter as well as in
Others revived. Dainty luhcheons
were spread out in a familiar style.
Champagne corks few about merrily,
and hilarity was once more the order
of the day. Then, too, the lady Cccu-
pants emerged from their shells, or
rather, to be polite, | should say from
the VoluminOus wraps beneath which
they had timidly retreated, and gen-
erously gave the public at large a view
OF their magnificent millinery. And
it must be recorded that nOtwith-
standing that various Of the costumes
displayed signs of the hard usage they
had undergone, the display was a
grand and imposing one in every re-
spect.
Ladies protected from the weather
felt that they could, with some show
of reason. cast aside their sombre
snteF garments, and the scene pre-
seated was charming. Scarlet and
white appeared 90 predominant, though
there were, for the matter of that on
view all the colors Of the rainbow
Below, the great ring was filed
with a surging mass of humanity,
and the book maker were indulg
Ing thair vocal powers to the
full. The chief attention of the
general public, howevet, Of course
was centerd on the royal lawn.
This sacred spot had not escaped the
ravages Of the tempest, and it was
found necessary 70 plsntifully strew
the ground with stray. BraYely ig-
nOring the drawbacks Of the situation,
however, the hundreds of fair tenants
paraded about g~leehqlly, and the re-
served space soon became as brilliant
Of appearance as, | daFesay, has ever
previously been the case.
Her royal highness, the Princess of
Wales, wore a beautifully-ftting robe
of black-silk, relieved by small bows of
cardinal red, a c%ollarette of the same
hue, and a jaunty little bonnet to
match. The princess parasol was also
IF rod, relieved by black lace de-
sign. The princess seemed to me to
have q caTewoFg lspk about her that
seems TO eoTrOborate the Tying ru-
mors OF the day respecting the lTe-
queut disagreements with her liege
lord and protector in consequence OF
his notorious gallantry.
The Duchess of Connaught appeared
in q dead black silk toilet, with de-
eoFations Of Brussels lace, her head
dress being q tastefqlly designed straw
bat bearing a wreath of pale, rose
e0lOFad flowers and a few sprays OF
leaves. Again, the Princess Chris
tian assumed black, With slight trim
mings Of light blue the COUNTESS
KalOlyi had a robe of figured white
with a hat decorated with light piucC
flowers the Countess Spencer, a tot
iette Of maize-6gured satin, and Mis-.
K1Giige Q dress of light lavender
Aud now tGrH back to the lawn and
attempt to impsTt : notion Of thai
which is altogether indssOfib2ble
Briefly | may say the combinations oil
color observable were something mar.
veioRs, though | observed no COS.
tunes which could be truthfully
described as gaudy, The fashion
for black and cardinal red SEEING Il
have set in strongly. The taste fol
parasols Of that particular hue is ever
more pronounced. Several ladies wor,
robes Of scarlet, covered with black
lagos pany ladies were attired il
dresses Of blgek, enliyened by broaC
bands Of red, and loops of brillian
scarlet ribbon. Fhegs goro the ordi
nary costumes Ct maize, white, ligh
straw color, pale rose, pink an,
light blue. AS a rule they were sim
!, ply fashioned, and the long trains s.
mgch in vogue a short time back havl
te@g sbqndoned. Sundry we're loope,
up az the sGeE bit the majority wer,
simply arranged 70 sgaasfgl folds, an,
the appearance Of this style OF bsb.ii
ment could not be excelled. I notice,
~ Daepliarly becoming dress Of darl
navy hiua estin with el;gbt Ao,,naa