Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-06
EIuestrianism.

.exe>, who are fond OF horseback riding
and u ho meet and indulge in long rides
and cXt rc;se If this Kind together. The
time eclectic! is early ia the morning or
early IN tue evening Ill this country,
though III Paris those who style them.
selves real society ride ONLY in tho
muruIhg, when tie air i, cool and brac-
ing. From eight to eleven O'clock the
avcnues aud rides III the BDis lie Bou
logue are enllI enel by gay equ,s rian
parties of ladies aud geutlcmrn, who
stop every now a I'd then to chat Wits
friends.
Tucre il quite a change in the style Of
riding habits worn Ivy ladies. prlnci.
pail, s,en in the great re iuction made
IN the length Of tho skirts. Ctotn
drawers are now ~ part os tho !ress,
and there is certainly NO longer any ne.
cessit, for skirt, OF extreme irngti, on
lit sto!e OF hudity, tho snort skirts
Dein6 ioN brt"ni 4 and less danger
Gus ino coat basque is plaia or
;rin ued with military Draid aud bat
tons, aEi tue long shirt Is made per
feCuy PLAIN. Tne hcduty Of IL riilug
habit 10 Its ptlie", Ht, ,.uI shuuI.. ice
muus, by u tailor to give II the Preach
ahtc w.ich ai~ais DC rays Itself III an
imported ridlug Eaplt. Wiih this IL
WUru only "A ht'ai9ut hatd Of linen Or
iurn-,!uWn collar, win IL pretty scarlet
or 5 .utUtI uccEtIu. rhe hiEl rs. Is still
seen, Dut Is becoming unty to an Elg.
sii-luUkinS lace; with tEo high hat Is
worn thin strip of gauze veil. while
with tho Darby the gauz3 forms the
.rIriullny Ut the hat Itself. The little
jockey cap of velvet or cloth like the
habit Is j,unty and becoming to most
faces. Inc gloves are Of undressed kid
of ivory tlnts.
III tho writer's possession is an old
picture Of Martha GUSTS on horseback,
at her first Introduction to George
Washington. 1t Is II beautiful picture.
and her habit Is marvel of grace aud
beauty. IL Is cut princess, Duttoneu
from the throat to tue hem. and has u
mario" but iuil standing rutls at the
throat and wrists, tignt-itting sleeves
With no TRIMMINGS, no accessories OF
the toilet except tiny Rosebud and
leaves at tho throat. In her hand Is
her nign hat with long floating veil.
How uillerent this rlcturo Is from the
one that greets us daily ON our avenues;
ladies' Oh horseback wearing wide white
collars aud cuifs, or yards of tulle
twis.cd around the thro.t and dOwu
The front Of tuc bodice, which, though
prelty for Carriage wear, ~ dccldsuly
ont Ut place on Ii Jrseoack. Everything
about tho habit should be trim, neat
and IluuIy, with liltlu or no color. the
hair dressed compactly and with no
iuutlag enuS 40 stream out ON the
Dr.ezc;' this may sound pretty in Il
novel but is not becoming outside Oh
one.
One should not make too prominent
Al appearance on horseback until one
is thoroughly MASTER Of tho situation
There is AN Old rhyme which gives the
art Of Riding III one lesson:
"ko, p W your head and your heart,
Your hands aud your heels keep down;
Press your knees close to your horse side ,
Aud your elbows close ~ your own
1t looks awkward, and it is 80, for u
laay to ride horse that trots while her
escort has one that cauters. Care should
be shown III selecting two horses that
have the same gait. English women
ride only horses that trot, while Amer.
lean women seem more ut home on
thuso that lope or canter. and the latter
seem to embody tho poetry OF motion,
ut least to the LOCKER on. The lady
must always decide upon the pace. 1t
is ungenefous to urge uer or lncite her
horse to faster gait than she seems
competent to undertake. If u gentle
man riding alone meets u lady walking
and desires to speak to her, he must
alight to do SO. He must also offer all
the courtesies of the road to his com
panion, yielding to her the best aud
Smallest side of the road, and ride to
the right of her unless circumstances
temporarily favor the other side.
he should wear dark pants and coat,
either dark green, black or blue, both
alike, milk light vest, aud tic either
white or buff. long gauntleted gloves
OF buff, high riding boots with spurs,
and high hat or military felt. The
riding whip may DO fancitul or plain
for both ladies aud geutlemeu, though
those with carved handles. are very
stylish and pretty.
EEEPsTAKE FOR Two.-I dinel on u
Saturday, III u private room, with u
friend. After the soup, we had what
do not hesitate to Call the very best
beefsteak l ever ute in my life. BY the
shades Of Heliogabalusl as / write
about it now, week after having eaten
1t, the rich, sweet, juicy taste comes
smacking on my lips again; and | feel
something of the exquisite sensation 1
then had. am ashamed Of the de-
Light which the eating Of that piece of
meat caused me. G.. and 1 had quar-
relied about the soup, but when We be
San ON tho steak, we looked at each
other and loved each other. We dit
not speak our hearts were too full for
that; but VIC took u bit, laid down our
forks and understood each other.
There were no two individuals on this
ealth-no two lovers billing III the
shadc-more supremacy happy than We.
As you may fancy, We did not leave II
single morsel of the steak; but when it
was done. we put bits of bread into the
silver dish, and wistfully sopped up
the gravy. ! suppose shall never
taste anything SO good again.
Was nay liking unmanIy? Is my re-