Morris tribune., 1882-09-28
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

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Dog carts ard uittage cartS-1he Irot-
ters.-Learniag to Rids.--Fashion
Notes.-The -4hgIomanid.- Theatrical
gossip .-NoseE methods Of Adoertistng.
The American defeat IN tie Inter-
natioual Rite match.
New YORK, Sept. 10, 1SS2.-Anything
more charming than walk of II Sunday
afternoon on "the avenre," as the New
Yorker proudly terms Fifth avenue, could
hardly be imagined, and with the advent
of Coo.er weather the promenade has al
most become as much u duty TO the beau
monde as saunter on the Boulevard DIES
Capucines is for Partisan male and female
exouisites. With us however, the motive
OF the walk is nominally religions one.
Ali the fashionable churches have been re
opened. The ministers have returned from
their vacations in the mountains and
abroad, and last Sunday they resumed
efforts to show their tlocks the road to
heaven 1t is pleasant enough to listen to
them, for despite the fact that the afore-
said pathway is said to be very narrow,
and is skirted with briars and thorns OF all
kinds, they manage to lor off many Of the
most forward obstacles and I'LL up some of
the pitfalls, making the way such that u
fashionable lady can keep right on in her
march to glory without soiling or tearing
her skirts. The result is that everybody
is at peace with himself and thus the ave
nue. between the hours OF three and five, is
CAV, very gay. Village carts and dogcartS,
vehicles which fashion says are the only
ones bit to carry those whom PlutuS has
favored, rumble up and down the broad
driveway as far us Central Park. Here
and there sedute coach or u recherche
broghanl which ensconSes some wealthy
dowager or. other person out OF the battle
of the world, glides along with measured
dignity, and huggies and light wagons of
all kinds fill up the intervals. The latter
description of conveyance is patronlZed on
Sunday by the German grocer and the
milkman who take their wives out to show
them the sights. The trotters-those with
records and speed above the records, how,
ever have rest on Sundays. During the
early morning hours one may see Foster
Dewey, Shepard Knapp and other adj
mirers of the speedy trotter jogging up
the avenue and through the Park until the
road is reached, where they give their
horses 'ibreather" as far us Gabe Case
or Judge Smiths. But the afternoon finds
the flyer quietly doing IN his comfortable
stall. Everybody has noticed that eQueS-
trianism is more INDUCED i'll than ever be-
fore. Cayalcades of three, four, five and
even six persons, embracing both ladies
and gentlemen are now common sight.
A few days ago met the master of we'll
known ridingschool, and he assured me that
he had received so manyapplicatiansfr from
would be pupils that he was compelled 10
decline some of them, and in proportion
he said tn re were more ladies DESTROYS OF
learning the noble art than gentlemen.
can attribute this desire for that kind of
healthful exercise solely to the love for
sport which racing has awakened. There
is so much of it during q season and the
newspapers devote so much space to 1t
that few escape its influence. With plenty
of opportunities for work jockeyship is
improving, and man would not be an imi-
tative animal if the performances of our
crack jockeys such as Donohue, Nc
Laughlin, Shauer, Feakes and others did
not encourage him TO try and do the same.
The racing associations are taking cognlz-
ance of the fact, and i'll the programmes
next year we will find an abundance of
races for gentlemen riders. FoXhunting
too contributes its share in encouraging
the art of seQuitation Although the red
coats Jared but poorly at Newport during
the summer they will succeed better on
Long Island during the late fall and winter
The farmer there has become used ia
hounds and hunters, and, as, besides, there
are no crops to he damaged, the rough
rider may continue his hazardous sport Of
seeing how near he can IoI.e 10 br, aklng
his neck without actually doing it, without
fear of rustic guns.
Fashionable ladies are now nothing if
not English in their appearance. The
Anglomania has seized upon them from
the topmost cock feather on their turbans
down to the tips of their broad soled boots
and CATERS. When Mrs. Langtry comes
over here she will have no difficulty in
imagining herself at home. Nearly all
newly imported dress goods have fine
cloth finish, like that seen on gentlemen's
suitings. Amazon cloth, camers hail
goods, foule cloth and cheviots are almost
exclusively used for walking costumes
Amazon cloth is but another name for the
cloth used on billiard tables. a The severe
tailor's finish is used in the makeup of all
of these materials. The basque is of plain
habit shape with postillion kack; the from,
is single breasted and is fastened by small
buttors. The collar is standing and the
pockets are finished with stitched edges
and embroidery of crows feet in heavy
silk at each end. In the confection of tie
skirt some liberty is allowed to individual
taste. 1t may be layed in double kilt, OF
again it may be finished by two narrow
pieatings overlapping each other on the
edge of the skirt. An apron front anC
simple drapery at the back complete the
costume. The wrap worn with this dress
may be either long pelisse, Il coat made
nth u chge like coachman's overcoat
or simple, double breasted coat oil
medium length. The skirt of this is joined
to the waist in the way that tailors fiji
gentlemen's froCk coats. The Londoi
hats to be worn with these costumes are
of fine felt, made in something very like
Derby fashion. The edgeis bound like q
gentleman's hat. A ribbon passes arount
the crown, and is joined together by Q
buckle. On one side there is cluster OF
dropping cocks pumes. The imported
French dresses likewise show the preva-
lence of English taste, but the Persian
modistes compensate for the severity OF
cut and finish by adding an abundance OF
trimming. The material used is generally
soutache braid sewn on edgewise, SO thai
the pattern is raised, or frogs or any other
silk ornaments in u shade to match the
color of The costume. The latest thing il,
the ornamentation is to affix real beetles,
locusts or other large insects to prominent
points. The animal is killed with sulphu.
ric oders and then u thread or piece of fine
wire is passed horizontally through it i'm
mediately behind the connection of head
and body. In ytliis way the anirnal will
last as hong as the hat itself. In lingeries
the officers collar of plain linen is most
worn. 1t is much more economical
than crepe lisse ruc.ings. Small white
tulle scarfs are twisted around The necl,
and taken down the front of the inside of
the waist like fichu. "A rather striking
novelty is TO wear plain wrap llandker-
chief fastened in between two buttonholes
on the front of the waist. Fancy iewelry
continues in great favor. and among the