Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-06-12

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adopted authorized Columbian
slang, she IS monstrously slow.
Wonderfully rich in resources. and
undeniably solid. it has taken long
whiles 10 arouse the public spirit,
which is but just now rubbing its
sleepy eyes. looking about TO see
what its neighbors are doing. There
IS 4 visible separation from the Ia
mentsble stingIness which has
characterized her past. For years
j there have been no boulevards such
as are now nearing completion the
drives have been limited and there
has been no driveable road down
town, and the authorities fail 10
loggerheads annually concerning
the various material 10 be used in
the construction Of paving. While
they quarreled, we continued to
bump over chuek-holes and streets
tesselated with car-rails, those evil
inventions which have strained the
ingenuity of the driver aad the pa
tience OF the rider through q grade
of years. Then ST. Louis persists
IN situating herself on the west
bank Of the river, so all Of our
drives have been in the face Of the.
sun-f0r few have the -enegy to
drive while the sun is IN the east.
Not that she has unseated herself
of late, or that Old Sol has changed
his path for our accommodation,
but our drives arc widening, north
and south, and are not all in the
one tiresOme straight and narrow
way which alone leads to enjoy
ment- UTabrtunately we have not
the heights Of Cincinnati nor the
lake OF Chicago. We have no rock
/ ribbed shore on which TO play polo,
and no sands on which to pose in
questionable attire. Moreover,
prairies are undoDbtcdly fine insti-
tutions IN their way, but never
much advertised as summerresorts.
Still we have a mOdicum Of CON-
fort. and the unusual temperature
this year has greatly swelled the
ranks cf the cant-get-aways, BY
numbers who do not care to 60
when life is endurable at home.
We have Creve Occur, q lovely
lake, where men of the regatta
sport. A race, as far as the pulling
of sculls Is concerned, is a tame af-
fair, for the mid-continent folks are
not up III boating matters. We
have not the moving stands of the
east. and one Is confined to a watch
Of the start, and after the first half
mile the oarsnaen are invisible.
Then one must simply wait. roast
and conjecture as to strokes and de-
tails Of the race. Still Il is q nov
city, and while the excitement is
up the ladies wear club colors and
take hearty interest IN the cared |
gigs.
Tally-ho parties are q something !
fresh for Vanity Fair, and it IS
quite the thing for q party to climb !
into q coach, and, with lireried |
footmen, guard, and yellOw-booted /
driver with six horses, to dash off
for DelmOnico's and Forest Park |
amid a grand hloxing of the her
AIDS bugie. At the park there is n
noticeable new notion, coming with
the season-the village carts and |
the yellow-wheeled tilbury adopted |
by young ladies. The affair is ex-
actly Ike a dump-cart, with q slight /
variation in the matter OF 4 seat,
two startling wheels, and the most
strikingly colnplexioned horse
available spotted and polka-dot-
ted eqEininitv being the popular
style. The animal wears yellow /
r0settes. TO match the wheels, 1
infer. Driving II these pumpkins,
the girls wear reception toilets,
very gay, and quite q change from
the usual gray Of the driving dus-
ter They cannot rest back against
the seat and enjoy a smooth road,
but, with 4 backbone of Scotch
granite, must sit bolt upright, ready 1
for the emergency sure to come.
Ones balance is easier gotten on a
three-decker in a gale of wind.
Each pebble by the road imparts a
tip and a tilt each movement a
muscle Of the beast gives 4 jerk,
and a biting fy threatens 4 spill.
The men never affect this novelty,
they know better. A girl can toss
and twist, spring and bounce right
gracefully; and If she is pretty,
has good clothes, and laughs well,
it is CONNIE Il faut, and she is right
&c take close advantage of her ey-
cry privilege But a man is seen
10 best advantage in fun possession
Of his equipoise. The tIlbury and
other clumsy English carts. which
have crowded ont the tasty buggy,
have hitherto been a sign of ex-
but now the Hobsons
have them for hire, and with their
privacy departs their sole charm.
Il is safe to predict their dismissal
next season, and folly must invent
a new order of vehicle for those
who must display their ability TO
swell. If the demoiselle drives
alone, she has her dog on the seat
beside her, and he is robed TO
match. If she be a blonde-and /
most girls choose 20 be that-his
woOlly mightiness is blanketed in
blue and quality dogs wear Goth
urns exactly resembling the bus
kins Of stage tragedy
st. Louis has been very ike a
certain twO-legged feathered ami
NAL, Of which Carlyle has written,