New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-29
CARRIAGES FOR SUMMER USE
STYLES THAT THE WEALTHY FAVOR.

STYLES THAT THE WEALTHY FAVOR.
THE DECLINE foF THE VILLAGE 'CART-FAvoEIrE
VEHICLES FOR THE SUMMER RESORTS.
eyes," said of the partners in great carriage
house to TRIBUNE reporter. the village cart is
going Its popularity gone its fashlonabeness is on
the wanc and in few years IL will he forgotten. And
vet il was so much liked when il made its first ap
pearance.r
"Whyr said the reporter. Whats the matter
with village cartsr
Nothing" said the carriage manufacturer, with
sigh, "nOthing, except this-that 1t Il difficult to
balance them Trotting over Belgian block payements
in the city is not exactly thing of joy but it's just
bed Of trottng the country roads in billy
places aud there is exactly where the grief came in
The nice people who buy carriages instead of going
TO Newport and Long Branch, where nothing but pa
rade vehicles Of very stylish description suit the
avenues have got into the habit of going to Quot
places in the Berkshire Hills and other mountainous
regions In these quarters, driving from view to view,
and from dell to den and mountain to mountain is one
of the chief enjoyments of the summer. The village
cart particularly the kind affected by ladies' oed the
occupants so severely that days pleasure equiv
alent 10 n broken back, and series of driving parties
and picnics nearly the same thing a fall from
cliff So this wear the inquiries all for light four
whceers."
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN FEATURES COMBINED.
How about the hooded gigs, that in the spring
going to make a revolution in driving mattersp
''They have not done it, They are too heavy. The
fact is that in the manufacture of summer vehicles we
have to combine English style with American tSHghness
and lishtness. The roads in England are so perfect
that their heavy vehicles can bowl along without
difficulty. But here there are few summer resorts, ex
cept Long Branch ana Newport, where drive
oTat ia cor
bnation of the Victoria with the phaeton regards the
body but the wheels distinctly of the American
type, with tire, slender spokes and small hub
The size of the Wheels however, il English, matter
of course because the body il Low. IL is charmingy
easy to enter on that account and there is moreover,
broad step It's OF makes it airy, and the occu
pants are protected from the dust and mud OF the
wheels by the broad curving wings. The seats are
luxuriously comfortable ana this carriage can he
driven with perfect proprety by either servant lady or
gentleman Observe the double back supports com
fortably cushioned aud artistcay rounded. Any
one who is accustomed to driving will see at glance
from the four long elliptic springs that on mountain
road this trap would be easy and free from the Joung
that has ruined the reputation of the village cart"
with all these virtues the new summer carriage
must be exceedingly expensivcV
ono; on the contrary it is sngularly cheap vehicle
considering its merits and its undeniable style still
more stylish carriage though also furnished with light
American running gear, is the cabriolet just
notice the manner in hch the body is attached TO
frame which is fastened to the springs The old French
caliches and early Italian carriages had something
similar. 1t is revival Of an old model 1t has taken
surprisingly with the public. The back is solid, and in
many respects this is charming carriage for ladies
use in hill localities. But it can only be driven by
Now we have regular American country family
Z, t,Itaafo Nou "A
the word phactOn, though ii is true that in reality
only modification of the double buggy. IL is SO con
venicnt that large numbers are sold ut IN my cstl-
nation il is not 10 be compared with the Rockaway,
which is the pearl of American family carriages IL
has positive style about it. The lines are good, the
seats comfortable and though there is ample protection
from the sun. wind and rain il is open aud airy ~ o
be of all carriages the most agreeable in hot weather
We constructing specially for ladies driving on
wheels and springs. While the Rockaway is necessary
for the family, the ladies' are not satisfied without
something for personal driving, which the special
pursuit of our times.
MODIFYING TUE ct" CART.
But what has happened to T carts. Have they en-
tirely disappearedp
NO. nor will they ever; for, taking considera-
ton with another there Is trap that combines so
perfectly utility, comfort and good style But We have
lad to modify them for the country. The best tami-
lies seriously giving up the show places, and going
into the wilderness TO speak To drive, to fish, to
ride to shoot and to enjoy themselves IN an lncNpch
sve natural easy way, and the roads are unsuitable
for the usual style of cart We have had to sub'ti
tute American springs and running gearing, ana to
make the bodie light possible The best of these
notifications might be called the American phacton.
There is another not stylish, which call the side
bar cart 1t IL popular, but s lines Interestingly
straight, and they repeated in way that cnpl-
sizes them the eye 1t not easy TO enter the
other one. which is bound to make itself generally
used for mems summer driving" -
what about char-abancs, and other nondescrips y
DWELL, a chara-banc is i'll reality the same thing a.
wagonctte. If you place the seats back to back it
becomes the Irish jaunting Cover over wagon
cite, and it becomes that highly popular and useful
of friends at Newport Long Branch villa, the ON
nibus and the wagonctte necessities of the first
order For Newport need not say that the supremacy
swell carriages baIOuchcs and suspension spring
victorias As they for parade purpose we
have made no attempt to modify them, and they
main grand, heavy, and styishy slow"