Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-26
A BELLE IN THE SADDLE.
HEDGES AND DITCHES TAKEN
WITHOUT A TREMIOR.

welding a Baton Over an Orchestra
of ACKNOWLEDGING Trsvers in thu
NuptiAI Trap of a BuxOm Irish Lass
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The season has
not yet commenced in New York. MANY
people whose presence is indispensable &c
the success Of the social amusements OF
the winter, and who make society hVely
and gay, have not as yet returned to thelr
city homes. BY the end OF next week
they will have come TO town fully pre-
pared TO engage in the festivities that
very shortly will be offered them. inca
ire parties will be numerous and the
round Of teas and afternoon receptions
will begin. and many ladies already IN the
citv. who feel time hanging heavily on
thiir hands, viii give feryent thanks Tor
mis-. Debutantes and their more eNpe-
lienced sisters viii welcome the opening
of the fashi0na le balls, germans and
Dqrttes. sure to begin with the coming Of
cold weather, and it may reasonably he
expected tnaJ Clergymen n rlcn churches
VIII pray and preach more enthusiastic
callv when they see their wealthy
uarishioners are back in their pews. The
suburbs OF New York have given evidence
o. late II much activity, notably at
Rockaway and around and about Hemp
stead both places are on the south side OF
Long Island and at Orange, n. j. Re
Gently the Essex County Hunt Club, at
Orange, has enjoyed several interesting
meets. Ultra-tashiOnable folks to the
number of 200 or 300 participated in these
neutrality-suspicious. afternoon and even
ings under the auspices Of the Essex
Hunt Club. A dead fox is dragged over
a rough tour miles OF woods and fields In
the Orange mountains in Jersey and
along this scent the hounds lead COM
many OF mounted bellies and beaux. quite
in the English manner. The most re-
markable Indulger in the sport is Miss
Emily Heckscher, who jumps her horse
over 5-foot walls and wide bitches. On
Wednesday she rode for wager, clearing
a hurdle feet and / inch in height
without touching the top bar. She
is a daughter of John G. Heckscher, and
resides at Orange, \. !. She is the only
American amateur Of her sex who dares
70 attempt such feats. In the annual
horse shows in the Madison Square Gar
den. wherein young men who own good
jumpers ride them for pcizes, hired eques-
triennes from England have been en-
ployed to sit in the saddles OF the ladies'
horses. In the forthcoming exhibition
Miss Heckscher will ride before the city
public, and there are lively anticipations.
Miss Heckschor, some time ago, deter
mined to do so, but since then many Of
her friends have attempted to dissuade
her from so public a performance. But
as the public at the horse show will be
composed largely of her own friends, and
rs members Of the hunts with whom she
follows the hounds will doubtless ride, it
is not unlikely that she will give exhibit
lions finer Craftsmanship on that occasion.
Miss Heckscher's social position is so
firmly established that from a social point
of view there would be no unusual temer-
ity in her participation In the jumping
contests at the show. Besides, she can
point to English precedent, which, in GER
tain of our society circles, NAV be said TO
be conclusive. As far as ability goes.
there is no doubt Of her right to take part
in these contests. for she is one OF the
most intrepid riders in the country.
MISS HEwITT's ORCHESTRA.
There are q great many amateur must
clans in New YORK, and a large number
of these are recruited from the ranks of
what is known as society" But
most Of these amateur musicians are
pianists. There are a number Of men who
play the piano, but there are more young
women who torture this instrument,
though there have been discOy-
cred enough who play other in
sTuments 10 form an orchestra, and
Miss Hewitt, the daughter of the Hon.
Abram ). Hewitt, has organized an Or
chestra composed entirely Of ladies' we'll
known in New York society circles. They
play all the instruments from the violin
10 the triangle. This orchestra has not
settled down TO serious work as yet, for
AL its members have not returned to
town, but under Miss Hewitts baton they
are going TO saw and blow and pipe this
winter as hard as though they were paid
for il. If they give performance II will
be one OF the affairs Of tine season, and
they will be heard in aid Of some popular
charity. In organizing this orchestra
Miss Hewitt had a good deal Of trouble in
selecting her material, for the difficulty
with the young lady Observation-Disclosures was
that most Of them PLAYED the banjo, and
while the banjo is very jolly instrument,
1t is hardly fit Tor orchestral music. But
finally she succeeded IN getting together
the requisite variety Of instruments, and
now the number is all made up. This is
a great move, and will be much more
for the young ladies who belong
to II than are amateur theatricals.
YOUNG TRAvERs' MARRIAGE.
William K. Travers. a Wall street
broker and "a local wit of considerable
reputation, is in trouble just now, for his
son, Reverdy f. TraYers has disgraced
the family by marrying beneath him and
then deserving his bride. Young Travers
is a well-knOwn New York society man.
% years old. He graduated from Column
bia college last June, and has never done
any business, although ne intends TO toll
low in his fathers footsteps. He met a
Miss Sadie Mcneil. OF ) uth Brooklyn, "a
rather gOOd-l0Oking blonde, whose social
circle Is not the same In which Mr.. Tray
ers moves, though 1t may be quite as re-
spectacle, and last June he married
her. He kept bis marriage a secret,
and after living with his bride
short time he deserted her. Now she has
begun suit against him for desertion, and
IL is likely that the courts will be enliv-
ened with some spicy revelations. II
they get William r. Travers on the stand
there will certainly be fun, for be is one
Of those unfOrlunRtes who has the reputa-
ton OF saying funny things, and no mat
ter how serious he means 90 be, his audi
tors are sure 10 laugh. He has slight
lmpediment In his speech. which adds "A
plquancy 10 what he says, and il Is GER
tain when be goes upon the stand 20 give
such testimony as may be required Ofhim.
there will be fun. He has just returned
from Europe, where, strange to say, he
had never been until this summer Sc
took his family over there. and was 40 dis
gusted with Europe that he only STAYED
three weeks. He went 20 London first.
and thought II was hOrrd. and told his
daughters 10 pack up their things ana
they would 90 home. They begged him 30
try Paris aud see II he would not enjoy
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