The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-08
AUTUMN ADJUSTMENTS.
FOLLOWING THE PASTlMES OF
OTHER AGES AND CLlmES.
The True American Autumn Festival
Archery, Hawking, and the Fourth
Hand-An Out-of-Door Place
for Young Folks.
fHarner,s Razar.I

[Harper's Bazarl
There is a growing tendency in this ago
ami country to find out and follow tbs
picturesque amusement OF another age and
cline. To that end a series OF artistic
pictures, formed by out-of-door professions,
has grown up amongst Us somewhat in the
same spirit with Lady Archibald Camp
bells out-of-door rendering Of Shakespeare
"As You Like It," ETC., etc
Il we would invoke the true American
autumnal festival, surely the red man
should have his showing. 1t Is now pro-
posed by q club of young men at an autumn
nal watering place to try the athletic exer-
cises Of the bow and arrow AMI cano, row.
ing in the buckskin costume Of Cooper's
Indians, without their crueIties. There
might be much amusenent III following tho
sports of the Indians, WAC were, OF course,
masters of woodcraft. We have returned
in the lawn tennis snos to their moccasin;
perhaps we shall find that their whole dress
was the wisest and hest in the world.
ARCHERY AND FALCONRY.
Archery is a very beautiful pastime, and
exceedingly easy for young women in the
modern jersey and short skirt. Indeed, the
fashions of to-day are all well fitted for
archery. There are no drawbacks, as there
ore to some other games, such as neces5itats
a change of dress The lawn tennis player
must dress for the occasion. particularly as
TO shoes, but the archer needs only skill,
good eye, and q thumb which does not
mind the swift rebound Of the string. IJ is
an exercise adapted to every age and every
degree Of strength, it is not labori0us, and
i5 may be taken up or discontinued on the
caprice of the moment That il is very pic
turesque every one viii admit and it Is very
good calisthenic exercise for young girls.
Hawking has been reintroducel by GER
tain gentlemen of Long Island; and although
they can not have, a did Edward III,
sixty couple of stag hounds, and as many
hare-hounis, princely stud of horses for
hunting and hawking" they are coming
very near it. Falcoary was the favorito
amusement in the twelft1 century Of kings
and mobiles, of ladies' OF distinction, aud OF
tho clergy. For several generations no per-
son of rank was representa- without 4
hawk On his wrist; and if we are to pursue
our re earches into antiquity for our sport,
we can not do better than reinstate This
most picturesqu Of all autumnal amuse-
ment,.
Horse racing, hawking, and hunting,
bail batting, cuigel playing, wrestling, AMI
pugiii7tic games, were the English sports.
The Italians have always given up much OF
their time to fetes; they like professions,
tableaux, like the "Feast OF the Oxen in
from them. Tennis was known amongst
the Romans. and a serious dispute is now
going on in England as to who introduced
it in Anglo-Saxon socisty. No matter
whence it came, it Is established and de-
ligatsul autumnal amusement
oUT-0F-D0OR FESTIVALS.
The fn9 days in our American September
AMI Dc ober are particularly fitted to the
pursuit. Of boating in all is forms. Young
IsIias hava now learned to be very expert
CAaOeists. It is q delicious physical enj0y-
ment; and every child should be taught how
to swim and row a boat lit this taste we
add that of fishing, every mountain stream,
every pond. i q new world OF delight.
The arrangement OF barn or any out-of-
door place for ball gives amusement to a
crowd of young peaple for days. "The aster
and thu golte-rol and the gentian by the
brooke can all be brought in from walks;
the red berries Of the mountain ash, fern
Ioaves, and the scarlet Virginia creeper are
vry effective decorations. No a1riss can
equal tue yellow of 5he pumpkin,
which, hung high and imbsIded in red
leaves, looks like some gorgeous orange
from Aladdin's palace The eandlss can be
put in wooden sconces whitfield out by the
young gentlemen Of the society, or the
chandeliers made by the village tnsmith at
little expense. Thus decorated with boughs
of evergreen and these masses of color,
Chinese lanterns and fans, a barn soon be-
comes a scene of Venetian beauty, and one
hasitates to destroy 50 much grand tapestry
which the Gobelins never equalled.
The professions to which we have alluded
iacluie tub races, in which all the village
carts are decorated, and the children
dressed in costume and sent through the
streets. But this i; sometimes attended
with danger; oua shoull be very sure OF his
hor.es, AMI also of their drivers; one acct
dent would mar this for ever.
ON A FOUR-IN-HAND.
The most sensible OF all the autumngI
aunuseinents to those wac can afford the ex-
peaSs is now fashionable coaching tour
through our most picturesque autumn woods
To start out on Il four-in-hand with an
agreeable party, TO drive every day about
for5v miles through our North river country
and tae ljacent hills, to find every night
some agreeab bic aui comfortable "way-side
inn" to see every place of cloud shadow
ani autumnal tins, 70 have wraps for 8
sud len shower All patisnce for an newt
able casting OF u shoe, to reach at evening
ono expsctant group, to meet VITA all the
strange adventures Of a phaeton,' would
aeam 81 be crowniaT aai apotheo sis of aU-
tluIaal amusement'.
We nave not vet arrived at the point OF
giving the "FaiJAful ShopherIoss' in a
" rod like Lady Arch, bald Campbeu, who
seems t. be a woman o. original mind, and
t. WHOSE "paatorals' wo have already
al.u ls I. No doubt that will coma in time,
a5 sG.nh OF cur very opulau5 country houses.
10 VIII require mucd rsnaarsiur, and a very
bril!.ans an intelligent stage manager; aud
yet We can conceive Of nothing more fitted
a. he autumnal Amusement of set Of
youn. ladies' AMI gentlemen to whom is
sivol the heavy work OF getting rid OF
time
The Medal of the Empire.