The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-15
FASHIONS LATEST CRAZE.
Horsiness Distinctive Mark of New York
Upper-TendOm.

Horsiness Distinctive Mark of New York
Upper-Tendom.
Correspondence Philadelphia Record.
| met lady on Fifth avenue the other day,
and as knew her very we'll l stopped to speak
to her. In the course of conversation she said:
Evidently you are not fashionable" "Why
notP said |, curious to hear her reason, though
never set up any claims to fashion. Because
you do not smell of horses" why said /. is;
that an evidence of fashion? Then what fashion
able fellows grooms must be-" "Oh, not at ALL"
she replied; lit is their business to smell horsey;
but it is the pleasure of others. and one cannot
be called thoroughly fashionable who has not the
odor OF the horse about him somewhere"
"Where can this odor be obtained outside of q
stable?" / asked, "for want to have the fashion
able perfume. but do care to seek it in livery
stable, which would have to do having none Of
my own" why" she answered "you are very
dull. You get it at the horse show. Every one
must 60 TO the horse show. and every one must
pat the horses, hobnob with the grooms and
come away smelling of the combined orders OF
the stalls" And there is good deal of truth in
this silly as it may sound 1t is fashionable to
be horsey, even to the extent of smelling of the
stalls. and | should not be at all surprised if it
became distinctive mark of upper tendon to
carry a bit of straw in the mouth as is supposed
to be the habit of stable hands. This horse de-
veopment is part of the Anglomana which
And it is not such bad thing, after
all, for fondness for horses and dogs takes
people out Of doors and makes them healthier
and harder; but it is apt to limit the converse
ton of the drawing room: Not only young men.
but young women must be thoroughly posted in
the points of horses and dogs and be able to dis
cuss them with the esoteric knowledge that
comes of constant association. The small dogs.
the King Charles and the Skye terrier and the
pug, that were once SO fashionable, have long
since passed out Of the fashionable world, and
settlers and pointers, fox-hounds and other large
dogs have taken their places. 1t is no uncom-
mon thing to see young lady walking on the
avenue preceded by brace of hounds.
Sometimes she holds them with chain;
at others they run at their own
sweet pleasure, being kept in check by a
whistle in the end of the whip that she carries in
her hand. If she does not carry the whip in her
hand she carries it in her pocket or stuck in the
breast of her coat with just the handle protrud-
ing The young lady devoted to horses and dogs
wears top-coat more like mans than any
coat that fashion has heretofore dictated. The
material is English melton; and it is short, COM
ing just below the waist, and the funny part Of
it is that it has the opening at the sides which i'd
left in the mems coats of this sort because they
are supposed to be for horseback riding but
even if a lady wears them on horseback, shs
would hardly have the opening on both sides.
The fashionable ladies' tailors ask $50 for these
things though thoy are the plainest and shortest
of any coats they make