New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
CHANGES IN CARRIAGES.
-,,r VILLAGE CART AND THE CART GONE.

ant moment are mauy ana important. New-ioih
"a without question the headquarters OF sSio "'
.hese matters for this continent, but the stSres
themselves come from Europe. a" No",0'o'
devoted 10 personal driving may DC s"'o "
have their origin in England. All c"iiIasV'
,or parode PURPOSES for driving In Centrai IarA
I'D an Oeean-ave at Long Brancn. ana at New
nort. all service carriages for sh"ppihg' ior c"un
=, ,,o ,hcatre. for paving calls. may be traced to
France And as fashions change on 'ii' o'"'i 'i"'
sf ,ho water they also change here. with some in,
VI ''', '..oor,;ous The Ncw-YOrkcr though iona
o,,d oooor TO adopt good models, is never
" .lo follv of benC fashionable at the OK
penSc of comfort. 49, ;4,ol d,son.
rhis foct is demonstrated in the virtual nlS'p-
,,arorco of the village cart. which Is ana VIII ~
i,,, oxcoedirrly popular IN England. Ii Is "i,"''
I'll. q handy vehicle and WAS much Ike" wiz"
c..ro1ucod Coriagc-makeIs III TINS county
r,,l,zod the superior American woods III uor
:, and .urned ont exquisite comolnailonS u, "''I
v,ool and basket work, and neat ro"' p"' ',''
,oughncss Of American roads IN the country n''"o
sbo village cart veritable instrument OF torture
d >, was nm vers9llv conceded that 1t WAS IT.
1le TOO easv-coing for the city and the parN' some
bright feminine spirits made an effort 10 restore 'ls
waning popularity by driving donkeV'' pul 'his
o. f.lt IN he too eccentric for gooi form. 80 the
villa
cnillrcu. and only small ponies are driven TO 1t.
fhc cart Is g0lng-the good. uSein! cart
v hIch upon its first introduction into New-lork
r,on, the other side was hailed with mi vcrsal
,laudits Every body liked the / cart aud as 1t
gave four comfortable seats it was considered Just
the thing for gentlemen fond OF driving who lived
ont of town and had 10 be iii the city daily. Bat
the mighty potentate Fashion has pronounced
against the / cart and ii Is already disap-
pearing from the roads where 1t once
was the admired thing of the town. Dog-carts too
are falling off in popularity as stylish things Tor
rcrsoual driving in the city. but are becoming more
and more customary for country service re u"s,
cart affords fcur seats and ITS heavy wheels anu anu
broad tires are good Tor country roads ana II ScIs
likely that ont of town Il Will take the place ol me
I cart. The Wmtechapcl variety OF the d"@-car'
with IT'S straight shafts. Is exclusively 1or tahues
40 one who respects himself and wishes to have the
reoutstion of being up the road, would THINK OF
diving tandem in any trap save a Nhltcchtprf
As the ordinary dog-cart has snppallted inc
7 cart for country work 50 the various styles OF
service. The spider phacton, the stan
hone and the deml-mail are the VchIcles
winch the Obscrvant eye of the cOnn0ISSeurl IN traps
surveys when he Is loungng III central iaIk or
Iifth-avc. or II. NicholaS-ave. The Stanhope.
winch is the one most ordinarily III use IS IN con
stinction somewhat similar 10 cart, but there Is
2 hood on the front seat and 1t l. tins h0od Whlch
gives this vehicle its STYLE and distinctive chaIdc-
Ter. The dcm-nail phaeton may b. considered TO
le between the Stannop anu tu' lu --l'M 'h"'i
plaeton. which Is very heavy ard Impressive con
ccin and the most stylish thing of It's size that the
ar; OF English coacl-bulldeIs has devised. II was
The special glory of George ~, when ne was SIM
uly - W4leS that he drove ms mail phacton with
couSummatc grace People now are returning TO
HE fashions uf nearly one hundred years ago.
The spider phactOn Is not only nghter m an It's
lines but Is dustin guished hy much graceful ron
work. particularly IN the aTangement Oi lhc siAeic
seat behind for the p"oOm ms stNle pI lt9p Is
much affected hy the ladies, who have taken II IN
lien ot pony carriages variety Is made ior Coul-
1ry driving which IS exceedingly popular lVl II
combines much strength with the ngntneSS "Hlch
The superiority Of material enables American c"ach-
builders 10 use The springs are ellptIc' ana mere
is q perch. and the body /: hung much higher than
has heretofore been the ease. fhlS makes ncces-
sary bIg whe, Is. and tine hind wheel of Il country
phae;On for ladies driving stands nearly lour Zee!
lnph Hooded gigs are driven by gent lemen, but
rarely by ladies. and II may be accepted az Ie'u-
iug fac; ina, tie phaet0n Is the universal uiP
both for men aud women among those VINO pl,ae
Themselves upon the perfection oi turnout. lue
colors that prevail ar, subducd ana alr MOI marx
cdiv different from those of parade carriages III
may be SAID a,SO thdi Az go 9pc-NhI1o>c iii'~'
for Two or four Sct. OF for d1Ving from the INSIDE
ol outede at pleasure, are entirely g3i, Out Yi SI-
ion Men Of wealth have now the hHbit OF Keep
i,, lYrr, est ahIshmcuts of servants and they also
LcrpInany varieties of traps ana thlhk II hdu
+nrf, - n1t 10 have two->eated Yrhic cs and four
seated vehicles according 10 the dclnanGs o1 the
hour There Is Il visible luclcaS" III expenditure
and a palu development II tie ldea OF wha. Is the
uio.cr and correct style in these matters. 10 use
sn',cI,m As shocking as a mistake N dressing.
or parade purposes the double SUSPENSION spring
Victoria. hung very mgh, ls randy coming I'M"
Nuguc aS the thing for the paIk or Tor country
ul COS like Newport. Salatoga ana Long l5I'll'h'
4 sIth,urh many rich pcnplc win, have grand man
e;,,s in 81 her Glarte1. would hike to Use IT there
If cannot b, done. Tor il IS hung on the four Suspcn-
sion sl1ings and tS Ia cIal mo- on OF SW Nlh$ De
comes excessive when much Jolted. Inns stAie 3l
Victoria requires carnage morse SiHtfSu h1nu11
hnh aud 0i pToH0iiloHHte ne. IKE lie Ol'N"!d""
lays \ groom behind III the rumble, or even 'No
], in absolute necessity, and coachnau ol the
most imposing ana stylish appearance
Nbothcr Americans will % the length oi making
the knight of the box wear Wig remains 10 De
c r, Int IN no case can this be charged a. piece
Of Anglonama - English, you know Inc lact IS
thu iull-hlowu Victoria Is IN roalty fTcnch ana IS
cailed i'm Paris a "my lord. in consequence OF rs
cnrgcousness. In France the my lorG' Is usually
nua,orncd with a coachnan. bu! has instead a pos
tiliun who wears wlitc cords blue Jacket covered
VIII silver buttons, SuIal-loh Whlte OF piuhiSh
v into hat and tOp-boois. the regular costume
Of the old s9s a{s s5sv "ngd ng5 'Pe psr ',"'i IN
NrW-lok there is q gentleman whose douDle SlS-
pcu,iou Victoria Is occasionally d1Nou EN- pcstIl-
1on' but the majority Of drvlug men look upon II
rs an auacl.auls,u. August licImOnt Victoria AT
Ncwu0rt. D. always strcrtd bN a grave ano rev.
cfcId COichran of austcrc ana dlghlhed aspect
Il ls 10 hc observed that while this gland vaI ETY.
Victoria j. no longer an "dHlty as II uNed l" pt,
IN majority ot rich people lcfcI thc lctura Win
elliptic springs, which costs less - less PielcnI""S
ll- Is equally tashionablo, ana has the same merit
ot tl.ul4Vlg ladYS toilet to the pe~t al Nauage.
Victoria always ht, rumble behind lhere IS
. class Of carriage lnch closely resembles IA" lc-
t,riy 10 :hr unpfacti,cd eye. but has 10 rumble
IiI, IS the cabiiolct. Ii has wooden box, and it
J. hung much lower than the VICTORIES. winch
yves i q pleasant, modest api ealancc. he exist
inc tendency for paIaGe carriages Is 10 have The
bodies hung as high a possible. ana therefore me
c.lrolc. v lic Of good form and handsome appear
aucc bv itself l. somewhat crushed when IN te lie
vlih the Victoria 70. the latter. also two horses
aic nee s,ty, while with tie cabrolct one horse
Is "a, suitable as pdIT.
Bat with all this Welding IN the matter Of ear
raCes 10 the Shlons of PARIS when, fOr some years
there has been an almost frenzled luxury OF DIS
play there has been no change ia the matter Of har
ness which Is still of the sod, quiet. substant al
fuglish model. Occasionally some Californian min
iu,. man may show tendency toward spiuIging,'
lar the disease never spreads aud the cUlprt soon
1erl9 me sialIc Of isolation and conforms to the
ttyle Of those among hom he lives. There Is among
r;rh American, who concern Themselves with turn
n,ts an abLo.rence of gingerbread harness and a
t41A LIZ nnlle leheh Llas. Aml plAln