The Sunday herald., 1886-11-07

boss committeeman, gazed for moment at one Of
them, and then caught her In his arms, held her
tight, and kissed her. She was distant relative
and he veteran but she got angry just the same,
and asked him how he dared.
IAN old custom OF the husklng bees" he said:
"when you see red ear you can kiss the girl who
shows IT.
The riding academies favored by Fifth-avcnue
damses clustered close the southern entrances
Of Central Park and three are right alongside OF
the corner groggery which John L. Sullivan runs.
1t is considered perfectly proper for belle to walk
In her saddle costume to the stable where her horse
Ia kept, and the sight OF shapely graceful creature
thus costumed Is familiar in that nclghborhood.
Have you thought OF the succession OF heroines
whom Dion Boucicaut has put on the stage In
equestrian dress? He realizes how dlstngulshedy
striking they are as dramatic figures, and so he re-
peats them in nearly all his plays. Somebody told
me last evening, as we Sat In theatre looking at
the two whom he Introduces in his current piece.
that he complained at a rehearsal OF the gait and
men Of a certain actress.
'Thls Is dress rehearsal" he said, ''and yet you
appear without the trousers that quite as much as
the skirts, belong to a riding habit"
The actress started neryously, and looked down
to see that the heavy cloth OF her outer garment
| reached the floor.
"0h, know that the trousers not on you,"
| continued the old actor; "lf they were you would
have certain pride of carriage that you lack.
| woman in trousers Invariably assumes a COM
| mandng air tnat she cannot possibly counterfeit
| 10 their absence"
"Is that surely so ?mt the actress asked.
| "Never doubt" he retorted.
| "Mr. Boucicault," and she pursed up her mouth
quizzlcaly, shave you evs seen DIR. Mary Walker 2"
But began to write that the dainty bellies OF the
saddle had to pass under the close gaze OF the pugi
lists and loaers In going to the equestrian establish
ments; and they do tell of an awfuy nice girl, who
after ten-mile gallop In that one-sded, opfooted
position which the fair sex has to assume on horse
| back, was SO cramped and rudderless that she
| veered sideways grotesquely when she walked on
She looked exactly though one foot was bound to
step thirty inches every time that the other did
twenty. The irregulari'y Of the gait was comical
| But sugger, seeing her from Sullivan's doorway,
construed her difficulty as alcoholic, and, going
quickly to her. he said: "Brace up, Miss; take long
breath; pull yourself together youll feel all right
In minute" But In much shorter space Of time
she convinced him, by an angry exclamation and a
scornful look, that his sympathy was misplaced.
In the way OF men displeasingy situated, have
to-day visited a male dressmaker. 1t was out Of
business hours, and found that IN unprofessional
moments he was not Miss Nancy. Let us call
him Blanc lie was in ugly carpet slippers, his hair
disordered, his face unshaven. yawning, glum, slid
ing and slipping slowly along in order to wake the
manniklns, those sphynxes of fashion.
"Good day; hope you're well; what can do for
you?"
"winter approaches, and come to learn what will
| be the new fashions
"Very well, am at your service, but let me extin-
guish my pipe"
All my fine lady, could You hut see that filthy
burnt-brown pipe that had lately been In the lips of
Mr.. Blanc, him whose exquisite taste you love 80
much, whose slender, pink. fingers touch your
shoulders when he drapes them in soft silks All
my fine lady, what disenchantment
krNtr frtnp no11r q
7 decided at this time; we are groping about; the
battle Of toilets Is making ready but the troops arr
e not yet In line. Our arsl0crats have not yet re
turned from the country. This is the state OF hng
e to-day: We suggest new forms; customers dror
In and examine them, and we make note of tnel
comments. Then we present to the world thost
forms that make the greatest hit. II is thus tina
fashions are decreed Our toilets are elected by
, universal suffrage. Here, however, are the stuff
e that will be used"
And Mr.. Blanc led me through long nall crosse,
e by an immense counter; samples, labeled and mum
bered, were arranged thereon In high piles. Iitt
e silk will be worn this winter. Fashion is returning
u to wooens, and wooens will predominant every
e where during the coming season. Blanc showe
n me cloth made FROM the wool Of the llama, Pales
; tine drugget, thick packing cloth, Benga!ine wool
= ems, poplins Pekins with and without stripes, and
J. stun from the hair Of the wild boar. The shade
already chosen are plum, sea-blue garnet, tobacco
'e the rage.
Ut Under Blanc's nimble fingers dress after dres
sprung from s and folded itself about mann
10 kin, and as 1t came into Its proper place SCENE
N little by little to become endued with lite as 1t too
of shape. The colors blended, reflected. twnEled bt
fore my eyes, and although the melancholy rain sti
beat upon the window panes, felt childlshly ga!
II was like setting foot for the first time In sranR
land where spring was Just blooming. We locke
at cloaks, furs always the from season to sei
season. bonnets higher than those of last year, an
caps made OF otter or asrachan singly, never util
Zed together.
AT last, my man taking warning from the wide an
u more wide opening OF my eIraptpred eyes, close
e. the wardrobes, and, having escorted me hack e,
" claimed gieeful!y:
ie "Listen to good news: the hustle will diminls
Ut whom you see before you, have used my best Ell
r deavors to this end / hope to make 1t disappei
T. entirely"
D. In days OF old, when knights were bold, ETC.,
IL was the fashion among gentlemen to charge o
g each other on horseback, get holes p0ked throuR
g. themselves with lances, bang one another over th
u head with big iron clubs and ears, noses, an
ne arms OF with swords. They did all that for fun,
vi TO settle their claims 10 fair ladies' hands. The
dressed n boiler-ron overcoats and tin trousers
looked very picturesque. IT ID not on record that
gu job ever was put up al the Round Table 10 gull
Ia public by hippodroming tourney, or that s
or in the ring, or went In cahoots gate money.
" these points modern reyivals Of chivalry dill
"a from the original articles Enterprlsing showmt
u are trying TO get New York Interested In Il
D. medisnval amusement OF mounted combats, and ol
&c exhibition OF the kind has been given this wee
OF Society was largely represented In Cosmopollti
o. Rink, for the beaux and bellies saw promise OF
Al new diversion, In which they might themselves tai
he part In the future. The gallant knights wer
re- Xavier Orlowski, purportng To be one OF Kas
he Wilhelma H.sGg Hussars, ami Capt. Grant, {
nd tensibly of tue British army. Grant wore
, 1 corselet that looked pretty. and url0wsl encas
he himself In vest padded Ike a Dali-catchers b
"a They took long poles with knobs on the ends, aI
an at signal troted lhelr horses 10 the centre OF
ring, where they feeby looked at each other. Ora
' devoted himself TO getting Out OF Orlowski's wi
>" ami the gallant knight from Russia Iabbed h
'ne gently In the bact. Every prod was point.
Tue vary the monolony, the referee gave points 10
yer champion OF British chivalry when he dldnt tou
out the Black IIussar. Then the spectators Jeered
ghI The lance combat proving tame, and nobody 9
ting hurt, the knights discarded their poles for Ct
or- airy sagreS, ana the spectator began to cher
by hopes OF VI least saelag niger chopped OH. TN
In WAS no chance of Topping an ear or elitting no
the because the horsemen wore masks thai perfec
"a protected iher heads. Grants charger had got u
A the habit Of turning tail, ana adhered 10 that pl
,se The result was that orlowsk thumped the Capt
n on the back with his trusly blade every time,
marred tbs sllterng splendor OF hls Tin cuirass
lak unsighty deniS. In iGl Iil attack after clash
rae the swords together In the style " stage fanc
ma Grant turned as usual and bent over his ste,
an, neck to avoid the customary wback, exposing
ted and more vulnerable part TO the enemy. But
nd chiyslrons Hussar scorned to wound gentlema
ION his seat OF hoaos snq yated for him TO turn and
mai | ope credible scar on tae front 81 bls arHqr.
,ent Then They changed horses, but that didn't cha
!. the fortunes OF tue tight. Tue Hussar's hay
eees disgusted with his new rider. and, after one
mali eifectual charge 10 the centre, he delibera
lie turned and marched out OF the arena In spite
uer bit and spur. II required the eirorts OF two
iop tlers 10 Induce the beast to involve himself AZ
.tter In the neditysl to9mfolery orlowskis made "
elDg more dents In the tia afliGr, and then the h
wed broke up the whole show by walking oeieTmin
alas to his stable, with the champion OF England
4 we his back, and absolutely refusing TO lower
s,loQ equine dignity by having anything more to do
such nsnsepse An appeal was made 10 lilo
Tanner Gleason 10 tate the obstinate anima