St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-10
ENJOYING THE SPORTS.
oOngressmen, Foreign Legations and
Washington Aristocratic Circles Go
to the Races.
Some Of the Fantastic Turnouts of
Ultra Fashionable People of the
Capital City.
The President and Several Members
of His Cabinet Often Seen
on Horseback.
Secretary Bayard and His Daughter
Daring Riders--Society of the
City Indoors.
The Sporting Season.
Special to the Globe.

Speclu 10 Cne GlODe.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Socety has
sought the open air for its recreations this
week. Aside from the grand opera, which
monopolized the attention of the social
world during three evenings of the week,
there has been nothing of special import
ance indoors. Outdoors, however, the
scenes have been full of activity and inter-
est. The roads leading out of Washington
have been thrOnged with people prominent
in the social world. driving, riding or
horseback and On the silent steed," and
attending the races at Ivy City, which be-
gan on Thursday, and have been promi-
nent feature of the week. Take
drive through the suburbs and
over the hills surrounding the city,
any afternoon, and you will find them filled
with people whose names are known
throughout the land. President Cleveland
sets the example. and every afternoon he
and Col. Lamont are seen leaving the
White House for drive in the fresh, pure
air upon the hills which overlook the Po-
tomac. Sometimes they cross the river
and range over the Virginia hills, but more
frequently turn their course through the
north of the city and spend the afternoon
and early evening upon the fine roads in
the direction of the Soldiers Home and
still beyond.
THE PRESIDENTS EXAMPLE
is contagious, and any afternoon you are
liable to find Secretary Manning driving out
accompanied by his wife, and Secretary
Bayard galloping over the hills accompanied
by his daughter, who is popular and skill
full with the horse. MI. Bayard sometimes
goes in his carriage. but both he and his
daughter seem to prefer the horseback eX-
ercise and experiences, and they are very
frequently seen upon the road. POStmaS-
ter General Villas does not seem to be much
OF a driver. He is seldom seen outside of
his office or home. Secretary Lamar rides
occasionally on horseback, though he does
not make his appearance as often this
season as he did last year. Assistant
Secretary of State Porter is very fond of
driving. He brought very fine team with
him, though one of the pair was consider
ably injured on the trip here. He is very
fond of the experience of managing his
horses in person and you are liable to see
him on the road handling his spirited ami
mails with skill and nerve. Mr.. Porter is
one of the handsomest men i'll the list of
new officials and exceedingly courteous and
polished, and is very popular everywhere.
Assistant Secretary of State Adee is also
seen on the street a good deal. He has
A FINE ROADSTER,
which he drives to his single-seated buggy,
and is also president of a tricycle. club, and
is seen flying over the streets or along the
country roads on the tricycle. at all hours
outside of those devoted to official duties.
Secretary Whitney drives good deal. go
ing out to his country place, which has been
put in order for his occupancy during the
summer. He expects to drive in and out
from the department daily. Secretary En-
dicott is also quite fond of the sports of the
road, and has become an officer of country
club which has established fine
club house few miles out of the city as
sort of rendezvous for those who become its
members. The river has been also a field
of attention. The boating clubs have put
their houses in order and are already begin
ming their seasons entertainments at the
beautiful club houses which overhang the
river just above the city. Take a drive
in that direction any evening and
you will find the Lighthouses lighted and
the grounds about them cleaning
with lamps, while the river is brilliant with
parties of young people prominent in a So
cial way. Some of them are members of
the rowing clubs who are spending their
time in exercise and training for the rowing
contests of their clubs. Others are parties
of people of either sex who seek the river
for an hours enjoyment rowing, or sailing
up and down its placid bosom, stopping at
the club houses for refreshment, OF Joining
in social festivities amid the
STRAINS OF MUSIC
which floats out froiI the club houses and
a., Ak
throngs in the busy city near by. The
races have been well attended. They are
always popular and you will find there
many people of prominence. The Southern
and Western, as well as the Eastern mem
berS OF congress, are devoted to this
pastime. This is especially true of the
senators and members from Kentucky, and
New York city. too. The sessions of con-
grass this week on race days have
been very poorly attended The
roads all along to the races have
been picture. All sorts of vehicles. from
the dainty dog-cart driven by a handsome
miss, with liveried groom seated with
folded arms beside her. to the dashing four
finland, with drivers and tlunkeys at
tached, crown the road, There are all
sorts of people, too, members of the house
and members of the senate; some with
their wives and daughters; and some with
other mems wives and daughters, members
of foreign legations, with titles and
without; titled counts and cOunteSSes, and
ministers Dlenipotentiary, the jabbering
Jap and the pg-tailed Chinaman in his
robes of blue silk, army and navy officers,
ladies in brilliant costumes and people
whose chief distinction is in a social wav.
Indoors there has been, emitting the opera.
very little worthy of special notice. There
have been a few quiet dinners, few re-
captions and few other social events of a
minor nature.
AT THE OPERA.
The scenes at the Theodore Thomas
American opera this week has been brilliant
and interesting. Society was out in force
and opera parties were ''the thing" and
private boxes and groups of seats in the
orchestra were in great demand. The fine
music of the always excellent Thomas
orchestra was an attraction, so was the ex-
cellent singing of the stars and the ire
large ballet which crowded the
stage to its utmost capacity. 1t was noted,
too, that the social stars who were so terri
bly, shocked by the recitation of 'Ostler Joe
at the Whitney mansion, sat through the
gorgeous and sometimes vigorous ballet
WltuOuU tlCllOl. llG duulGllC6S were
large and fashionable, and contained MANY
senators and their families.
The boxes ON each side of the aud
itorium were thronged with the flower and
fashion of Washington society. The dis
play of diamonds in the lower part of the
house was one of the sights. Prominent in
the audiences were Secretary Whitney, Sen
ator Sherman, Speaker Carlisle, Senator
Butler, Senator Edmunds, Congressman
Glover, Congressman Randall, Hon. jeff
Chandler. and many officers of the army
and navy and members of the diplomatic
corps.
NOTES.
The annual council of the regents and vice
regents of the Ladies' Mount Vernon associ-
alton does not begin this year until the goth
OF this month. This session will be an I'M
usually interesting one from the fact that two
vice regents will be appointed to represent
Florida and Alabama. Mrs. Laughton, the
regent, will preside at this meeting.
President Cleveland is still alone at the
White House. Miss Cleveland's return is vet
indefinite. The president and Col. Lamont en-