The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-05
Muscle In style Now.
The Horsey Girl With Well Deve''
oped Blceps ReignIng In
Society Now.

oOCl0Sy NOVs
Washington Star.
Society is decidedly horsey just now.
Everybody, especially the ladies.
talks horse. and everybody rides who
possibly can. Some lack the nerve to
mount a, horse, and Others are too
cornulent. But what they lack in
practice they make up in enthusiastic
interest in all branches OF the subject,
from the proper length of the horses
tail to the style OF the riding costume.
1t is something new. A craze, a fad
that has taken hold of the fashion
ables.
"Most of the ladies don't know how
to ride" observed a horsey young
man who was talking about the pa.
per hunts. "But they 90 at it in
some shape. The first hunt OF the
season, which was over q difficult
course, was notable lor the number OF
lady riders. There was some forty
ladies on horseback, while the total
mount was only ITO. In fact, you
may say the ladies are making horse
back riding popular in this city. At
the riding school you will be obliged
to make application for h lady's
mount two weeks ahead. The num-
Der of horses is being constantly in.
creased. 1t is sale to say that there
are over 400 persons in this city who
are regular horseback riders. A year
or two ago you could almost count
the entire number on your fingers"
"How do l account for it?" asked
the young man. It is the thing, l sup
pose. That will make most anything
popular. Then again the ladies are
interested in it. The result is that
every body who pretends to be any
body is interested in horses. Those
that can't ride or don't want to ride
drive out in their carriages to witness
the paper hunts. | noticed a friend
OF mine IN a carriage at the first paper
hunt this season. A day or two pre-
vious to the last hunt l met him and
asked him if he was going out. Il am
like the E~nglishman,' was the re-
spouse, who was invited to attend O.
picnic and excused himself on the
ground that ne had been to one. /
don't think that l will co.
"YOu understand he was only a
spectator" commented the young
man, land, of curse. there is not
much interest i'll q paper hunt from
that standpoint. But you can per-
ceive that for the persons riding there
is a fascination that is difficult to re.
sist when once experienced. OF course
it is rather expensive for society peo-
pie here, but then, you know, if it
wasn't that it would be something
else. It brings everybody out of
doors, and is right in the line with the
athletic development, which seems to
be a very general craze"
Questionable people don't care for
athletics" observed the listener, as
If he was stating an undisputed fact.
"Don't they, thought" drawled the
"Well, I rather think they do.
What do you think OF raw eggs before
breakfast?" and he paused as if he
had scored a point.
Every good after q run, perhaps,
when a man is training" observed the
reporter.
"Were we talking about men," was
the rather impatient rejoinder. II
referred to ladies taking a walk before
breakfast, and when they got back
sucking a raw egg or two. How is
that for physical training?"
: II don't believe there are any ladies
who do that" maintained the report
er, stoutly.
"Besides, how would it affect their
complexions?"
whether you believe it or not"
went on the young man, cit is a fact.
There are ladies here in fashionable
society who 60 through a regular
course of athletics. They have their
brisk walk and their slow walk; cold
baths and crash towels and sA!l that
sort of thing. They have their Indian
clubs at their homes and otherdevice.
Of the gymnasium for developing their
muscles. Fencing and boxing are not
unknown accomplishments, the FEM
mime muscles nowadays is not found
altogether in the region of the mouth.
OF course these women arenotnumer-
Gus, but it shows you what fads
some fashionable people cultivate. I
think that this tendency is the reason
for the revival of the interest in horse
back riding. Then there is rowing,
driving, tennis and bicycle riding.
The latter Is developing very rapidly,
Judging from the number Of lady
riders seen on the streets. But all
classes of society use the bicycle and
tricycle. and it is, perhaps, the most
general form of outdoor exercise en-
ployed by the SEX"
where are the men all this time?'',
asked the reporter. "Where the wom-
en- are OF course" was the prompt
reply. "Some men are not athletic.
and. of course, they don't associate
with ome having such taste.
There are all sorts of women as we'll
as men. The Top can find his con-
genial companion aud the man of
muscle his, and the fop can pretend
to be muscular when it happens. to
be fashionable and vice versa. So
you see every one can be happy.
But just now out door sport is The
fad, and among some of the more
intellectual society people botanical
and geological clubs and associations
OF a similar character devoted to long
walks in the country will be organized,
SO that the frivolous and the serious
alike may enjoy the fad while it pre-
walls.
Feeding Cows In Finland.
To any one who could be satisfied