Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-16

LOCKWOOD says the term "man- includes gener-
ically his fair counterpart; tt must therefore be
considered beneficial 10 the whole human race
we nave alteady approached the season when
eQuestranism begins, and there 10 no fairer sight
70 oe witnessed these June DAYS than the pretty
girls on horseback who go daily In and around the
farx with roses In their cheeks and with bride
ways that 80 captivate the onlooker that, IL a
pun Is pardonable, must lead to other bridal ac-
compartments In due time for every one OF them.
In the riding habit all women are attractive, es-
gecially II they have skill In handling the horse
tni notn a suggests sentiment 50 much and
frooaoiy few who indulge In this graceful aud
neaithIui exercise know much about It's origin for
IaoleA AZ first the use OF the horse as q direct
means OF locomotion Was made necessary by the
absence OF good roads and OF decent vehicles,
wnicn could not exist until good roads were made.
share modestly the side-saddle was Invented.
famlliar as II now Ia, tt was invented only a few
hundred years ago and In the reign OF Richard
~ o. England A record Of his time says
Being threatened by the rebels OF Kent" he rode
"trom the Tower OF London TO the Miles End, and
in Tnis , sSs ass
merely IAN ugly vehicle OF four boards put
together IN q clumsy manner" The journey could
when, only year later, this monarch married
Anne OF luxembourg the whfflicote went out OF
introduced the side-saddle
BEFORE THE sIDE-sAppLR.
Probably women rode on horseback before the
nde-saddle arrived; but II they did they must have
done 30 astrtde, as Mrs Stanton and many health
writers think women should do now. In a descrip.
ZION OF female eQuestranism, which bears date OF
that time says they %are attended BY mapy ladies'
OF the nrst rank and greatest beauty. They are
dressed In party tunics half OF one color
their caps remarkably little and wrapped about
tneI neaos with cords, their girdles and pouches
o sa with gold and silver, and they wear
below, their waists They are mounted on
the nnest horses, with the richest furniture,
and n TINS attire they ride about from
Is II that ladies ride in a dress SO nearly re-
semonng mans cannot tell, unless IL happened
with even slghter modification from that dress
IMAM now prevails The female riding garb OF to-
Gay is about as Scott describes II In "Diani YER
non:" "She wore what has been somewhat uni
versal, coat-vest, and not resembling those OF a
man, which fashion has since called a riding
habit" In literature We have notable Instances
pilgrims to Canterbury" "the nun, the prioress
and the buxom widow, with the bells on their
INK laugh or Their Iair rders 10 'I on fi tS
lion, the Lady Godiva, and Cupid on lion-Cupid
VINO, not lady, is the supposed ravorite OF
vicar OF Wakefield" Goldsmith sends the family
10 tne village church on horseback. Those who
read q. r r James novels If any such are still
mis- nero In the first few pages In equestrian guise
1t was not the King Richard we have ALREADY
relerred TO- but King Richard LII who offered his
Kingdom FOR horse.
DOUBLE STYLE.
But not to leave female horseback riding quite
80 soon, there are two fashions OF It which must
not escape notice. Though there is no instance Of
It now known in our country, the spisanar style,
her cavalier; and there too the piion of our long
ago ancestors Is not yet discarded. some modern
poet mas described this last way as follows:
This riding double was no crime
In the hrst good Edwards time;
No brave man thought himself disgraced
by two fair arms around his waist;
Nor did the lady blush vermillion
Dancing on the ladys pnlion.
As modern modes OF travel have distanced ana
reduced the universally OF borse and have LEFT
Is almost to be wondered at that fashion does nor
again take up some kind OF double style. Nothing
couid oe more pleasant 70 a young man than TO be
so helpful as he must be before q pillion and I'M
less the modern species OF girl is altogether un.
like her grandmother and great-grandmother She
would not or fashion should dictate this style)
greatly sorrow over the pillion and its helper II
Two on toboggan (the right two OF course) add
TO, II they do not make, Its charm, why should
not TWO on horse give similar advantage In
the latter case in the former the speed as il in
creased would be certain to cement their friendly
attachment 10 each other What a pity It is that
II prevailed and shall suffer from being born too
early when 1t is once re-established.
WINS OF FASHION.
Although horseback riding for ladies has never
gone out OF fashion since 1t was devised it has its
ups and downs. In the early days OF vassar Col.
lege 1t had recognized professor and curriculum
but Tor some reason IL is think, no longer taught
there. You Will notice. too, In this country that
!. - sometimes an the rage for single summer,
and another season-perhaps on account OF In.
1uries received on horseback or from OVERRIDING
the exerclSe-it Is scarcely atteSaei TO- Imagine
that in England and In our own Southern states
the exercise has its best and most rational deyeI
opment and Is not subject to 80 many whims and
vicisSitudes as with US
think In this country there Is no book davot al
70 female eQuitation, but in England there is at
least one most elaborate production imparting n
complete knowledge concerning IT, 1t is fun of
colored pictures, showing how TO sit and ride and
Is prouse too, with its verbal Instruction Let us
see what an author like this can tell us-an AN.
tnor VINO is. as gather. female equestrian. Very
naturally, she begins with the dress rider should
wear, and she insists that 1t shall be distinct from
9vefy ot and style OF costume IL must have sum-
gaudy color should be avoided.
THE RIDING HABIT.
DO not quite understand why she wishes every.
thing which hints Of a masculine costume elimi-
mated, for all equestrian dresses for ladies' are
noted for more or less relation to the male dress
The mans beaver hat or the Derby is now most
commonly worn, and the white collar and tie with
starched linen bosom are also prevalent These
features. connected with the wavy elegance In the
r9ds OF LIBERAL skirt are supposed 10 be espe-
long. IL does not look well when eXtravagantly
heightened, and Is dangerous so made and nor az
all neat when the roads are muddy. IL the waist
is TOO long It viii wrinkle; It should be Da lille
shorter than in ordinary attire. The body OF the
habit ought to be carefully made to MT the bust
ample room being always allowed across the chest
which generally expands In riding" In order 10
give freedom or motion there should be a suspen
sion OF tight lacing and the sleeves OF the habit
must not restrain tue arms. Where the cloth Is
not full broadcloth-w1dth 1t Will be necessary 70
have two breadths and half in the skirt TO afford
an easy ana graceful now OF drapery.
buttoned pocket Is handy In the skirt ana a
deep hem Is necessary to weight 1t down DARK
underwear. ana little OF 1t. is recommended, and
beaver nor the Derby. but "a pretty cavalier bat
and feather" You may take your choice as to
gauntlets or gloves. 1t goes without saying thar
the veil should be short, and though IL NAV be
much more conducive to comfort to have IL con-
fined. Stirrup OF the slipper style is one or The
best and lump whip one OF the worst Ladies
who ride on horseback should discard fnger-rlDrs
while they are riding, as these ornaments vim
the bride In hand, will hurt the fingers
LADY's HORSE
There Is no gladys horse" really, as any good
horse Is as much suited to q skilled lady rider as
to q man. Still, 1t Is thought "a horse exceeding
Is hands 2 inches In height" ought not to be Sc.
lected The reason certain horses are set apart tn
ladies Is because ladies do not usually enioy one
that trots, though some English ladies do, and In
England ladies ride horses that leap fences and
bitches, as they must to take part In fox-hunting
horse that Is ridden always or often by lady ls
commonly despised 6y an expert gentleman rider,
is that horses used do not last 30 long as those
ridden by gentlemen, 1.-THE difference being ac
counted for by the constant use OF the on leg In
the canter." Give lady, then, rather small
and hand will be as effective with the animal as a
mans. Some horses who will not stand a mans