The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-17
MUSCLE IN STYLE NOW.
The Horsey Girl with Well Developed
Biceps Reigning in Society.
From The Washington Stdr.

blcepS helgnlng IN society.
From the Washington Star.
Society is decidedly horsey Just now.
Everybody, especially the ladies', talks hol Sc
and everybody rides who possibly can.
Some lack the nerve to mount a horse, and
Others are too corpulent. But what they
lack in practice they make up in enthusi-
astic interest in all branches of the subject,
from the proper length of the horses tail to
the style of the riding costume. 1t is some
thing new. A craze, fad that has taken
hold of the fashionables.
Most of the ladies don't know how to
ride" observed a horsey young man who
was talking about the paper hunts. "But
they go at it in some shape, The first hunt
OF the season, which was over a difficult
course, was notable for the number of lady
riders. There were some 40 ladies on horse
back, while the tdSal mount was only no
In fact you may say the ladies are making
horseback riding popular in this CITY At
the riding school you will be obliged to
make application for a lady's mount two
weeks ahead. The number of horses is
being constantly increased 1t is safe 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
entlre number on your fingers"
IhE INFLUENCE OF WOMEN.
How do l account for it?n asked the
young man. ut is the thing, suppose.
Ihat Will make most anything popular
Then again the ladies are interested in it.
The result is that everybody who pretends
to be anybody 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 friend of mine in
carriage at the first paper hunt this sea-
son. A day or two previous to the last
hunt l met him and asked him If he was
going out. Il am like the Englishman' was
the response, who was invited to attend a
picnic and excused himself on the ground
that he had been to one. don't think that
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you understand he was only a specta-
tor" commented the young man, land of
course there is not much interest in a paper
hunt from that standpoint. But you can
perceive that for the persons riding there is
a fascination that is difficult to resist when
once experienced. OF course it is rather
expensive for society people here but then,
you know, if it wasn't that it would be
something else. 1t brings everybody out
of doors, and is right in line with the ath-
letlc development, which seems to be a
very general crazen
THE CRAZE FOR ATHLETICS.
Fashionable people don't care for ath-
letics," observed the listener. as if he was
stating an undlsputed fact.
Don't they though" drawled the Young
man. "Well, | rather think they do, What
do YOU think of raw eggs before breakfast? '
and he paused as if he had scored a point.
Very good after run, perhaps, when a
man is training" observed the reporter.
"Were we talking about menF" was the
rather impatient rejoinder. 81 referred to
ladies taking a walk before breakfast, and
when they get back sucking raw egg or
two: How is that for physical trainingP'
II don't believe there are any ladies who
do that" maintained the reporter, stoutly,
Besides, how would it affect their com
plexions9"
whether you believe it or not" went on
the young man, lit is a fact There are
ladies here in fashionable society who 90
through regular course of athletics They
have their brisk walk and their slow walk
cold baths and crash towels, and all that sort
of thing. They have their Indian clubs at
their homes, and other devices of the GYM
nasium for developing their muscles. Feac-
ing and boxing are not unknown accom-
plishments, and the feminine muscle now
adays is not found altogether in the region
of the mouth. OF course these women are
not numerous, but it shows you what fads
some fashionable people cultivate. think
that this tendency is the reason for the
revival of the interest in horseback 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 tri-
cycle, and it is, perhaps, the most general
form of out door exercise employed by the
SEX"
THE MEN.
"WAere are the men all this timer asked
the reporter. where the women are. of
course" was the prompt reply "Some
men are not athletic and. of course thew
don't associate with women having such
taste. There are all sorts of women as well
as men, The fop can find his congenial
companion and 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 outdoor sports 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 organ
lied so that the frivolous and the serious
alike may enjoy the fad while it prevails