The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-06

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Society is decidedly horsey Just now
Everybody, especially the ladies.
talks horse. and everybody rides who
possibly can, Some lack the nerve 70
mount u horse, and others are too
corpulent. But what they lack in
practice they make up in enthusiastic
interest in ell branches OF the subject
from the proper length Of the horse's
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 dent know how
to ride" observed q horsey young
man who was talking about the pa
per hunts. but they 10 at Il ia
some shape. The first hunt st the
season, which was over q difficult
course. was notable Ior the number 81
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 d lady's
mount two weeka ahead. The mum
Der of horses. j. being constantly in
creased. It is safe to say that there
are over 400 persons in this city who
are regular horseback riders. kyear
or two ago you could almost count
the entire number on your fingers"
GLOW do I account for itf" asked
the young man. It is the thing, / sup
pose. That gfH 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 q friend
of mine In a carriage at the FIRST paper
hunt this season. a day or two pre-
vious 10 the last hunt / met him and
asked him il be was going out. 4 ana
like the Engiishman, Was the re-
Spouse, swho was invited to attend b
picnic and excused himself or the
ground that he had been to one.
don't think that 1 viii co.
'You understand he was only q
spectator commented the young
man, sand, Of course, there is not
much interest III a 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 G 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 ont o.
doors, and is right in the line with the
athletic development, which seems to
be a very general craze"
Fashionable people don't care Tor
athletics" observed the listener, as
ii he was stating an undisputed fact.
Don't they, thought draWled the
young man.
"Well, / rather think they do.
What do you think OF raw eggs before
breakfast md he paused az i he
had scored a point.
Very good after a rum, perhaps.
when a man is training" observed the
reporter.
Were we talking about men2" waH
the rather impatient rejosnder. Il
referred to ladies taking q walk before
breakfast, and when they got back
sucking raw EGG or two. How IS
that for physical trainingSD
"Idon't believe there are any ladies
who do that" maintained the report.
Ell, stoutly.
Besides, how would il Affect then
complexfSqs2&
whether you believe it or not"
went on the young man, Sit Is a tact.
There are ladies here in fashionabla
society who 90 through a. 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 thsir bones and otherdeYices
of the gymnasium Tor deveiopihg 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 II shows you what fads
some fashionable people cultivate.
!, 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 - developing very rapidly,
Judging from the number Of lady
riders seen on the streets. Bus all
classes Of society use the bicycle and
tricycle. and it is, perhaps, thNmost
general form Of outdoor exercise ems
ployed by the SEX
Where are the men all this timer
J asked the reporter. Where the WON.
en- are OF course" was the prompt,
reply. "Some men are not athletic.
! and, Of course, thSy don't associate
with women having such taste.
There are all sorts Of women as we'll
as men. The Top q find his con
/, genial companion aud the mar Of
muscle his, and the Top can pretend
to be muscular when il happens to
be fashionable and vice versa. So
YOU see every one can De happy
But just now out deof sport is lie
fad. and amonR some Of the fnoru
intellectual society people botanical
and geological clubs and associations
Of a similar character devoted to long
walks in the country will DO organized,
80 that the frivolous and the seriods
alike may enjoy the fad while It pre-
yails.