The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-23

driven by q wbiskered gem leTnan of color.
draw the Japa 1ese minister when he chooses
Every one remembers De Quincey's story
about the c ach til a certain British AM
bassador left as . parting present for the
emperor OF China The emperor tn ught ne
would take sdrive and ordered his new car
rage TO be brought around by the English
coacnmau, who was in clarge OF 1t. Where
IVES the emperor TO sitl Why, on the highest
seat, OF course; SO he sat on the box and the
driver was showed inside where he had 70
drive through the windows as best be was
able. The Chinese minister here is not
quite so oriental ia his habits as to sit on the
box of his carriage, but be does not seem 70
care anything about his equipage. The
Chinese legation has not even carriage OF
its own, but depends upon hired traps-often
pretty shabby ones, too.
There never was lovelier little thing on
wheels than the drosky that belonged TO
Alexander Gregor, secretary Of the Rus
sian legation. The spokeS were of fine
wire, the tires of rubber, ard the wheels
were smaller than those of a low phaeton.
1t held only one person, and the driver was
perched up in front. Gregor had two Rus
sian stations sent over to draw his little
carriage, probably the first of that mag
nificent breed to come to this country.
They were driven single on alternate days,
and were marvelously beautiful and
swift. The harness was made Of delicate
round leather, not as large as your little
finger, and little silver chains were used in
lieu of buckles. The coachman came from
Russia with the horses and was as distinct
i've as the drosky itself. He was fat by
nature and stuffed out by art, and wore a
long robe and what Bill Nye has termed a
''short-waisted" hat. He leaned well for
ward when he drove, had no whip, but
always went at q rate of speed that might
have rendered him liable to arrest if he had
not been driving a diplomat. Mr.. Gregor
is away now. His horses have been sold
and the drosky is slowed away
Senators and representatives drive in any
thing and everything. Thus the late
Samuel j. Randall used to go about in
shabby one-horse rockaway, and his sue
Cessor in tho speakers chair, Tom Reed,
takes street car. MIR. Hit of Illinois prob
ably boasts the most stylish turnout in the
House, and the grandest equipage in the
Senate belongs to Stanford of California
The two are good types of their kind
and are worthy Of description. A pair
of ponderous black coach horses with flow
ing tails draw Senator Stafford's big
barouche or large Victoria, without any
conception OF its weight. They move
slowly-an exceptional thing here, where
fast driving is the rule-and would attract
Une abtentlon OF the most unobServant
passer-by. The carriages are painted
black, the coachman and footman wear a
dark livery, and the whole effect is one of
solid, unmistakable wealth.
Now, Mr.. Hits turnout is entirely differ
emit. A light Victoria with red wheels and
dark green box is drawn rapidly by a couple
of medium weight cobs. tails docked short,
names pulled out and high steppers, the
coachmau and footman in light drab. Here
are two styles. each fully as desirable as the
other, yet each entirely different from the
other. But nearly all this glory on wheels
Is not for the summer. The wives are awav,
and the poor husbands who must stay in
town hire hacks wnen they take the air