Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-23
Famous Fair Ones Who Are
at Home on Horseback.
HOW THEY DRESS FOR A RIDE.
The Wives and Daughters of Many of the
Prominent Men of the Land His
tresses OF the Art of Man
aging a Horse.

lady IuaE engage with prOpriety has en-
TREY changed from what il was twenty five
wears ago. Then dancing and walking were
the on!y exercises in which she was pep
l.itted TO engage Ii she had ridden Z BIZ
cycle rOwed 4 boat, played AVN tennis. ran
d loot race, exercised upon rings horizontal
Uais Or otter 6 yInnastic apparatus: if she
had swung Indian clubs, manipulated
tumb-De.ls, PLAYED baseball. run Il
loot race on stills CT thrown sOmelsauits
into the water from bathing raft. society
would have lifted I'D his hands in holy hor-
Tor and would have applied to her the cpl
tAet of Tomboy or hoyden. and would have
thought her liable 10 grave. suspicion if
not positive reproach Even horseback
riding. If il did not positively come within
the Isl Of iuterdicted pastI!Hes for women
had to be very spariugiy INDUCED in BY il,
fair yOtarieS If they did not wish 10 subject
themselves to unpleasant, comment.
Now Young ladies' can. ami do indulge
rr.rl. Ia u, the SPOTS and uastines | have.
enumerated Every one know, how pop,l-
Iu the bicy .le is with Young women in all
ON. f..1.r cities. The Vassal Girl, have a
n.saos.I club. and all over our country
Young ladies freely indulge in almost all
AratAleti. exercises of their brothc,~
BIT Of all diversion which with pleasure
combine rN .rcis,. ia the open air. surely
none q, more distinctly feminine or more
worthy of being generally INDUCED In BY
ladies' Than horseback riding. and il IS :!
matter for Generalization that within the
ua~, few Years q large number Of American
Women. whose circumstances enable them
20 indulge % the pustIllc. have learned to
ride ana to ride well But in riding. rs in
everything else Inc national Impotence OF
uelal aud the national desire To master
every art 10 matter how difficult. at d
bound instead of by the tedious and careful
steps winch alone can lead to marked eN-
c.lr.ce. IS plainly manifest.
/ recently observed ;H amusing illustra-
zion OF thi, at The Philadelphia riding ac;tG-
rul of sig rtaucon,. He WAS giving Il
lesson In u special class composed wholly OF
lads representatives OF the Quaker city's
.vraituicSr aud most exclusive fashionable
>,r. when ~uodsaG there entered lady Of
~iuguiAll. modest and gentle bearing.
mounted llpon Il powerful coal black horse.
Woman amt horse seemed like component
parts of ire SAME Individuality. So perfectly
ed all their movements
ADAPT THEMSELVES TO EACH OTHER.
Til, gentle ladI'S riding was 50 remark
able thai the lesson was a. oucC suspended.
auG ~iguar r.;ucuui's pupils admiringLy-
and fear tt"tte cuviouS.N watched the
superb display OF hgrscWaushjp given Dy
Inc newcomer s She made her horse march.
dance. buck. Jump. walk on his mind lcgS.
aud 90 through d variety of other perform
aucc-. while ali The time his fair rider sat
VI. Al
grace AID sci-pCSse-~iol as she could pos
,-g,y tiy, dispi.yes If She had been rcpos
il- n rarE.ug-chail In ner own dressing
ruolu.
20 NJ, T'rau.ori. &c exclaimed all me So
,.tr.,- 1,l.n=ts i'm - breath. hon the Indy
I,g.,.rt 10 u.-a rsf. ,.ly1oc, 81 n,.afhiTic~
-.,.H ..,,.,l haven't Won tauebt lis 10 ride
III, -l..-.-,
..Nf1- do.i1. -3,ff,s =. was The Tta'i3u.S re
,.t. ..,..t, Io1,,~ ,jo Won fhfnl, that lady has
ha,.l f.,l-fu, lesson, Re-.
4 ,,I,,,-5. an. -, IS we have
..Ncv mistake That lady las studied
and r,.ir.d ltfng ry,,.nrc She She, was four
,.,s..,.t ID -rris NiYs Eiri'.,,,i fIammipcs
,I.-,.,. n,Cs- ..,1,lo,s I,lu,ao,. l.ida,, y,Lo
-.,ired ron The circus profession years
MN \-,u r4di-, .uaud ,,5al,, i'm studyfro
,.t, ,...to rol.te ana even tlIcn cannot com
5,.., 9Th ,,r,f,si,,,,.,i ,,fa,isfs ,-.t crr ,
,.,.,., M. in olI, q few, lessons 10 bIiyg Won
..tI.. i.fesb 81 ur,.ra..-iop eycr att4ir4d ny
1..,. ,.,,.,f,..t ,,incrrs i'm = rrrh NOR. DIM
,.rtl. ~, ;Eal5 u.;,,.n roi.e pIayiuu si,c,. If
is .f iaI,I,-r,e ana ,g.,r,;,o,urI.t Of a
r.,,rel.f.i >n.lifru ANIMAL. Who i as liable
~ ..l,. -,,,- 10 ,.fr;,,o,, of tcunr,. and con
.d:tiII.
Aln,nr the prpminert lady riders Of
,IrrIf.., none presents a handsomer an
.,,..,,.i,,.. in he saddle than MIR. Cusbu7;iu
l. Dgyi. the. wife of th,, senior. senator.
Tam. l,;,rrsn,i Mn. Davis h.. the way
+, one of.tr nosr IaiIzed-aborr women i'm
krrcl=r;I nj SORTS of stories are cul.reuf
,..,u,.,,.ufI.,- her. Whatever. hen. auteeaicnts
may be-. sl.,. IS certainly = woman OF grea-
,,u[ sf..I n,.r,fr- and r,ya1. ,DuaYT, 10
batrsi. advantage than Oh horseback. She