The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
SOME SWELL TURN0UTS.
HOW THE vANDERBILTS ENJOY a
SUMNER AT BAR HARSOR.

PhaetOns, BrouRhoms and Tally-hos.
The Greeting Party Sui Generis-rhe
Vanderbilt Buckboard-The Nc
Mllans and the Murchisons-B laine's
Simple curnout-The Coming Flower
Show in the Kebo Valley.
(Copyri9ht)
BAR HARBoR, NE, Aug. If there Is a
pleasure in the world it 70 that Of bowling
along a good road at the mercy of champ
ing steeds. 1t might be worth mentioning
that those Of the fashionable world who
take life easily usually own stables replete
with the best horses that money can buy.
Once, to own good family coach, a lady's
vehicle and the wagon for general service,
meant that one was somebody. Now unless
there is a coach, wagonette, a surrey, q
surreyette, a phaeton, a brougham and
tallY-ho coach, the master of a summer
estate feels himself indeed not on fashions
| list"
! It is plain to be seen that the Anglo
| Saxon idea Of becoming "horsey," just as
| soon as the buds begin to bloom aud the
vsrdure takes on its coat OF green, has per-
meated the minds and habits Of our Ameri-
| can aristocrat, and now there Is not
| wealthy villa owner In the country who
does not pay as much attention to his stable
and his horses as to his drawing-room and
the costly bric-a-brac therein.
There are some resorts where driving
seems second nature to the summer arrivals,
| where bathing is secondary pleasure aud
social gatherings consist principally Of
! driving parties, mountain excursions on
buckboards or phaetons, lake picuics, straw
| rides and moonlight coaching tours.
Bar Harbor is just this sort Of pleasure
retreat, where, as the Duchess Of Marlbor-
| ough, who was here last year, remarked:
Zone seems TO live wholly in ones car
riage."
Tue past and gone French noblesse, who
loved nothing better than to be drawn
through the boulegards in their grand turn
outs and hold receptions all the while, sit
ting in state in their gorgeous equippages,
would have been perfectly content to have
been transplanted from their beloved France
| to Bar Harbor, where this odd fad seems to
have become popular custom.
IL is an everyday occurrence for Mrs
| Burton Harrison of villa Sea Urcbins, {"
the famous authoress and New York society
leader, to be seen on Mount Desert avenue,
the Ocean drive or the Corniche maui,
| seated in her bamboo basket phaeton,
drawn by span of coal black steeds, COM
| pletely surrounded by parade of beautiful
turnouts. whose occupants chatter, chatter,
chatter to each other, and Mrs. Harrison in
| particular, until the new arrival looks in
vain for fire." "hght," or some sort Of
an exciting accident, only to be informed
that it is the habit for the rusticators to
| stop at the forks in the roadways and hold
these little greeting parties"
OF course the visitor smiles, and why
shouldn't he, for who ever heard Of such a
thing anywhere else. But then ex>Secretary
/ Blaine explained away all this when he said
| There is but one Bar Harbor.n
How much the best society people believe
this is proven by the rush they are 10 to get
away from their city homes and quicken to
its shores at the first burn of the July sun
beam.
For stables full OF thoroughbreds it is
safe to say the Vanderbilts, the Shepnrds,
the McMillans of Detroit, the Gurnees of
| New York, the Murchisons of Baltimore,
the Morrises OF New Orleans, the Barneys
Of Washington, the Armours of Chicago
and the Cushings of Boston take the lead
George Vanderbilt the lord of Point d'Ar-
cadie, the Bar Harbor home of the Wander
bits, is lover OF fne horses. He does not
love them from only an aesthetic stand
point, either, as is the case with most social
millionaires; he loves them for the speed
that is in them, and he chooses horse that
can never be ridiculed for his stylish holt
This information is given because all, or
nearly all, Of the swell spaus here are a
conglomeration Of looked tails, halting
gaits, shackled heads, fat bodies, silver
harnessed brutes who seem but decorated
machines, created only for show. One can
hardly see that there is anything Of the
horse about them. they are 80 envsloped in
their dress OF fashion. TIE broad three
inch harness, the fringed reins the engraved
bit succeeds In completely hiding the fea-
lures and form of the horse, and it might
really be taken for camel, with the many
humps and burdens of ugly embellishments.
But George Vanderbilt has O light oak
gig. which is gracefully set on a nickel
spring body much resembling dewy spider
web when 1t is long distance away up the
mountain side. He has also bird's-eye
| maple surrey. For fear you don't know
what a surrey is, l will tell you. 1t ID
manufactured after the fashion Of a buck
board, being made up OF a seat built on a
long fat body, underneath which ia a spring
that lightens the weight and gives an easy
swaying motion. There is an awkwardnesS
about the appearance of the surrey, but
nothing can beat it for clear, sheer comfort.
THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's landau is the pride Of
the village. He drives in this, when on his
best behavior and in company with his
mother, Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, he goes
through the boorishness OF 'calls." This
carriage has a short body, with high, broad
wheels and it seems to roll right along like
q rubber ball. Mrs. Vanderbilt, who usually
spends half the summer with her son, pre-
fers this to all his turnouts The royal
purple silken curtains are partially drawn
when she is within, for she is q modest
lady and prefers to recede from public
gaze. The soft, downy cushions are OF con-
ventional black, and they seem quite harm
less, and as one beholds them solemnly but
toned down to the seats, but il the eye ia
allowed to peek beneath those cushions
there can be found a whole relay of toilet
requisites. These come in quite handy on
the calling tours. when a puff Of powder, a
glance in mirror and brush of the stray
locks probably sets Mrs. Vanderbit's heart
at rest and makes her feel she is quite sure
all is neat and harmonious.
The Vanderbilt tally Tho coach is the envy
OF all the rusticators. 1t is their custom to
give weekly excursions up to the famous
| Green mountains There is always a
scrimmage for the top Of the coach and
only those who are steadfast and dsmure
seek the inside.
Some of the villagers assert that q special
hornblower is kept to do the footing"
The coaching parties are always given on
moonlight evenings and rarely begin be-
fore 10 or II. The trip to the tip OF the
mountain is made in a half hour, the path
being clear to the eye, through the bright
beams Of the moon. A dinner is served at
the little hotel on the summit, and the re-