Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-15
REAL LIFE IN DIXIE.
VlaolNlANs ARE NOT SURPASSED As
FEhHLesS RIDERS.


sklii rs Successful nor.cmon why
southern women Atc Graceful.
The bold and dashing horsemansbin
displayed ~ the Lccs and Ashbys. by
jackson. si'war. Mosly and othoia who
wofc the leading spirits of the Confcd.
crate cavalry service during the late
war excited the wonder aud admiration
even oi their encmios. Hnd dovulouod the
fnci that the Nirginims arc hy nature
the most accomplished and fearless ridon
On American soil
Turner Ashby. ihe flower Of the Vir.
ginin tro1pifs. who was cut oil IN the
prime OF manhood. was porhnps the
finest type Of courage aud manly gucl
in tha. branch 81 tho Confederate aorv-
iyo, and bio name today is 70 synonym
Tor chiyulry va 'he south As People
tic Nirgni1ns are Inclined 20 ontdoO.
life, tn whom the gacul % physical
culture come as easy and atuns Inherent
In chem as tluir own charming and
warm hcni,cd hospitality. The youth
Of the Old Dominion who eau vi sad.
die In los chase, couch true lance In
a tournament aud take tive rail fence
IN a stoeple race commands the respect
Of his follows aud holds prior lien
upon the neart Of the llircst girl In hts
noighhurhuod
Nowhere ne the south today can be-
seen moro splaudil exhibitions OF tho
bona tide t1s hunt. th. ODD irnc tomua
mcut ANA cross country riding than are
gwen by thu inhabitants OF little town
called Warru,'n "a Piedmont Va.
situated among tho foothills Ut the nlro
Ridge range Ut mountains M the midst
Of bedunful pastoral region, which Is
chiefly Devoted 90 stock rinug gnd
largely inhabited hv the h T.. VS. of
the old regime and their descendant.
who have recovered IRON tho financial
and social distreve- uccasiOned 10y the
loss q, their Slaves, aud nro ROWING
many OF those delightful customs aud
pasiimu which formerly prevailed
among Thorn and rendered southern lite
70 unique aui enjoyable
Historic SECTION.
Here It wus tllHt Ashhy ind Mosby
were reared and had their h0mc., all
the latlyr made this romantic country
Of hill and dHlo of strHm aud wood
land, ihe scene, 81 Those duuug raids
which $50 crippled Go, northern forces
WHOM operating iu that section Of TIE
state. amt gained tor him the fobrquct
at guerrilla
The mitlo, of Manassas md Bull Run
were fought only twenty miles away.
where the n,ilnt boy soldier Quincy
Mari was thy iri 10 l1,o his iiiu ON
the Confederate side. McDpWcll's
splendid army 10000 strong. cUmpHd
within tho Limits. of the ptc,ty village
and were No touched by the nobility
OF thr women. whose huWes. had been
appropriated and turned into hospitals.
that tuey icft its quiet precincts m.
hunnrd aud ita inhabitants unmolrstcl
II Is not remarkable then that q people
who before the war wcr, fond of tho
chase and during tAe four years and
more Of that bloody conflict literally
lived a. the saddle should he tho ridI.a
and mafdluen that they are to-day and
hnvo u pohchant tor thu sports Of the
field
The summer IN that country Is tho
season Tor tournaments. " muh are CON
Quoted with al the pomp aud military
mock Of a ioust IN the days OF "Murrio
Eugbnd. when chiyalry had its seat ia
tho hearts Of men mud inspired Thorn TO
deeds Of romWuc yulor.
Young unmarried mon only are quail.
led to enter the lists Of these tourua.
uicuta tor tho huunr of browning 'thc
queen ~ love and beauty" Thry us.
sumo titles Tor tho occasion which aro
suggestive OF kuIghthood and are sup
posed 90 ride fof the woman who rel .lH
ovcr tluir affections rad might bv tc-
gatdyd Us "a possible bride.
= PICTURESQUE sCENE.
The picturesque costumes Of tho con.
tc,tauts, thoir gayly cnparisoned stocd..
the silver tuugued orator aud his gran.
eloquent charge 20 thclmights, the iu-
SEPARATION ur tho fair spectators whose
hearts palpitntc with expectancy. the
bearing un ot the victorious ring ANA
tho old fashioned coronation blll that
follows NJ night. which opens with tho
address NJ tho hero OF tho DAY and the
rrowulug Of the queen and her maids Of
AH'f"'s Wv AAAN9 hl lllN IhNAA h'ls anu
the ginud finale In which the assembled
company, young aud DID unto in that
Jolly dance OF tho 0idon timo--tha Nir.
glnia rcol-:orm u picture OF social life
that recalls the manners unl auusc-
mcnts which were common to tho south
thirty years ago. but were wiped ont
md forgotten through the war 10 well
as the men,
The women Of Virginia are distin-
gulshed Tor thOir hoIeomanslp, uul
many OF them ride like ccnmu-s before
they got ont OF short dresses In the fan
OF the year they can DO seen riding
ncross the country unattended, aud tra-
quoutly participate with thor husbands,
brothers and boaux In the oxcitemeuts
OF the chase, The Virgiui, girl is gen.
orally conceded to DO charming under
any circumstance Lut when she as.
sumls her riding habit and mounts Into
the saddle she IL an outdoor picture VI
grHge and health ihnt has no replica iu
tho gallery Of uAtmo'- Chicago Tribune,
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