New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-15
HOME AND SOCIETY.
FASHION AND TIE HORSE.
many or An INTERNA TIONAL ENGAGEMENT
THE BOSTON GIRI-FEENCH GoWNS-N
GERMAN PRINCESS.


THE BOSTON GIRL-FEENCH GowNs-A
GERMAN PRINCESS.
4. November approaches bringing with IL 'he
- ro,ular Horse Show. which has become SUI"
~ ,mnortant event in fashionable circies' sooie'S
becomes all agog once more over na''e'' 'io'-",
"a the stables are visited and the stud criuc'seu
o.. orewed interest. Since this modern apotheos's
~ ,ho horse the old-fashioned stable arrangements
have been completely changed ana the "'0",
ure ventilation comfort ana even t''e ,,
eide Of the modern housing of this "iilehu u MOI
ore as much considered by fashionable peoiie do 9"
those OF their own dwellings. There are ie" p,'
A. s,ehts after all. than well-kept stap'' an" "
voc become quite 1.-THE regular thing at many
country places to have everything Ill WV" ,.,
sunday review, when the master ana i'''S"' '
,hor GUESTS visit the premises to admire the Niou'
scor,ing minutae which the head coachri"" ' 10
subordnates have taken great PRIDE III al ~
r.. yvell-made stencils of party coloIed SINUS wa VIC
freshly scrubbed floor of the coach'o''' 1870
senting a coach and four. tandems, poP
etc : the neatly made straw mats win INN p ,u
horders Of red and yellow straw before ea0" s'''
~. S,,tuuv kent harness ROOM with its glitter
,rc array of FURNISHED bits stirrups' sl'ei anu
Gilt mountings and shining leathers' II, ga
nets around the wall, and the cheeIy m,'ie '.e 80
the pretty brick fireplace. where Ill o'''ii' -
afternoons Milady sometimes has Tea sei',u M
the very sporty" people who Ike 10 inner i" ''e
~hhorbood of their beloved favorites ana VINO can
And abundant entertainment In the morse i''ia.u'e
spread on various little taples-ai ''oe . e
heautfy the stable of to-day. AS Tor 'he s'enC"
pictures and mat-weaving, some Oh '"eso 'D
r,,o,. are really wonderfully clever, and snow not
,,,,,. ahu,,v in their art. Many of the mats are
ramarksblv good in design. and even the s'ehcHs
give scope for a clever arrangement Vi 'o
Of the most promising young artis's III d ei'","
summer art school began his career III MI
well-known stables
To some American girls foreigner Is ui "ie
s,stible attraction and not Few unfortunate ,i"
riaRes are made in haste to be repehteo at ie''ue
Nth exceeding bitterness. OF course there are eX-
c.ntions but the happy alliances are not uhder us
,rs.,on now few weeks acquaintance an ur-
nroven title or a high-sounding name ana many
~ our Young countrywomen ind that 'hey nave
yi.ked all and gained nothing. The loiowins ""e
experience and fortunate escape OF dazzeu SPIN
ster in good society may serve as an illustrator
- 49,. dorgers of hastily contracted engagements,
.,.,o,cb u is hardly to be hoped that II VIII DE
taken as a warning. Moths Will continue 10 hu''ei
around a candle, Notwithstanding that lhhuiiei"
Mo wings have been singed, and lives nave peeh
lost. since time immemoria Not very iohs "so
a Young Englishman Of exceptionally good address,
ouort family and attractive appearance
hrouqht letters to an American gentleman who'
after the manner of his kind, when foreigner
ha. been commended in the orthodox 1ashloh put
hin, I'D at his club introduced him to his 1rlenus
nd mn
places where the pair were received with par u'ui"
hosnitality the eldest daughter Of the house. VINO
was decidedly elderly seemed to every one sur
rri.e to be the attraction; and the aHalr cuiii-
mated with such rapidty that fortnight AFTER the
first introduction the American was astouhoeo
~ he invited to act best man by the young
r,~,shnan The latter seemed completely in
fatuated with Miss -, to the undisgulsed sur
prise Of her friends, while she on her part was III
the seventh heaven Of happiness Vaguev sus
nicious of something wrong, and although uhapie
even to formulate a suspicion, feeling himself more
or less responsible for the introduction, Mr. --
concluded to cable to the friends Of the prospec-
t,v. bridegroom, who announced that he DID not
propose acquainting his people with MS hteh-
lions The answer came back promptly inquire
IA to sanity, consult expert Delay marriage
with the connivance OF the parents or the young
,aav who were rather alarmed at the sudden pro-
rosal and eccentric lovemaking Of their proposed
aon.n.law q specialist was called In, ana uhoer
the sembiance Of friendly visit made an e1ain
nation He concluded that the young man was
Radically insane The fact was sadly proven a
6ev weeks later. when, acting on the instructions
~ The family who had been Informed OF the dag
xoeas Dr. accompanied his young pa
X.ent to Engand-for by this time the
Imntoms had rapidly developed themselves,
ID 1t was deemed unsafe that he should
aks the voyage alone ABOUT nan nan
Sny across the ocean. the doctor woke up one
morning to find the opposite berth empty and
hurrying up on deck. he was just in time to see
the now raving maniac leap over the side OF the
vessel In spite OF all that could De zone 10 save
him he was drowned. 1t appeared afterward that
insanity was In the family but in the case OF TINS
Unfortunate youth 1t had never actually developed
until his American visit, although his relatives
feared that II might be latent The AFFAIR at the
time created not little gossip, as all OF the par
ties were very we'll known socially; but like all
other nine days wonders it has been forgotten
nf
There was as It happened, a representative IRON
almost every other important city In the Unior
in Mrs. Mayberry's house party. but there was nc
Boston girl there. The Adonis OF the party
who belonged to New-York-said, when this wa!
mentioned, that all Boston girls were more or less
priggish by nature, not TO mention their peint
sticks by education. Moreover they were a kind o.
damper on everything that was going on ah'
made people all uncomfortable by always inqur
ing IL II was the proper thing TO do" Then the!
brought a literary tone with them whch wa
most depressing and wanted somebody to rea(
aloud Emerson Schopenhauer, so as to improV
everybodys mind Another man amused the part.
by repeating his experiences with dinerent los
ton girls. He said that he led the german Will
one once and she asked him what he though
about "esoteric Buddhism" and II he believed
in the "transmigration OF souls" He tod her Una
his thoughts upon the former subject were TO-
deep for adequate expression, but he assured ne
that he believed In the transmlsiauoh oi Souia'
she would let him spsll 1t SOLE as he had just ha
new pair OF patent leather pumps stolen an
would Ike very much to know in which direction
they had migrated. After that his partner iron
the Hub" hardly deignes TO speak to him. so dis
Eusted was she by this hippancy. her only reJoinde
being that puns were not considered very sle
waited kind OF wit in Boston.
This anecdote complete IN It's way Una
nobody in the group amid the palms In the verah
da could think of anything better for some time
During the pause which followed In which every
body was trying TO make up something starr
ling Mrs. Mayberry out TO announce ina
che expected new arrival. "She is charmih