New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CHAT OF THE SEASON.
THE CAREFUL YOUNG UNCERTAINTIES WASH
INGT0N wOMAN-TALKING TO HORSES
NOTES ON THE FASHIONS.

A young Enclishman recently arrived IN America
was accosted with great cordality In the street by
gentlemanly looking young man VINO came up 10
him with outstretched hand ana peamhg lace
Hello" he said pleasantly; "Giad 10 sec you over
here 1t is a GOOD while since we were In Elton TO-
gether."
Tho other drew himself up stifhy. al think not"
no sod smplv looking his lnterlocutor full in the
face and tho latter retired apparently quite abashed
GI fancy I had the best Of him there" chuckcd
the young Briton he described his encounter lew
minutes later at the club. 81 was warned about
those confidence chaps before came over. and ]
na,tcr myself am quite up to their dodge" BIT
that evening as he received very stiff. constrained
ra.t,nc from the eldest OF Mrs. Schuyler Knicker
hocker with whom he dining. he realized 1t would
have been better to be less suspicious and more
friendly.
The Washington woman. who Is often not a Wash
ington woman, Is not easily classed. Into the
social life OF the capital enter the elements that are
rot to be found In any Of our other citeshe dplO-
matte and the political. AS result OF the first Of
these elements the social dame. be she transient or
otherwise cuvates foreign languages. The brightest
Of American women seems stupid in the presence of a
less closer but more accomplished friend who con-
verses easily In their native tongues with the repre-
sentatives from abroad.
More entertaining however to the spectator Is the
effect Of the political element Political influence is
excellent proof Of her attractions II she pos
sesses 1t, and is wise, the fact remains secret.
But there is something delightfully."- naive about the
pretty who asserts with confidence i hatter
myself have influence enough to prevent that man
from getting what he wants. I've not forgotten his
rudeness to me-" Or, " DO you know Mr. NJ owes MS
appointment TO me? At dinner the other night l
cat next to the Secretary OF State told him what an
able man NJ was, and that he was just the per
son for that place The secretary was so NICE SAID ne
thought he would accept my advice, ana the very
next day the notice Of Ms appointment was In the
papers," and the pretty woman with triumphant TOSS
of her little head and an air Of conquest drops into
O chair beside some weknown senator or Capme'
member. toward whom she turns her winning smiles.
"There is nothing that horses are so fond OF as OF
being talked to-" said clubman the other day-ohc
who knows all about the animals be was discussing
$50 we'll known is this that in the Austrian cavalry
and In several other armies OF Europe. the soldiers
have strict orders to enter the stalls WITHOUT
speaking few words to the naGs had often en-
deavored impress this fact upon my colored groom
very bright and unusually intelligent lad who
whenever / told him to talk to my horses, would
invariably laugh sheepishly, convinced that l was
making fun of him. TIE other evening, after taking
one OF our friends to the station he was driving
home leisurely in a rather mellow mood. when sud
denly my recommendation on the subject OF talking
to the horses occurred to him, and without thinking
driving as follows: "Wel, Pompey old boy. do you
remember the name OF the man used to own You In
Texas7. / do not know whether the word "Texas ,
aroused memories in the breast OF the pony but tile
fact remains that he stopped short turned his head
round and whinned at Dawson-that is the lads
name Baaam certainly not more astonished
when his donkey addressed him than was Dawson,
Who with a cry of " Jee-rusalem Great ScOtt Hey
what's the matter with you, Pompey, you crazy 2"
Jumped out OF the carriage and ran 10 the pony's
head convinced that either he himself or the horse
had become bewitched. SO startled was he by the
horses utterance that it was quite two or three
minutes before he could recover his equanimity suf
fciently to mount the box once more and to resume
his drive home-now talking all the way with the
pony, who ever and again whnnied in reply. Since
then my horses and this particular attendant have
become infinitely better friends; and the groom is
delighted to have found at least two creatures who
appreciate his jokes.
"while on this subject he went on, "let me give
you an nfallible cure for a baking horse, which,
moreover will have the advantage of diminishing
much of the beating and other kinds of cruelty to
which the animals are subjected by people ignorant
OF the true character Of this kind OF equine hysteria
There Is nothing to do to take up handful OF
ashes or dustin preference ashes-and opening the
horses mouth WIDE to put the ashes or dust as Tar
back as possible down his throat The horse will, in
his endeavor TO get rid OF the foreign substance.
forget all about baking, and will, without thinking
Of it, go forward without the slightest whipping or
other methods Of forcible persuasion
The Earl and Countess OF Craven spent few days
OF their honeymoon at a hotel in Httsburg, where,
1t is sad their presence attracted not much attention
"The Bulletin Of that town says that 4" the few
guests OF the hotel who them however, thought
the seventeen yearold bride looked very young and
fresh and sweet. and would be quite ornament to
the list Of New-York women who have gone to
swell the ranks of Anglo American peeresses. When
she donned her costume de voyage and stepped
in the lift at the hotel and thence to the carriage
in waiting, she looked very smart and fetching and
q countess indeed"
practical Chicago woman heard to deliver
small lecture 10 divers Washington friends the
subject Of the proper garments to wear in her
uncomfortable city. She is thus quoted by Kate
Fields Washington: You don't need any medium
things at all, because we never have any medium
weather In Chicago. You want few thin ones. and
all the wraps you own On hot day at the Fair
grounds you will as little clothing
venfionality permits. II you to get home in the
middle OF the afternoon you may trust the weather
implicitly II you are going to be out til O'Clock
you want to take your seaskin coat have never
yet found wrap that too heavy when the
breeze blew in from the lake. Get a special pair
OF soft yellow shoes for the Fair, and get them at
least size and half too large. The Chicago foot
Is climatic development from which the longest
Southern pedigree will not protect YOU"
- started out the other day to buy me fetching
nat lot the summer said QuorGam beauty and
belle who for several years has been f. mourning.
But found nothing that suited me at all. tried
on one model after another at the various establish
ments, and nothing seemed appropriate my style.
d" What Is the matter with the fashions OF the day
that they are so unbccomngp exclaimed. Il used
TO be SO easily suitedv and then ii suddenly came
over me with a sort Of shiver that It was not The
millinery that was in fault, but that had grown
old ard passee and the frtsi tnts and delicate
flowers became me no longer as they used to do. |
suppose If ! had been in colors the change would
have been SO gradual that would not have noticed
It. but must confess II unpleasant revelation.
Ny pride was destined TO have stil another shock
that day; for at my dreSsmakess, where returned
dress that did not fl me In the back said rather