The morning times., 1895-08-04

time refusing the titles of Europe. Much of
her day is spent in the saddle, for she is a
devoted horsewomau. For a while her af-
fection wavered towards the cycle, but
when she found that there was a reflection
OF cycling fun in racing with Others on the
wheel, she went back TO the side-saddle.
She may be seen almost any fine day in
August scampering her horse along the
country roads that lead from her fathers
country seat at Long Branch.
Aud would you know how she looks,
this girl who has been gaZed upon with ap-
proving eyes by queen mothers with thrones
TO SELL She js1't much OF "a fine figure Of
woman" if you would count bulk, for she
isn't tail and she isn't fat, and her prettiness
is OF ''the light, 1.-the Sort" or SO IL was
described once by a London paper. Her
horseback dress this mouth-for OF course,
she varies it from season 10 SeaSoD-ls
black, with a white front The gown is
or the most clingiDg sort, and the front is a
pique vest, which IaperS TO point at the
waistline, where ii lies as smooth as though
ruled on the black bodice.
HaI hair, which is curly, is caught in
a great knot at the back OF her head, and
she tides a French saddle, scarcely more
than a pad upon the horses black, shining
skin. She weaIs deep red gloves, large
foI her-and loose wristed, and her collar
is SO tail and snug that heI neck has
peculiar swan movement as she Sits far
back upon the horse while he stretches him
self for the gallop. This is the young
woman who has been accused of matching
her habit to her horse, or the horse to the
habit at times.
There is Leiter-Curzon equestrian dress,
which is fashionable on this side of the
water now. Itdoesn'td differvery materially
from others in outside details, as all riding
gowns must be about alike, but it has
itsfeatuTes. One is very broad stiff cuff,
so that short one-buttoned gloves may be
worn like mans driving gloves. This
allows n splendid wrist movement, and
another feature is a full skirt around the
bodice which relieves the very plain trying
look from the rear OF n horseback rider.
There was a bicycle and horse race, a
real race, above Central p ark the other day.
There were no timekeepers and not many
spectators, but the race was run at good
speed. The racers were a party or women
who had Iun back to the city for a day TO
obtaindIessesa at the costumersfor summer
ShakespeaIian ball upon country house
lawn: and, being IN town and finding the
weather cool, they decided it would be
.laIky'' 10 take the old drive out Riverside
past Grants tomb.
RACE IN CENTRAL PARK.
Some laughingly selected street hansoms
and others took horses from the home
stables, while not a few, who never go
anywhere without their wheels, had cycles
on hand And so the lace came off. The
cyclists, as a majority, won, though there
was one Iider, beautiful woman in
dull crimson bodice and black skirt, with
straw hat and crimson band, who galloped
away from the others like Domino in
sprint race.
Miss Louise McAllister, the daughter
OF Ward, who is becoming something OF
a leader now herself, is famous Newport
bicycle racer, often testing her wheel
with the horseback mounts OF her COM
panions. This young woman always wheels
when riding parties are planned, and, of
course, tie champion. Miss Fair, wheels
alongside her. The Misses Calvin BriCe
elected TO go on horseback recently. 1t
was Ito give the horses an airing" they
said. Yet ii was noticed that they rode
swiftly and Wei, as though used to the
saddle, and that they were able TO give
a hot chase to their brother and Miss
Fair, who We're doing a deal OF confiden-
tial talking as they rode their wheels side
by side. The Brice riding habit is deep
brown, with eCru front and white vest,
the utmost simplicity being shown in
the cut and fit Both LYDIA and Celeste
Eustis wear straw sailors for morning
riding.
1t would be strange were the rides TO
hounds TO be managed In the fall with
cycles contesting speed with the horses.
But there viii have to be better plan
OF field before much can be done, unless
the trail lies over a beaten track. AT all
events, new impetus is given to the sport
OF cycling Dy this introduction Of the
society amusement of matching horse
and cycle, and if the neglected horse gets
nd ff1 f,a1f Of nd hp
belle shows an additional rose upon her
cheeks. ii cannot be voted other than a
success of the summer.
HELEN WARD.