The morning times., 1895-08-25

grand old river presented a picture or
animated and vivid beauty which will
remain long with the many thousands who
assisted at the brilliant events OF theday.
The Scene OF the races was one worthy
of special note, not only from its historic
interest, but the current associations and
incidents of the contest. The Analostan
boat house was par excellence the point OF
view from which to note the many shifting
features of the animated scene.
Just opposite the boat house the river
bank curves. To the right on the inshore
are the Georgetown Heights and college
to owers. To the left long line Of wharves
cuts off the view down stream so that the
foreground is set in an amphitheater, the
background OF which is the light green
flats the wooded hills, the farms and the
residences that crown the heights.
WITNESSED THE RACES.
Within this contracted space on the river
were collected about aslively a congregation
Of Graf tand people ascould wen be imagined.
The whole marine forces OF the river turned
out to do honor to the occasion, ana those
who did not fill the steamers and countless
boats thronged the shores from the boat
house as far as the eye could see, or the
finish of the races be observed.
On the iHshore there We're three places
where humanity was packed In animated
and gay confusion-the boat house, the wharf
to the left, W hich was piled high with sand,
and the next wharf which was loaded with
wood, and made more oT-lts3s comfortable
seats for the hundreds it accommodated.
To the right looking riverward the hither
shore vas Gro wded nearly to the Aqueduct
Bridge. a score or more of the most am
bilious and enthusiastic lined the top edges
of the gas Wells in the rear of the boa thuuse.
With the exception OF the cool veranda of
the Analostan's hospitable bUathouse the
| vast concourse was covered by u continuous
turtle back Of parasois and umbrellas. The
| piles of sand were not particularly inviting
! situation OF observance, but people onceouit
| literally stayed in it ankle deep, although
! there were dozen Instances in which white
| lawn dressps flowed down on this imprO-
| vised beach, those whom they 50 daintiiy
! clad making the most OF the situation.
MASS OF SMALL BOATS.
! The companion picture of the city shore
| Of the river was the River Queen, which
was anchored just opposite the boathouse
| and was filled TO its utmost capacity. The
| right, left, and front of this great point
| of social interest was simply mass of
/ small boats, most OF which contained
| parties, and were gayly decorated in the
| colors of the day-red, white, blue, and
| green, The steamer was also handsomely
decorated with full-grown national ban
| ners. A great many of the small craft
| We're fitted up with awnings, from the
! corners of which streamers in selected
| colors floated gayly, while others were
| gay with awnings made by the paTasols
! of their lady occupants. Up the river there
f-vyere III port four schOoners, which dis
| played colors III honor of the day.
| All the tugs on the river seemed to have
| taken a holiday, the Bartholdi and Mary
Washington swelled the number of ths
larger vessels, and ca tboats with swelling
| sails raced to and fro over the course
prior to the beginning of the first event
| The buoy marking flags for the start
| and finish were in a direct line with the
| River Queen and the Anaiostan boat-huuse.
| At about 3 O'Clock, the hour named for
the first event, the contest between the
Junior eights, the whole river was alive
| with the excitement and enthusiasm of a
| grand national holiday. To add to the live
| illness and pictureSqueness of the scene,
! there was stiff Southwestern, which stirred
the river into emotion like that of the
| spectators and immediate friends OF the
contending crews.
| From the wharveS and steame hundreds
| of glasses were leveled at the bra awny boys
whose graceful shells lolIed about laziIy
on the stream waiting their turn to be
| let loose like greyhounds from the leash
SOUNDED THEIR WHISTLES.
The tugs a I'D launches went up and down
making the air harshly musical with their
steam whistles, which were occasionally
| answered by a roar from enterprising
crowds which had captured a fleet Of
! scows out in the stream and held them
under the blazing sun the whole after
| noon.
The exposed rocks in the river were
also utilized 10y people who believed that
the only way to enjoy what is going on
in river is to be in it.
The decided social center OF the enthusiasm
was in the boat house of the Analostans.
This club kept open house so that although
| invitation was only by card, the rooms were
| thronged.
1t was the kind of weather that impels
the home as well as the absent summer girl
to get herself in the most distractiDgly
| beautiful of airy costumes. LightDess anT
brightness pervaded the mass OF brillian:
| coloripg on the well filled veranda. Such
dresses as these stood the crush and rush OF
the crowds to perfection.
A natty costume of pure white on a very
| pretty blonde, brown hair, gray eyes,
| Cut-away Sacque, pearl buttons, white
| straw hat with masses of red roses, p ale
| yellow paraSol which was used vigorously
for the c, A c.; another female marine
in fIowcred Suisse, heliotrope waist band.
| white hat, white pigeon tips, heiiotrope
| neck band and sash; another with Queen
| Elizabeth hair, white sailor hat with
| bright red hat band, mass of fichu and
| white lace collar, red belt, cream white
dress, white paraSol She was a Balti-
MORGAN and rooted prettily for the Ariel
| Another beauty had black hair, blue
eyes, wore white straw hat withred band,
red shoulder straps, red pointed cuffs
red belt and hat aflame with red flo wers
1t was in evidence that she was c. A. c.
BEAUTY SAW THE SPORT.
Another queenly lcokirg girl with golden
hair and blue eyes ard gold spectacief
wore tulle waist ard skirt, pure
white straw, white ostrich tips, and a whole
front of pale green lace She carried mere
ly little black fan, was rot dcmonStrative,
but very sweet and intent on the river.
Another were q yellow straw hat with
black plumes and trimmings, damas
| flowered gauze skirt ard waist ard yellow
| sash Still aEother were yellow straw
hat, with back plrmes, La France roses.