Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-30
FAIR HORSEBACK RIDERS
Now Take to the Soft Country Roads
at Early Morn.
THE CORRECT RIDING HABITS
That Are Seen In Central Park, mt
Tuxedo and Other Swell summer
Resorts Fully Described.

Sing, ridlng's joyl For me ride"
Browning.
Tuxedo-and what a delightful place
Il Isl A morning canter through this
carefully nurtured park reminds one OF
Rotten Row and It's regular attendants
Or cavalcades of riders.
The freshness Of the air. the leafy
shade of the trees. the soft calling Of
birds. all tempt one to an break
last constitutional at surprisingly
early hour; before the sun peeps brightly
over the tree tops, the long stretch
OF turf is thlckly dotted with eques-
TRANS In all manner of toggery. with
here and there a brilliantly dressed
groom as a set-off to the dark riding
habits.
How 1t sharpens the appetite, this
swift trot over the yielding sod, the
hoof beats sounding far or the dew,
hanging so heavily stlll on shrub and
tree, glistens as we pass, and we think
OF the newly fallen snow when the
moon lies shining upon it, Away down
the road, through tiny break In the
mass of greenery a gable OF a friends
cottage appears, and visions Of hot rolls
and steaming coffee makes US quicken
our pace.
But on this morning of mornings Of
which | write, from my vine-covered
balcony / have viewed a fascinating
display of fair riders, which only goes
10 show that the cycle has not wholly
"cut out" the fiery steed. Fully an
hour ago. young Gotham belle, whose
fame is world wide, sped by on her
black horse. Flame. He was rightly
named. for he literally breathed flame
from his steamlng nostrils, and struck
II from the stones Mt his Feet. He
swung along with graceful hlgh-knee
action, that sent the riders body sway
ing to and fro.
I watched her until she turned in at
the gate. where the two bronze lions
sleep. and 1t seemed as II half the
morning sunshine went with her
She was young. petite and blonde
with skin like baby's and the eyes
q cherub, and she was gowned
n soft shade OF snuff-brown melton
very rich and heavy, like a gentle
mans coat.
Her habit was Of the most perfect
tnish. and cost more than many Of her
-ainty dancing frpcks; but then the
allors are so eNorbltant. and one Is
ilways 50 more than willing to pay
tna price.
The skirt was flowing. and finished
~ q deep hem faced with leather to
rive It weicht: Il chung tenderly to the
perfect hips. falling in long sweeping
f0lds at the back and sides over
lither hip falls short strap Of brown
Father, which Is buttoued TO u shorter
trap on the foot OF the skirt when Il Is
necessary TO lift 1t for walking. thus
doing away with any undue weight.
The tiny Jacket was beautifully
Nodded and buttoned smgly down the
'front.' with small bone buttons. on
which were engraved a tiny likeness Of
Flame.
II WAS beautifully lined with glossy
white satin, and the seams all bound
with yellow; n standing military collar
fnlshed the neck.
The sleeves were but slightly full
az the top, and fitted the lower arms
snngly, where appeared speck OF
shining linen cuff and deeply yellow
gos-skin gloves, heavily stitched with
black
A jaunty breast pocket Is the re-
ceptacle for her wee bit Of cambric;
az her side bangles n richly chased
Silver flask, an ornament which has
already proven itself a most worthy
Trend in case OF accident. one day
during a gallop through Central Park
Flame stepped on Il pebble, laming his
ankle body. In the sudden luruh he
gave she was thrown from her seat
and though not injured, was terribly
Shaken. II fwas then that William
found the tiny flask n most useful Or
lament a modest top hat, tied about
With a soft veil of thinnest chiffon,
flnged with black, set Jauntily IN her
/ sNhvM HtGus ulluAfHtAAil arr tAute-
irian tights OF snufi-hrown silk, and
The sauciest calf-slsin top boots II was
ever woman's lot TO own.
Her stick is OF blackthorn. and
capped with silver.
In London groom Is dispensed with
on all ordinary occasions (much as our
Young buds are dispensing with their
enaperones at small dinner dances),
M the American girl is not slow TO
follow in their wake.
EhaR 10 h..Nsr d
form to ride unattended by ones
N9om. Now he Is seen only at inter-
tak, and then only when the prancing
hafesiiesh is not to be trusted.
one Of the most correct forms ana
ene adopted long ago by an aristocratio
New York family, is to cloak the stall
rart groom in bun. "snickers," froek
soat, with it's wealth of brass buttons
Searing the crest Of the house, high tpp
eoets, with vnrps OF patent leatnsi.
iop hat OF shining black, and gloves
lminaculately white. one OF the newly
fch' aspirants to swelldom has Affect
= scarlet. the color belonging exclu-
Nelf 10 the British royal family Vt
selrSe there Is no law against H. yet
~ the English look upon u with the
1lrost disfavor. The only English
eseling parsonage who has had the
rlpnlery 10 dare this has been the
rssnen ambassador. the Baron ae
ttorcel, which fact has given rise 70
ne haberdashers are showing much
II y Interesting In the way Of neck
80 Tor equestrians. The many hton
rlrrs as well as the Essex, are unca
~. and occasionally one sees one OF
hroad turnover collars, which arc
-Js 50 indisputahly becoming. The
~ form In ties Is the tiny bow OF
nhen a Whlts duck vest Is