The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25

| tive vachtswoman of America, has the
| dull coioring OF the sea. Her hair has
! taken the bronze tinge or the sun on
the waves. and her face is as brownish
| red as the water when the sun kisses
| Il good night Her hands, strong ana
perfect as the traditional hand OF the
| blue-blood. are brown, and there are
suspicious looking hard spots upon the
palm that suggest a hand upon a rope
now and then.
Living upon a racing yacht like the
Defender may be a great honor, but 1t
! is not the most luxurious thing In the
! world 10 do. 4 woman who has had
| her own dressing room. her own break
| fast-rOOm her own boudo-r ana TWO
maids to wait on ner must be IN love
with yachting when sne can give up
all for n cabin that answers the pur-
poses OF dressing and sleeping room and
a mess-room that Is not designed for
| dainty guests.
stories are told OF Mrs. Iselin's enthu-
siasm. She so dearly loves Defender!
Her eyes have a soft look when she
elancos at the white sails that are TO
work for the cup. and she Is more en-
ifusiastic I'm showing of its beauties
than In exhibiting the town and coun-
try houses OF which she and Mr.. lselin
have dozen or more.
Of ladies'. II was just after trial spin
OF the Defender and all furniture was
taken Off the boat to tighten II.
go TO land quickly. Ollie" she said
TO her husband. "and get some furniture
They will not think the Defender is a
fine boat IL they have TO sit on the ropes
as we do"
To shore Mr.. Iselin went, returning
with a load OF light furniture for the
yacht, so that all were comfortable.
Mrs. Iselin herself sat upon the ropes,
for she has rested upon them so much
that she forgets when she is doing il,
and she drops down upon them as COM
fortably as though lounging in a steamer
chair on a ysranda.
THOSE DUNBAvrS GIRIs.
The daughters Of Lord Dunraven are
always aboard in the cip races, and
they love the boat, and like 10 watch
its management. But 1t may be said OK
them as OF the Light Brigade:
But in the case of Mrs. lselin IL is
Theirs not TO make reply;
Theirs not TO ask the reason why
hers both to make reply ana TO reason
why, and Mr.. Iscin, splendid, fair-mind-
ed fellow that the is listens to her. re-
spects her and feels that his wife's clever
ness can be ably mated 20 scientific yacht
work.
II the people of this country knew
how. closely their precious cup IS held
IN Tie hands Of a woman, ana IT tney
knew how much she viii have 10 do
with the future Of the cup-the losing
OF it or the keeping OF it-they would
be astonished Mrs. lselin may or may
not be a 'womans rights woman" but
she is being intrusted with a very pre-
ciOus piece OF sea-faring material
If IL would be any added feather IN
the yachting cap OF this lady II might
be told how she and her husband. after
this race is over. are going 10 England
10 do a little racing with the Britannia
and TO dine with the Prince and Prin-
cess But this is not a novelty for Mrs
Iselin. The Prince knows her. so does
the young Car. In fact. the latter great
" admired her when touring it In this
country; and, as for the Princess, she
has always enjoyed Hope Goddard's
society ever since that young woman
was a small girl going TO Europe for
her French and her recreation.
Mrs. Iselin yachts In the almost any
thing" Of the true yachtswoman. she
has a dozen yachting dresses. All her
wardrobe is planned for the sea; and
the poor pony who used 70 be her pet
and fad stands sadly IN her stable and
| is ridden by Mrs Iselins relatives. A
person cannot have two hobbies at once
and ride them both at the same time
when one hobby Is on land and another
on the sea.
WANTED KEEL BOAT.
/ IL would be idle 20 try 20 tell which
| are the points Of the new Defender
which Mrs Iselin has Influenced. IL was
she who insisted upon a keel boat. II
was she who thought OF panelling the
/ rooms with silk to tighten weight. 1t
was she who planned certain peculiarl-
| ties Of the sails and-so they say-she who
| fed broken hearted 10 the cabin the day
Defender broke her gearing 10 sob her
self sick until assured that IL could be
repaired with steel TO be stronger than
at first.
Mrs. Iselin is one OF the few so-called
| beautiful women" who are really beau
tiful. Her photographs do not do her
full justice. Her colOring out OF yacht
ing season is as clear as Dresden work,
I and I'm figure, manner ard speech she Is
admirable.
IL Our greatest yachtswoman" has
the pleasure of claiming the cup for her
husbands boat IL Will be a triumph foI