Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05

10 the feminine portion Of swelldom. The
sleigh-makers are clever, for they bring
out new style each winter. and it differs
so much from the style of the previous
year that no alteration or the old sleigh
viii make IL pass for the new-fangled
affair. The head OF the fashionable family
would be content TO ride in the 1SS4-'s0
sleigh, or. for that matter. the lsSi-'S5
sleigh. but the women-never. They feel
that II might jeopardize their standing,
risk not TO be thought Of.
Since the first Of last November. in
every fashionable stable In town there
has been stored a fine sleighing outfit
costing anywhere from 500 to $1,000, and
in most cases nearer the latter figure
than the former
FANCY SLEIGHS THE FAD.
Fancy designs In seighs is the fad this
year, the fancier the better The swan
shaped sleigh is the most popular design
because 1t admits OF any amount OF orna-
mentation and coloring.
The finest swan-sleigh In town is that
owned by Charles r. Bates, better
known as Fatty" Bates. who annually
carries Off more prizes at the Horse Show
than any one else. Mr.. Bates sets the
style for the rest OF New York i'm every
thing pertaining to horses, harness, and
carriages. His one great regret in life
Ia that he is too heavy TO ride He has
owned. perhaps, more than a thousand
high-class horses in the fast ten years.
but has never found one that would will
ingly carry him. He has an abundance
OF money, and he augments his income
by selling horses to his fashionable
friends. Fatty Bates really knows
a good deal about a horse and whenever
any OF the young bloods want to invest
In horsefiesh they always get Fatty TO
assist them.
Mr.. Bates's swan sleigh Is a wonder.
Between the body and the runners there
are all kinds of carved reptiles and Gu
rious beasts. The dashboard is made
unusually high. for the double purpose OF
unique ornamentation and to protect the
faces Of the passengers from the snow
thrown by the hoofs of the horses. a
tiger perched on a high seat In the rear
does the driving. The reins run through
sterling silver prongS fastened on the
back
The dashboard is surmounted by the
carved head of some legendary beast, and
down each side runs a heavy e6ging of
fur The body of the sleigh is white. Mr..
Bates has pair Of black and white hack
neys to 60 with the sleigh, and all he
wants Is a heavy snowfall TO astonish the
N.
slelghbels made. and is disappointed be-
cause the jingle Is no sweeter than mat
OF the ordinary ones.
MRS. TALLER A CLEVER WHIP.
Mrs. II. Suffern Taller has the finest
Kleighing outfit OF any woman In town.
She has an advantage over the other
smart women who aspire to shine IN the
borsey set. because her husband Is recog-
nized as the finest amateur Tour IN manu-
driver in the country, ana her ia'nei,
Pierre Lorillard, is famous the worlo over
as O horseman. -.
Mrs. Taller has three horses, TWO ches'-
nuts and a gray. which have been Trained
,o travel abreast In the Russian Iasnlon'
A Russian sleigh she imported ias' , lai''
,ose,ber with a Russian driver ana loot
nan The driver win be used Tor orna
,rertal purposes only. because MIS-.
,rat,a- e. an experienced whip and would
rather trust the handling OF spirited
sa.,,, IN herself than TO any one else she
A. about the only woman III the smart
"a, who can drive three horses one mar
MESSED as a leader. and two as wheeieis'
a feat much more difhcuit 'han 'ne ma
asement of four horses hitcheo '"o anu
two. .t, ~ the first
nor,,r,tv 10 astonish the city by drN-
TO- four horses to a sleigh, fashiohea
something like the top of four-in-nanu
coach. The idea Is his own. Ihere are
are five cross-seats. three or when hoia
four passengers. MIR. Gould viii do the
driving, and Mrs. Gould VIII sit next him
In the back seat. The nth seat VIII De
given up to the grooms.
MIR. Gould had the sleigh built In the
4. hope that he could take a party up TO
the Gould Tarrytown residence. have
dance there at night. ana return TO town
the next day. AS soon as Jack Frost
makes the scheme feasible 1t will be
dcua
THE HoRsELEss SLEIGH.
Jack Aston has been raeking his brains
OF late, according to some OF his friends.
trying to turn out horseless sleigh.
Just how the task will be accomplished
is a mystery. II 10 comparatively easy
90 get something TO make the wheels
10 round. but 10 create something TO
mako things glide Is the problem which
troubles tho Aston brain. I.ecently Dir.