El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-04
\ KENTUCKY RABBIT HUNT.
All Sorts of Costumes and Horses
Are Used.
\ Sturdy Disregard of All Considera-
lions of FOrm-FSiding Crops Are
Never Used, But Whips Are
Carried.

| Never Used But W hips Are
Carried.
The men are dressed as they please
the ladies "a they please. English
blood gets expression, as usual. in in
| dependence absolute. There is a sturdy
! disregard of all considerations of form
| some men wear Ieggings. some high
| boots; a few have brown shoOting-coats.
Most of them ride with the heel low
and the toes turned according to tenn
permanent. The southern woman's long
ridin"-skirt has happily been laid aside.
These young Dianas wear the usual
habit: only the hat is derby. "a cap.
OmCtimeS a beaver with white veil.
or tam-o' shanter that has slipped
Gown behind and left a frank bare head
of shining hair. They hold the reins in
either hand. and not a crop is to be
seen. There arc plenty of iding-whips,
however, and sometimes one runs up
The back of some girls right arm; for
that i the old-fashioned position for
the whip when riding in form. On n
trip like this. however, everybody rides
to please his fancy, and rides anywhere
but off his horse.
The men are sturdy country youths
who in a few years will make good
types of the beef-eating young English
squire-sunburned fellows with big
frames, open faces, fearless eyes, and a
manner that is easy. cordial, kindly, in
dependent. The girls are midway be
tween the types of brunette and blond,
with :, leaning towards the latter type.
The extreme brunette is rs rare a $ is the
uuloveIv blond. whom Oliver Wendell
1
sister with locks that have caught the
light of he sun. Radiant with freshness
these girls are and with good health and
strength; round of figure. clear of eye
and skin. spirited, soft OF voice and
slow of speech.
There is one man on Il sOrrel mule
He is the host back at the big farm
house. and he has given up every horse
he has to guests. One of the girls has
d broad white girth running all the
way around both horse and saddle. Her
habit is the most stylish in the field:
lie has lived year i'm Washington.
perhaps. and has had a finishing touch
nj fashionable school in New York.
Near her i a Young fellow on Il black
1 horOughhrcd-a graduate. perhaps. Of
) ale or Princeton. They rarely put on
airs. couples like these. when they
ONE back home. but drop quietly into
heir old places ,,ith friends and kin
itrcd. From respect - local prejudice.
which has hearty contempt for any
hing that is not carried for actual use.
she has left her ridin@-crop at home.
lie has let his crinkled Black haIr grow
rather long. and has covered it with 4
black SLOUGH hat.
Contact with the outer world has made
, difference, however, and it is enough 1
Ia create y strong bond of sympathy
between these t,yn. and to cause trouble
between courtrN-i.rva Phyllis. Il plump.
iaril-cycd. hare-heade0 @ir,. who rides |
pony that * trained to the hunt. as |
many of the horscs re. and young |
Farmer CorydoI. who iS near her on |
an irOn-gray. Indeed, mischief i brew |
NO among those four vt brisk walk |
he line moves across the field. tie cap |
ain at each end yelling to the men |
,nIy the men, for no woman is ever |
rnVwhere but where She ought to be |
"a q southern hunting keep it |
-traigiIt.
"BIly!" shouts The captain with the
mighty voice, II fine ,on ten dollars"
The slouch hat and the white girth are
agging behind. It i a lovers quarrel.
md the girl looks a little flushed.
y hilc Phyllis watches. smiling. But |
.ou can compromise with me" adds
he captain. and a jolly laugh runs
Town the line. Now comes a rebel
ell" Somewhere along the line
iUrsc leaps forward. Other horses
ump too; everybody yeIlS: and every
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