The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-11-14
SEDAN CHAIRS IN FAVOR.
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Now that that august pessoaage. Il
Hung Chang, Il visiting America. NO
should b able % sss the novOa We
hicle'-a sedan ehair. While h Ffanee
ha was presented with enc which - an
exact reproduction Of the one 12e. de
Naintenon used 70 take her outinss In.
OF beautifully decorated wood, with
perfumed leather seats upholstered IN
yellow satin, It II . dream Of beauty.
Fortunately, yellow happens TO b the
Chinese nat3onal color. - II Hung
Chang can repoee In the sedan chair,
lined with that gey color, without
shattering any OF his sountry's tradi-
tions, for not only Il China ths "Flow-
cry Kingdom" but It y quite often
spoken Of - the yellow kingdom"
Apropos to the sedan chair, even be-
fore there was . hint Of its being In
troduced here by the distinguished
gentleman fron China, It was, now and
again, spoken Of by society folk - 'ths
coming conveyance" In England, the
subject was agitated . year Or 20 ago,
and English magazines and papers dis
cussed the subject seriously, with de-
lightful illustrations, in which milady
looked 20 charmingly picturesque peep
ing forth from the window Of her chair
that every maid and matron longcd
to add similar vehicle 70 her posses
sions. Indeed one grand dame forth
with ordered chaise, . poiteur made
in the highest style Of the art. She
also ordered two extra lacqueys, broad
Of shoulder, great Of calf, aud gorgeous
in livery, and she sailed forth, drst in
the seclusion Of her own park, after
wards she ventured abroad. 70 her
neighbor, Lady -'s, for afternoon
tea. From that moment sedan chairs
became popular in that neighborhood
and Lady - ordered one, likewise her
grace. the duchess Of -.
When Mrs. Straus, wife Of Hon. Oscar
straus, ex-minister to Turkey, resided
in the east, she took her daily outing in
. sedan chair, conveyed by two pictur-
esquely and gorgeously-attired Turks.
and . photograph she sent to New
York friend was one Of herself seated in
her chair. It y . charming picture,
Mrs. Straus being brilliant beauty II
the brunette type, and the photograph
has the place Of honor upon Vernis
Martin table In . Fifth avenue draw
ing-room.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid 10 another lady
who can discourse eloquently Of the
delights Of riding In sedan chair.
When in ConstantmoN3e,she often used
this means Of locomotion; her sister
in-law, Mrs. Ogden Mills, il somewhat
enthusiastic on the subject and doubt
less when the sedan chair becomes =
part Of the Twentieth century life, she
will be one Of the first to order truly
magnificent one-one upholstered in
crimson damask and gold lace, and
leather with gold nails.
Although upon inquiry the writer
cannot discover that sny coach builders
have had orders in this country for
sedan chairs, in England . number
that 10 four-have already been made
and more orders are expected. A. Jet.
however. they have not appeared In
the public streets or parks. ''The Sum
day parade knows them not" 20 an
American girl writes home from Lon-
don. "but in the country, in private
parks or lordly >eta8eA pefhaps more
Aourish than one would suspect."-
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