The morning times., 1896-03-22

each afternoon at 3 o'clock In front of
the old residence OF Mrs. Paran Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs and Miss
Virginia Fair are to occupy that house
hereafter during the New York spring and
fall seasons. They have taken it for the
family home. Diagonaily from them on the
four corners are the residences OF Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, William C. Whitney,
and Z. p Huntington. w. G.. Whitney IS
horse is black, shiny, and high-Stepping
animal
Miss Fair, who Is an ardent cyclist as
well as an equestrian, rides a white horse
and She is not a red-haired grill Her
horse is harnessed today In black, to-
morrow in russet; today with a left side
saddle, tomorrow with a right side saddle.
Her gait is Il French canter, that most beau
tiful of all ways to ride, and her saddle
is such o small one that she appears to
sit upon the back OF the horse.
Many women riders OF the spring choose
this sort OF saddle. 1t is a French pad,
without visible pommel or back rest It
was introduced in New York twenty-five
years ago by Mrs. Hicks Lord, the most
famous beauty or Eer day. She brought
it over To this country and rode daily III
Central Park. an object OF unqualified adj
miration. Her costume in those first days
OF equestrianism in America was much
as is worn nova cIose habit, no ieweiTy
and Il little knot at the back OF the head.
At this day Miss Virginia Fair looks siui-
lar as SHE starts out upon her ride Her
sister. Mrs. OeIrchs, usually drives two
horse phaetOn. accompanied by a lady
friend.
The riders along the Hudson have begun
to polish up their harness for the rides
down the stream. As regular program
he rfs..s for n ri
back INTO the country on tours of adyen-
turc. When they take the old Boston and
Albany coaching road they prefer 10 20
on a wheel. as even the mighty and pie
tuFesque horse cannot approach ttic wheel
in certain interesting points or tray
Prancing upon her fOaming stced, hack
into the Kip Van Wrinkle hills these days
are seen Miss Helen Gould, who rides
daily. exceptthc day she come into the city
To bowl; and with her are interesting
women or the political study club, the law-
ycrs, who are To graduate this spring. and
the leaders or the Kindergarten associa-
tiOns. The air watts conversation very
learned during these country rides.
CrosS-country riders are out all the
year. The Duke OF Marlborough is the
greatest crosS-country rider or tte youth
full set in his country. This country has
many ''gTeate ST. riders. The sons or
OF Mrs. Satoris. all loving cousins. ride
anything and everything. Their mounts
are thoroughbretS. and their harness are
the heavy kind for lifting 4 horse over a
fence higher than his nose.
The greatest CrosS-cOuntry rider among
the women is the newiy-made thirty mil
Iiou-doHar widow. Mrs adolf Laden
burg who as Miss Stevens rode well. and
as Mrs. Lndenburg carried all before her
up TO TIE very day that Mr. LadenbuFg was
lost at sea, three weeks go. Mrs. Laden
burg rode across the Long Island country
every morning. getting back to take
luncheon with a blonde baby or less than
a year.
There are new fads in horseback riding
this spring The riding stock is a fancy one
| Il souvenir. 1t may be Ike the arrow
| with which Wilhelm wounded deer, att
| had made afterward for the KaiseriB'
stock. II may be the great thorn trimIncC
with ribbons which the prince presented
TO Lady Randolph Churchill that day ;