Evening star., 1896-10-31
A KENTUCKY RABBIT HUNT.
All Sorts Of Costumes and Of Horse
-. Used.

All Sorts Of Costumes and of Horses
- > Used.
John Fox in tn. Century.
The men are dressed as they please, the
ladies as they pleaseS English blood gets
expression, as usual, in independence alb
solute. There is a sturdy disregard of all
considerations Of form. Some men wear leg
gins. some high boots; few have brown
shooting coats. Most of them ride with the
heel low and the toes turned according to
temperament The southern womans long
riding skirt has happily been laid aside.
These young Dianas wear the usual habit;
only the hat is derby, cap, sometimes a
beaver with q white veil, or tam o'shanter
that has slipped down behind and left
frank bare head of shining hair. They hold
the reins in either hand, and not crop is to
be SEEN There are plenty of riding whips
however, and sometimes one runs up the
back Of some girls right arm; for that is
the old-fashioned position for the whip
when riding in form. On a 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 few years will make good types of the
beef-eating young English squire-sunburn-
ed fellows with big frames, open faces,
cordial, kindly independent. The girls are
midway between the types of brunette and
blonde, with leaning towards the latter
type. The extreme brunette Is as rare as
is the unlovely blonde, whom Oliver Wen
dell Holmes differentiates from her daz-
zl:ng sister with locks that have caught the
light of the SUM- Radiant with freshness
these girls are, and with good health ana
strength round of figure, clear of eye aid
skin. spirited, soft of voice and slow of
speech.
There is one man on sorrel mule. He
Is the host back at the big farm house,
nd 1,a1 }, <rsx- 40
guests. One of the girls has broad white
giIth running all the way around both
horse and saddle Her habit is the most
stylish in the field: she has lived q year
in Washington, perhaps, and has had
finishing touch at fashionable school in
New York. Near her is a young fellow on
black thoroughbred-a graduate, perhaps,
of Yale or Princeton They rarely put on
airs, couples like these, when they come
back home, but, drop quietly into their old
places with friends and kindred. From re-
:pect-to local prejudice. which has hearty
contempt for anything that IS not carried
st home. He has let his crinkled black
hair grow rather long, and has covered it
with a black slouch hat.
Contact with the outer world has made
difference, however, AMI it Is enough to
create a strong bond Of sympathy between
these two and to cause trouble between
ccuntry-bred Phyllis, plump. dark-eyed,
bare headed. s who rides a pony that Is
are, and young Farmer Corydon. who is
near her on an iron-gray. Indeed, mischief
is brewing among those four. At a brisk
walk, the, line moves across the field, the
captain at each end yelling to the men
only the men, for woman Is ever any
where but where she ought to be in
southern hunting feld-to keep it straight.
Billy shouts the captain with the
mighty voice, Il fine you $40" The slouch
hat and the white girth are tagging be-
hind. 1t s a lovers quarrel, and the girl
looks a little flushed, while Phyllis watches
smiling. But you can compromise with
me" adds the captain, and jolly laugh
runs down the lire. Now comes rebel
YELL Somewhere along the line a horse
leaps forward. Other horses jump, too;
everybody yells, and everybody's eye is on
a little bunch of cotton that is being
whisked with astonishing speed through
the brown weeds. There is a massing of
hcrses close behind it, the white girth
flashes In the midst of the melee, and the
s1ouch hat Is Just behind The bunch of
cotton turns suddenly and doubles back
between the horses feet. There is a great
crash and much turning, twisting and saw
ing of bits. Then the crowd dashes the
other way, with Corydon and Phyllis in
the lead. The fun has begun.