Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
society's Verdict on New York's
Great Horse Exhibition.
CROKER'S UNIQUE COAT OF ARMS
Tammany to Celebrate Its Return
to Power New Year Day.
VAN WICK MAY SPEAK
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of TIE Evening Star.
NEW YORK, November 10, 1897
For six days society has been concerned
in It's opening of the season of 97-'9S with
its function-the horse show. Opening with
a blaze CT glory last Monday, the light has
not waned throughout the week, and, as
in other years, with the close tomorrow
night 1t will be pronounced 1.-The most
successful effort yet made" The members
of the show say no such eXht Triton has been
given in the history of association.
That is the horse side of it, The men,
bers, wives and the box holders, who ex-
hibited at least twelve new gowns each
during the function, will say the same
thing; but theirs is the human side They
are thinking Of the blending of beautiful
colors, flashing jewels, intricate toilets and
the little social reunions, the little inn
promptu receptions in the various boxes
which mark the renewing of old friend
ships and the making Of new ones. And
then the dinners and suppers throughout
the week. The horses were all right in their
way ard very pretty to look at but the
stellar attractions were the boxes and the
strolling masses of humanity outside the
arena.
Many Out-of-TOwn Visitors.
This years horse show was remarka BILE
for the number of out-of-town visitors The
lists show well-known people from Phiia-
delphia, Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Providence, Buffalo, Pittsburg and
San Francisco. AS so few of New York
mansions were in running order for the
winter society was more III the public eye
than heretofore Lurcheons, dinners and
suppers at the Waldorf-Astoria and Del
monico's were considered 1.-THE thing" al
though the Holland House, Gilsey, Wind
sor Albemarle, Buckingham and the hotels
further uptown were taxed. The hotels all
made prepare lions for the event, but the
Waldorf-Astoria being the newest of the
new-in fact not entirely furnfshed-drew
a large crowd, as MANY as 1890 or $50 be-
irg booked ahead. Tables were also booked
fer the entire week, and the throng in the
garden and hotel corridors and dining rooms
this year, If footed up, would represent
many millions of dollars. III 1892 or 1883,
the beginning of the show, the auction box
sales were somewhere in the neighborhood
of $4,000, and that was flood tide, for the
reason that the boXholderss were present
and the stimulus of personal emulation car
RED them away. Now thes bid through
agents, and for three years the receipts
have been about on a level$22,0OO OF S&S,-
coo.
Last year 256 exhibitors made a little
more more than 1900 entries This his year some
AS the prices of the boxes have been de-
creased the popularity of the show as
social function has increased with the
entry list of the eounes.
Richard CrCker's box was a Mecca for
the strollers of the board walk about the
arena. He was kept busy! when in his
boy reaching down to grasp the hand of
sc me friend or saluting an acquaintance
with a nod Of the head. Cookers coat-of-
arms shows three ravens on shield, with
the motto. God feeds them" brilliant
chappie knowing Cookers leaning toward
heraidry, remarked that the boss posi-
bly, felt like god and his horse show
admirers appeared very hungry. Asa Bird
Gardiner, district attorney-elect, who won
fame by ccnsigning reform to the Internal
regions, was frequently in Croker's box.
He, too. has a coat-of- arms, and he wears
it OH his cuff buttons and every other
available place. 1t Is a shield, upon which
there are two birds and O. Maltese cross,
whatever that means.
Old Timers Lament.
Speaking of Delmonico's in connection
with the horse show, the old gray-haired
habitue doesn't like the removal uptown.
To use his expression, ut isn't 'Dels' and
1t can't he 'DeTs' any more than soda
water can be champagne Society may
take 1t up, it may be sumptupusly furnish
ed and the old cook may be IN the kitchen,
but 1t won't be 'DePs'. And, no, the old
cook will never do as we'll as in the old
place in Madison Square Think of Ders'
without a park. Think of 'Ders' without the
Farragut statue Long after the old place
is closed l shall walk around the square
rec alling the dinners have eaten in those
windows facing On 9Th avenue The win
dOws Of old 'DePs' were just at the proper
height from the street. Between them and
the walk were the big urns and bit of
green. You saw life in the movement of
the people and of carriages and beyond
was the green park with the st. Gauden's
statue OF Farragut, making of the admiral
the type of gentleman that you would
like to sit opposite at table. The time will
come when 'Dels' will be fronting on
park ARCHITECTURAL Park. Eventually the
objection of being too far down will be
raised AGAINST the Waldorf and the new
'Deps' just as it was against the old 'Ders'.
l can remember when the old 'DePs' was
considered too far uptown. Yes, in twenty
years. perhaps less, you will not be swell
unless you eat In dining room that over
looks Central Park
There will be another function here on
the opening of the new year. 1t will hardly
be a social function" like the horse show,
but 1t will attract more attention. The re-
turn of Boss Croker is; reminder that
Tammany will turn itself lsose on the town
on New Year. 1T has beer tine-honored
custom of the wigwam to: hold New Year
reception, at which gathered the faithful
and their friends to listen to bursts of elo-
quence and pass around the flowing bowl.
In the days of Tammany,< when they APP
peared to have a life tenure in municipal
affairs, these reunions We're things of beau
ty and joys forever. Of hate years there
have been gatherings Of msn to discuss the
future. to build air castles ana exchange
"reminiscences &
Tammany win Ceieirate.
Now that victory once more rests in the
tigers lair. the rank and file are filled with
hurrahs for the coming event The details
Of the ceremonies which win formally
| usher in the Greater New York,.a and at the
same time install the tiger in the city hall.
have not been COMPLETED. but It is known
that Croker wants his Chicago friends to
come on and enjoy Tammany's hospitality.
The Cook county democracy has already
/ voted to make another visit to New York.
They feel that they had something TO do
with the success of the tiger, and that 1t
tehooves them to join in the New Year
day celebration. Mr.. Croker, it is said,
feels the same way, SO the perfection of the
plans for the big time coming will be de-
ferred until the braves can learn the boss
ideas as to the part to be pltyed by Mayor
Harrison and his followers
OF course. Mayor-elect v4n Wyck will
hold a pubic reception In Nhe city hall
He may SO SO far as 10 make one of his