Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

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mind of man can
think of. You know.
too. that while the horse show is gotten
| up ostensioly for the exhibition of equine
| BEAUTIES, its success depends more upon
the Sort OF clothes worn by the visitors
| tnan upon anything else. And perhaps you
| VIII agree with the writer that while Sar-
| Tor Resartus Is great work. as it stands
II would have been greater still had its
| distinguished author lived in these times
and been able to attend the New York
morse show one year. For he delighted in
| studying human nature more than anv-
| thing else, and there is no place in the
| world where human nature displays itself
| there. MA"
1t won't be possible to say whether the
| morse SHOW of 1897 which will be opened
| at the Madison Square Garden Monday of
| next week, will be a success until about
1 WEDNESDAY. FOR it won't be known to a
| Certainty till then whether the real swells
| OF New York and other great cities of this
| republic will conclude to honor il by thei,
| presence or not If they do, the Horse
diiow ASSOCIATION will declare fat divi-
| oend after the exhibition is over; if other.
| WISE no dividend need be expected
The Real Attraction.
Not that there are enough of these
! swelis to fill the garden, or to make a
\
II. BG; If these attend the show then all
the world and his wife will go. too-tbat
| Is, all IT. the vicinity of New York. who
nave money enough to pay their way in
and dress well enough not to he ashamed
| IN the elegant sartorial company assem-
oied there. Unless this years exhibition
uliiets raoicaly from those of recent years
| this is how it will go:
Monday the attendance will be rather
slim and decidedly common" Most OF
those present will be men and women who
M Moak ior iiving at least part of the time
mere VIII De sprinkling of genuine low
erS OF horse flesh; and the horses them
serves. which are sure to be a really fine
lot OF animals, will absorb a good deal
of attention.
Tuesday the crowd will be larper .rd
| TOT So common" There will, however. he
many women in the throng dressed ont
IA decidedly audible attire; they will walk
ABOUT lot. and talk almost as loudly
| as they dress. Many of the men will Co.,,
races that show unmistakable signs of
hucn drinking Of rich wines and much
leecing on table delicacies. These men will
uiost OF ,hem raise their hats ostenta,;ous-
| ~ and with great Formally when theY
| meet the snowy women.
Wednesday Will Decide IT.
Iuesday, too. there will probably be n
| spilhhhng or persons of higher Social
| sidoe' out all that day the horse show man.
ayers VIII Keep busy guessing about the
| attendance Wednesday. Its character will
mean something to them and some of the
| more sportive among them. as well as MANY
! rank outsiders, will be Offering to Law bets
thereon. ~
In the meantime the swells whose q,
tendance is SO much desired will have been
ueballng IN their minds and with their fell
lows as to the ACCESSIBILITY of going on ex-
| hpition along with the horses this year as
usual. If the decision be fayorab bile thereto
as 1t probably will be, for it always has
| oeen-then Wednesday will be spoken of
as "a real old-fashioned horse show day"
Incn II VIII be worth while to 20 to the
Eorse show to see the folk about whom We
| an read SO much in the papers The men
or fabulous wealth, who build million dol
| lar houses and sail the seas over in sloan,
yachts costing hundreds of thousands of
| dollars apiece, will be there for all to gaze
at. And SO will their women folk and the
younger scions of the whole tribe of Got
rex
| If you were to be present Won might be
| surprised at the women-especially if ,you
were prepossessed of the notion that every
one of them is a beauty. But you would
see the finest groomed lot of human crea-
| lures you ever set your eyes upon-unless
| you are used to this sort of thing Undolbt-
| edly the New York horse show crowd at
| It's best, is the largest annual gathering of
| the worlds upper crust" to be seen any
where on this continent by rank out
sider."
And while you might be surprised to
hho" tHdt li.tIt Is IlOt a mucn larger Der
| centage of beautiful women among the op-
| ulent than among any other class, you
would also be surprised at the effect, in the
| matter of good looks. that may be pro-
duced by perfect taste in dressing
How the Women Dress.
There might be some surprise, too, at the
plainness of their gowns. Time was when
| the very rich women of this country were
wont to vie with each other in the gaudi-
ness of their attire. but that time has long
since passed away. The correct thing now
especially at the horse show, is to dress
simply. But the dressing must be elegant?
Oh, yesi If you are a nan you mightn't
understand it, were you to make critical
survey Of the boxes of the Madison Square
Garden when it is damned 10 the doors by
a horse show crowd-but your wife would
See here, Matilda said such a man once
to his wife on the occasion of their first
visit to the show, why can't you dress ike
that woman there? She looks perfectly
stunning. yet her clothes have no gew-
gaws on them. I'll bet
1t was as good as play to witness the
whitening look Matilda bestowed upon her
spouse; it was so effective that 1t cut him
short right in the middle Of sentence.
You don't know what you're talking
about, john" she said Indignantly. "Why,
the outfit that woman has on cost more
than all my gowns for a whole year. See
how her gown fits! 1t was made by a
and its material. which you seem to think
cheap just because it's plain. cost a mint of
money. Why, John, IL You ever get rich
enough so can dress like that"
But John begged her to quit. He couldn't
see why she should be proclaiming to ev-
cry one in the vincinity that he had not yet
found his pile"
Plenty of Color.
You mustn't infer from all this, h-wever,
that the boxes present a colorless look
when filed with typical horse show
crowd. No. indeed! There's plenty Of color
and 1t is mainly furnished by the faces of
the women.
But don't jump at the conclusion that the
fine women in the boxes use much paint
and powder. Here and there you will see
an exhibition OF artificial tinting. but 1t
will be the exception and not the rule for
Society" with a big IS" frowns rouge
as severely Is 1t hoes upon over showiness
in dress. But the excitement. the lights.
the crowd. and perhaps the occasional bot
tie OF fig mot often. though. in public
among the zeal sweils) all tent to heighten
the coloring Of the faces and the sparkle
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