The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-05

evening amuSements in smart country
clubs and country houses.
1t is told reverently and admiringly
of this young woman, by those who re-
gard 'possum hunting as an art
science and a noble passion, that she
introduced the spot first at a famously
large and beautiful club on the Hud-
sons banks to which golfers most re-
sort, and since then so strong a hold
has it taken on the fashionable imaSin-
alton that debutantes put off their
coming out balls, and young men
break engagements to lead germans, all
because Of the charms of this new
midnight pursuit.
OLD PLANTATION SPORT.
The girl from Baltimore, though she
tarried only & short time at the country
club, evidently did her great work COM
pletely She having been brought up
on an old Maryland plantation, showed
her enthusiastic followers how and
where to look for the willy opossum or
! raccoon-capturing q fine possum on
her first hunt through the Hudson river
woods, she had him brought home, in
vaded the stately clubhouse kitchen,
put the magnificent French chefs to one
side, called for hot dishes and sweet
potatoes and served up her prey in reg
ulation plantation style. After her re-
ing madness spread from the clubhouse
to smart country houses, where there
were larger parties entertained at
Thanksgiving, and now into the sacred
precincts of Tuxedo it has passed.
COON SUITS.
1t is a common thing to find the rail
way waiting rooms Of an afternoon well
filed with young people of both sexes,
golf bags in one hand, square leather
travelling cases in the other and smiles
of blissful expectation beaning on
every countenance. The square travel
| ing cases do not contain either dress
! coats of dainty little dancing dresses,
! but for the men stout outfits that
rather resemble riding costumes, and
for the women new improved coon
SUITS
a coon suit" consists firstly of a
wondrous pair of shoes, as thick of
4 leather as those cricketers wear, while
1 in the very extended soles, near a half
an inch thick are set very wicked look
| ing nails. These lace UP with leather
/ thongs and are worn with golf stock
/ ings, but over the stocking fit, from
knee to ankle, stout canvas leggings,
wooden go4f legginSs, a tweed skirt,
falling only about two inches below the
! knee, an extra thick, dark sweater a
broad leather belt and any warm close
fitting little hat with loose driving
gloves, completes the outfit.
a great many women wear in their
leather belts very busness-like looking
hunting knives of the sort used for slit
ting the threats Of bear and deer and
Furthermore, they all carry coon
sticks long, stout, ash or hickory
staffs, with big steel hooks in one end
rather after the fashion Of shepherd
crooks, only the point of the steel hook
is sharp. 1t is not uncommon to see q
very dainty creature in a faultless tai
lor gown, her maid carrying her case
and her bag of sticks, at the station
While she gives her exclusive attention
to a sour looking beast, of breed Sc
mixed as to excite suspicion that he is
a cur and waller dog at that Bu
his unbeautiful exterior, his dark fam
lily history and skulking habit are al
virtues in the eyes of his mistress.
re COON DOG.
With enthusiasm she tells that sht