The times., 1898-05-08
BLUE RIBBONS AND RAIN
The Horse Show a Success. Weather
Or No.
All Society Interested I'm the Tab
IeauN Which Occur Tomor-
row Night.


The past few days have been what Mr.
Mantalini would denounce as "demmed
damp, uncomfortable weather" which
naturally had an effect on the horse
show. though not to the extent of Sc
riously interfering with the success of the
big event, either as a sporting or social
success.
The rain beating down on the great
arched roof of Convention Hall. mingled
harmOniously with the orchestras patri-
otic airs and blended itself with the sound
of hoofs on the tan bark-a combination
which was thoroughly exhilarating to
those who could forget the home going
later on.
The scene was Just as gay, the gowns
were fun as handsome and the boxes were
graced by quite as many parties as though
May had conducted herself in the ideal
manner one naturally expects from the
hower-cTowned queen of the Spring. If
Mars has inhabitants May ought, at least.
TO be entitled to opinions, and if one of
them happens to be an old-fashioned pref
udice TO horse shows. possibly she con-
siders herself justified in expressing her
disapproNal in a woman's way.
Whenever Marie Antoinette and her
maids and cavaliers had taxed the re-
sources of Little Trianon for their pleas
ures the poor little butterfly queen set her
court TO arranging tableaux. One of the
groups. The Falcon" has been perpetu-
ated as a frcltisplece in quaint old
Book of Beauty-owing its preservation,
probably, 10 the queens reckless proph-
ecy that the hawk represented the French
canaille and her royal head it, game.
At the tableaux to be given tomorrow
evening at the old Corcoran Gallery, the
rehearsals of which have been supplying
pleasant occupation to large number of
society people for the past few weeks,
The Falcon" will be among the living
pictures presented. Only those behind the
scenes know as yet however, whether
the group viii be posed from the old
etching of the queens tableau from the
famous painting Of that name, or wheth-
| er IL will be Mrs. Barneys own artistic
conception. The characters will be taken
| by Baroness Hengelmuller and Mr.. Cas-
| per Crowninshield.
The Hunt Ball' VIII demand the pres
ence of a number of Washington's most
attractive men and maids. as viii The
! Bachelors Reverie" and Dresden China
groups.
Among the guests of the luncheon given
| on Thursday last by Secretary of War
and Mrs. Alger were Mrs. Stephen Bald
win and Mrs l. II. Trowbridge Of the
| Christian Herald. Detroit, who spent the
week in Washington.
Mr. George Kennan left the city sew
| eral days ago to aid in the Red Cross
work at Key West and 10 do special work
for the Outlook" He was accompanied
! by Mrs. Kennan. who will remain with
him during his stay.
Mrs Harry e. Field gave box party
! to a number Of friends at the Horse Show
on Friday night. Among her guests
were Mrs. Harold Snowden, of Alexan-
dria; Mrs. WinchelI. wife of Lieut.. Win
chell, L. S N; Mrs. Robinson and Mr..
Alfred Field.
Miss Juniata DaCosta Humphrey
| daughter of Lieut.. Col e. +. Humphrey
| L. s. A, and who was one of the notably
| pretty debutantes Of last season, IS visit
ing Mrs. H. c. Howland, in New York.
Senator and Mrs. Wolcott have for their
| guest Miss Helen Brice, daughter Of ex-
Senator and Mrs. Calvin s. Brice.
Secretary of State Day arrived in
| Washington yesterday. Mrs Day is still
| in Cleveland. not being sufficiently re-
| covered from her recent illness to travel
just yet.
Mrs Hobart. who has so far recovered
from her recent indisposition as 10 20
last week for a visit to her home in Pat
erson and 10 New York, is now at the
Astoria Hotel.
One OF the most beautiful and enjoy
able May balls of the season was that
| given by Mrs. Flora c. Dyer TO the pu-
| pills of her dancing classes at National
! Rifles Hall. The spacious hall was well
| filled with pleased spectators who were
| enthusiastic in their congratulations to
| Mrs. Dyer upon the great success attend
| ing the same. The many fancy dances
were gone through with in the most COZ
rect and approved manner. Where all
! were so beautiful Il would be difficult
| 10 individuaize. but among those attract
ing enthusiastic applause We're the Sc
lection of the little Misses Reeside. Knox,
| Betz and Master Daily. Especially fine
was the Stars and Stripes Forever,
| composed and arranged by Mrs. Dyer,
as, indeed. are all the dances taught by
her This patriotic number was parti-
cipated in by Messrs. Margery Bets
Ruth Lang, George Knox and Bessie Tif-
fany. The little dancers were becoming
! " and handsomely dressed in the colors
Of Old Glory and were applauded at every
step as the, went through their grace,
ful evoIuuons 10 the music Of the Star
Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle and
Dixie.
The colonial minuet was danced 10y
the following ladies and gentlemen
Misses O'Bnen. Jarvis. Petersen. Davi.
son, Miller. Prince, Darragh and Cook
and Messrs. Mahood, Quinter, Willis
Darragh, Hanger, Norwood Johns anc
| Hoover.
Queen Of May. Miss Annie Myers Cren
shaw; Goddess Of Liberty Miss Florenc,
O'Brien; Maids Of Honor, Miss Rita
Ridgcey and Miss Helen Loving; crown
bearer Miss Carrie Lewis; herald, Maste
Clifford Whyte; scepter bearer, Maste
Edward =. Mertz: flower girls, Misse
Lucy Lduck Mary Tflton and Elizabetl
Harmer Reeside.
The fancy dances comprised sixteeI
numbers all handsomely costumed anC
eXquisiteIy rendered.
The Southern Relief Society met so
, cially at Confederate Veterans Hall ol
Monday evening Mrs. Townsend. Mrs
Haywood. Miss Goodwin Miss Miller am
: Miss Corinne Hay contributed TO the lit
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