Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-10
Afternoon Brings Out Girl Who
Can Ride.


|8,&s been designing a gown for the
orse show has the great pleasure of
appearing in it and hoping that she
As made every other look like an
N [nlso RAM by it. New to you? Well,
I&may be, but it is the latest slang
|3png the horsey women, who have a
|{ksant liking for their husbands, a
TN love for their children, but an
)1ration for their dumb pets. II.
he horse show in New York might
~ called the flower show of women, 4
|there are all kinds and conditions
the fair sex. There is the dignifed,
I44rly lady, who uses diamond |
fudded lorenette and looks with scorn
1t the pretty soubrette surrounded by |
crowd OF admirers, wondering to one |
Elderly beau who that creature can be.
ThHfe is the nouveau richie, who has
bought the most expensive box. in the
kl4w and has not learned that diamonds
Ifk daytime are like unto evening
Notifies before o'clock.
There is the belle of the season. She
mes from the land of beautiful horses
Ind lovely women mot to mention the
line whisky Kentucky. And when
X pn are told of the position she. occu-
Z Mes you look out for velvets and laces
nod frills and frivols, but instead,
knowing that her broadcloth and the,
horses skin must shine alike, she wears
Ntailor made gown OF very dark blue cloth
[hade almost brilliant with small red
<buttons and having on her head what
Aer English cousin calls her "game
Dat She has come to see the horses. 4
fhe men are all very well at night,
Hkhen one sits in a box, looks ones
pest and is ready afterward to 60 to a
hopper. But the afternoon brings out
ma girl who knows the points OF horse,
WE girl who knows how to ride. When
LAT home, she stands and chatters on the
pig, broad varanda, while the gentle-
3nen are buttoning their gloves, and
5fhen she puts out that dainty foot
with charming nonchalance to the
+ nearest man, who gives her a lift as
4he springs and gets into her saddle
Hike bird. Truth to tell, the lady
Would rather have the groom to lift her
bis business. When this girl from
Kentucky patted her horse on the
neck, the horse raised its head and its
eyes frightened. rs il to say: LOOK
ut me. / am the very perfection of
perfection, and look at this lady, whose
cavalier am. She is as good almost
Tas am"
The very smart girl who week ago
was wearing patriotic badge, now
pas pinned high upon her shoulder
where there is one white orchid, horsey
pins to hold it in place. There Is tho
a bin that stretches almost across the
p bodice, representing four-in-hand,
with its horses Of diamonds and the
coach Of sapphires and rubies. There
4 Is the winner himself. Bless you. he
rs cut out of diamonds, with his jockey.
@n him, showing his colors that are Of
some great house of Scotland. There
fs the girl who does not care for horses
ecan such girl exitsY) and whose
brooch is miniature bike, formed of
diamonds, with frame Of gold; there
4 are parrots with bodies Of diamonds
and heads of rubies; there are pigs
4 formed entirely OF diamonds, and there
are wholly dogs, sporting dogs, and.
best Of all, there is a fox. Oh, how
he does run!
There is not a woman at all this
function who knows of good form who
would dream of wearing flower pin,
o fancy brooch OF any description or,
in fact, anything with her cloth gown
but sporting pin in the afternoon.
In conspicuous box, laced SO tightly
that she can scarcely move, is the last
Divorce. She looks happy. Probably
she is, but, thank goodness, we are
putting divorce out of fashion and
soon marriage--good old marriage
will come in again, and people will
learn to love, honor and obey forever
and forever. One would think she
would be embarrassed when her ex-
husband met her on the promenade on
the arm of his chum, but the woman
who can calmly listen with plenty OF
powder on her face while her escapades
IRE told in court will blush at nothing.
In fact, she whispered loud enough for
some Of her friends to applaud a little
speech as an epigram.
People point out the Vanderbilts,
who, after all, are quiet looking
Is given to Mrs. John Jacob Astor, in
her broadcloth Of the new blue, with
velvet toque to match, such as is
worn by the czarina of Russia. She
looks q very picture. Her eyes are
bright as diamonds, and she has that
patrician air which is found in the old
families Of Virginia, Maryland, Penn,
sylvania, Delaware and Massachusetts,.
Then there are innumerable big,
handsome fellows dancing attendance
around pretty little girls and telling o.
the noble deeds that they performed
during the war. According to al
accounts, the girls should be walking
around with legless men and will
armless men, but even il this con
dition were reached the clever fellows
would still keep their eyes and so b,
able TO recognize beauty well dressed
Out come the different horses. Some
body starts the applause as a priz,
ribbon is given to lovely bay. A
minute after there is handsome trap
driven by tall, slender chap, VIII,
holds the reins as il he controlled
them here as we'll as at home. Thei
come the ponies--the dear little ponie
the children cheer, and the pom,
that gets the prize is made much of
while his proud owner, still in velve
knickerbockers. feels that the rest o
the world knows nothing about train
ing horse.
Now, there is funl Here come Tn
tour-in-hands, and on one sits tn
clever but fat driver, whose enormou
coat is only equaled by the large whit
pearl buttons on it. Win? Natural
he wins. Providence didn't give hir
that Jolly face not to allow him to wi
wherever he goes in life or with horses
And around the ring they go, thes
neauties. Men and women laugh an
the horses neigh for very delight, Will
the woman smile because they loo
beautiful, and the prettiest girl of a
Is wondering what her gown shall
4 next year at the horse show. And nc