The age-herald., 1898-11-18
Costumes Of WeII-GFoomed
 Women at the Horse Show

Society appearing in it's smartest gowns at the annual horse show in New York is thus described by the Journal:
 Quaint and picturesque were some of these costumes, and decidedly suggestive of the styles of a generation ago.
 Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont wore an over skirt It was not one of the old-fashioned affairs of the early sixties, looped up at the side, but it perhaps heralds these garments of long ago. It was really a short skirt Of Dlscuit colored cloth over another of the same material, the under one being provid- ed with a flare founce. Her bodice was short and snug fitting and had touches of mink in the sleeves. Around her neck she wore black ostrich feather collar tied with black ribbons. Her pompadour was crushed down under a small turban of ruby velvet, edged with mink and twisted with black velvet in front. Her gloves matched the color of her costume, and she wore spats of the same shade.
 Mrs. Hermann Oerichs sat with her dur ing the afternoon, and wore a dear little toque of chinchila, with cump of pale violets and small white flowers in front. Her huff of chinchilla had a big violet satin bow spread over it. Mrs Oerichs'
 
 design all over it, which looked like ap- plique work. Her blouse bodice was beted with black velvet, on which steel orna- ments appeared.
 Mrs. George J. Gould wore a very effec- tive gown of. royal blue cloth. Her blouse opened in front, over V of white satin, which formed her high collar. Her hat of blue velvet spotted with white. was one of those new draped toques, exceedingly picturesque, with big blue feather curl ing over its folds, and rolling back from the face on the left side. She wore small diamond chatelaine watch. The little Goulds were with her, the boys in pepper and salt suits, with garnet neckties, and the girl in white silk, with mink trimmings. She wore big white felt hat, with an inn mense white plume.
 Mrs. Stanford White was all in purple Her gown, of dark plum cloth. was sI.ch- ed by long redingote of tbe--a.ne mate rial. Her hat was of yeb'st, of brighter shade. ~
 Mrs w. E. -T Stokes was, as usual very chic. Si,e and MT. Stokes occupied n box dur;ng the afternoon, when she wore T gown of black cloth, which fitted her like the proverbial wall paper The skirt was sheath of cloth to the klsss, yhere it terminated in cut-out desigh. appliaued upon a deep circular f1ounce of black vel- vet, giving the effect of an overskirt and velvet petticoat.
 Sne wore d mlHk COIdT dTouHd iei Hcth, with a cluster of mink tails dangling under her chin. and carried a huff to match. Her small hat was pitched well forward over her eyes, and had black velvet Alsatian bow spread across it. mink tail hung from 1t over her right ear.
 At the horse show in the evening MT and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt came early MT Vanderbilt appeared to be in good health. although he walks little lame Mrs. Vanderbilt wore grape colored velvet, with a ribbon applique design of the same shade. The bodice of her gown showed small yoke of cream lace like the collar. She had a velvet bonnet framed with chin chila.
 Miss Morosini was in pale gray silk em- broidered with pearls. It had Venetian lace revers on the waist and a narrow vest to correspond. over which hung diamond chain. She wore a black hat with white plumes fastened with a diamond orna- ment
 Mrs Clarence Mackay was literally spangled from head to foot. She wore hat and gown covered with jet sequins and had mauve orchids on her bodice.
 Mrs Oliver H. P. Belmont wore a bodice of cream colored lace trimmed with mink. with a skirt made of Canton crepe shawl with long fringe. Her bonnet. small. white lace affair. had a black velvet bow stretched across it.
 Miss Virginia Fair wore black spangled lace, the waist of which had a white lined yoke. mauve velvet hat with self-colored feathers.