The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-08
GORGEOUS EQUIPAGEs.
THE CZABINA's TWENTY-FIVE SIT.
OF RED MOROCCO HARNESS

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Horses Used by the Royal Famil,
The Donkey Is Receiving Disttu.
guished Recognition at the Hand.
of British ArfstOcracy and Ro,.I-
ty-The Shah of Persia's ScsrIo,
Tailed Steeds-FabuIous Price.
Paid for Harness and Carriages h,
Indian Princes-Mrs. McKinIe,,,
Modest Republican stables.
New York. Oct. 6.-The harness upon fl.
horses which draw the carriages of m.
Czarina of Russia are made of red rnoro,.
co, stitched with white. There are tv5sr-
ty-two sets of harness, to make which T.,
dozen morocco skins were required. Tho
reins are of red silk and gold An arr7el
eagles neck forms the ring through which
the reins are passed. and the names ar.
hidden under a passementerie. The N1ins
have red morocco handles. mounted q,
gilded bronze. Each horse. upon state
occasions, wears a plume of white o..
trich feathers on its head.
The Empress of Germany, upon SUMO
extra occasions, rides in a golden coach
which has history. She made her en-
trance into Berlin. upon the occasion O.,
her marriage, in this splendid equipaso
which was sent to convey her to the can.
ital from the castle of Belle Vue. where
all the brides of the HoLenzollerns spend
the night before their marriage The
golden coach was drawn by eight coal
black horses, and headed by forty out
riders in the old postillion costume.
The German royal carriages are slwav,
horsed with the black Trakehners and II
excites no end of comment in Berlin II
the Emperor, perchance, drives with
pair of grays or chestnuts. The Gucbers
are all grays, and the Emperor uses them
principally when he goes sleigh riding Or
drives to the hunt. The grays, however
are not looked upon with favor by loyal
subjects. THE idea they exclaim "lr
driving hungarian grays like a parveuu!
His grandfather would never have done
such a thing"
The Kaiser never drives a team II he
ever takes the ribbons. he uses a single
quiet horse. Riding, however. is a Off
ferent story. He is a perfect horsemdn
and not only looks well in the saddle blu
is always at ease, wheeling about and ma
neuvering with great skill.
Queen VictOria's Stables.
The gentleman grandmother. the Queen
of England, has carriages to burn, with
state equipages galore. We all know
that for grand occasions. jubilee, ROYAL
weddings and the like, eight cream whit.
horses are i'm evidence, and each horse ts
led by a scarlet-coated groom; the harness
is as glittering as scarlet and gold plate
can make it.
To be accurate, her majesty has thirty
state and semi-state carriages. The mosr
interesting one is the glass coach built in
1861. It Is called the most magnifceut
carriage ever built It seems that il has
a Tot of panels superbly painted and GOV.
cred with plate glass. A connoisseur was
bold enough once TO ask if he might pur-
chase one panel, for which he offered 5000
AN offer politely declined. The
coach itself cost $4,000 1t Is now
seldom taken out; the last time the Queen
used il was about twenty-five years ago,
when she opened Parliament in state
There are six state coaches In scarlet
and gilt; the rest of the carriages are
painted dark blue.
The coachmen have four liveries apiece
The state livery, which is a mass of gold
the epaulet livery, a little less costly; the
scarlet livery and the plain black, for Or
binary occasions. The Queens horses cost
from f150 10 $3.50 each.
Here is an item of interest for the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
finals. The Queen will in future not allow
the tails of her horses to be docked and
she has given a gentle hint 10 the Prince
of Wales that he follow her lead
At his recent auction sale of horses. six
ty-siX of his highness' horses brought
their owner $4,000. over a thousand per
sons attended this sale, and were enter
tanned at luncheon by The Prince HIS
stables cost him $4,000 a year-thss does
not include the cost of his racing stable.
The Donkey Is HOnOred.
The royal family in England have been
pleased to recognize publicly the import
e al, T-;f,
at recent show, distributed prizes TO the
most beautiful donkeys.
The Queen and many of her subjects az
feet The donkey cart. The Countess Of Es-
sex, formerly Miss Adele Grant has been
photograp hed in a bath chair drawn by
a donkey.
Another one of our country women. the
young Duchess of Marlborough, rides in 4
coach almost royal in appearance. The
liveries the young duke chose, when he
came into his estate was that particular
shade of scarlet dedicated to royalty. 50
he finally took up with shade less vivid.
Often only two footmen appear upon the
Marlborough coach, although their graces
are entitled to three.
The state carriages in Spain number four
all of the style known as Louis XIV.
They are finished one in Vernis Martin
one in tortoise she'll one i'm ebony and one
in mother-of-pearl The royal coat OF
arms is emblazoned upon panels and ell
circled by diamonds.
Young Alphonse KITS latest photoglaph
shows him mounted on his pony Tne
King has a good seat and is an ATTRACTIVE
figure on horseback. He reviews his ",
boy soldiers with much dignity seated
upon his pony, and takes part in t'e
drills.
Ones of the state coaches used by King
Humbert and Queen Marguerite is entire
ly covered with repousse silver.
The Khedive of Egypt has expensive
tastes in harness. He recently placed q"
order for a set in London which cost SlV
000 The buckles are of chased god, an"
the pad cloths are embroidered with golH'
The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh and Gaeh-
war of Bareda have paid much large
sums for London-made harness.
The Shah of Persia's coaches are Dal
barrie in splendor, and the long tais o.
his horses are dyed crimson for six incn,'
at their tips-a jealousy guarded PRIV
lege of the ruler and his sons.
Mrs. Mckinley has three vehicles RON
which 90 choose when she wants TO IAN
an airing-a brougham, landau ana
cabriOlet They are al fitted with rupDe'