The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-24
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At the National
Capital-Even the Supreme Court FINDS
Fascination in the Sport. :: :: :: :: ::
At the National
'eme Court finds

| ington. Devetees of this sport are not
alone the young and frivolous, Judges Of
the supreme court, Indigenous statesmen
and foreign ambassadors, army and navy
officers, famous authors, actors and art
! lists, men grown white haired in years
| and wisdom, and women long past the
first bloom of beauty. go golhng around
| the Irresistible links with as much ap-
| parent enjoyment as the boys and girls
| staiwart and rosy with halcyon youth,
| says the New York Herald
! The national capital boasts Of one Of
! the finest links in the world. 1t Is the
! property of the Chevy Chase club, which
! has its club house and extensive grounds
| at Chevy Chase, one of the most fashion
! oble suburbs of the city. The club was
| one of the first to establish links in this
| country and its record and membership
have grown to international fame Almost
every foreign embassy and legation is rep
! resented on the roll.
The latest addition from the diplomatic
circles is Mr.. Norman, the newly arrived
secretary of the British embassy Among
the many fastidious toilets in his twenty
trunks he has brought half dozen gor-
geous golf suits. sufficiently dazzling to
take the supreme court off the bench
Up to the time of Mr. Norman's arrival
| Justice Harlan had no peer In the gloly
of his costumes. He played at early
morning and late in the evening, sand
wiching his court duties between the
the games. His tall, distinguished figure
can be seen striding energetically over the
! hills in pursuit of the little white balls,
! and the great intellect that aids in render
it1Qc tIla
nation Is concentrated in putting" this
little gutta percha pIaything into eighteen
holes. SO tall Is his form and so brilliant
his costume that it Is easy to recognize
the honorable justice a half mile away
| He usually appears in a coat of scarlet,
| with Scotch plaid trousers. He is espec-
| Ially elaborate in his hosiery which fs
like rainbow winding around his we'll
! SNAPPED calves. A bright cap crowns this
| gay costume though he prefers to play
| bareheaded
One morning last week Justice Harlan
| appeared on the links with a beamiug
smile and radiant costume. But a rival
| was on the scene. and the smile and cos
| tune paled before the splendid array Of
the young diplomat. Mr.. Norman is some
thing of a connOisseur himself and his
efEortS to outshine the other cIubmen
| were crowned with success. The blending
Of colors in his knickerbockers made the
! eyes Of the artists water. The brightest
| OF lavender yellow and white were blend
ed into plaids. The white kid vest fast-
ened frcm the waist to the throat with
gold buttons, was the newest creation OF
style
He wore coat of the London club Of
winch he Is member, Haunting red
! faced with brown velvet His hat was
white with a broad band harmonizing
| With his trousers. Mr.. Norman's hos.
| had not only the seven prismatic colors
! displayed by the justice, but they were
| nterlaeed with shades which made the
| Justices look subdued. The great legal
/ light retreated. and ne has not since
! been seen at the links.
| Many of the players do not wear the
1uI dress costume, but always don the
! scarlet coats of the club. The one ex-
! ceptlon to this custom Is Mr. Blair ZEE
one OF the finest players in this country.
! tie always plays in business suit He
| possesses seven silver cups which he has
won on various links in America and
Europe He has entered for the Prince
ton games Of the alumni of 1880. which
VIII be held in June. Mr.. Lee said in
! speaking Of golf: 81 have ALWAYS con-
sidered it dudes game. but | find it
TOO good to be monopolfzed by the
| dudes.''
The costumes worn by the ladies display
beautiful taste, the majority of these be-
ing imported from Scotland Though
| color1ngs evince artistic combinations
1t IS a noticeable fact that their cos
tunes are less gaudy than those of the
men.
Miss Maud Wetmore, the charming
young daughter of Senator Wetmore 10
one of the champion golfers of the
United States She is a member of the
Chevy Chase club, and practices almost
daily at the links She has defeated
some of the most expert men who wie,d
the golf sticks and is the proud pos
SCISSOR OF several championship cups.
ohe belongs to the New York and Rhode
Island golf clubs, and usually enters
from the former state
Anolher crack player OF the fair sex
Is MISS Merriam, daughter of the direc-
tor of the census She is one of last
winters debutanteS, and she has the dis
tinction of being the most athletic girl
In Washington. She sometimes rides IN
the links on her wheel. a feat few men
attempt, as the road leads up and down
many steep hills. She is an expert Horse.
woman, and not only rides with grace
and ease, but handles the ribbons dex-
terously. Besides having won several of
the prizes from tennis courts. she has
hVe trophies from the golf links. Miss
merriam learned to play golf at Ardslev
on the Hudson and stiu retains her
membership in that club and attends
It's annual meets always returning with
some prize
Miss Merriam probably possesses more
golf suits than any other girl in the
capital city. Her favortie costume. and
the one she wears for "1uck," is gen
! uine Scotch homespun of gray. violet
and pink. The skirt is just above her
we'll shaped ankle. The hat worn with
| this gown is of crochet straw, trimmed
with pompons of violet and pink. Her
clubs are all mounted with silver and
bear her monogram.
A popular and victorious member Of
the Chevy Chase club is Miss Isabel Fam
Shave, of New York city. At the re-
cent tournament at the Washington club
she carried off the golden cup donated
by Mrs. Simpllins for the occasion. The
Misses Foraker are enthusiastic golfers.
and while they seldom enter for the
prizes they play regularly.
One of the most beautiful devotees of
the clubs and ball is Baroness Won Hen
gelmuller, wife Of the minister from Aus
tr-a-Hungary. Baroness Won HengelrauI-
Ter rides to the links in her automobile
which she guides herself A game which
created a great deal of interest was one
in which the baroness was pitted against
Russian ambassador. Each vowed she
would win. Bets ran very high and the
friends and spectators became wildly en-
thusiastic. For days before the time
scheduled for the game Mile. Cassini is
said to have wended her way every morn
ing to the grounds of the Chevy Chase
club, where she spent many hours in
earnest practice.
Baroness Won HeRgelmuller depended on
her>already acquired proficiency, and only
played her customary rounds; hence it
was inevitable that Mile. Cassini should
be the victor