Evening star., 1900-12-15

ana the result was that she elected to re-
main with The grea, manager. Her W s.
dom has been proved by subsequent events.
cit may be my birth in the blue grass
state, or 1t may be particular trait of
character which one cannot account for
logically, but horses have always been my
one fad. ! should not use that term, for 1t
is not fad, but firm affection.
This Is how Mrs. Leslie Garter began one
Of her recent Interviews IN London when
her questioner asked what she liked best,
next to acting. Then she continued: when
was eight years old | used to 60 into the
field and coax the horses up to fence,
then jump on and ride them at full gallon,
without saddle or bride, my red hair
streaming in the wind"
When Washingtpnians see Mrs. Carter
behind some one of her fine turnouts, as
they are very likely To do during the com
lng week, while she is at the National The
ater, it is probable they will look upon one
of the brightest and happest faces on earth.
Mrs. Carter Is never so happy as when
driving With her horses are a downright
passion. and il takes considerable persua-
sion on the part Of her friends To put a
curb to her curious ambition to possess the
best stable in the country. AS matter of
fact, she has no less than twelve specderS.
all Of which carefully housed at her
Bar 1larbOr place, and few of which she
has seer since she was at the Maine re-
SORT two summers ago. But she knows
they there. and, best Of all, that they
are all her own. She knows, too. that there
Is more than one noted horseman IN Maine
who would give his bank account aim st
for the CHOICE of her stable, and it delights
her beyond words when she receives an ex-
cited telegram making big offer "if she
will sell at once She would not part with
one Of her pets for the world: but, all the
< Irpp Nh n lEti h[t h..rS 70,
eager to get them, and positively delights
In refusing
One peculiar feature about Mrs. Carter s
fad is that She employs II TO bestow high
honor upon people and things she likes In
other words. all hgr horses are named
either after her friends or after characters
~ her pays. There is one fast stopper a
30 Eelding. which yi4e calls David f.,
but she Is always careful to explain that
David +. n given that name because
OF his speed She has q pretty little mare
called Miss Heiyctt, and q vicious brute of
a kicker. which no one but herself can man
age. and which Mr.. Beasco insisted should
be named tgly Duckling She has favor
ite span of chestnuts, with record in har-
ness better than :; minutes, and the names
over their stalls are Maryland and Alan
he leading characters in THE Heart Of
Maryland" Then. OF course. there are the
hay mare Zaza, which she bought at the
New York horse show this year, aud the
span Of eisOnies named Naughty Anthony
"a y.
Boston last January. Her latest purchase
Is beautiful span of white fellows with
hack points. These she has named La Du
Barry and King Louis. after the leading
pe~s"nages In her new play.
Mrs Carter Will not go driving on Mon
day, but she is likely to be seen any day
after that. You have only to look for a
swell hrougham with red wheels and red
pole. IF the horses are black, they are
Maryland ara Alan: il they are white they
are certain to be La Du Barry and King
Louis the span which she brought from
L"ndcn. Add to these flashing harness
with scarlet and black irapp'ngs. and il Is
doubtful If Mrs Carter's turnout will be
eu"passed in speed and style by any on the
road.
John T. Sullivan. whose popularity as q
member Of the Lafayette Square stock
company is very strong indeed. is enjoying
himself hugely these davs. He is getting
his comfortably large salary-some people
who pretend to know say that IT Is "a CEN
tury and q half'-and he is doing absolute
ly no work at all. He Is not even rehears-
ing for some new production. for circum-
stances are suc,! that he doesn't know yet
when Manager Berger will call him back
into the cast Of the Lafayette shows Not
that he is being disciplined for any infrac-
ton Of rules. for Sullivan is one of the most
of the cast because neither this week nor
next week in the plays selected have there
been parts in proportion to his talents. That
Is the fault of having two ea1ine men in
the same company, for Mr. Sullivan.
though not designated leading man in
realty shares honors with Mr. Ormonde.
and yet not at Ormonde's expense either
Both are deSsrvedy popular. As there are
few plays which have two powerful leading
male roles. Sullivan has been regretfully
laid upon the waiting list for this week and
next week his only duty being 10 call at
the box office once week and extract his
yellow envelope from the pay car. Alma
Kruger likewise has been enjoying a vaca-
tion this week. though she will return to
the cast next Monday evening in 1.-The Lot
terry Of Love- In the case of Sullivan and
Ormon<'e II would seem advisable to put
on "a play offering two heavy male roles
like "A Social Highwayman," for instance
in which the two Hollands starred several
seasons ago. and ft Is very likely that "A
Social H!ehwayman' will soon be put on
at the Lafayette.
Mirrors and embroidery are the distin-
gushing features of the costumes worn by
San Toys rotund papa and the other rela-
tives and friends of that fascinating little
oriental maiden. The mirrors are tiny
things. mere thumb-nail looking glasses,
but they are used in such quantities that
some of the garments look like glittering
sea serpents or as If lighted by a thousand
little silver moons. Come closer and the
moons and scales and spangles resolve
themselves into row upon row Of wee look
ing glasses. The embroidery is Of two
kinds, rich and stiff and heavy enough to
stand alone. or soft and bright and fine
if woven by fairy fingers. There are tea
gowns of white silk as soft as crepe, en-
broidered with great pink and brilliant red
roses and foliage of emerald green. Among
these dazzling gay blossoms fly birds with
red heads, black wings and snow-white
throats And in spite of all the work on
these robes, the silk. embroidery and all
could be drawn through a wedding ring.
The emperor and the viceroy the man.
DARN and his guards deck themselves with
golden dragoous and good and evil de-
mons, all wrought In wonderful co!ors and
glittering thread. The soldiers wear tunics
Of gold and green, or red and gold. one
solid mass of embroidery. A regiment of
guards In bright purple satin. embroidered
in gold Is headed by an officer all in cloth
of gold from head to foot.
San Toy herself wears boys costume of
bright magenta satin. the loose jacket and
t,orr l.