New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
AT THE HORSE SHOW.

And still the Horse Show continues and the
crowd is as great as ever While the equine part
of the show is of a standard immeasurabiy supe-
ror TO any Of those held in previous years the
fashionable attendance is perhaps somewhat small
er and this especially noticeable yesterday
afternoon Indeed. in looking for familiar faces
absentees from the New-York Concours Hippque
nor the Harrirnans nor the Mortimer Brookses
nor the William Bayard Cuttings. nor Mrs; Mackay
had appeared until last evening, and there are
many others of equal note In the modish world
who have not yet been present
Still there a fair representation of the fashion
able set the show. and much entertainment can
be derived by the observant citizen in the swim
from watching the series of social comedies.
dramas. and tragedies. that are being enacted
every afternoon and evening in the hoxes; the new
the cuts directly sdminstered: the disiain ex-
pressed here. the look of gratihed ambition there
awkward rencontres, etc.
feature of the show is the unusual dearth of
titled foreigners, who conspicuous in num-
her at the Garden in previous years With the
ceptIon of the Roman Prince Del Drago. whose
mother was half-sister of Queen isabella OF
Spain Lord Albemarle and Mrs George Rsppe G
note at the show this year II is difficult to say
clan foreigners.
Flowers made their appearance for the first time
in the boxes yesterday afternoon. Until then they
had been conspicuous by their absenee-at any rate,
far as the smart set was concerned
Another matter which furnished little enter
tainment yesterday the presence of a perfect
army of artists and designers, representing tail
oring and dressmaking firms the East Side, who,
with attempt at any conceament. were ac
lively engaged in taking notes and making
sketches of the dresses which struck their fancy
most. with view to reproduction on less ex-
pensive scale for their patrons. So far could
be gathered il was the famboyant toilets of some
of the gorge eously appareed promenaders. and the
equally splendid attire of some or the out or town
visitors and people in the boxes, that chiefly
sober hued and quiet dresses of the really
fashionable people seemed to pass unohserved.
unworthy of imitation by those who aspire to be
real stylish.
Miss Angelica Gerry. who occupied the Gerry box
during the afternoon with friends,
tune of black CLOTH with small black hat while
dark chocolate colored broadeloth and navy blue
formed the material of the dainty frocks of the
other members of the party.
Miss Gwendolyn Burden in dark brown
corduroy with which she a brown hat and
sable boa Mrs. P. Cooper Hewitt in black.
with a large black hat turned up the sides.
and Mrs Edmund L. Baylies who had Miss Evelyn
Burden with her was also arrayed in a costume Of
and a toaue of white flowers Miss Burdens frock
was of gray eameis hair and her hat of green
panne velvet
Mrs Marion Story's costume of black broadcloth
was set off by very handsome sables. her hat
being of black velvet, while Mrs. Frederick Edey's
irish lace almost concealed by beautiful sable
cape. fringed with sable tails. She wore a black
velvet hat
Mrs. Gouverneur kortrtght all in black.
was also Mrs. Charles Chds who with her
Mrs. Elisha Dyer. jr.'s. large black hat. which she