The San Francisco call., 1901-10-21

- the seal OIL QlSapproVal upon the
horse with docked tail. In the
Presidents stable at the White
House are three superb coach
horses, recently purchased for the Presi-
dent III New York by his brother-ln-law,
Douglas Robinson, who was commissioned
to select the best animals for the purpose
that money could buy. All matters per-
tanning to the purchase were left to Mr..
Robinson, the President only insisting
that the animals have especially fine, long
tails. In England King Edward recently
declared in favor of long-tailed horses for
all ceremonial purposes.
With the Presidents disapproval and
the English monarchs disapproval 1t
can't be matter of much time before the
docking of horses tails will have passed
into memory one of the barbaric and
hideous customs of the past.
1 for one feel perfectly confident that
the banishment of the short-tailed ami
NAL is a matter of to-day. Fashion is
going to do what the law could not ac-
complish. l know that in some States,
and [ also believe that in this one, there
is law prohibiting the docking of horses
tails. However, the law a weak one
and it the easiest thing in the world
for the owner of a horse with a docked
tail to declare that the tail was docked in
some other State but the in which
the particular law should have been en-
forced. 1t is pleasant thing to contem-
plate that Fashion is going to accomplish
that which the law was powerless to do.
and Furthermore accomplish it in much
quicker time and more summary manner.
|
Mrs. George Carr, who is rehearsing the
bellies and beauX who are to take part IN
the "Florodora" sextet in the vaudeville
end of the doll show, has by this time
discovered that an impresarios couch is
not one of roses. Mrs. Carr in her work
has the valuable assistance of Mrs. Linda
Bryan and L do not believe that there
could arise any managerial difficulties that
these two clever, tactful women could not
surmount.
The time has not yet arrived to make
public the names of those who will take
part in the sextet. The greatest difficulty
thus far has been to get girls who belong
| to the same clique. Some girls chosen
won't play if other girls who have been
chosen will, and therein lies the most seri-
| Gus problem the mana geresses have to
| confront.
| While there are any number of Oblgng
! and willing participants, the seXtet has
not yet been completed. Those already
! chosen have had several rehearsals and
| are doing splendidly. Twice last week
! they met and rehearsed at Mrs. Bryan's
! home, and Tuesday evening they are to
! rehearse at Mrs BerninS CHAINS residence.
| Some time during the week they will hold
i their rehearsals on the pretty little stage
! of the Bella Vista.
Another serious question Mrs. Carr and
| Mrs. Bryan are facing is the color of the
gowns for the pretty maidens." 1t must
! be "a color that will be most becoming TO
| all the girls. and as there is diversity
| of compleXionS in the sextet it does not
! take half an eye to see the import of the
| color question.
| With commendable foresight the ladies
are guarding against the possibility of an
accident. Taking into consideration the
! delicate throats and capricious tempers of
! ell prima donnas. there are to be several
understudies, who at a moments notice
| will be ready to step in and fill any va
cancy that may occur. | have been told
| that the understudies are remarkabI