New-York tribune., 1901-11-19
About People and Social Incidents.
AT THE HORSE SHOW.

Town is full to overhowing. The hotels are
crowded and each train that arrives from west
East North and South brings fresh arrivals, 'he
Mecca for which all bound being the hors.
Show at Madison Square Garden Yesterday at
the opening of the show. the atmosphere, from d
True. there large and Fashionable attendanfe t
Occupants of the boxes become entirely hardened E
netua u stare to which they are subjected by the
promenaders, and that the feminine portion ,;ns OIL TN
aen pnoa aa Me fnd havs
toned to their clothes to be sDe 20 and doubt as
their fit and chic For on TINS Sccas1o' ra three g.
fold People go to the members of fashlonafole PIE
NewYork society with whose names hney look for
guidance in modish matters People also ss go 10 and
although the collection now exhibition at the
Garden is larger and finer than on any pnonnlaT
point Of view they possess less interest 70 .ne
general mass of visitors than either the fashioha
With regard to the latter sombre coors were
the prevailing note of the frocks during the after
noon. and while they served to add to the ois'in'
ton of the wearers they failed to Illuminate the
Garden with the radiance which one Is Ems
Mrs Sec Charles aries chids who was sitting With Mrs
Joseph stickney. wore black dress WIN M saick
n neys black cloth frocR was only relieved by
string of pearls around her throat Her nat "aS
Of black chiffon.
Of black cloth. stitched with white. with "hicn
she wore long coat of biscuit colored cloth and
a black hat trimmed with white wings anu paie
green ribbons.
Mrs T. Townsend Burden. who was with her
daughter Gvendoltn was arrayed in black CLOTH
her cerise silk bat neing trimmed with sable WINE
Miss Burden frock Of nut brown velIet s, anu
a hat Of pale blue felt cloth trimmed with saoie
Mrs ]. Stewart Barney's frock Of black and
white while her mother, Mrs. Alexander Van
Nest who with her, wore creation OF DARK
blue cloth with a small blue bonnet Miss kath-
cloth with a large black velvet hat: while so7d Mrs
Jules J. vatabIes gown was Of black br9aacioDn .os
Of plum coored cloth, with which she wore small
with her father had donned costume consist.
ing of bodice OF pale blue siik' skif' Oh o'AeA
Mrs Gouve-neur Kortrlght another of those
who affected black. while Mrs Clement Moores
toilet Of black cloth and e9dSe y of 1dao na9k HR ss
Mrs. c. r. Alexander's frCck was or dark green
green hat while Mrs Prescott Lawrence's costume
was of sort OF dark castor corduroy. with which
she wore a black hat.
The black toilet of Mrs Sidney Harris was en-
riched by a sable hat. sable boa and large saoe
rnur while the appearance of Mrs Hamilton Cary
lent a touch of color the scene, her frock oelns
Of amethyst hued cloth. the Eton jacket or wnich
had collar and broad revers OF chlncnllia @ Tsr
ent shades.
Mrs William D. Sloane ard her daughter Lila
were likewise present during the afternoon. Mrs
Sloane in black cloth and Miss Sloane In tan col
ored frock. with hat OF castor beaver lei''
trimmed with black wings
Mrs Elhrdge T. Gerry and her daughters were m
their box on the north side of the Garden MISS
Angelica Gerry's frock was Of tan colored ciotn'
ttmrsd s with black and white Her sister Mabel
was in black velvet with black velvet hat whs
with black velvet. and a black hat
Mrs Elisha Dyer. jr who arrived quite late In
,ha -ternoon was attired in dark blue cloth, with
large black felt hat while her daughter; MISS
Laura swan who was with ei5 heT sode 06 wRe felt
hat trimmed with white feathers
Nr- William, Jaw sat with Mrs. Hermann DEL
richs Mrs Henry Clews and Mrs. O. H P Bel
MONT the las, named in a dress OF biscuit colored
cloth. long coat of black broadcloth and a rur
Mrs. JAYS frock was OF PACK oIa bIsck
Sonnet The gray cloth costume Of Mrs oelTiGhs ;hs
Tim,sd h With fhnfhaf s fuF her wife 6y to % her e big
chinchla un was fastened bunch OF gaT eaa5
richly braided while her hat was composed entirely
OF nulti-colored grapes and their leaves
,,,ss vya+1nora who was in her fathers box.
wore frock Of slate coored cloth and large black
hat, Mrs Stephen II. Pell was in black hroadcloth'
with white felt hat trimmed Tads1}fk WlfH 0aSE E8ev
was in gray. her dress, hat and feather ooa oeihs
all OF the same hue
Among others present were Mrs Frederick Geo-
hard in black: Mrs. John Jacob Astor. in a per
rsc-Iv fitting froc shepherds plaid; Miss Louise
McAllister In Il gown ot dark purple and a hat
made ND Of autumn foliage; Mrs. Delaney A
Kane who7e toilet concealed by magnin-
cent sable cape: Mrs George W. Vanderbilt. who
sat in the yanderhilt box throqghout ut, the after
stevens JTlmar Mrs. Dick Carman-