The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
Almost Necessary TO Own High Steppers in Order
to Be in the Swim.
MISS LETTER BACK FROM INDIA.
She Tells Some Strange Stories of the Vlce-Rega
Court-WhitelaW Reid In the Exclusive Set.
Other Club Chat and Gossip.
Bv DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER.
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kept by every roble,nan in France and
England q century or SO ago. These tel
lows, in the livery of the house TO which
they belonged, ran ahead of The carriage
of rlIsir lord and pushed the peasants,
right and left, aside, SO that they should
not. be tralnpled under the pranc-ng
horses hoofs. AT night these runners
carried torches and looked quite pic
turssuue 1t is not improbable therefore
that in tlhe near future relayS of run
ming foo1men, preceding the automobiles
of the AstorS Vanderbaits. WhatneyS and
scores of others of that set, will be seen
sprinting ahead OF the coaches of our
millionaire noblesse, and shouting to the
ra5ble to make way
William *. Vanderbilt, Senior. with his
charming guests, aboard the Valiant have
been examining the wreck of the. Maine
in Havana harEor, and are now in F1ori-
da Mrs. Hunt has recovered her bloom
and is looking even more lovely than
When she was Miss Carley- My cores
pondent writes ,I.e that the soft breezes
of Southern seas, the faIeful, tickle moon
light are having their effect both on the
beautiful guest and the master of the
Yacht NoveliStS sometimes wonder what
viii be the final disposition of hero and
heroine Both Mrs. Hunt and Mr.. Van,
derbilt have had their romances, and
1ow my correspondent claims they have
opened a new chapter in the real land OF
i orange blossoms
BELMONT PLAYING GOLF.
speakirg of Florida reminds me that
Augie Belmont is playing golf at Palm
Beach. l am glad of it. am not gao
that Augie has gone away for any other
reason than to demonstrate one tact,
namely, that even rich men can afford
holiday Belmont is a man Of enormous
affairs, and the only one of the three
sons who calls himself a man of business.
Although he has been yachtsman. cross
country huntsman, a golf player and that
! sort of thing, he mas taken the time out
of his resting hours, either before or after
| a hard days work. Now and then he
runs over the seas, but the mission is
business. not pleasure. Ask him to take
a few days off and he replies: i can
do it," Well. sickness compelled him to
do Sc. but his rest was forced upon him.
I know many men who won't rest until
| pneumonia or grip or something OF that
sort makes them DO not like to see
my millionaire friends toll like slaves.
Mrs. ..Stuy" Fish gave q very pretty
dinner dance a few evenings ago. I hate
| dinner dances. If there is anything i dis
! like it is to eat a good dinner and, be
! fore digestion has tucked it away COM
| fortably, to be turned into a ball room
/ for exercise. My dear Mamie Fish mas
/ had an enormous faculty 1oI Sctlluo= op
I; eccentric entertainments, but the dance
! speak OF was the regular thing, done III
/ the regular way. Now here is a grand
! opportunity for her. / would like to see
/ dinner dance where after a delicious
j dinner the men could smoke and the wo-
men dance. The young lady l had the
! honor TO sit beside might easily have put
/ ,vfat she ate in Il wine glass. OF course
to her dancing was a delight, to me ar
agony.
Harry Lehr. of course. led the cotillion
His arduous duties as Mrs. Astors sec
4 rotary. do not worry him. Indeed, ],
would seem his change of occupation ant
his regular family hours have agreed
with him.
UNIQUE DANCE.
4 Mrs. O. II. P. Belmont gave a dance al
4 Sherry's. and Sherry endeavored yer,
successfully to turn his rooms into 9
4 Japanese tea garden. What lot o,
4 money is expended every season In try.
ing to make one thing look like an
other. The Mackays spent fortune las
4 week and the Belrnonts this. Well. It ha.
the merit Of causing some people to spent
It who otherwise would only employ 1t II
make more. This attempt to convert az
i occidental tWentieth century room 4ots