Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-17
nR. WEST OUT OF THE RING

Have Been Satisfied With Second
| Events Last Night.
Fully six thousand people representa-
| tive Of the beauty and culture Of Vir-
ginia, with liberal contributions from
the beau monde of the larger cities and
of other States. applauded the stirring
performances of the horses In the ring
last night, the third evening Of the Rich
mond horse show.
The attendance was apparently about
the number attending on wednesday
night. but there were many present for
| the first time both in the boxes and the
| reserved sections, and the throng around
| the ringside embraced many out-of-town
| attendants who have not been present on
! the preceding evenings.
! The exhibit OF the horses was fully up
to that of any evening of the exhibition,
| Offering q greater variety and bringing
out again many Of the favorite horses
| that have excited the enthusiastic adml-
| ration of the judges tine horsehesh.
|
in the magnificent array of beautiful
/ women and CT distinguished men, and,
| were it not invidiouS to make dlstlnc-
/ tons, it would be interesting to note
some of the superbly handsome women
| who occupied the boxes. Many OF the
| famous beauties of Virginia, including
| some who are known in more than one
| Continent as types Of American, and
especially of Virginia, beauty; others
| who by their stateliness, grace, and
| their faultless features, have aroused
the enthusiasm of conno!sseurs every
| where, and others whose beauty has been
| sung in verse or lauded in eloquent
prose- were there. Other States to
| which Virginia roses and lilies have been
| transplanted. contributed then, for this
| occasion to the Old Dominion-a State as
| prodigal of beauty as she has ever been
| of statesmen.
Beauty in the Boxes.
| The boxes last night were the targets
| for as many eyes as the horses, though
| the symmetrical. graceful beasts lite
/ rally occupied the centre of the stage,
and many glass in masculine fingers
was levelled long and attentively upon
some beautiful face in opposite or an
| adjoining box or tier of seats.
OF course. there were some who are
! not now in the freshness of youthful
/ beauty, but who as matrons nearing or
| slightly past lifes meridian, still pre-
serve enough of their girlish beauty to
make them rank with their younger sis
| ters. Unfortunately. beauty is not per-
| petual though one is sometimes tempted
| to suspect it is Then there were others
young and handsome. though not beau
| tiful, and others who, denied the gift of
| mere physical beauty, are compensated
| by their culture and their captivating
| charms of manner and conversation.
of h IaS Ct
night was fully equal to that seen any
| evening yet. White was still predomi-
| nant, but there was more color percepti-
! BILE in the rosebud garden of girls. and
there were many exquisite creations Of
| the modiste's art that aroused even mas
culine enthusiasm.
The Floral Favorites.
| There were more flowers noticeable and
| more opera glasses and lorgnettes in evil
dence in the boxes last night than usual.
! American beauty roses and violets were
| the favorite blossoms. and their fra GRANGE
was waited by f1uttering fans to the pass
| ers-by. Another thing noticeable last
| evening in the boxes was the revival of
| the once famous custom on the part Of
| the ladies of wearing beauty specks,'
as they are known. tiny bit of black
court plaster which has the effect of
| enhancing the complexion Of the wearer
night. and in some cases it seemed like
| trying to enhance the whiteness of the
snow. or Improving the tint of the rose.
| They did not need anything to make them
effective.
The number OF men in public life pres
ent last night was larger and more note
worthy than the night before. Two of
the most distinguished who appeared for
the first time last night were General
Fitzhugh Lee, of Charlottesville. and eX-
Senator Charles James Faulkner, of West
| Virginia. There were also Governor Mon
tague, Senator Martin Congressman
| Flood ex-Congressman Elicit. Lieuten-
ant-Governor Joseph f. Willard, and
many others who have served the State
in other capacities
Senators Martin and Faulkner and Con-
gresham Flood. accompanied by the
wives of the two Senator's and by Mrs.
r. Carter Scott, formed a striking group
in Mr.. Floods box, and were the target
for many glasses.
In Col. Stern,s Box.
Not far away, in Colonel 10 Lane Stern's
box we're Governor and Mrs. Montague
Colonel George Wayne Anderson. Hon.
Samuel S. P. Patteson. and others. and a
little further on was Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Joseph z. Willard with a large party
of ladies and gentlemen.
Among others nOted at the Sno" laSl
night were Colonel George c. Cabell, Jr.,
Of Danville: Hon. Alexander Hamilton,
of Petersburg: Senator Henry Fairfax.
of Loudoun: Hon Claggett B. Jones, OF
King and Queen: Hon. r. Tate Irvine,
of Wise: Hon. Henry r. Pollard, Rev.
William Z. Evans. DR.. Edward n. Cal
isch, Rev. James A. Duncan, and others
of the clergy; Mr.. c. E. Cheyne. of Hamp-
ton, the newly-elected president of the
State Photographers Association; MI
James Van Alien Bickford, of Hampton;
Mr. William Starke Burke, of Staunton;
Mr. J. Frank Tannehill. Jr., of Staunton,
Captain r. NJ. Wooling and Messrs. A.
w. Lucado, w. P. Clarke. c. M. Gus-
cenhen:er, and others, OF Lynchburg, and
many others
AS an exhibition the evenings pro-
gramme was an inspiring one, and well
calculated 10 evoke the enthusiasm 1t J
aroused After the large field OF road
ters had been paraded and the winners
picked by the judges the pairs in harness
came on the scene, and four more superb
,airs of drivers never spurned the earth
with tf:eir ryttmic hoof-beats than the
competitors in this class. 1t was an honor
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