Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
HORST show GOSSIP
THE MERCHANTs ARE ENJOYING a
VERY BRISK TRADE.
EVERYBODY WANTS FINE. DUDs
SILK Hats and Dress Suits se11ina
Fastener WIN BE More. Conven.
tional Hcreafter-New Face. in
Town = Masculine ana FEMININE.
Fads.

There is brisk trade IN the stores THU
Horse Show week. While 1t IS yet TOT
early to make any comparisons with the
! weeks previous. it can be said that man.
visitors are in town spending money
and the local trade in furnishing goods
is almost unprecedented. During the last
seven days there have been more silk hat
and dress suits purchased than during
| any previous three months. While the eff
feet of this activity during the Horse
Show will be marked, dealers are NOR.
pleased with the lasting effect this effort
TO dress well will have upon the local
, public.
Society. after the show Is over. win
demand more in the way of dress from
smart young men. and dealers say there
is every indication that the gentlemen
will rise to the occasion. 1t Is no secrel
to say that Richmond men are not among
the best dressed in the country. but they
now are making vast strides to keep VI
with the women.
EFFECT OF THE HORSE SHOW.
The effect of the Horse Show will be
this: The men will become more cor
ventional in their apparel. wearing eve
ming clothes and silk hats to social at
fairs and frock suits on the promenadeSs
WOMEN. however, Will develop greater
originality while continuing along thu
line of nlodesty and refinement The i'm
provement will not be SO marked among
women this winter, as they already dreS'
IN as good taste as may be found in al
most any city. There is a richness. with
out gaudiness which strongly marks the
gentlewoman here.
NEW FACES IN TOWN.
There are many new faces about town
off fe1 hor Nv tb~
one-half fare rates from various parts Of
the State. Many OF these strangers pro-
baby will not attend the show. but have
come in just for holiday. and incidental
ly, to make their fall purchases. These
buyers are now in evidence at the stores.
but will appear In larger numbers later
in the week when the novelty OF the trip
begins to wear off.
MASCULINE FADs.
AS there will be matinee perform
snces of the Horse Show there is littIs
| room for the display Of fads among men.
They cannot wear fancy vests. horsehea3
canes or blooming chrysanthemums, end
this has caused some. untoward comment
! among the "Johnniesl' Watch fobs hold
ing up gold stirrups may be INDUCED in.
and horsey" language can be affected.
This must be done In small Doses how.
ever. as there are too many men AMI
| women in Virginia familiar with horses
TO aiiO" these equine expressions TO
run riot. Those daring an attempt should
tlearn what a hurdle Is. also the caper OF
a filly and the prance Of a high step
per-
WAT THE WOMEN WILL DO.
The women will indulge in one or two
| mild fads. The most noticeable of these
will be the wearing OF the Monte Carlo
which are long silk wraps. most fash
ionable this season. especially at horse
shows. where the creation first made
| its appearance in this country. Other
| beauty accentuators will be jet robes
and the marie chiffon boas. It is I'M
| necessary to add that with those decora-
| tons the women will be lovely and more
| interesting than the horses.
! Most of the Broad street stores are do.
| ing a better business than was done at
| the time of the Carnival The present
| patronage is most desirable, as they pur-
! chase goods of the highest quality. Had
| the Horse Show followed cold snap the
stores would scarcely have been able ts
|. handle the volume of business.