The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-28
MANY DRIVING PARTIES
WERE ON THE TAN BARK
Brmnghas Smart Set Out Full Numbers Again Yesterday
To See the Fine HorseS-In In the Local Glasses Several
Fashionable Women Drove Their Handsome Traps
BY ANNIE KENDRIck WALKER.

There were many driving parties at the
horse show yesterday afternoon, and
gradually the boxes took on life and color,
the scene grew in animation, and the
yelvety course became brilliant with
thoroughbreds, their coats shining like
satin.
The horse show, shorn somewhat of its
glamour of the preceding evening, with
its dazzling background, seemed a little
giaring Is u the lights in the theatre
had been suddenly turned off to admit
the sunlight. Those who were present on
the opening night of the horse show found
1t difficult at first to adjust themselves
to the scene.
Every one was chatting of the success
of the horse show, and the horses received
more critical attention from the occupants
Of the boxes by reason that the horse
show is less of a beauty show in the after
noon than it is in the evening, when there
are nine-tenths women and one-tenth
horses.
The thoroughbreds prancng about the
tan-bark had some advantage over the
thoroughbreds in the boxes. The trap
pings glittered in the sunlight Their
coats were dazzling. Their hoofs family
caressed the velvety course. Dashng i'm
patiently from the paddocks the we'll
groomed beauties entered in the various
classes of the afternoon won unstlnted
admiration, applause, blue ribbons.
Eager Women.
The women in the smartest of horse
show gowns leaned far out of their boxes
in their eagerness to know the decision
of the judges. Now and then belated
horse show party appeared In the prone
made and another box became an object
of interest.
The .horsy set were in their element
The judges were anticipated in their de-
cisions and discussions of horse flesh
We're heard on all sides.
In the local classes yesterday afternoon
a number of Brmingham's most fash
ionable women drove In the smartest of
traps.
Mrs Henry Bramlette Gray and Miss
Nabb, driving Mr.. Frank Orders beau
tiful Day 3out the course, were
greeted with applause by their many ad-
mirers in the boxes.
Mrs Gray was a distinctly smart figure
in a toilette of tan and red, her hat hav-
ing a touch of foliage. She had never
driven the horse entered in this class rn-
til yesterday afternoon, but the ribbons
could not have been handled more grace
fully.
Miss Nabb wore very stylish after
room gown of white linen with a touch
of red
Drove Handsome Geiding.
Mrs. =. c. Agee and Mrs. William
Mudd Jordan drove Mrs. Agee's handsome
sorrell gelding
white and Mrs. Jordan wore pale blue
gown, her picturesque type of beauty be-
ing accentuated by broad brimmed hat
Driving with Mrs. Barnes Morgan was
Miss Snow, in the formers phaeton one
of the smartest at the horse show. Mrs
Barnes was In becoming afternoon
gown of tan with a smart spring coat.
Mrs j. d. Gibson, who drove her beau
tiful black geding. was In black and
white
Among those occupying boxes In the
afternoon were Mrs. Tutwier, Miss An
derson, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs Haley,
Mrs. D!mmick Miss Dimmick, Mrs Bar
rett and her guests. Mrs Henry Bram-
lette Gray, Miss Nabb General Rhodes
Mrs. William Mudd Jordan, Mr. Oscar
Underwood, Mr.. Charlton p Brooke Mr.
D.
Ross c. Smith, Mrs W. l.. Murdock Mr.
Frank Grider. Mrs. Richard Johnston
Mr.. Carpenter, Major Anderson, Mr.
Jenkins.
The Boxes.
Brilliant with horse show colors the
boxes on the second night OF the horse
show were picturesque with many smart
parties. The toilettes worn by the wom-
en- were even more elaborate than on
the opening night Of the horse show, and
the occasion as social success was em-
phasized not alone in the very handsome
gowns but in point of attendance, while
both preceding the horse show and after
ward there were elaborate dinner par
ties and suppers.
AS on the opening night of the show
the Hillman was the scene Of many din
ner and supper parties, and the palm
garden reminded one OF the sarnous pea-