The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16
THE OCTOBER HORsEWoNIAN.
OCTOBER PHASES.
Of
Woman the Busy October Housewife.

American bride OF 1904 is q wonderful and \
beautiful creature. that oil hearts love-
her and that all good wishes follow In
her train to enfold her like q benedictionS
as she stands OH the threshold OF her
new life M III. 5}its Z 555
Dividing interest and honors with the
i October American bride Is the October
American horsewoman with her dash and 4
/ Daring that awaken endless enthusiasm
and admiration In the Horse Show ring
and outside OF 1t, the Virginia horse
woman knows her mount and Its capabill-5
ties equally with her own, and u is as /.
fearless and as much at home In the
saddle as she is In the drawing room or 1
i. ball room. For tho love OF the horse
is in the atmo sphere that she and her
ancestresses have breathed since the days 4
OF the spring ra ces at lllamsburg and Z
Richmond, when gentlemen riders won
by the Inspiration Of their lady IS olorsfS
and the favor of q smile from red lips
and sparkling eyes. 0 fsi3 XII
AS to equipment alone, the 1904 horse
woman in Virginia feels herself the supe-$
rior of her mother, her grandmothcrs and
her OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Their long,
sweeping skirts have been shorn FOR her
comfort and benefit. III riding due atten-g
ton is paid to proper adjustment and i
folds that cling and fall In walking. the
twentieth century habit skirt can be &
easily drawn up SO that the weareri has
freedom OF motion and tho freedom Of her
hands ant, arms as well. The close II ttiiig
habit basque has been replaced by the
shirt waist In summer and n easy-fittln s
bskirted coat In winter. Trousers and 4
boots protect the wearer5 against win dsand8
weather The long plum hat which for i
8merly was considered correct hea dWeara
for5the cquestrienne has been dis placed 4
In favor of tho close ting derby 9 ca ca ps:
Thus fitted out. trim, erect and alert
4 tho Virginia horse oman sh res n y no ~
absorbing achev ements of tho rim g, ana II
hears the ringing plaudlts Of great
audience as she lifts her horse to tho y
leap or wheels him to the Judges stand
Tor tho blue ribbon to be adjusted or dis 3
plays his fine points In the drvinE g. ans n
dem, or four-i hand class. S
H Quite apart8from the magic romance u
lowering around the October bride and d
tho excitement evoked by the October
+ horsewonlan. Is the sphere of the Octo- i,
Der housewife, the ruling spirit Q - the D
American social world. October means 4
housekeeping time, the renovation and
the putting down Of carpets. the set
ling IN and polishing OF stoves, the hous- II
ting up and polishing Of stoves, the hous-H
hanging OF curtains the paperlng ana \
painting necessary to Insure the beauty &
and order III which the housewife de- II
lights. ,ss a5SS
When tho household arrangements are
complete there remains the conslderat ton
Of winter clothes. hats and bonnets for
the family to engage the time and work
Of the housewife,
In addition she must leave space FOR
tho pickllng the preserving. the canning
and brandylng, which are necessary to y
fill her pantry shelves and insure a full Il
list OF dainties upon her table In winter.
a list OF which every provident housewife Il
knows tho secret and the Importance.
with the future advancing to meet tho E
bride, with the Horse Show Just ahead
OF the horsewoman, and with the days (
filled to overlooking with OCCUPATION for Il
the housewife, October Is, indeed !. the II
season for every kind of womanly pur-as
suit and avocation to come actively to Z
tho front F