New-York tribune., 1906-09-29
WOMEN AT MINE0LA.
They Enjoy EUerything, from
Frdnkfurters TO Horse Racing.

Above. Gags e-autter under TIE softly cloudsd
sky and Ire ot white dorasd tsnts strung along
among the waving t-eet0ps- Below. thick grass
osrpeted with paper bags. newspapers and peanut
shells. And between 2 multitude of happy pleasure
seekers-afty thousand oS them by o'ciock-vhich
surged IN and out ot the buildings. 5s-aned the
drives and walks 5icniczed by the hundred uncer
the trees sampled everything going. from steam
rezpers 20 selt-rsizing gT1ddle cakes, and lining
I'D in q solid twenty-teep wall around the race
track and horse show. stood By the hour tae sun
beating dcwn CT thetr faces. while ssrtn-s skinned
hunters and ba-rel-shs2ed ponies took fences and
pescocked before TIE line % boxes hed with smart
people.
ThEt was TIE sfineola County Fair yesterday
The fair began. way CIT n the village with the
giraffe skinned boy and AJo-ta, the v'-ld girl. the
missing link Hext the missing Ink was booth
for cream wafaes. erd then Queen Nyra's gypsy
camp and TIE boys with the ''skiddoo' hats and
ths tinrype saloon and TIE frankfurter counter
wonder after wonder. eaccensnt after enticement-
woMENs WORK
Ones first impression OF the ladies building"
which was cloEged With people, well as
women al 6ey long. was of waving bedsp-e2is
and crazy quilts. rag carpets and crochetted az
ghanx One marvellous q-ilt OF white was strewn
VIII !sEEe PINK and blue baskets composed OF small
conooct. Char Gaming hammered brass and TIE
ottnE er.5 HS5 ots sa lF 1o51 s ee re
shells picked up o. long Island beaches and Strung
curious SET ot Eve plates and Z dish was decorated
and lace work much OF ]; Tss - sToei!sai as 70
suggest The 6esirabllty OF organizing and develop
Over Il ths edgcstl99Hal ss:ti9n mothers stood
'sThere-thsf hers-the bullrush growing out Of
TIE green wate-, e gentle voice would eIclaiH de-
hle contemplation Of The giant COURTS and prize
bulls 10 wonder and admire
Come. lseies See he mechanical busderf1y."
sleas1re n company nit friends. and fun for &c
The women ead children clustered around him.
stTss,ed e much sy picture e Mss Alice Ia
ss:B.d s:E: P;sRs y t.o th' fssF 6sss zF
would INK ais vas Jew School ~ 10 way one
sit r1ght down where you are" commanded
.hr.ilY one boys mother. He dOn't own the whole
Rsy Rg tor Ger r4ght alFstty to dis stand" r.-
you talk. talk al der time"
A PEEP At SOCIETY.
In one Of the long cattle sheds among people who
old ranges, gsrnc-acks, optical goods glass wear
nd leather work stood a pretty Indian z1rl an
Aoenakee from Canada She had a Florentine mo-
sac round her neck and an American made watch
ersss M obhS5es:ne on her ooTLase She sod sweet
Engisb I'm the Sovernet Is ahe soaos s5ea hsE E0oa
Pee pre-, t.sn r.! our yo9ng people speak English and
Over , a. the horse show. which took place on q
grassy elipse inside the race track. the women
OCCUPANTS Of the 56xes In no. Of oe DO boz me
I, pune{ 1gnGhson Eas going on tFo negro walters
foods and fine fruits. Resting the- elbows on tSe
railing, the womsE-all VINO cou I6--Yatched as II
e;lchantec drinking IN every detail Of the impress
ElEs spectacle Of society refreshing itself
'Nos~, NAV, you shove right in front the rerr
cha1ce you git and take good souInt at them
6~sils eatin In tie ItIc hoss stall. = whispered
ore q these old fashioned Americans who sti
nourisn IN Long IssIyc-chin whiskers short
trousers and wide straw hat 1aurned Gown on Ton
OF his - 'S|
KERNocHAN HORSES FAyoRrTEs
All the horses entered by Mrs James L Ker-
nochan seemed 70 be favOrites with the crowd that
faaged the horse show boundary fence
i hope she BEATS G. frequent remark
good bay, cried woman del.ghtedly as
&Ts Kernochan's hunter St Michael took a fence
with clean pair OF heels. When Mrs I.adenbure's
Fingal Rover, which 40. g IN the same class
refused. '6lidOo-Z3' with & chorus OF laugh
But not even society socety's horses could
separate the Minoola women for good from the
racing, the sha2ely Youag persons IN tights who
tied Themselves Up n knots, the man with the
potato psrer that would apple shred cold
slsw, slice Saratoga chips or German fried. or the
pretty lr.sa COVE The woman who cant a-nuse
terself Mineola is difficult"