The Washington herald., 1906-11-01
POOSEVELTA AND
HER NATTY TRAP.

Miss Ethel Roosevelt and her horse
Montauk are Familiarity recognized every
pleasant day in Washington. The latter is
q splendid Yirginia-bred animal having
deep brown color and an uncropped tab.
Montauk is a hIgh-steppar, with pro-
nounced forward action and an intelligent
eye. His proud mission in life is 70 draw
a smart blackboard Of natural wood IN
which Miss Ethel handles the reins and
grave young groom in tan livery occupies
the rumble
In this natty trap the Presidents daugh-
ter drives tC and from the Cathedral
School. and just now she wears an Eng
lish tan jacket and decidedly chic little
black felt hat indented with a long, black
quill She seldom wears a veil. and her
light hair ls charmingly confined by "a
black taffeta bow.
Miss Ethel preserves exactly the correct
slant on her drivers cushion. and. with
feet braced from the base of tho dash. she
presents a charming picture Of giriish
grace and enjoyment She holds her reius
high and we'll iu. and exercises complete
mastery over the spirited Montauk.
Whether the reported unhealthy location
of the Presidents stables. or the fact that
the Executive stud Is too numerous TO be
accommodated under one roof is response
BILE for the renting OF extra stable room
| in Seventeenth street. certain it is that
Nontauk and Quentin Roosevelts pony
Algonquin are stabbed several blocks away
1 from the White House.
Miss EtheTs fetching turnout is a re-
/ freshing sight in the midst Of the auto
mobiles and electric carriages affected by
/ the majority Of young girls. There is real
sport in driving a big motor-even more
than in driving a horse-but as few wom-
! en- are permitted to act as their own
chauffeuse. it usually happens that cleo
/ tric carriages fall to their lot. The dear
/ little clectTicst Let no one dispdTage their
| beauty and their utility. but. undeniably,
/ they are mild. The person running one
/ never acquires the auto stare" She has
ample time 10 laugh and talk and bow 10
people on the sidewalk. the while she pro-
/ ceeds at safe speed up and down + street
I in the morning and Connecticut avenue
/ IN the afternoon. The electric carriage is
the most feminine vehicle ever built. and
/ II men only realized how unsportsmanlike
! they appear in them. they would hand
over their runabouts and stanhopes and
| embryonic victorias 10 the women Of their
! households and adopt more sporty me
diums Of locomotioH.
! An electric must have been planned
primarily foT furbolows. feathers. and
/ furs. In q motor car woman is Tidicu-
+ Ions in anything but an auto coat and az
! enormous. enveloplng veil These things
ere not as becoming as they are IN keep
I Inc An al no
beautifully woman Is app2reied, the
more satisfying is the picture. The tout
| ensemble should be, what the fFequeaters
Of the race track style "dressy."
/ Ii one happens to notice the attractive
women and girls in electrics that animate
out-of-door Washington this autumn. the
! conclusion viii be reached that the bellies
Z Of society are all "at hCme" on the street.
| Al along the fashionable resident thor
oughfares, the pretty little machines with
their prettieT loads are either gliding
around corners. cleverly lodging street
/ cars. drawing UP at curbs 10 allow Of ami
mated visiting with pedestrians, or slow
iEg down 20 permit some masculine 10
jump in and enjoy a lift up the avenue.
/ The floor OF the carriage Is quite as
/ popular as the more elevated vantage
place, and two society yOuths-their legs
dangling at either side-are seen fire.
| quently at the feet Of the attractive girls
| on the seat.
II would not be good form at all for
women who drive horses 70 50 loiter along
the principal streets Of q city 4 higher
degree of dignity is demanded Of a girl
or woman who handles reins and whip.
but an electric carriage. being the most
informal little conceit in the world. is
ideally adapted 10 Washington life. which
everybody declares in the HE OF a beau
tifui village on a gigantic scale.
The first notable possession acquired by
Mrs. Longworth after her marriage. was
an electric runahout. She was very en-
thUsiastic over the little machine. and
carried her husband to and from the
Capitol every pleasant day The couple
frequently made a tour through the mall
and public grounds, and along these syl-
/ van ways the handsome young Congress
man did not hesitate TO enjoy his morning
pipe. while Mrs. LongwOrth guided the
machine at a sufficiently low rate of
speed to permit of a great deal Of chat
and laughter
u was a most attractive spectacle to be-
hold on gray or foggy morning. and
the bachelor members Of the House were
won't TO envy Nick" his happiness in
starting legislative day in 50 lovely a
way.
|
OF the young matrons and maids of so
ciety who own clectrics, their name is
legion. Somehow this popular carriage
unless it happens to be a brougham-
seems fitted TO youth. It is too young
in conception and design for women with
white hair or bonnets. 1t belongs I'm the
class with pitcure hats and MarcelIa
pompadouTs. Grandmothers should never