The Washington herald., 1907-09-08
By a staa Correspondent

In spite OF overcast SKY anc q uFiA]iinB
rain in the afternoon, society turned cut
en- masse 10 witness the twelfth annual
show. for the horse show here. as every
where, IS one Of the brilliant features
Of the season.
OF course the rain interfered with the
gala aspect Of the scene, the women ap-
pearing in dark tailor suits or rain
OF golf coats. For once at least the
horse was the feature Of the gathering
IN point Of fact, as well as name.
The turf on the polo field was slippery
and conditions for the hunters decidedly
adverse. but there were no accidents, bar
ring the cropper taken by Mr.. James Il
Proctor, on his horse. Both horse and
rider came of with only bruises. however,
amid the cheers Of the spectators.
Mrs Larz Anderson, OF Boston and
Washington, was the star winner Of the
day. carrying of FIVE. blue ribbons and
two red.
Mrs. Larz Anderson returned Just in
time for the show. from q visit with Mr..
Anderson's mother. Mrs. Nicholas Ander-
son, at Bar Harbor. She went UP TO Bar
Harbor two weeks ago, when Mr.. Ander-
son sailed for Europe.
The thoroughbreds Of Judge William II.
Moore. OF New York, were not entered
this year, as their master was at New
port. where he acted as one Of the judges
for the horse show.
Mr. Henry c. Frick was winner OF two
blue ribbons, and others carrying OF the
blues were Miss Leslie Bradley, Miss
Elise Ames, Postmaster General George
Won L. Meyer, Mrs. George S. Mansell.
and Messrs. Childs Frick. Francis R. Ap-
pleton, and John Caswell. jr.
Miss Elise Ames. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Ames, won also three reds
AIr. Clarence Moore, Of Washington, for
merly master OF the Chevy Chase Hunt
Club, and last year one Of the judges
Of the horse show in England. won a
blue ribbon with his Miss Leana. Mr.
Bayard Tuckermann, jr-, came off fourth,
with Teddy Bear. in the Abbott Cup race
for green hunters.
Cynosure OF aIF eyes was Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. the younger daughter Of the
President who viii be introduced 10 the
social world of the Capital this coming
winter at the White House.
Miss Ethel is a guest at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs Nat Simpkins. Of Wash
ineten. at the Shore cottage. having Te-
turned with Miss Faith Simpkins when
she came back las week from a visit
with Miss Ethel at oyster Bay.
Miss Ethel was in her usual good
spirits. for she has the typical Roosevelt
fund OF animal spirits and animation. She
was gowned very simply. as usual as
young school girl, her costume Monday
consisting OF q white duck skirt and
/ lingerie blouse. almost completely COW
cred by q long brown tweed coat. with
which she wore a black sailor hat with
a colored band Of red, white. and black,
which was tied down by a brown auto
mobile veil.
Most OF the afternoon she was busy
lodging snap-shooters, but managed &c
have a good time with her young com
panions. Miss Faith Simpkins and Miss
/ Cecilia May. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry May. OF Washington.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Meyer and
their daughters, the Misses Meyer, were
also present. having returned from their
camp in the Adirondacks. where they
went TO recover from bronchitis, which
assailed all the ladies OF the family early
in the summer.
The Judges at the show were Mr.. George
Warren. of the South Cheshire Hunt
Club. of England; Mr. a. Z. Ogilvie, Of
the Montreal Hunt Club. and Mr. James
Appleton. OF the Myopis Hunt Club. in
the hunting classes. and Messrs. Walter
Denegre. Francis Appleton. IT., and Ar
thur Sherman in the harness and saddle.
The committee in charge consisted OF
Nessrs. Walter Denegre. George 3 Man
sell. Gerard Deaman, and William II.
Seabury.
I.ady. Beatrice Carew. who IS the guest
of the Misses Loring. at Burne-side. their
cottage at Prides. will so next week 10
the White Mountains, and viii sail for
England October J.
Miss Margaret Roosevelt. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emlen Roosevelt, OF New
York and oyster Bay. is also guest on
the Shore staying with the daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles II. Tweed. Of New
York. at their estate at Beverly Farms.
She was in the group of girls OF which
the Presidents daughter was the center.
The two Roosevelt girls and their young
hostesses with Miss Cecilia May. are
having lively time among themselves,
deriving much of their fun from motor
ing and driving.
Mrs. Henry May spends much time in
her large touring car. The other day she
was seen speeding along the road between
Manchester and Pride, sitting in front
with the chauffeur. and was smartly
gowned In q ehampagne-colored skigt
and coat. with which she wore a hat Of
the same shade and a point lace veil OF
cafe au lait. In her arms was her pet
spaniel.
Mrs Clarence Moore is another WASH
ington hostess who is frequently met on
lthe drives along the coast As befts
the wife Of a lover of fine horses, she
is usually driving. The other morning size
was in a phaeton with canopy top. be-
hind two smart thoroughbreds. Being
in mourning for Mr.. Moore's father. who
recently died. she was of course in black,
which. by the way. is becoming 10 her
clear complexion and trig figure.
She wore a ught-dtung tailor gown
and round hat with a smart little face
veil. her only ornament being a pair Of
large pearl earrings set close to the ears.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore have en-
tertained frequently at dinner during the
week at "SwiftmOore," the beautiful es-
tate Of Mrs Moore's mother. Mrs. Swift,
at Beverly Farms
Others giving dinners were Mr.. and