The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-02-19
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| Seasons:
SIMMER Getting Shorter :;
!, LsssTime Spent in City ;
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Z rn,,owing closely after the fashion
eociety in England and France,
- York fashionable people are
.,.rlv coming to spend less time in
s.r city homes. In London it is in
AMI In Paris 1t is in July and in
- York it is now little more than
emgh January that the great town
.,ses of the social elect can be reck-
w on as being open. During this
.1dd luncheons, dinners, dances. the
Ira and every form Of diversion
"A themselves layer on layer to an
.vteot sufficient to make up for any
~ IN the duration of the season.
During the greater part Of the year,
m following the lead Of the old
nuutrdes. 1t is the country houses
afh are the centres Of social &C.
Nvities. Here house parties enliven
~ autumn months until late in De-
npber, and the autumn season Is
~ 20 encroaching upon summer
m even Newport's annual life is
lnv limited to little more than a
18th. beginning after the cruise of
A New York Yacht Club in August
"a eDIing with the early fall horse
|im. Where Newport leads other
|rscrts follow, and by the middle Of
sytember the fight is nearly over
tun summer villas and cottages to
isious country seats.
Gradually Long Island has come
= get more than its quota OF such
'iemes, the scene Of most of the fes-
Enties Of the year with horse shows
= dog shows and the annual county
III, which always draws large and
~ house parties. From house to
lase the pleasure seekers migrate,
hadng. bridge playing. automobiling
II riding to hounds, alert for any
ans Of diversion, until in December
y return to town sets in.
Lenox Is the one summer resort |
hich holds over into the autumn, !!
liners and luncheons bridging the
~ to the hunt races and coaching !,
sldes. This last Is a recent re-
N Of the pastime which was tre-
sndously popular In the Berkshire
nb fifteen years ago. Every owner
horses and break is eagerly TAX
s It up and, despite the popularity
the motor, which has usurped all
late years, four in hand driving as
art Il being revived, many young
nen Of fashion being taught how to
e.
nfoughout October the red coated
y riding to hounds will be most
violence Masters of hounds, Of
riders and stewards Of the
devote the chief part of their
tion to the cross-country sport
e leads at this season. l.
my In the year, in January or
uaty, many social leaders mi
e to Washington, where they take
Eloase Tor the liveliest part Of the
l1on there. OF course festivities ,
hold sway in New York, but year
J yser the capital city makes little | ,
80 invasion.
lore Lent the great town houses
. W1tically abandoned again,
~ . the permanent closing of the +,
ets may not take place until !
Country houses are again I
jim but the ocean liners receive {
quota at this period, for 1t is c
ming q regular custom for many c
~ social leaders to have q house e
0e London spring season. The r
= months are the favorite for O
l pn the Continent also, and b
10y after the summer months F
y Nelsset In that the summer at b
nsnlonable resorts can be said to n
a. =
sudc City and Lenox are active +,
man Newport, though the two 4,
are gradually opening festtvi- q
- but 1t is the big country es- o.
mich are slowly but surely q
9 themselves the centre OF n
u aeavitles. even as in the Old !,
eNsw York Sun. !,
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VOW IN JOHANNESBURG. n
oeepped Doing Business and ~
Went to SnowbaiIina. :,