The evening world., 1912-11-18
BLUE RIBBONS PUT WEALTH, /
BEAUTY, HORSES ON DISPLAY
Millions Of Dollars, the Elite Of Society and
Choicest of Thoroughbred Rally at Call Of
= Fluttering Decor alton Worth Few Cents

pie go yearly to Madison Square Garden
to see.
Next year they will transform the
Garden into Venice. Why not? Con-
dolas sound romantic and would be
such q change from the horse and the
automobile. In the makeup Of the Gar
den only one thing was overlooked In
the homage to Japan. The ushers should
have been yum YUM girls. instead Of
just plain girls in dark gowns and
orange sashes.
In Japan or Venice or New York the
New York women still lead the world
with the fashions they have formed on
them from France. They improve the
fashions with their figures; Jewels can
lind no more familiar settings. Satur-
day afternoon the ladies'. a. usual. went
home to change their gowns and add q
few diamonds for tho evening. They
returned quietly dressed. Handsomely
dressed? Oh. mercy. yes! Black and
white prevailed. with here and there a
fash Of color. Jewels twinkled Nike a
million stars. They didn't blaze like the
sun. The railbirds looked the boxes
overland found more interest In the
horses.
A CHANCE TO SWEEP A MILLION
MILLIONS At A GLANCE.
OF course. there was the usual prome-
ade round the board walk. 1t Isn't
every day or night the cat may look q,
he cream; II isn't given to the world to
sweep q million millions at a glance all
the time. so the boxes divided attention
with the big stalls. the simmer of dia-
monds with the sheen OF silver bits, the
gowns OF the women with the harness
4 the horses.
Saturday was Mrs. Vanderbilt's night
charming young woman said. Mrs
Alfred Gwynne Vandero!lts night. Of
course she was stunning at the opera
but this was the first peep the big pub,
lie had at her. She entertained In Roz
10 and wasn't afraid. And nobody va.
afraid to share her hospitallty-no one
to whom the beckon of welcome wa:
extended.
Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt was In 30,
H. the corresponding box across tn,
board walk. near the Madison avenue
entrance. On both sides OF the arena
were empty boxes. all fought and pale
| for, but shy OF their gowns and jewels
nc W Aut boAts WSEs
4 crammed with handsomely gowned mil
| lions.
Box was a target for the eyes ant
| 'orenettes of the railbirds. Box 4
| held by Harvey Ladew and his beauti
! full wife. They are farmers gentlemen
| and lady farmers, and have a numbe
| Of entries from Elslnore Farm In tn
| riding and driving classes. Mr.. Ladev
Is very fond Of dogs and has hun
,red or more at his million dollar farm
| lie Is a nephew OF e. Berry Wall.
| !. W. HARRiMAN's CUP A GREAT
PRIZE.
! Joseph W. Hartman and his famil
occupy BOX 80. II isn't necessary I
ell who Mr.. Hartman Is. In addito
70 his banks. railroad interests and hob
bles. he Is IA lover OF the horse. He
| he owner OF famous Nala and Lad
| D!ham and Others. lie Is the donor O
he Nala challenge cup, won In 1910 an
| 1911 by Oakland Farms Sir James. TIL
up must be won three times befor
passing out OF the keeping OF the Ma
ionai Horse Show Association. II Is
beautiful silver cup and well worth wlr
ming, It will hold many quarts OF chan
nagne.
Baron Gini di Morpurgo Of Rome
ne OF the judges In the exhibition H
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