The Washington herald., 1913-11-18
sn.cial to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Nov 1s.-No other city In
the world possesses an equal to the au'
diences of the great Metropolitan Opers
House in New York, and only London
has an annual horse show on a paI
with the National Horse Show here.
The opening Of the horse show or
Saturday, to continue during the week
has brought to New York the social
leaders of America and the devotees OF
the horse, and of fashion. They crowd
the boxes at Madison Square Garden ev-
ery afternoon and on alternate evenings
when not opera nights, at the Metro
poIitan.
Society has seized the reins, and the
pace is a fast one. of swell dinners among
the staid and distangue' Of America
social and musical center.
Mr.. Alfred GwXQne Vanderbilt, the fore
most patron of the horse the world over,
yies with his distinguished uncle, Will
lam Kissam Vanderbilt, who possesses
the finest stable of any American here
or in France, as did his father, Mr.: Will
lam H Vanderbilt, the grandfather OF
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, and 1t is said OF
Mr. Vanderbilt's young son that ne
shows an inclination to also be devotee
TO the horse, as is the popular president
of the National Horse Show Of America.
who has S50.OOO,OO0 in his own right to
hack It with. Mr. A. G. Vanderbilt and
Judge Moore, the Rock Island Railroad
maenate; Mr. Otto H. Kahn. the inter-
national banker, and Mr.. August Bel
mont, with Mr. William K. Vanderbilt.
are the gentlemen Americans today
are deeply indebted to for the high
standard in fine bred horses, which all
the world recognizes as the best OBTAIN
able.
The horse is king in New York this
week, and all society is on hand to again
greet mans best friend and helpmate.
notwithstanding the onward MARCH OF
the 6O-horsepower autos This Is borne
out by the great surging crowd about the
tanbark circle in Madison Square Gar
den. and is emphasized by the fair and
most gorgeously attired occupants OF the
boxes.
But. of Americas greatest and most
brilliant, yeAeven dazzling social event,
ana the one OF more import than any
other social function in the United States,
is the opening night of The Metropolitan
Opera.
The great Metropolitan Opera House,
the largest and most costly in the world.
with its famed horseshoe" circle OF
parterre boxes, owned and occupied by
the most noted ana wealthy Of the land,
with the fairest danes of fashion. ar
their symmetrical completeness Of beauti-
full gowng, accompanied by their "leige-
lords''-the mightiest men of wealth and
distinction OF the nation-pyesented. last
night a scene only to be witnessed at
an opening night at the Metropolitan.
It is a universally accepted fact-a
condition-that the exhilaration and en-
chantment OF this brilliant spectacle is
one nowhere else to be seen-a scene
never to be forgotten.
Mr. William X. Vanderbilt, Mr.. J-Pier-
pont Morgan, and Mr.. Vincent Astor, have
inherited their noted boxes about the
''horseshoe" Mr.. Henry C1ews, Mr.. II.
c. Frick. Mr.. George Jay Gould, and Mr..
Ogden Mills have owned their parterre
boxes the last twenty-five years. Amer
ica's second richest man, former United
States Senator William A. Clark, Mr..
Otto II. Kahn and Col Robert NJ.
Thompson, the Washington social leader
and multi-miliicnsire, and many other
gentiemes ef this class, have TO be con-