The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

committee Of the Automobile Dealers
! Show association 20 interest society
! folk In the first big motoring exhibi.
! ton held In Richmond. Motoring and
! society are becoming synonymous II
takes money TO occupy a prominent
| position In either select circle.
Richmond society. however. has NOT
had an opportunity to appear at a
motor show. - the prominent mem
pleased at the enterprise of the Rich
mond business men who are to pro-
vide 4 proper acting for the appear
ance Of the smart set. the week OF
February 18th in the Horse Show
building.
In this Richmond but follows the
example Of Ne wYork, where the an
nual automobile show has suppressed
ed the horse show as a society func-
ton. ~ The virginian correspondent
points out. He says:
One Of the most interesting OF the
visitors was Lord Basil Biackwood.
OF London, who was accompanied by
Vincent Aster Lord BIackwood La
one Of the many whose name has
been linked with that of Mrs. John
Astor in rumors matrimonial. and the
fact that no was the guest OF honor
at . recent dinner given by Mra. As
tor lends some gsst to the report.
Lord B1ackwood was for sorns years
In the consular service OF his coun-
try in the British West Indies He Is
going on to Palm Beach. and be-
fore returning to England will play
some polo at Aiken.
Locating Forward 60 Polo.
Another of the visitors was Miss
Emily Randolph. who In leaving to-
morrow for Aiken. and is enthusiastic
over the prospect of the polo
tween the wornen's team of Aiken. of
which she Ii a member. and team
composed of Western "cowgirls. :"
The members Of the latter team are
mostly all engaged on the Colorado
plains in the business Of training
ponies for the Eastern polo market.
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock. of West
bury, l. l.. Is the captain Of tbs Aiken
team.
Another visitor nj the show was
Mrs Charles Cary Kumsey. the oldest
daughter Of Mrs. e. Fl. Hartman
who Was making her nrst public ap-
rt-ar~nce after q long Illness, all
though she had been confined to hsr
homo during the past two weeks.
Both Naturalization Square
Garden and the Grand Centra1 Pal
acs-1were filled far beyond the COM
fort stage last night. ~ the second
oflacisi society day drew TO a Close.
The attendance In tho morning was
unexpectedly big. and any one ap-
preaching either building Just before
noon might we'll have imagined that
q fashionable wedding was the at
traction. Judging By the number of
town cars. and other closed motor
ears standing In nearby streets or
avenues.
Demand for rnside Drives.
The concerns that have been SHOW
ing ears with the inside driven type
Of body have ben very popular gath
crtng or stopping places for women
visitors 20 for this week. One of the
statesmen At q space in the Grand Cen
trail Palace. where there ix a very
handsome inside driven coupe aaid
yesterday that he Arm had originally
euiN the type for use by a physician
vine did not want TO bs bothered with
. driver. The physician told the
factory people he had a great deal
OF country driving to do and wanted
q comparatively small car he could
handle himself
This particular manufacturer has
done quite 4 lot Of business sfnce
then with other doctors and as the
factory the model was generally
known ~ Tho Country Doctor" For
the past year or 70, however. q con-
SANITY increasing amount of orders
fer this type Of car have been re-
c~sved from women buyers, most OF
whom asked for upholstery a bit more
elaborate than the regular sort, 90
that the factory nickname for the
model has been abandoned and some
Of the sales force members call II
ssT~hs HufYra gette"