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Women Who Make Riding and Driving Their Chief Occupation
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.OWEVER much automoblllng mar
attract them, woman ara still
faithful to riding and driving
li ''? recreation. In the dull season for
1 " both recreations la Manhattan tha
owners of horaa and thoaa who ara merely
patrona of tha livery stsblee or tha riding
achoola ara away, but tbey ara foUowad
to all tha moat popular resorts by dlvlalona
of tha city establishment. The aummar
trade at such places Is a fair gauge of tha
situation, and according to the proprietors
women are riding and driving mora this
aeaaon than usual.
At tha open air shows about New Tork
this fall women will be as conspicuous as
xhihitr as man, especially at tha smaller
and boots. She wears a derby hat and
tan gloves and resembles a boy at first
glance. It is only at small ahows near
her home that this young woman rides so
attired. She Is fond of breaking In colts
and dresses In ths mannish way to gals
greater freedom of movement. On winter
mornings this Amaton of ths saddle trains
her nags at the JUdlng club In her un
conventional attire, but she wears a habit
In tha rldea to muslo or with the park
class.
Ordinarily tha women who ride, whether
they ara professionals or amateurs, dress
In the habit of straight lines and tailor
made ooats, while they wear, black derbies
or sailor straw hata. Black Is tha general
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neighborhood shows where there ara many
classes exclusively for women. A neir
development of tba love of horsemanship
this season has been tha polo games with
women In tha saddle. Such matches thus
far have only been played In tha mornings
at tha country cluba, where there are polo
fields, and before a very limited number
of onlookers.
On tha country polo fields the women
-flresa precisely as do tha men. They wear
breeches and top boots, silk shirts open
at tha throat and with sleeves rolled up,
gloves of undressed kid and well dented
Panama hats. A man usually plsya with
each team as back and captain, for the
women are better In forward play than In
guarding tha goal.
Little girls often ride astride In ths open
air show competitions, but It Is rarely that
a woman does so. At one of the shows
there was a drill by a class of young girls
who rode astride, and the gymnastic- exer
cises they performed In concert, which In-
color, but
eluded dismounting and mounting on each browns or blues are to be noticed,
side of the aaddle, were very creditably
done. But as for horse ahows tha custom
of the women agreea with tha rule of
Manhattan's most exclusive riding club
that reads: "Only young girls under '14
years of age wlU ba permitted to rtda
astride In the ring or with the park class."
The "astrlders" ara usually either from
the far west, whera they hava learned to
ride on tha ranges, or women who hava
pronounoed vlewa on tha physical value of
that seat and appear as ploneera of tha
method. An exception la a Riding club
young woman who rides In a long coat
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"tub" suit, and there is a variation In the
hats, which may be of the three-cornered
military sort in felt, straw or shiny leather.
Ths silk hat Is only seen occasionally In
claasea for hunters with women up.
When a woman' has both to ride and
drive during the afternoon at an outdoor
show she comes dressed for the saddle, and
while centaln lightning ohangea of cos
tumcs hava been noticed, as a rule she
drives In her riding habit 'Whan a driving
coat or mackintosh Is slipped over It the
attire la very fitting for a relnswoman,
particularly In a olass for gigs or for high
with tha ends cut square and In breeches steppers before a sporting tray. There la
a trim, coaohy air to the ault that helps
the style of the turnout with tha public
whether or not It so Impresses the Judges.
In appointment classes for harness horses
to be shown before a lady's phaeton the
blue ribbon has gone many times to the
woman in a riding habit an award that
Is most unpopular always with the de
feated exhibitors.
Women who go to the shows only to
drive usually wear something elaborate
and fetching In the way of costume. In
the phaeton claasea the woman always look
their prettiest. There are three degrees of
women who drive and ride the amateurs,
the semi-amateurs, who will sscept a check
for their expenses; and tha professionals.
XTSS WWOW ftqf.ttOWAX' TrtHlNG TEKfCX,
who expect at least 150 for each blue ribbon stble all don their flneet afternoon gowns
they win and (25 to display a horse or pair and hate for a phaeton appointment corn
In tha ring. Whatever their class, If pos- petition.
The woman professionals go to all the
trig shows and the four or five women
amaetura who have especially strong
stables Ho the same. Several of ' these
traveling amateurs are young girls, and
they are as skillful In driving or on horse
back as their cousins or brothers. Some
of the gig horsrs most noted for hlrli
stepping and dash in the shafts are owned
and driven by those girls. The married
women of the big show circuit usually in
trust the management of the strings to
their husbands, who share with them, ac
cording to the conditions of the class, the
duties and pleasures of driving or riding
for the ribbons.
At the open air shows, especially if In a
fox-hunting country, many women ride
In the Jumping classes who do not exhibit
In any of the other classes. They ride ex
tremely well, and In the hunter classes do
not get nearly as many falls as the men.
The big raking hunters, often rush their
fences, but the women seem always cool
and brave. One opinion why the women
do not get as many bad falls as tha men Is
that they let the horsa be Us own pilot,
while a man may coma a cropper by
forcing his mount. "Throw your heart
over and your horse will follow you," said
Asheton Smith, and tha remark Is typical
' of the way women take their fencea. As
to seat and hands, the women who rlda
the hunters are not to ba surpassed, for
they are very flashy in charging ths Jumps
at tha open air shows and do not "bother
their horses by fumbling with the reins or
by revealing a vacillating wllL Able train
era of hunters say they know as they taka
off when a horse Is coming down with
them, and polbly the horse has soma
way of knowing when Its rider has a weak
courage.
Women drive pairs about as often as
single horses at the country ahows and
they drive tandem more often than a four-in-hand.
Yet at certain neighborhood
shows, such as Piping Rock, there ara
notable classes for teams driven by wo
men. Tha women now hava their own
coaching club and a spring parade at
Central park, as well ss outings as far as
Tuxedo, while tha number who driv
coaches or breaks on the roads near thelg
country houses is constantly Increasing.
She Was Brief
In a Tennessee court an old colored wo
man was put on the witness stand to tell
what she knew about the annihilation of
hog by a railway locomotive.
Being sworn, she waa asked If eha bait
seen the train kill tha hog in question,
"Tassah, I seed It."
"Then," said counsel, "tell the oorirt
as few words as possible Just how It oo
curred."
"To' Honah," responded the old lady,
shore kin tell yo' in a few words. It Jes
tooted an' tuck him." Success.
Old-Time Buffalo Trails Still to Be Seen
N ANCIENT days, In tha soft,
ehalky soil of Kansas, buffalo
trails were sometimes so deeply
worn that the buffalo as they
passed along rubbed their sides
against the walls of tha trail, and over the
herd, moving steadily onward at a alow
walk, hung clouds of fine dust, a chalky
powder as fins as plaster of parts, but yel
low or cream colored.
When undisturbed the buffalo -usually
traveled in single file, often tha nose of
eaoh great brute close to the hindquarters
f tha one ahead of It. Groups of buffalo
followed established patha. and sitting on
high hill, overlooking some river or .
little prairie lake, one often saw the buf
falo In long lines stringing in from all di
rections. For tha most part tha trails led
to water, or perhapa to some favorite
crossing place on a stream. If they led
toward a river, many of them would be
parallel or nearly so, or they might con
verge, toward soma point whera the de
scent of the bluffs was gradual and easy,
for the buffalo always chose for himself
tha '.latest waya.
T Jay, as on observes those trails me
nv ials ef ancient days he may wonder
why they stand out so brightly green
upon a prairie that In lata aummer Is sera
and yellow. The reason is obvious. Mill
ions of buffalo traveling for uncounted
years over the same paths have fertilised
them by their droppings, ao that the soil
there Is now far richer than elsewhere on
tha prairie, for tha buffalo chip deposited
In tha trail never grew dry and hard as
it did on the prairie, but was at onoe
trodden into the soil and reduced to powder
to nourish a subsequent growth of grasa
It la not surprising ' that these trails
over the hills ara noticed by travelers who
are whirled along in tha railroad trains of
today, nor that they Inquire what they
may mean, nor that when their significance
Is explained the thoughtful Inquirer should
consider with Interest and wonder the
changes that hava taken place aver tha
broad land of tha west
Far leaa conspicuous than any other of
tha memorials that ha has left la the buf
falo wallow. This was simply a place
where in the heats of summer, or when
greatly pestered by Insects, or when wor
ried by last winter's Uttered ooat which
ha had not yet gotten rid ef. tha buffalo
threw himself down In some damp or wat
place and rolled until covered with mud
and - water. Tha process has often been
described and Is well understood. The
practice is not peculiar to the buffalo, since
In the heats of summer the elk, and bears,
and probably many other animals bathe
themselves In this fashion. Some times a
buffalo wallowing on a soil which was white,
or nearly so, emerged from his bath a
white buffalo Instead of a black one, and
more than once people have been deceived
by this color and. Imagining that they saw
before them an albino buffalo, hava chased
It and killed it, only to find that the color
came off on their fingers in white powder.
Such an experience waa had by Colonel D.
I Bratnard of Arctic exploration fame.
In tha same way, many years ago, I be
came highly excited over what I believed
to be a black elk, which a closer Inspec
tion showed to be merely an elk that had
been wallowing In a spring hole In ths
timber. Sometimes, too, tha buffalo com
ing from auch a bath coated with thick
mud, dried oft quickly, and tha clots cf
dried mud clinging to tha long hair of
head and forelegs, rattled curiously against
each other as tha animals galloped, awsy.
to ths mystification of any inexperienced
pursuer. Forest and Stream.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Page Three.)
I have already written something about
tha khedlve's railroad. This begins on his
aetata near Alexandria, having connection
with that city by tha stats railroad sys
tem, and thence runs for sixty miles or
mora westward, one idea being that It
may ba extended to Tripoli. Much of tha
land along the . road has been redeemed
and a largo part of this belong to his
highness. He has put up a number of U
lagea her and thara la this region: and
I am told that the road la paying ao well
that the traok. which waa originally a nar
row gauge, baa had to ba widened. His
highness is much Interested in tha road
and it is aald that ha sometimes mounts
tha locomotive and manages the engine as
the train goes over It.
. In speaking about thla road ha told me
that he was) wall satisfied with' Its present
condition, and that ha thought that it
might be extended along tha coast of the
Mediterranean as tar as Tripoli and be
mad to pay.
I am told that tha khedlvo baa made
a great deal of money within tha past
three or four years. His farm lands have
doubled In value and the great boom,
which Egypt la now havtng. has addedi
greatly to his wealth. Ha is said to he
investing largely in Cairo Itself, and among
othsr things la building soma apartment
houses which hava elevators, telephones,
aleotrlo lights, bathrooms and ail other
modern Improvements. Ha has a brick
factory on on of his estates sear here,
and his profit from bis eottoa and other
crops must bo great.
Da.ll Ufa t te Khedive
I hava made aoana Inquiries about tha
dally Ufa of the khedlve. It la a quiet one,
tout full of business and hard work from
daylight to dark, HU hlgbnass Is an early
riser. He la usually out of bed by a, and
his prayere ara over shortly afterward.
K aula a light meal uea rlsiuf and lata.
takes a earriage and drives over his farm
for an hour or ao. After that he goes to
tha palace of Raa-el-Teen if he ta In Alex
andria: or of Abdln If he Is at Cairo, and
looks over his official business, receiving
auoh audiences as have been arranged for.
This takes up the rest of the morning.
He eats a substantial breakfast at noon.
In ail hla meals he sits down at the table
and uses a knife, fork and plates Just as
we do. Ha often has guests with him. At
other times ha dines alone with hts wife
and family. After breakfast he talks with
his friends or family for an hour or so
and then goes out for another drive In his
carriage. At this tims he Is usually with
aoma member of his court. Hs may go
again to his farms In the afternoon or ha
may go back to the palace and attend to
certain official business there. His dinner
is taken at T or I. This Is served In tha
French style, and la usually eaten In com
pany with guesta By 10 o'clock, or 11 at
the latest, his highness s ready for bed,
and is tired enough to sleep like a baby.
Family ml the Kkadlva.
I hava spoken of tha khedlve having but
one wife. This Is the Princess Iktoal
Hanem, whom he married when ha was
about SO. Eha ta aald to be both aoeom
piuhed jmd beautiful, but. like all Mo
hammedan ladles, aha leads to a large ex
tent a secluded life, and does not appear
at the great functiona at the palaoo. She
la not seen at the khedlve's grand bail,
which la given to hts officials and to which
something Ilka l,oO0 guests ara Invited.
She la present, howver, all tha same, for
aha has a curtained chamber which looks
down upon the ballroom, and the cur
tains are arranged in auch a way that she
ean sea the dancing and flirting while aha,
herself. Is unseen. Her majesty has gor
geous apartments In eaoh of tha palaoes
and aha haa a little oourt of her own of
which tha noble ladles ef Egypt ara a part.
Ths khedlVe has six children, two boys
and tour glrla The eldest Is tha Frtnoaes
Braina Hanem. who is now 11 Tha next is
frtAoeM AUa40u-UaJt Uaaeu. just- about
one year younger, and tha third Is Princess
Fathleh Hanem, who wae born ten years
ago. Tha fourth child ta tha heir apparent.
H Is Prince Mohammed Abdul Monelm.
and ha was horn February , 188. The
next was a girl brought In by tha atork on
tha following September, and two years
later came the last baby, a boy, Prince
Abdul Keder. born In 1903. Tha khedlve's
children ara all of light complexions and
they look and dress like Europeans. The
khedlve has one brother and two sisters, all
of whom lira in Cairo,
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A Wall Edaoated Mas.
The khedlve ta well educated, as waa his
father before him. Tewflk Pasha spoka as
good English as I do and tha conversation
of our audience of today was carried on In
English.
Abbas Hllml speaks French, German and
English, as well as Turkish and Arabia.
Hs wont to school In Vienna at tha There
alanum. a oollege celebrated for the educa
tion of prlnoea, It oontalna, all told, about
tOO students, and it haa barons by the
doaana and Counts by tha score. The stu
dents all live together on terms of equality
and they ara under rigid discipline. The
tutors watch them day and rijrht. and
there la not an hour of their achool life
when they are free from restraint. They
are taught to box and fence as well as the
ordinary studies. The young khedlve
learned his German, French and Ekigllsh
there, and ha also studied geography, his
tory, mathematics and tha natural sciences.
Later on he was Instructed in politics
and law and at tha earn tlmo la military
tactlca Ho attended lectures on army or
ganisation, military soTspby. fortifica
tion building and the art of war, and on
the whole ha baa received what would ba
considered a good all aronnd training for
any monarch, Tha result ta that In such
matters ha ta far In advance of most of ths
ffloiala of this country, and Is well fitted
to represent the Egyptians In tha dual
government of Great rttaia and EsTypt by
which they are ruled.
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