Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 13, 1902, Page 33

% in Swell Women Who Drive Their Own Coaches MISS HELEN ERHAPS the most picturesque ad- junct to the fashionable life of the day is the coach. In great cities, and more especlally along the highways of some noted sum- mer resorts, a coach-and-four, bowl- ing along resplendent with the gay toilets of the women and the Iveries of the statuesque grooms, {is sure vo be followed by what the cockney ecallea “h’'admiration h’amounting to h’awe.” Noth- ing elee gives the same impresston of wealth, of luxury, of sportiness and of a general good time. They are sufficiently common nowadays, but twenty years ago there were none of them; that is, none of them correct in every particular, for let no one think that the noble art of coaching is without ite lore which regulates the small- est details of the turnout. The late Au- gust Belmont it was who first set before the delighted and imitative American public the spectacle of a really, truly coach, horses properly matched, harness just right and grooms correct in their liveries down to the last, least button. Nearly a quarter of a century ago that was, and today there are more coaches and more eagerness for the eport, twice over, than at any other time. It is no light matter to choose the horses for an up-to-date coach. To the ordinary, vehicle, even, drawn, to tooting of a horn, by four horses endless care must be taken in se- lecting the four. They must not be thorough- breds, of course, or they would never be abl> BARNEY, NIECE OF W. C. WHITNEY, MAKING SHORT TURN IN CENTRAL PARK. to draw the load at a steady trot, and they must be a long way removed from those animals whose strength has made them -clumsy. They must match, to a hair, in color, and what is more diffi- cult, they must be equally well mated in dispoeition. The wheelers should be just half a hand higher than the leaders; and, most important of all, they must be able to trot steadily, unvaryingly, their eight or ten miles an hour. Then, with proper liveries and harness (the latter not too showy) you have a coach—if you can pay for fit. If the very thought of sit- ting aloft guiding four noble animals is fascinating, what must the realization be? No wonder that society women are turning their attention to coaching. It is a rather to be lamented fact that the American woman does not add any very marked degree of sportiness to her acknowl- edged %charms, if sporti- ness is to be considered a charm, as few are going to dispute in these strenuous, athletic days. It took the coach to tempt them, but now that a fair number of society MISS MARION MR. AND MRS. ALFRED GWYNNE VANDERBILT ON THEIR PRIVATE COACH. HAVEN, DAUGHTER OF GEORGE women handle the ribbens in fine style oth- ers are taking lesscns in the art (no very easy one, as may be imagined), and this season will see more such turnouts with MISS MIILLS, women on the boxes than ever before. Of women drivers, perhaps the very best is Miss Helen Barney, a favorite niece of Willlam C. Whitney, who 1s shown in the illustration making a short turn in Cen- tral park. Not many women drive in the city and Miss Barney is the head and front of these. Could anything be more dashing than the way in which she si's and han- dles the ribbons, keeping a watchful eye on her wheelers the while? This summer Miss Barney will be at Newport, where she will epend much time on the boxseat of a coach, Miss Barney's rival for the leadership in this sport among women is Miss Kate Carey, but this enthusiast does not drive in the city. Her stunning turnout is to be seen among the roads about Lennox every summer. An- D. HAVEN. other Lennox coacher of dis- tinction is Miss Marion A. Haven, who is shown In the i'lustration. Miss Mills, the daughter of Mrs. Ogden Mills, is another enthusiast who does not hesitate to tool a coach even in the city. One cf the first converts to this delight - DAUGHTER OF MRS OGDEN MILLS, ful sport was Miss Helen Benedict, who is now Mrs. Tom Hastings. She was very devoted to it and her teacher, Willlam C. Tiffany, was exceedingly proud of the style of his pupil. Around Meadowbrook Mrs. James Kernochan may sometimes be seen on the box of a coach, and Mrs. J. E. 8. Haddon and Miss May Bird are yet oth- ers who tool along the roads of Long Island. In the neighborhood of Long Branch, in the summer, Miss Norma Monro may be seen gulding her four in good style. Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt is not a “sporty"” woman, but she is fond of going out with her husband, who is devoted to coaching (partly on account of his health), and one of the illustrations shows her sitting be- s'de him on the box of his private coach. There is no doubt, say the horse authori- ties, that interest in coaching, and indeed all sorts of sport in which the horse takes a share, is on the increase. Automobiles are many, but they do not oust the horse from his traditional place in the affections of mankind—and womankind, too. There Is more coaching in Philadelphia, almost, than in any other city, and in the neigh- borhood of the Brookline Country eclub Boston society people galore may be seen cn their coaches. It takes money, but, given a sufficiency of that, there seem to be few better ways of spending it than in setting up a strictly correct coach and de- lighting not only the lucky drivers, but also the less fortunate wayfaring man. . Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People HE members of the famous class of '60 of Bowdoin ‘college, to whom Thomas B. Reed gave a dinner at Portland recently, seem to bear charmed lives. Of the fifty-five who were graduated forty- two years ago nearly forty are still in the flesh and, as Mr. Reed remarked to his classmates, “in some instances uncomfor- tably fleshy.” One of Mr. Reed's guests, Amos L. Allen, was formerly his private secretary and succeeded him in congress. Two others, Judge Symonds of Portland and Judge Burbank of Saco, made the nom- inating speeches the last time Mr. Reed was put up for congress. __@_ General Sherman could say the most pleasing and tactful things and yet no one could be more sarcastic. He was attend- a large reception at Fort Leavenworth once when a youth approached him and said familiarly: ‘What a great bore these things must be to you, general!" ‘“What's that?"’ asked General Sherman quickly. ““1 say,” repeated the other, “it must be such a bore to you, meeting a lot of people you don’'t know and making them feel that you do remember them.” ‘‘Yes, yes,’” replied the general; ‘“now, for instauce, I don’t know who the devil you are.” __@__ T. P. O'Connor in his London weekly calls attention to the fact that all mem- bers of the present British cabinet have been in office nearly seven years—a tre- mendous strain on anybody, no matter how robust in health or ardent in ambi- tion. Most of them, too, are so well off that they do not care for the big salaries they draw. Curiously enough, Mr. Cham- berlain is now one of the men to whom the $25,000 a year that goes with his office is a consideration. He was worth about $3,000,000 at one time, but he bought a costly property and has lost a good deal speculation. Consequently, he is not by any means so well to do as he was when he entered the cabinet. —@_. The late Sol Smith Russell had three young nieces living in the west, of whom he was very fond. On one occasion, so the story goes, he took the youngest of them for a walk and bought her some candy on the agreement that it was not to be eaten until they reached their home. They started, but before they had gone far the little girl proposed, ‘“Let's wun!"” Her uncle declined, and there was long plead- ing, all to no purpose. Finally, the little g'rl stopped, knelt down on the pavement and offered up the petition: “Dod, please make Uncle Sol wun.”” “It was simply a question of my los'ng my dignity, or her losing her faith in God,” sald Mr. Russell in relating the incident, “'so we ran as fast as we could for home.” Pt N Circumstances appear to show that Rus- sell Sage does not believe it is cheaper to move than to pay rent, even though the landlord should become progressively grasp- ing as the years go by. Forty-two years ago Mr. Sage rented a house from Elbridge T. Gerry for $700 a year. Twenty-one years ago Mr. Gerry raised the figure to $3,000 a year. Now it is $12,500 per annum and Uncle Ruseell refuses to move, though no one knows what he may do next year when, it is sald, an advance to $45,000 will be de- manded. o— ‘““Personally there i no finer man than Senator Tom Patterson of Colorado,” sald Judge T. B. Melton of Chicago to a Wash- ington Post reporter. “At the same time it is hardly a misstatement of the facts to proclaim the senator the Jonah of the demo- cratic party. His course in the senare the late session has been so ultra and eo greatly at variance with public sentiment that his party will suffer for it in the No- vember elections. But he started out to work democratic disaster more than a quar- ter of a century ago. In 1876, when he was in the house of representatives as a dele- gate from the territory of Colorado, by his persistent efforts Colorado was admitted to etatehood. It was {ts three votes in the electoral college that made Rutherford B. Hayes president. Had it not been for Pat- terson there would have been no statehood that year; had it not been for statehood Samuel J. Tilden would have had a majority of the electoral vote and Cleveland would not have had the honor of being the only democratic president since the civil war.” <.>_ Although Russell Sage, the famous finan- cler, will be 86 years of age on August 4 next and has recently had a severe turn of illness, he has expressed his determination to continue at his business the same as be- fore. It wae some five years ago that Mr, Sage was asked why ne did not retire and take a rest and enjoy what he had made. His reply then was doubtless what it would te now if he were asked the same ques- tion: “I don’t know that I could stop if I would. I fear I should not live long if I did so. I belleve I like work better than I do play. My chief happiness today is in my work and I suppose my machinery will go on at this eame rate as long as I live.” ity @l s Rev. Dr. Henry M. Field survives from that family of Fields which included David Dudley, the codifier of laws; Stephen J., a Justice of the supreme court of the United States, and Cyrus, who lald the Atlantic cable. Dr. Fleld was born at Stockbridge, Mas on April 3, 1822, the same day and year Edward Everett Hale. As a Pres- byterian minister he won a position in the church as pronounced as did his famous Lrothers in their chosen walks of life. The New York Evangelist under his editorship and ownership grew to be one of the most widely read denominational publications in this country. He has traveled many times to Europe, twice to the Orient and once arcund the world. il “Once a priest always a priest,” accord- Ing to the canon law. If so, the French Re- public has for the firet time a priest at the head of the government as prime minister. The premier set out in life as the Abbe Combes, says London Truth, but soon threw as'de the soutane, or priestly gown. After being a doctor of theology he became an M. D., and had the good luck to be, as re- rublican mayor of a commune, where he practiced in the Charente Inferieure, per- secuted by MacMahon’s ‘““moral order" gov- ernment. By rapidly successive efforts of universal suffrage he, in consequence, be- came again mayor, county councillor and scnator. He is now, though but 67, among the senior of the elected members of the senate, where he soon took a leading place as a useful member. In no haste to shine as a speaker, he d'stinguished himeelf as a hard- working member of special committees, and then as a reporter on bills. He speaks re- markably well, and always out of knowledge of the subject with which he has to deal. By his application to business this little man—he is a hop-o'-my-thumb—puts to shame his big colleagues. M. Combes is a good writer, and has con- sid:rably added to his income by furnishing articles on physiological subjects vo the papers, and on physiological and historical subjects to the reviews. He distinguishea himself by a work on “La Psychologie de Siint Thomas d’Aquin,” the great Catholic doctor of theology and causistry. He also dissected the soul of St. Theresa, and went causes of “l'inferiorite des races He demon- into the royales,” physical and mental. Edward, King of England; Fit for any king; fit for yo cheap, noxious coating; CROWNED KING— Lion, King of Coffees, Uniform quality and freshnees are insured by the sealed package. strated his thesle in this instance with a crowd of examples. As an M. D. he never lost literary etyle, which he cultivated in youth as professor of history at the School (or College) of the Assumption at Nirges. His literary style has derived body from medical studies. M. Combes had a very large provincial practice before he betook himself to legislation as a senator. As a doctor in hot haste to render assistance to his many patients, he acquired his peculiar way of running when he walks. e Some feminine visitors from North Caro- lina were In Washington recently and no- ticed that the old north state is not repre- rented in Statuary hall. They called on Congressman Thomas regarding this omis- sion, and he asked them what North Caro- linian, in their opinion, should be honored with a statue. The unanimous reply was “Zebulon Vance,” and Mr. Thomas prom- ired his active ald in securing a monument for Mr. Vance. Omaha Fast Coming to the front in fine vehicles. Many of Omaha's lead ng establishments | are beginning to realize that it is money well spent in having not only strong and | durable but beautiful wagons as well for | their delivery business. Recently one of our largest manufacturing ccncerns, the Naticnal B’'scuit company, has attracted considerable attenticn by its turnout of three fine wagons. These vehicles are the product of the firm of P. J. Karbach & Sons, and proves | again the ability of western young men to | bring out as good, if not better, work than their eastern cousins, This enterprising concern makes the building of vehicles a study and an art, | giving particular attention to three things | —quality, strength and a pleasing appear- ance. In the building of three wagons for | the National Biscuit company Messrs. P, ! Alphonso, King of Spain; Not glazed with any never sold in bulk, u. 414-416 8, 13th 8t., . . J. Karbach & Sons were thrown into direct competition with the leading Chicago wagon builders, with the result that they were awarded the contract. 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