Mrs. George B. St. George wore gold tassels. Mrs. John Hay Whitney, sitting with U. S. Attorney General Frank Murphy, sported her famed, chandeliery diamond earrings. Mrs. Bronson Williams' velveteen jacket was tufted with patent-leather buttons, like the upholstery of a lady's phaeton. Mrs. John W. Stafford carried a Cellophane evening bag exposing her gewgaws. Mrs. Byron C. Foy was completely bareback.
Such sights, for three generations, have been the trimmings of opening night at the National Horse Show in Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, biggest of the 300-odd shows held in the U. S. each year. But after 55 years, the...
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