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Fashion Over theYears

Standard
Sept 9/1874
One of the latest innovations of fashion at Saratoga is the wearing of bows of ribbon upon most of all toilettes. The new shade of gamet or Turkish red is much used for them, as also a deep mauve blue, verging on a purple. It is strictly en regle to wear a bow of ribbon upon the top of each sleeve, one at the base of the ruff at the back of the neck, while ribbons of the same color, about two inches wide, is passed around the waist in the place of a sash, and hangs in long loops and ends at the left side. With white and black costumes the effect is pretty.

Beacon
May 14/1891
Gray now a fashionable color for horses.

Beacon
July 23/1891
The belles of Bar Harbour have taken to whistling this summer. Thought to be occasioned by a scarcity of men.

Beacon
Sept 5/1895
“Rocking,” walking on the rocks with one’s best girl, popular this summer.

Beacon
Aug 19/1897
Silver bracelets on ankles while bathing new fad for girls--or jewellery generally.
Sunbonnets new fad also.

Beacon
June 28/1900
Some very flashy turnouts will be seen on the streets of St. Andrews this summer. On Saturday, six horses and three ponies with carriages arrived from Montreal; five of these belonged to Sir William Van Horne. Two to Mr. A. R. MacDonnell and two to Mr. T. G. Shaughnessy. The latter are very diminutive chestnut stallions.  They are both stylish and speedy.

Beacon
July 12/1900
Among the equine turnouts now to be seen on the St. Andrews streets are those of Mr. Hugh Allan, the steamship magnate; Mr. Charles R. Hosmer’s, Mr. Smith’s and Mr. Hope’s, all on Montreal.

Beacon
July 5/1906
Stylish Turnouts
Some very stylish horses and handsome equipages may be seen about St. Andrews streets now. Mr. George B. Hopkins, of New York, has a handsome pair of high-stepping American hackneys. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy has sent three horses from Montreal; C. R. Hosmer, three; F. W. Thompson, three; Clarence McCuaig, two; Mortimer Davis, three; Morris Davis, two; Mr. Evens, two. The greater number of these horses are at Mr. Russell’s new stable. Two are quartered in the Cummings barn.

Beacon
Aug 25/1910
A feature of one of the coast resorts is an “oxomobile” for hayrack parties. It is very popular with the young folks.