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the lawn or mounted their hunters and joined the 

 hounds. The Duke of Rutland was to be seen giving 

 directions to Frank Gillard, who was mounted on his 

 well-known grey ; Lady Florence Dixie taking an 

 affectionate farewell of her companion in the chase, 

 who, having put on her travelling dress of ruby velvet 

 trimmed with silver fox fur, with hat, cape, and muff 

 to correspond, looked as happy a bride as I have seen 

 for many a day ; Mrs. Sloane Stanley, attired in walk- 

 ing costume, and the youthful members of the Mark- 

 ham family disporting themselves on the verdant turf, 

 the band playing cheerily, the church bells ringing 

 merrily, the tramp of horses on the stone-paved street, 

 the constant arrival of well-mounted men — all tending 

 to make up a bright and cheerful gathering, in honour 

 of what I have designated a ^^ Pink Wedding,'^ to me 

 a novelty and most pleasing event. Then Gillard trots 

 away to Mr. Burbige^s new cover, about a mile from 

 the town, followed by an immense number of pedes- 

 trians, and a host of the best mounted men the world 

 can show. ^^ Hark in, hark ! ^^ cries Frank Gillard. 

 Soon a challenge is heard. " Yooi, have at him 

 there ! " cries the huntsman, and ere long a fox breaks 

 cover, amidst shouts of " Tallyho, tally ho ! gone away, 

 lads, gone away, gone away ! " and he goes straight 

 for Burton; then, pointing for Stapleford Park, he 

 runs in the direction of Cold Overton, crossing 

 the Whissendine on his way ; then " forward ^^ to 

 Dalby, racing along through Leesthorpe, and run- 

 ning to ground close to Melton, after a clinking 

 good hunting run of over two hours across an excel- 

 lent line of country, and delighting the hearts of the 

 many riders who came over to Melton to see the 



