The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-28
THE SEASON At NEWPORT.


things generally very lively. Tom Appleton of
Boston used to say that good Americans when
they die 40 to Paris" meantime. very many Of
these good Americans. while in the nrsh. puss
| their summers Mt Newport. which at this prcs-
| cnt moment IL crowded with mon and women
| OF culture. milliOnairos. heircssrs. gamblers,
| polo players. poker players. pony wagons. four
in-nands. dog carts and mail stage coaches.
All these people and vehicles may bc seen any
| fine afternoon between five and seven on Belle
vue avenue mixed up in the most delightful con
| fusion; handsome young fellows in search Of
rich wives. toollng niceish-look ing traps up and
| down pretty. modest. dcmure- looking girls,
seated alongside Of mamma in the family
coarh. tax ny their first canter around tho
matrimonial course. These innocent. simple
minded young creatures know TO n dot the re-
| puied rent roll OF all the good parts now in tho
market. Among good Americans. as clnsscd
| 10y Tom Appleton marriages Of convenience
are. nowadays. ruther the rule than the cxcep-
ton, and regret to say TINT they do not turn
| out any better here than in France.
| Mrs. J. j. Astor's ball on Thursday last Aug
23l WIS 10y far thu most elegant entertainment
of the Kind yet given this season. The rosi-
dcncc Of Mrs. Aston. the Barrcda villa, for
many years the show house Of Newport was
when built. larger and had cost more money
than any other villa on the cliffs. Since the
house passed out Of the hands of Mr. Barreda
some years ago. it has never till the present
been regularly thrown open to general society.
Mrs. Astor has given series Of entertainments.
rec 'ptons, dinners. and lawn parties. cumina-
ting in the brilliant ball of last Thursday which
have quite restored 10 the villa its od-timo social
prestige.
80 great IL the gayety ut present that it Is DIM
CUT Tor Newport Amphitryons to fix upon II
night not aIr'ndy secured for some dinner. ball,
or other entertainments The representatives
oil the TWO great moncy"d dynastios OF the coun-
Try the Astors and the Nanderbiits THE hitter
beng represented by grandson OF the old
commodore ana son OF William II. Vanderbilt.
happened To choose the same night VThursdaNl
on winch to throw their houses open to the FASH
lonaple Newport world. The result was that
those invited to the Nandcrhits' received sup
Elemental notes countcrmanding the former in
Vltallons' ana postponing the contemplated tall
TIL Monday next IN consequence OF the Astor
entertainment.
ih' Nnnd'rDlis can hardly he called iashion-
Ahl' people Ihe Commodore certainly was
not lashionable man. anu william ii. follows
pr'tV closely In the footsteps oil MS iather
h"uEh' II we may credit last years saratoga
gossip ne Is not wholly insensible to the reiln-
lhs influence OF female society. The young
'ahu'rh'l now mere Il not unworthy scion oil
W'aiVly race promises To Illustrate tue family
name III new held oil eh'"rprlse' ne mas struck
"u, pol"'y IN 'he Ihshlohaple world ana though'
So''uS speaA,hs' NOT YET "uh't'eu 10 clos'
communion Win inc peculiar lew VINO hold the
'or' III ''e MINOR sanctuary ne IL ueriueny "
rls'nE man at 'he summer centre oil American
wealth anal ashloh. money IKE blood VIII tell.
Nhu' money pIucS. perseverance, ana ciev-