The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-20
SOCIETY CIRCLES.

YOUNG Mr.. Brooks, son of ErastuE
Brooks late OF the New York Express, ha;
become prime favorite in Newport So
ciety. He keeps five or six horses, gives
charming dinners, entertains handsome
ly and is reported TO have more moLey
than he knows Whist to do with.
The wedding OF Mr.. August Belmonts
daughter to Mr.. S. S. Rowland takes
place at Newport to-day. There will be
afterward reception at Mr.. Belmonts
villa on the cliffs, TO which few will be
hidden outside of relatives and intimate
friends. The magnificent presents sent
by the Rothschild family to the fancee
are much talked OF.
In the highest circles Of Paris society
married women lead life quite apart
from that of their husbands. Married
women are frequently seen coming to
balls and receptions quite alone. The
husband may or may not come later; no
one remarks it. Some of the most ex-
elusive circles are sadly behind the times
as regards dress; there old-tsshioned
bonnets and dresses the style of which
has long gone out may constantly be
seen.
THE conduct o. American women
abroad is the subject OF letter OF Mrs.
g. S Munsen to lie Independent. She
says that women who profess christianity
attend Sunday evening entertainments In
Germany and France The inclination
to do as others do leads them astrsy. They
crowd TO see the great annual horse-race
for the Prix de Paris, which is always
run on Sunday. Worse that that, they
generally visit such places as the Jardln
Msbille. She says. too, they are the
worst gamblers at Monaco.
THE New York Mail has CORES
pondent writing from Old Lynne, Conn.,,
who graphically describes steeple chase
which took place there few day since.
The paper says: "Mlss Waite, daughter
of the chief justice, managed dainty
little pony with great skill, aud rode su-
perbly. She has seen the leader OF the
chase on one or Two occasions, but this
afternoon preferrei 10 take her chances
among the hounds. Miss Reid, daughter
OF Samuel K Reid, OF the Cincinnati
Gazette, rode splendid horse. Her
petite figure poised with the quiet ease
of veteran in the saddle"
The leader OF Newport society is said |
to be Mr.. Pierre Lorillsrd, of New York |
He purchased al the beginning of the
summer land costing $4,000, upon
which be is about TO erect villa which |
will supass everything yet seen at New
port in the way OF size, elegance and ex-
pense 1t is estimated that this New
port establishment, when completed,
will represent an investment Ot over
S350,000-a sum which was ut one time |
of Tered and refused for his FIftb-avenue |
house. MIR. Lorrillard, quite the grand |
SeigHeltr in MS tastes and habits, believes |
that money WAS made to spend, and |
spends 1t in the most lavish and generous |
manner No other one man in New |
York OF Newport spends during the
year ANYTHING like the amount which |
Mr.. Lorrilsrd spends in keeping up his
town house, his Newport villa, and his
various country resiiences-to say moth
ing of his racing-stable aud yachting ex-
penses.
The Newport belle this year has been
Lady Sykes, wife of Sir rattan Sykes
about fifty years old, though looking
much younger-enjoys an income of $50
600 per annum. He welded not long ago
young lady of twenty, the sister OF Mr..
Cavendlsh Bentinck, who likewise passed
the summer there Lady Sykes created
n iurore in London society when she
made her debut. Blessed with beauty,
ceverness, tact and energy, she is one Of
those rare women who do everything
well. She swims, rides, drives, shoots,
dances, walks, talks, dresses and plays
lawn tennis to perfection. At o'clock
in the morning she begins the days
amusemen:s by plunging into the surt
and swimming mile or so out to sea.
In London, Lady Sykes Is reigning
belle IN the ultra fashionable set and
was greatly distinguished by the re-
special homages OF al il,ustrious person
age.