The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-17
WHAT II GOING ON IN soCzs@
The eayety of Newport IL wondsri.

hnvo been. there Ia always u revival OF festtvi
! ties us tho customary period approaches Thu
year has been 10 exception to the rule IN
gay season opened on Monday last with tn
cotilon party given by Mr.. Willie Travers
his fathers house. and II Is not too much T.
say that no more animated german was evc
danced In Newport. with nico discrimination
which does not always distinguish tho paren
bird. Mr.. ind Mrs. Travers delegated th'
! chapsronnge OF the affair to young and attrsc
| tive matrons and. having provided every mean
| and appliance for enjoyment. left the yount
peoplo i" to 20 1t alone" and they went 1t q
| industriously that they did not stop till morn
| Ing. Mr.. q. II. Warren. assisted by Miss Jessie
Lansing had tho pleasure OF lending through
tho macs Of the german troop OF dancers
whose faces were absolutely glowing with the
| gay8ty and excitement OF the scene.
The second event OF tho week was the ball
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Gam nell. at the Casino
Theatre. on Wednesday, 1t was probably the
hnndsonest entertainment that has ever been
given there Lights. flowers. drsperies were
all In perfection. Nothing was omitted or for.
gatten. ami III there was not quite 90 muon
freedom and go" AZ at tho cotillon on Mon.
day, II was only because tho youthful element
was not 40 prominent and pronounced There
was much the same difference a. between the
Patrlarchs' and +. c. D. G. balls in winter time.
AZ 1orIner. elCoTy DcOpio ARC dloWou huu
strangers are, entertained after an imposing
and di.nihed fashion; at the latter. the corps
de ballet have 1t all their own way There
wero I'm immense number OF pretty people
| present among them Miss Leonio Jerome.
who has recently returned from abroad. and
who received u warm welcome.
Miss Jerome is n guest OF Mrs. James Ker.
nochun's. and n dinner was given for her Cd
Wednesday at Mrs. Belmont's. Other dinners
OF the week were at Mrs. r. T. Wilson's. whore
| Miss Aston was entertained In regal fashion on
| tho occasion Of her engagement to Mr.. Orme
Wilson. and at the Casino where Mr.. Thomson
AMI Col Hovey gave pleasant parties to Q lin.
| tied number Of guests. As yet. however. there
seems to be no disposition to return to the
| sumptuous banquets Of last summer. and a.
many OF the great dinner-givers OF last year are
| in Europe. others in retirement for financial
reasons. and others again have closed their ac-
counts for this world. the professional diner
| out will probably not have so good time as he
| expected. And ,his he will regret the mora as
| topics were never before SO abundant. Last
| year 1t was complained that there was nothing
to talk about ut dinner parties but Stuart Cum
berland and vulgar gossip. This year there
| are earthquakes. Arctic cannbalism. suicides.
| doialcations. and Presidential candidates. q
| vast field for discussion. dispute. and differ.
| once. Not that Ncwporters have any right to
| sit on tho floor and talk about earthquakes. a.
| tho shock which convulsed tho dweers ON Long
| Islands sea-girt shore was not felt there. No.
| ca financial. and even domestic earthquakes
are familiar enough to the average Long Island
| err. but an actual urheaving OF the ground on
| which he stands is more than the most long,
suffering "lodgcr and menler" is disposed to
put up with. The greater part Of them. there
| fore. packed up their trunks and returned to
| their homes where they fondly believed no
| such uprisinga ever happened"
| Until lately 1t has looked as II Bar Harbor was
| to have no gay season. Between fog rain. and
politics the place seemed to have dropped its
| social aspect. and to be given over entirely to
| formaity and old fogyism. Loud and deep
have been the Eronns Of the young people. who
have heretofore been under the impression
that Mount Desert was created for their individ-
ual enjoyment. and that no element unconnect-
cd with fun and jollity had q right to enter
| there. This year they have had q cruel awak.
| ening. Canoeing has been impossible on ac-
| count OF the density OF the fogs; rocking" ab-
| solutely prohibited. as no umbrella, however
| capacious was any sort OF protection from the
drenchinC rain; buckboarding was tabooed fol
the same reason. and the result OF all these At
| mospheric disturbances has been. in the words
| OF one OF the afflicted ones. that filtration ID
fast becoming lost art. and all the girls look
cold and too wet even to take out the lovely pic.
turesQue costumes that are lying at the bottom
| OF their trunks" And as II these were not
| enough she continues. rich people have come
| In and built great houses and sent out cards
for teas and receptions In real city STYLE where
political magnates usurp all the attention and
leave insignificant maidsns out in the cold"
Such has been the cry that has gone up from
Rodick's and Des Isles for several weeks past.
and 1t is only sincen few fine days have brought
in detachment OF beaus and resnforcemsnts
oflovely girls have arrived by every boat. that
the youthful Bar Harboritss feel that there 10
safety In numbers and are once more In q
world OF hope. Saturday evening dances at
Rodick's will now begin and entertainments at
the cottages will. 1t Is devoutly to be hoped.
take on less ceremonious and important as
poet. The reception at Casa Far NIente,"
the charmingly named cottage Of Mrs. William
B. Rice. would have been delia htiul garden
party but for the rain. which came down In
floods and brought into requsition every
farmers wagon and old covered vehicle that
Bar Harbor could produce. The hostesses.
Mrs. Rice and her sister. Mrs. Robert Potter.
did oil that was possible to make the gathering
pleasant but the weather was q drawback, un.
doubleday. Pretty girls have always abounded
ut Bar Hnrbor. but this year they are more nu.
merous than ever before. Miss Mcclellan,
Miss Louise Wetmore. Miss Bowden. Miss
Anna Duane. Miss Ruth Lawrence. and the
Misses Hoffman are at Rodick's.
The Des Isles colony. which already included
the Misses Julia and Alice May and Miss Hida
Oelrichs. has been increased during the last
few days by the arrival OF Mr.. and Mrs. 8. g.
Sands. Miss AMMO Sands. Miss Lucy Work. and
Miss Emily Nelson. Mr.. and Mrs. John Kane
and Mr.. Potter Mario are at the Malvern. As IL
also Count Pourtales. who seems to be endowed
with the gift Of ubiGHty. as his presence Is an.
nounced at Newport. Saratoga and Mount
Desert. all on the Same day.
Miss Caroline Duer is the guest OF Mrs.
Philip Schuyler. whose daughter. Miss Marian
Langdon. never looked 80 handsome as she
does now. after three months OF seclusion In