Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-20
SOCIETY AT THE SEA SIDE.
GAITIES ON THE INCREASE AT
LONG BRANCH.

tells are filling rapidly, and the We
randas after nightfall and the drives in
the cool of the afternoon present scenes
Of extreme animation. The scene on the
ocean drive Of an afternoon, in fact, al
most rivals Newport in its season Of
greatest gaiety. Every description Of
equipage is in use, from the comfortable
landau, in which General and Mrs. Grant
take their leisurely airing, to the frisky
tandem team fooled by a withered look,
ing Gotham broker. While hotel life is.
| of course, one Of the characteristics, it is
the cottage end OF the island which is the
great feature of Long Branch. From the
West End Hotel to Elberon
there is continuous success
sion of marine palaces, many
of the owners being men of national
prominence. Mr.. George w. Cbilds' cot
tage is a mass of flowers and vines, pre-
senting a strong contrast to the place Of
the next door neighbor, Gen. Grants
residence. A handsome carriage with
servants in natty liveries is to be seen at
The appointed hour every afternoon out
side Commodore Garrison's porch waiting
to take the recently ruined
millionaire for a meditatiYe drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Lippincott are
entertaining friends ia their cottage, and
the hotel near the Garfield cottage is full
of guests. Another prominent cottager
here for the season is Murat Halstead, of
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, but
his villa is not at the Elberon end Of the
island, but near the ScarbOro Hotel. The
Hammersley family, the heroes of the
contested Will case, are also here. The
young gentleman who is likely to acquire
the greater portion of the wealth drives
a handsome cart to a double team. A
neat looking groom in a livery with
crimson facings is perched behind. The
favorite hour for the dip is at noon, and a
picturesque variety of bathing dresses
are displayed this season by both sexes.
On the sands this morning watching the
bathers stood a trio of men, who. although
in proximity, did not appear to be ac-
quainted. They were 'Plunger" Wal
ton, George Wood, the insurance broker,
of Philadelphia, and the Rev. DIR. Weston,
of Christ Church, New York. Later on
the Reverend Doctor was driving a
handsome pair of sorrels. The Daily
Club House is doing prosperous bust
ness, and it is regarded as one of the
attractions of the place by the hotel pro-
prietors. The restaurant attached is a
favorite rendezvous for little sup
pers, and it is whispered that
several fair danes Of the upper ten
thousand are not unwilling companions
of their husbands on such occasions, and
poker by way of adding to the nocturnal
dissipation. Large sums are won and lost
at faro and roulette in the gambling halls
below, but there are never any complaints
of unfair play, although a run of ill-luck
often makes serious difference
in the length of a summer holt
day. A meeting of the prominent
L. n
dreth, I'll. b. Barry, George HI. Curtis, j.
w. Curtis, George w. ChiIds, A. J.
Drexel, S. Sturnberger and Jesse and
James Seligman-Was held at the West
End Hotel yesterday morning, with a
view to forming a company to build
casino ON Ocean avenue to cost 100000.
The casino is to front ON the ocean, with
bathing privileges, and, in addition to a
large ballroom and theatre, will have a
library, reading and conversation rooms.
1t is the intention of the projectors to
build the finest casino in the world.
George II. Curtis subscribed $4,000.
AT NEWPORT.
l spent Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week at Newport. Nothing exciting or
even interesting has occurred as yet.
The season is putting out little tender
shoots of cOnViVlality and good VIII,
which in a short time may blossom and
bear fruit. The first event which has this
season set society in tremOr akin to
flutter. was the marriage of Miss Char
lotte Augusta TOOker and Mr.. Whitney
Warren. The nuptials were celebrated
in All Saints Memorial Chapel, and was
followed by a large reception at Mr.. Took
er's new and luxurious villa in Kay street.
The sumptuousness of this establishment,
the richness and rarity of its decoration
and the artistic taste-and one might say
genius-that has been expended upon its
drawing and dining room arrangements
are hardly exceeded in Miss Wolte's and
Mr.. Robert GOelet's new houses. The
bride and her attendant bridesmaids,
Miss Daisy Stevens, Miss Edith War
rem, Miss Lena Leroy and Miss
Daisy Beeckman, thus had rich
background and a beautiful set
ting for themselves and their bridal
finery, and the gay people present feast
of good things for their eyes as well as
for their palates. 1t is by no means as
swell to live at Newport as it is to live on
a yacht. Mr.. Lorillard, Mr.. kernochan,
Mr.. Jaffray, Mr.. Franklin, and Mr.. James
Gordon Bennett will all spend the sum-
mer in their yachts, bringing up at New
port at the tail end of the season, In time
to laugh at the fox hunters
and enjoy the polo games. All
these yachts are good sized as steam
ships, are manned by crews of from eight
cen to twenty-five men, and the families
of their owners, when their owners have
families, accompany them on their sum-
meT trips. This is the proper way to get
rid of the heated term. 1t will cost trl-
fe of q half million or more to buy
the yacht in the first place, but after
that everything will go easy II
you have another million or so to
run the concern. A prominent society
lady who has just taken up her abode at
Newport for the summer after four
months, soiourn in Paris brings word that
at the famous ball given by Minister
Morton some weeks since, Mrs. Mackay
Outshone all French and Amerl-
can millionaires by the dis
play that she made of diamonds
and precious stones. She wore on that
occasion the famous set of sapphires
which attracted so much attention at the
Paris Exhibition in 1873. 1t is valued at
100000, and comprises diadems, brace
let's, ring, earrings and necklace. The
pendant to the latter is composed of one
enormous sapphire of the size of
pigeons egg, set in large diamonds. But
then Mr.. Mackey's income averages
about $4,000 per month, and
this is only one among many
parures and sets of precious stones that
Mrs. Mackay may call her own. Her
jewel chest is valued at $1,00e,0OO, and is
kept in the vault of a Paris banking
house.
The wealthiest widow in the world, and
one whose name is a household word, is
passing the last days of her old age in
manner which is enough to give even a
stranger the blues. The lady referred to
is, of course, Mrs. A. T. Stewart. Her
time of dotage has come. She is "a years.
and is afflicted with many real and mag
mary ills of mind and body. She worries
a great deal, and has become a complain
err, though some of the sunshine Of her
earlier disposition glints into the gloom OF
her expiring days. None except near
relatives and friends of long intimacy
visit her, and all of her business is trans
acted by ex-Judge Hilton. About once
a week she ventures out for short walk
A stalwart Waterman follows ten feet be-
hind to see that nobody annoys her. She
carries few dimes in her hands for beg
CARS. however, and is quite industrious in
getting rid of them. On returning to the
great white mansion, which her husband
built so like tomb In its architecture.
she takes a nap as cure for the fatigue
which the slight exertiOn has brought
on, All sorts of stories, some OF
them manifestly absurd, are told as to the
diminishment Of the old lady's for
tune. and 1 have good reason TO
baIiova that a cOnsDicUOuS law flFD.