The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-17

rhe FashIonable Set 1t Elberon-Rising
Glory Of Newport, Saratoga and
the Catskills.
|spscia Correspondents oivTzE INDEPENDENT
LONG BRANCH, N. j., Aug. 13.-Long
Branch comes in sections this summer.
The Old Branch that our fathers and fore
|athers knew 90 we'll and which was the
national summer capital when Grant was
president and sojourned here. is only
|elic, It lives in memory and must be OBJ
|erved through recollection. The Long
Branch of to-day stretches up and down
|he coast for several miles. That which
formerly constituted the resort of fashion
Ind frivolity consists now of broken bluff,
| shattered boulevard and lot Of unoccu-
|,ied cottages, with broken fences and the
|emnants of lawns on which vagrant COWS
,raze. In the midst of this desolation, in
painful loneliness, stand several hostelries
that score of years ago counted on their
registers the names of tho nations celebri-
lies and Of cooiety's favorites.
To-day ono must 20 up to Monmouth
seach or down to the West End, Hollywood
kr Elberon to ASCERTAIN just what the mod
IN Long Branch is. By shutting your eyes
b the bleak hill that intervenes between
Monmouth on the north and the West End
m the south, you get good glimpse of the
uccessor to the ancient capital and learn
What the celebrities in society, finance and
Politics are doing in these more modern
Natural and artificial, human and rural,
hat pervade the territory embraced by the
Vest End and Elberon. Here are the cot
ages where wealth and fashion pass the
eated term. On the piazzas OF the West
Ind, Hollywood and Elberon hotels gather
he legitimate successors Of the generation
hat made the original Long Branch famous.
let it must be admitted that much is lack
ng. just as much money az ever is
ost over roulette and faro at Phil.
Daly's club house and Just as many PEG
lie drive regularly to the Monmouth
park races. The cottages are even more
andsome than were those erstwhile lined
he old Ocean avenue, and lawn tennis acts
. satisfactory substitute to the played
ut croquet ground. But the glitter and
he glory of the equipages and the dress and
Eyle Of the occupants Of the turnouts that
sed to crowd the ocean drive along the
huff every afternoon are gone. There is no
isguising that fact. The old visitor at the
branch misses the excitement that made
eauty, wealth and fashion.
And the former faces have likewise de-
arted. They are not dead, and many of
hem are Just as pretty and piquant as ever,
ut Newport, Saratoga and the Catskills
lain them. or if they do occasionally sniff
he salt air of the Jersey shore, 1t is from
PINE point much further down the coast.
0n0 PrnrCh r. 1nneor tho oY1rn
pnter of fashion. The faithful
shronicler must print the cold fact, I'M
pleasant as the narration may be, that the
roducts of Worth and Redeem and the re-
nlts of the skill of the English tailor are
OF to be found to any noticeable extent
Bek some other sojourning place in order
exhibit the latest fads for which they are
bsponsible. The change may be accounted
pr in several ways, but it is always a thank
bss task to explain such transitions. The
rocked avenue and broken bluff cut some
CURE in the calculation, but whatever the
Ruses are, tho result is certain. Long
ranch has lost it's popularity. Fashion
nd frivolity have taken other quarters.
Yet it must not be taken for granted that
here is nothing left. The new Long
ranch has great deal to commend itself
the sensible seeker after recreation, even
society does not consider the swim to be
dedly substantial about Holly Wood and
lberon, and its cottages wear quiet air of
eRance that speak for themselves. The
pttaRer as the successor to the summer
Rpital can produce purse as plethorio a.
ny that Newport or Saratoga can turn out;
ut he prefers expanding his overplus Of
onal trimmings to his cottage rather than
pom gorgeous equipages or dresses that
pst a fortune apiece. When one chances
the seaside homes Of George M. Pullman,
Gorge w. Childs, and Anthony j. Drexel,
p recognizes that some Of the ma
on's men of fame and fortune
hia .predominates at the new Long
ranch and the Quaker City never did set
self up as fashion plate or q carriage ex-
bition. The very mention of the names,
addition to those of Childs and Drexel,
Mayor Filter. James McManes, Thomas
ckean, Rudolph Ellis, Alfred G.. Baker
hd Thomas B. Wanamaker bespeaks the
Rvor of the city that William Penn estab-
shed betwixt the Delaware and 6chuylkill
vers.
But there are few noteworthy society
Pople--Robert L. Cutting, of New York,
obably comes as near falling heir to the
me acquired here of Berry Wall and Rob-
Hilliard as any one. He appears on the
est, est End nd piazza. as do some Of his less
N0OONS0VOoS
Ppropriate to the various hours of the day.
here are light suits and belts at break
st, lawn tennis blazers later on,
ne cheviot outfits at lunch, and the
pat cutaway coat, the variegated vest and
q light mixed cloth trousers at dinner.
hen there are hops, the proverbial dress
IL. with silk lapels, is worn. Then there
the baroness Blanc, who also is q guest
the West End. She is fond Of driving
ID handles the reins while the old baron
y beside her and lifts his hat right and
as ne passes the carriages that line the
ulevard to Elberon on the road to Red
INK on clear afternoons. The baropeaa
esses all in white when she drives. but in
evenings she may be seen in the par
10 in creamy costumes that are full dress.
fashion considers dresses that are scant
pund the neck and at the shoulders.
Perhaps at Elberon, Mrs. Claus Spreckels.
wife of the sugar king, who has fine
ttaRe. may be set down as the leader of
atever fashion still clings to the place.
%. Spreckels dresses very elegantly, but
is outshone by Miss Overs, Of San Fran
Co. who is her guest for the summer.
us and is clever performer ON the
MO. She handles the reins with all the
II and abandon of western stage driver
like the Baroness Blanc, dresses all in
lite while driving. Her costumes are very
merous and very expensive. But they
stylish without being at all loud. Mrs.
orge w. Childs wears handsome dresses
It have that quiet air of elegance already
erred to. The pink costume she
AIRS of mornings on the veranda
racts good deal of attention. Miss
brence Pancoast, a Philadelphia society
has q pretty .girlish figure and dresses