New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-20
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
GAY TIMES AT TIE WESTCHESTER COUN-
Try CLUB-THE CITY DESERTED.

Brunswick, and the places Of amusement especially
the new Madison Square Garden, which is much fire.
| quentcd by the members Of the fashionable world
on their brief visit, to the city, than observable
during the last days. The intense heat empted
the city OF its fashionable population and not even
the final games in the tennis tournament which has
been going up at the Country Club I'm WcStchcster,
were powerful enough 20 attract people to town.
though the final matches all attended by larg"
number of enthusiastic spectators. whose applause,
particularly when Huntington vanquShcd Knapp ana
secured the cup. was Of the hcarticS kind.
The tournament one OF the most successful
ever held EcIcabout and finer exhibition OF tennis
playing seldom has been witnessed in this country
At the close Of tho struggle on Wednesday evening
after few well wOrlcd and happy remarks by George
T. Adcc chairman Of the Tennis Committee, inc
prizes were handed to the winners by Miss Adee III
the large hau Of the club house. Tie excellent sport
Of the afternoon put everybody in the best Of spirits
and inspired mirth ollity, winch rcigned supreme
not alone at the clubhouse. but at every one OF the
cottage, in the ncichhoihood. Dinner parties were
given by the cotagcr, and. Notwithstanding the heat
there was q small and Informal dance at tne cIuo
honsc II was gay week at Pelham ana the tourh'
mcnt and The gay entertainments which 1t encourages
we'd appropriate termination Oh INC Sp''"S anu
early summer season there
Until after the gay period at newport ana ho"oH
life socially about The Country cub VIII hot oe %
| . particularly crliycnlne character. Nr' anu '''
James " Waterbury will shortly 20 TO Newport WIZ
thcy will u,olahly rent cottage for the monuls oi
| August and scptcmbcr. -. ,,.,
,ocictv in Newport is ca'cd over Inc l'c' ''"'
Nh vili,on A.tnr viii not close her hon~e to guests
d,, IN. summer but has dec ded 10 give series OIL
dinner p,rr. on. each week for the next SIN N''N''
and I'm addition an entertainment IN hohF "a KIM
Ccorrc who +, expected 10 arrive IN Newport p' :"
fret of AUGUST The first OF thc dinner ldr''cN VIZ
rlvcn ON Thursday evening. fcr which covers ~,
mel
,,llo r,a,-cl with pink hoilyhoch, and mao''n'"
.. SET i'm tnc Louis XVIII dining room o' her Nll''
IIt no Ina. recently clri.tcncd lccchw'oi'' INC
dinner WA, served by Tmard and the s"hd goln "''
si,yor service Of the A-tor family vas u'1u. N
,,,rs CHESTS were Mr.. and Mr.. Cornelius N"uvr
MI Mr. and Mn. Gcorc" Peabody N''Iho.v, ,"'
and Mrs, James =. Kcruochan' Mr. ana WIS ""',,'"
| & whitney, Mir and Mr.. j. To""-c"d h'F"'"' vs.
| and Mr.. Richard T. Wilson. AIr. and Mrs. ofie VII
~ Mr.. P,ron Stcvea. Nr and Mr.. Aihcr'"h
rurb, Mrs, ogden Mills, Mr.. Cmres II. H'""'''
Thomas T. Cushns john JACOB A,tor ana christopher
| G.. baldwin. Ia, .t.
Tbc first Of Mis- Lcary's receptions with music
VA, given on Thursday morning ana was aV'n''' ~
host Of Miss Lcary, friends, who squeezed tlc'"
'o,.. i,,o her urctty villa in Nce-St 1t Is Miss
Lc,ry, intention 90 give large and brilliant '"''
taumcnt on July 81.
number 81 luncheon and dinner parties were give"
during thu week by the cottac"r~. ON Monday c,rn
ing Nr and Mr.. August belmont jr., ana 'r3'
-tuvvc.1nt Fish entertained each party "i guests
At dinner and af,crSard attended ~ dance at the
Casino Wednesday. which Wa o." hottest day 81
the season in NcWp0rt, Wa- fortunately quiet dAl
for society, but on Thursday Mi, Edna IMS'r' ue
deautaute daughter ot samuel +. EHrgcr, gave
luncheon to a number Of her young 1rl friends Al
cart-casc7 the home of her parents Mis- Florence
LYMAN also gave a luncheon, Mrs. william Groavenor
rave a similar entertainment 80 RO-cvale her resi-
dcnce and Mrs George j.. De Forest and Miss salIe
Ilarrous received number Of their friends At tie
! Kane cottlrc after III" reception ~ Mi-- Leary's
The expected arrival Of Prince George h., caused
nutcr among the crtta-crs. and tho intelligence II
his coming has given rise 10 uImor, that notable
cottage and other entertainments VIII be given IN
honor Of the distinguished foreign visitor, both ashore
and ahOat. but Yet nothing has actually been done
toward receiving thc young prince. NaI7i McA!i't"r
la invited the Prince b. be- DIS guest az HaS side.
h, farm ont Ia Middlcowu. on Narraf1usctt Lay. and
further Las some plans prepared lpr subscription
iot" or breakfast I'm honor II Prince George out al to
farm. Mrs. Astor vail also entertain the Prince. and
her affair VIII De tie mort magnificent n j,
-ad, cyor given In Newport. Should Il actually
| take place IL VIII Dee "a novel one. differing from ans
thing ever before given there. II viii not Dee oriental
but Newport splcndor ard the weather VIII De- The
only thing 90 fear or 10 Us beauty. Mr. and Nj
Cornelius Vanderbilt VIII no doubt entertain t. Prince
| At grand fcc champctrc at The Breakers. and Mr.
Par'n steven, Will certainly have Inn for dinner at
the villa Marietta.
The next two months arc ~ be lively ones Indeed
at Newport. Mr. and Mr.. Frederick ". Vanderbilt.
have intimated that the L1ll which they intend 20
give at the Villa Rough Point lu August VIII exceed
any private bah over given IN the place. Sew and
startling effects VIII BE- Introduced in the way 81 the
Illumination II the ground. several other dances
viii be gwen during August, Including comm. out
dance and reception for Ms, Burden and Ms, Earrrr
and the month viii bee closed with the parade II the
four hand, which f. announced To tako place On tho
last saturday
The r,ycly ut Bay Iar'or Is Increasing. Thcrc
arc numerous little dmucrs given daily. Dances
are not infrcquenuy the evening diversion At The
hotels, and Of course driving and riding pitcr
thc bnria.Guc Of ifin," wIich '' rns ei1.n in
town last winter with much success Nl be pro-
ducod In the theatre attached to the Kcbo Valley Club
House Mrs. Alfred d. Castro who sang The part 81
n"c W.; -, W. 80 - on ~ u7 1 ,ar n"VOr hha
opereta here, arc ready again - distinguish them
scve7 ~ Nasco di CANA and Nclusho.
As nIuch paycty possible will be crowded into
tho carly part Of !hg coming month. The ahe'lc
August the races VIII take place, II the weather
permits, while the tennis tournament viii lc begun
on August and viii last untn August T. No date
has yet been set for the flower parade which win be
participated IN by nearly all The couascrs and the
Society on staten Island was last week not par
ticulary active Mrs. Edward L0nuer's tea at the
Country Club on Thursday afternoon wa, ON ac-
attended. The ladies who bravcd the elements were
Mrs D. Ogden Fowler; Mrs i; q. BOYD Miss Eoyd,
;. Phillips. and Thomas LaHdOn the only present
MIS- Tclfir'5 tea az the Ladies' ont Door CluO on
the following day, more favored by the weather
and was well attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s.
Philips Of ST. George. have purchased three acres OF
ground al "A point In Hamilton Park which commands
extensive view uf the entire bny and surrounding
country. and propose building magnificent colonial
mansion. IN white and yellow, which will De seen
for miles around. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips at
present Sea Bright, New Jersey. Mrs. James Brown
as left her home the island FOR fOrtnght's visit
TO Cornwall, Connecticut. Mrs. Albert y. Boardman
who was Miss Bonner, Is spending few weeks at
NaTragausctt Pier.
Mr., Henry Sc,1ey who IS at hcr summer home a.
New brighton, will ncSt month have her guests
Mr. and Mrs.. Ballard Smith. Mrs Smith was Miss
Kitty Buttcreld.
Mr.. and Mr.. stanley Mortimer, the latter was Miss
Elizabeth J.. Hall. are AZ present IN Paris where they
arS. selecting furnishings for their home at Hemp
stead. /. !. They will sail for New York on August
+ and arriving here viii directly 10 visit Mrs
Valentine g. Hall. Mr, MOrtimcrs mother, nj TvOH-
on IIndson Aft"rwaId they VIII 10 Hampstead and
probably Newport and Len0X.
Mr.. and Mrs. E%cron l.. Winthrop tr, sailed for
~ LIE IIul lILn In lLe flll