The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Newport has gone
daft over Delsarte. Henrietta Russell, that
shrewdest of clever asthetts, is here busily
engaged In Swimming the cream of cream.
Mrs. w. G. Whitney is her hacker She
became Interest ed in Mrs. Russell and her
theories last winter in New York opened her
drawing room, and had invited dozen to
hear these new doctrines of grace. The class
grew. People began to ask. nay beg, for
Invitations. Then Mrs. Whitney conceived
the idea of having supplementary season
of Delsarte at Newport, to accommodate
those who were unable to hear Mrs Russell
in town.
Well, Henrietta came over with her ex-
traordinary gowns, her curious draperies,
her quaint ornaments and her marvellous
bang. She came, saw and conquered Came
to be not only listened to, but received
socially. Came TO be lunched by Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish, to be petted by Mrs. Whit
ney, to be- approved by Mrs Astor and
to be chummy with Sallie Hargous. The
choicest cuttings from the smart set meet
twice week to writhe, wriggle, bend and
sway; to relax and decompose-by the way,
why couldn't Del. arte have selected
word that wouldn't smack quite so
strongly of an over corpses These pupils
form spiral curves and make corkscrews OF
themselves, and at the end of each lecture
fifty fair 400 foppers fall OF the feet of their
instructor. For not only does Mrs. Russell
teach these ladies how TO bow, smile, walk
and sit down, but how to fall gracefully
and lie. limp and 1.-THE mass of tangled
lace and drspery, upon the floor.
There was some demurring at first "Who
is this woman" asked Mrs. Wetmore, land
what Is she coming to teach us fors Why
should she tell us how to walk" But, after
the swells had found that Mrs Russell had
lectured the crowned heads of Europe, or
the English nobility, which is all the same,
aud after Mrs. Astor had approached her at
the end of one of her lectures and said, MY
dear Mrs Russell. you have opened a new
world to me" everything was smooth sail
ing for this audacious little woman, who
dares tell members of tho 400 how to be-
have
Mrs. Russell presses her pupils into SER
vice at her classes. She calls I'D q married
beauty to strike an effective pose or a ia
nous bella to illustrate the difference
between good aud bad position. Fancy
ordering Vanderbilt to come to the front
or an Astor to stand up in meeting. Further
more, on one occasion, when Mrs Russell
was illustrating the various tell
ing ways woman may look at a man,
she suddenly declared she could do SO much
better if she had a man to look at. and
called up Frank W. Andrews, who
was attending the lecture, and asked him
to be target for the killing glances she
had in store. Mr.. Andrews, with the gal
lantry for which he is celebrated, assisted
the lady to the best of his ability and a..
joyed his first lesson in Delsarte quite as
much as his friends
Let us take peep IN ct the teacher and
her class this morning. Before Mrs. Whit
ney's door stand the smartest turnouts in
Newp)rt. In the ballroom there is the soft
frou-frou of silken skirts, and the ripple of
sllvery laughter, and tho murmur of we'll
modulated voices. The great ballroom is
separated from the drawing-room by a
high glass partition, before which stand
three enormous vases filed with palms.
which tower TO the ceiling. On the three
remaining sides OF the room broad windows
open into balconies. dubbed ",he modestv
seats where the shy people sit, and which
are filled with CAV cushions, easT chairs and
gorgeous draperies. The ceiling is decor
ated in robins egg blue and gold, the floor
and raised platform are covered with
oriental rugs, and in a semi-crcle sit the
fairest and most famous of New York's
fashionables.
First, the sta ely, gracious hostess; Mrs.
Whitney decorates her cottage with differ
ent flow ers for each lecture. One day 1t is
with a wilderness of pink roses, thsn she
wears pink gown in harmony. To dav
the house Is crowded with purple sweet
peas, and Mrs. Whitney wears a simply
made lilac cotton frock, in which sne looks
as attractive as in one Of her elaborate cos
tunes.
Mis-. Stuyvesaut Fish. aristocratic, grande
dame, is in paest lavender, with a boa of
lilac water feathers about her throat. Mrs.
Astor-well, what do you fancy the great
aud only MRS. Astorn wearsa The simplest
blue bingham, barred with red. a little
straw bonnet trimmed with daisies, white,
embroidered veil aid diamonds as big as
almonds. Airs Kernochan is stately in
black brocade and diamond buttons, and
Mrs. Justice Grey is also in black. Mrs.
Frederick Vanderbilt is stunning in pink
crepe, ornamented with big white crescents.
There is a wonderful girdlo Of black Jets
with bretelles and trimmings to match, and
q tiny black lace bonnet crowns her dark
hair. Ward McAliister's niece is in pink
crepon. and Miss Lesry, who gives the most
famous musicales in Newport, is IN black
silk with knots Of white ribbon in her bon
net
Perhaps the most attractive women in
the room are beautiful Mrs. De Forrest and
her sister, the famous Sallie Hargous, who
Is to be married on sept. 10. and who is
surrounded on that account by an addi-
tional atmosphere of interest. Mrs De
Forrest, who is a typical Spanish beauty, Is
in bronze-green chiffon over silk. There is
a bolero jacket of jet and a bonnet Of black
lace, with gold and jet spangles. Pretty
Sallie is in pale green crepe trimmed with
dark green velvet aud white lace. Her bon
net is q mere wreath Of white flowers, and
her tiny shoes are Of patent leather and
dark green suede.
One more beautiful gown is noticed of
white India silk, sprlnkled over with blue
violets and trimmed with violet blue velvet,
with sleeves of white chiffon. Tho bonnet
Is Of violets and lilies.
With the beautiful faces and CAV cos
tunes the scene is like nothing so much as a
lovely flower garden. The hum Of convers
sation ceases as Mrs. Russell comes 10, fol-
lowed by her pupil and urotege Miss