New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15
moro prominent catures of the social season than they
MINERS AT NEWPORT.

II has been the custom every season at NewporC
to give elaborate dinners and is the only resort V
| know of which is cool enough in summer ior sum
entertainments. The climate there seems JusV Su'ou
To the society which makes its home there Ill warm
weather The dinners at Newport have been feature
of its for many years The houses ae id ~
and rOony with even ample ACCOMMODATIONS io
such affairs than afforded by the ciiy HOUSES ia
the cool air makes them charming IL nouns . a%
could. Then society at Newport Is eXceednsg 20
elusive and it is an easy matter 10 secure ie heinz
company at any time owing to the social clrcle Dee
much more crcumscrbed than II Is III wv o Jnc
10 Judge by the number Of families who are
to spend the coming summer az newport, I'o '
there will be exceptionally brilliant. .. ooti,,on
speaking Of dinner giving reminds me OF the coti"d
dinners given at Demonico's in t0urIeeh'kmt
OF which wrote in my book" Here Mr. McAiisoe a
quoted follows from his book At this TINE 'nJ h
spent in living and entertaining over So0OOo io' .
There not over half dozen chefs III tSso
families in this city. Compare those days " onU,I
and how easily one or two men Of rOtuic 1T
then control lead and carry on socey TS6ee "a
failed TO bring letters 70 them they were smut 1u'
from everything Again, it, though chaimlng peoPn e,
Others were not I'm accord with those powers .cS
could be passed over and left out Of society All uls
many oi Us saw and how il worked, ana we re- e,
solved to band together inc respec'hoe trenp6 that
the city, and by this union make snch ,Iense then
10 individual cOud Withstand MS our first step oen
I'm carrying out these views was TO arrange ior Se'i'
of cotOn dinners.
THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE.
al must here explain that behind what call tho
substantial and respected people; families who held
glrat social bower A, far back as the birth OF THIS
country who were looked mp to by society ana VINO
alway, could when they 80 wished come forward ana
exercise their power when for one reason or aho'er'
they would take active part, joining III IL quietly
calling on nv friends they seconded me and We
had winter OF successful cOtillon dinners ~ was
10 give them the women Of their choce 10 IN No.
dinner! And in turn by the ladies not TO lnnlce upon
them an uhconSemai partner i,d,nG Ing neiIl We gave
dinners, CONSISTING oI over hi,IlIrl ~ ',ai. va
at DclmoucO, in the large ballroom Inc t'Dc wa" S
In the shape Of horseshoe. stood at the door OF to
salon naming each the lady he was 10 take IN TO
diuuer and well remember one 81 them po7IuIr hi,
fslug - accept and take i'm lady ASSIGNED 10 nun
And she. Just entering heln le ci7pnu' a." tto.c
consequence would never again attend one OF ucsc
dinner, After the ladies left the table al theae
dinner, the gentlemen were given time 10 smoke
cigar and take their coffee 49,. . >,o,.nor,
The first cOtillOn dinner ever gwen az newport
gave at my BaySide Farm chose night when 'n
would he at the full and invited quests enough
8 p M in the garicn adjoining the farm house, hav-
Ing the gable end Of the house to Pr2tet us o. from
farm dinners Diudonneaux la Toulouse and
a la BortcaiSe chicken turkeys. In past days
Tlanks giving Day in November but | learned from
the French that the turicy pou with qnenellc d"
way to enjoy a RHODE Island turkev. think they
were first served I'm th, way on my farm in Newport
Vow they thus cooked and accepted by all as the
sumner delicacy.
YACHT-cLUB RUMPUNCH
Il must not omit to mention one feature of these
parties. II was the Yacht Climb Rum Punch made
from old Plantation rum placed in huge bowls with an
immense block Of lee in each bowl, the melting ice
being The only liquid added 10 tiie rum except oc-
casionally when | would pour bottle Of champagne
in which did IL injury"
The following is given by Mr.. McAllster as an
ideal menu for Newport dinner:
Hutrc>.
IOtJgp>.
T0ltuc IClU IAnglalse.
ConSoUWc Victoria. OlOroSo Sherry,
HOrS dOauyro
lin Ull~ 20 DrmdON
Poisson.
Tcrnpur e li Maryland.
Relieves.
scllc d'AVuoou q la >.iI,ire.
T. d. {. a De Russo.
Porrier Jouet Reserve.
Entrees.
Supr.w" d. Poulrt Narcchal
I4'r4 DO Many .fta- a ! Auha~~adeur.
Jouanrl~b+rl'r Blue sea-, lS62.
Rolls.
tagyasb1ok Ducks.
salad Breakers. Chateau Lahtte, 1853
lutrsUrts
-. German.
O'at,au BaJa mutt,
SDor-y. Madeira
Br..or' cafe