New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-24

s soeets than L that Of Newport for
P York to gain VU admiattancs at at Newport
Mr. McAlster referred with evident pleasure to the
them quoted the following extract from his book. $50
cety As Have Found IT. Now; 40 not lma ,g,iie
that all were ndiscrimnately asked to these niue
fetes on the contrary. If you were not of the
inner circle and were a newcomer, 1t took the com
blncd ef1ts of all your friends backing and pushing
to procure an invitation for you For years whole
families sat the stool of probation awaiting tIiai
and acceptance, and many were then Rejected, pG
with all. A fashionable woman of title. from Eng
land remarked to me that we were one hundred wears
behind London, for our best society was SO small mai
every in it had an Individuality This, she SAID
charming, for could have no individuality In
Continuing, Mr.. McAllister said: "of course.
wealth is essential in Newport society, for 1t takes
as Great re deal Of s S5 does There IS ne Place
America where people are more en- evidence tnalt
everybody else, how many servants You keep whether
you employ chef and what your esabisnnenu nj o tSe
finest In the country. II Is the only place kno" OF;
with one exception, where the temperature Is 1ooi
The flights are nearly always cool at Newport and TO
that fact is due the success Of many OF It's II .b
ments could not give successful dinner II Iile
weather was so warm as to cause one TO peTspre'
1t is ideal climate and 1t always VIII &c PVnu
lar There will be larger number Of society lam am b
at Newport during the coming summer than ever pc
fore, and anticipate season OF unusual psr
Harbor but even with that charming place as con
tesant Newport will not suffer in the years 70 come,
The climate at Bar Haror 49, II anssh'n HSea fire
not needed there to make one feel comfortable. YET
It is healthy place, for the air although IL Is Sea
The talk drfted from society Lenten Slvsr is,ns
and Newport to social leaders and MI ha Il,
said AS wrote in my book society h must anS viii IN
continue TO have them Their sway IS NOR UT ,artS
absoute' When came TO New-fork as boy, i LUrN
yes ago. there two ladies' who were ts sH fniS
onable world Acknowledged They gave tne hS ~
somcst balls and dinners given in TINS city anu au az
them all the brilliant people a Is Ts' IN Europe and
or the tSe South lady living in washington
herself filing Social gfFy
Tho denarture of her husbands relatives, who
had been socictys leaders, for prolonged stay Az
Trrone A woman OF charming manners, POSSESSING
annenty the talent OF social leadership. she TOOK up
and easily carried on society as repieso ho ' oaye
smart, set For from six to seven years sue Nv
brilliant entertainments hef ainner TSe,rss are still
lannon's she arranged and controlled for two years
Ghe winters of 1870 and 1s7D small sunscrlp',hon
halls in Delmonicos bluerooms THESE T Cares oU
came lannon's as the 'Blue-Room Parties Inere WIZ
900 subscribers to them Her manners VET
ing and she most pleasing oeo came
-, ab front They were both descended from old
colonial families their wealth was abundant anu tn
were eninenty fitted 10 lead society new e ones re-
nIacea ts,m The French chef then literally, Tor ule
drst time made his appearance, and artStc oIIm '
replaced the oldashioned solid repasts OF me earr
pdises but must needs send TO Paris for rythlng
!rbo Of one Of these ladies haG geat lstc
for society and also great kno"eage rorng wife
worshippod by everybody. and she was. shc W." h
every sense sOcety's queen since LIlrn Inc III, ~
boen other queens Just as there are rers nov, vn LII,
or,e f,niIes rather than individuals. more generaiN
come 10 the front although ono mcmber oi tho i"''ii'
Invariably takes the undisputed lead