The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
WHAT - stxs ON IN socrrr,

Certain stereobcd remarks nre made eyer,
year In regard tohtch nobody stops TO thins
wh-ther they % 10 or not. II the wintor Ia
cold. every one hiares that there never WA.
such cold 'nttbsfore II tho summer b.
hot, it Is iho ho'h summer that over waa Ia
tho event OF threiaJs' continuous rain. III.
pooNe c.e a.e tir eyebr IVA aal sxclain
"pii yol over 81 such weather." II cold
comes to rel.evehe heat. or heat follow,
rapidly upon coldhe cry is. low can ons
live In such cha'sabl, climat,. whcrs thcrs
are never two dnysllkop"
SO IL Is In regard Tho times AMI season, n,
fashionable LIE. st rear Newport "a, ct's.
wero 30 swift and unerous that even In IN,
midst OF thcm II orr wen, up There can
! never DO summcIks this again" and nov
beho!dl tho same eop,e. almost In the sams
places. are rushiDnti as violently ns II thers
WIRE not tho remote possibility OF their s,er
getting another chico to amuse themselves.
! And most docidod thoro is no place In ,hi,
country where the do OF Rayetv ia 80 rapid
! and unceasing - iiNcwrort. II 10 moro llke
| tho season In Lonth than anything that n
known In New Yoi Eight or ten d!nusrs
and half tho numb, 81 dances evety nights
dinners thai are b'fuets. and dances that
rise far above the duty Of an ordinary ball
BY reason OF the iness Of decoration ana
| the sumptuousness ths mansions In which
they arc given. A. e tho flowers. ono feels
almost sorry for thxielicate blossoms that
ars mndc to blooms such profuson on
walls. verandns AMI ialnR tables. only to b.
| consigned to oblivionrer having played their
par, In tho festive shy. Not only are groom.
houses ard gardens ded. but the fields and
the woods are made ,sive up their chief At.
| fractions to adorn Il nansious OF tho rich.
| Indeed. there 10 hnrdlA quarter OF tho globs
| that IL not pressed intsne service OF Newport
| milionaires. Rare taporles from ancient and
| modern looms. batthgs Of silk and
| brocade from India and Japan. patti.
| colored and scented woods for floors and
wainscotings. pictures 1vlngs. porcelains, ali
that mines and auarriesAn yield or the skin
and Ingenuity OF man p,Aucs are seized and
appropriated for the establishment OF what
popular writer has oalle the most artificial
place In tho world" An ibis 10 without con.
siderina the costly gemsaAt glitter on every
woman's neck aud armsr the dainty viands
and good old wines, man Of them worth their
weight In gold. that sr spread and poured
out for the qualification coated palstes.
These last will be hest from agaiu In all
probability By those who1ave enjoyed them,
but the rest are only Dit and parcel OF the
long. glittoring processio that goes to make
I'D VANITY Fair. Mrs. BURNS and Mrs. Wet.
more's balls were sdmir,le types OF these
Newport festivities, di6srtx but little except
In the formation Of IL rooms and the
style OF architecture in which they were
originally built Both he spacious ball.
rooms. q little old hhioned perhaps,
but charming for th dancers. who
had room enough to nioy themselves
thoroughly. Miss Burden romises 10 DO q do.
liRhtful acquisition to tho raks Of debutantes.
IS she has genuine Low OF dancing and
racketinR and NO hesitiion whatever in
showing her foudnsse for tem. Mise Maud
Wetmore. who led the cotllla at her own ball
with Mr. Thomas F. CushinGooked extremely
we'll IN white. but was less tautiful than her
mother. who. In a gown OF ,auve with pearl
ornaments. was fresh an blooming. and
seemed scarcely older than tr daughter.
There were. OF course. the sual number OF
bellies. both ancient and moorn. Among the
younger division Miss Otis. daughter Of the
Hon. James Otis, and famiariy known a.
Miss Birdie OTIS was far an, away tho most
high bred and distinguishe LOOKING Miss
Otis had a season In Paris lat winter under
the chaperonags Of her sis,r. Mrs. George
Monroe. and will BE- INTRODUCED hers next
winter By her older sister. MrtClarkson.
Monster dinners. such - We FIRST given By
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin 1t their town
residence two years ago. havsbsen quite the
rage Of late. Mrs. Anssu Phelp Stokes seated
ana banqueted fifty-tws 1t tn Casino few
days since. and Mrs. Ogden Mn gsve q superb
entertainment very nearly IS lsge at her own
cottage In honor Of her sister Mrs. Cavsn.
dish Bentinck. The Al Jrssco inpers intro.
ducsd BY Mr.. c. N. Fay on he versldas
OF the Casino have had . decided sue
cess during the heated teri. Dancing.
music. or some entertaining novelty a.
ways follows the fsastfng ct tbse large 70.
unions Mrs. Stuyvssant Fish stuck . popu-
lar chord at her reception In thsntroduouon
OF the gypsy fortune teller. wb promised
handsome. high born. and above all wealthy
husbands to oil the pretty girls whose palms
che crossed. The Hungarian bad and the
little Hungarian dancers wsre snthsr attrso-
tive novelty At Mrs Fish's Rarden ,arty.
The talk In Newport now is all oil tennls and
OF polo inst As q fortnight since 1t was Of
yachts and racing. The good hiries have
provided abundant subjects OF conversation
for dinners and receptiona this var without
encroachtng more than is necessary to give
spice to tho pudding upon tho reans OF xos-
sip and scandal. Mrs. Maud Hove Elliott's
drawinR-room lectures bava brought art and
literature prominently 10 the foo and the
presence OF the two painters for ne 400. M.
Porter and Mr.. MunziR. have furnished Illus.
trations TO the art lectures from portraits Of
bosutlful aud fashionable women. Science
also is not In tho background. uld Dr. Carl
Lumholtz's remarkable experiences among
csnntbals In Australia and prehistoric cliG
dwellers OF northern Mexico hav besa Ia.
toned to and talked about by fsi. women. -
we'll ss learned men.
little bit OF gossip eresps in occasionally.
and tho news contained In private letters nom
Homboul J. Nh, Sud SS. Moritz b discussed
with an eaRernsss that shows 1t IL still en-
joyed at breakfasts and lupchetns Tho DOS
sibilty OF Miss Hone Goddard teine captured
by rich aud handsome EnRl,hman IL the
latest bit OF news but has noauthen,io Coz
hrmation. Tho gentleman 10 arioh commonsr
by tho name OF Harrson-very charming Il IL
said. and in good position. but not OF noble
birth. He was at one time reported to b. en-.
gagged to Miss Pauncefots. bst rumor at pres.
ont con'iRns him to Miss Goddard. Nrs. hun.
newell. formerly Miss Maud Ja1rAy. 10 said to
have had an immense SUCCESS during the lat.
ter part OF the London season. Engiishmen
raved over her blond beauty and nus
physique. aud at dinner given for her at tho
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