The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-12
LIVELY AT NEWPORT.
The Season Just Beginning Will Be
a Brisk One.
COTTAGES BEING PUT IN ORDER.
Commodore Gerry and Mr.. Scott To DO
New Acquisitions to Newport Society
Miscellaneous Newport Notes - The
"NewG"Enterprises.
ESPECIAL TO THE SEws.l

ESPECIAL TO TIE NEwsI
NEWPORT, May 12-The arrival OF the
New York boat every morning is now the
signal for n scene of hustle and activity,
especially in the Decentralization or nne
horses and carriages accompanied oy
grooms and coachmen, as also the arrival
of servants and chefs coming to get the
cottages ready for occupancy.
On every side there are busy signs OF the
opening of the season of 1892, which from
present indications will be as brilliant as
any of its predecessors. Besides the
Newport Observer, the NEWS Is the only
paper to first publish description OF the
now famous marble palace, ana It's enter
prise is favorably commented upon py
local ne wspaper men, and IT Is the only
paper in New England to publish cuts
with 1t description.
The Newport Casino, the great resort
of wealth and fashion, is already open
with its old staff again on deck. There
will be however very little doing there
till the Fourth of July, when the first
dance of the season will DO given ana
Mullaly's orchestra will take possession
for the summer. The tennis courts ana
lawns are all In excellent condition, ana
will be presided over by Tommy Pettitt,
who Is popular with all classes OF society
and a great chum of the newspaper fra
ternity.
Along the avenue, the gardeners are
busy as bees planting their flower beds,
placing their shrubbery and bringing out
the statuary, urns, vases aud such like
ornaments to decorate their places: TO
stroll along the cliffs these delightful
spring mornings is "a perfect treat. The
spacious lawns leading down TO the ocean
are being cut and improved and there
is not q cottage whose winter storm blinds
are not down and white capped maids
airing and fixing up the rooms:
Coming around the ocean drive TO the
bride path are seen some magnificent
horses in charge of grooms for exercise,
and later in the day carriages with cot
tagers who are already here, taking in the
old familiar scenes and drinking in the In
vigorative ocean breeze.
Probably in no city in the world was
the late William Astor more generally
known than TO the people of Newport, and
the news of his sudden death caused q
genuine feeling Of regret OF course this
will tn row several well-known families
into mourning and retirement, but for all
this the season will be merry as well as
a successful one.
A very welcome addition to Newport
society this season will be the genial Com
modore X. +. Gerry of the New York
Yacht Club, who has hired the HodRson
cottage on Bellevue avenue. This means
that his magnificent steam yacht Electra
will make this port her headquarters.
1t will be remembered that early In the
year the magnificent cottage OF the
Duchess de Dino was hired by Christie
pher r. Roberts, who subsequently
found he could not come here, SO it was
sub-let by DeBlois, Hunter aud Eldridge
to George 5. Scott, owner OF the steam
yocht Stranger. These two families are
named as merely couple OF instances
whore charming entertain mepts will be
given, and there are at least a dozer
other new corners, all prominent in so
ciety circles, who will more than fill all
vacancies.
The New York Yacht Squadron will
come here as usual and sail the Goelet cur
and other races. There will be the usual
tennis tournament at the Casino
with fox hunts and polo matches. Be
sides there will be the daily routine o
reakfasts, at homes, balls, receptions
the annual coaching parade and all that
20 to make up q Newport season, not for
fetting the regular Sunday evening con
certs at the Casino.
Hotel Aquidneck is already open ant
the Ocean House will open early next
month so that by the 1st of July the sea
son will be fairly on and will continue
till October. Around the horbor the own
ers of catboats are busy painting up ant
repairing, and by the 1st OF June will al
be in commission. One of the most i'm
portant feature Of the summer will he th'
opening of the new war college and tn,
naval evolutions to be conducted in Sep
temher and October when almost the tota
strength of our new navy will assemble