New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03
The WEEK IN SOCIETY.

centre " ,ne berkshire resort has fairly begun.
.na septenber premises 10 be the 'vehes' mont"
,hs, the cottagers have HAD in several seasons.
,,ns, Of the principal oottagers have returned
- xsxport Bar Hartor and other seaside
,..sorts and the hotels filing up. The streets
80 ,av with ecuipages OF all kinds. Dances am
.r. small informal epticns with music boat
,,a on the lake and driving through the country
c.,nv the time of the cottaeers and their guests
every day In the week.
One of the nest popular diversions IN LehoN
,rst now IS bowling which on Tuesday ana fri-
dsv mornings occupies the attention OF the young
ladies' who have organized themselves into a cruz
,o,n ne the Ladies' Bowling Club. The CLUB
lets 81 the Lenox Club where the alleys are
said TO be the best in Massachusetts, Another
pastme which is favorite with the ladies Is
archery A club has been formed ana meetings
are held usually on Wednesday afternoon OF each
week Arrangements now being made ior
the tournament, which is 10 take place in snort
time when the club will be divided into three
Glasses and there will be three prizes IN each
class. Some of those who will try for the uophies
will be Miss Lulu Barlow, Miss May Beckwith'
Miss Mildred DevereuX Miss Barnes. MISS con-
stance Ogden. and Mrs Richard C. DiAey' VINO
was Miss Ellen Sturgis Tarpan.
The annual parade Of the Mahkeenac Boat 'iup
will probably take place about the middle Oh '"e
month. Preparations have already begun LOT 'ne
parade and ii promises to be one OF the hios' AZ
will have this season. The members OF 'he e'uo
have now "A fleet of about fifty craft or all xmas
on the lake While rowboats predomihate' 'heie
are a number of sailboats. canoes ana smaher craft
of the latest patterns The cottagers especially IN
terested in the parade Arson Phelps Stokes
who arrived with his family from Europe snort
time ago; William Douglas Sloane. David w.
t,ishon Miss Furnss Seare Barclay. John s.
Barnes Philip J. Sands and DR.. Greenleaf Another
parade for which arrangements are being made Is
tho tub parade. an incident of the LenoN>season
in which the younger set are considerably IN
terested The most important dancing affair thus
far was the first OF the Assembly dances although
society especially the younger element, has all
along attended the dances and teas at the Mahkee-
nae Club which take place on Saturday evenings
High winds fog and generally dsagreeaoe
weather on several days last week interfered little
with the round of gayety at Newport. where there
seems to be no respite in the matter of entertain
ments The cool wave and bright sunshine when
came from coudless sky Wednesday brought
new life 10 Newport, we'll as to every man,
woman and child in the place. popular meeting
place for the fashionable set during the early part
OF the week was the tennis tournament, which ths
year seemed to possess unusually strong element
of interest for the cottagers and their guests On
no day was the popularity more noticeable than on
Monday when 1000 persons. representing the
most fashionable people in Newport sat through a
most dsagreeabe and at times dense iog' anu
watched Hovey's victory over Hobart. AT the close
of this match most of the spectators rushed off to
witness the end OF the Wrenn-Chase match, ana
quite number of them later attended the polo
match which was played in fog which enveioped
the grounds and must have interfered with the
view from the seats.
A particularly happy incident of Monday was the
luncheon given by NJ. Patenotre. the French Am
bassador who has been entertained Hospitality by
society The guests of honor were Nj. and Nine.
snxsfta oil
meet them were Baron and Baroness de Selliere,
Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote, Marquis Chasse-
loup Loubat Count de Chasseloup Loubat Marquis
de Taeyrand Peter Marie and NJ Ravul Duvai.
Later on the same afternoon Mrs James HaFrl-
man gave A reception in honor OF NJ. and Nine.
Bourgct who the recipients OF much SOCIAL
attention throughout the week. They were enter
tanned at luncheon by the Baron and Baroness dc
Selliere: a dinner party given in their honor
bv Mr. and Mrs George r. Waring. jr., and they
enjoyed drive with Perry Belmont MT. anu
Mrs John Jacob Astors reception on board of their
steam yacht Nourmahal which grounded IN the
gale shortly before the guests went aboard was
one of the pleasant happenings of TUESDAY James
J. Van Aliens surprise domino party occupied
the attention of society in the evening. when
Wakehurst Mr. Van Aliens beautiful house, ana
tn. grounds about ii, were decorated ana iiiunli-
mated in the most elaborate manner. number OF
dinner parties preceded the entertainment when
season. 1t was similar TO the domino cotiiion
nsrties given last winter by DR.. and Mrs. w. Sew
ard Webb and Mr. and Mrs. ii. Mckay Twombly,
and the guests included large proportion OF the
younger dancing set. the young married people
by whom the party was arranged, ana lie" Oh
the matrons. Masks were removed at Midnight
when supper was served.
Entertainments a less elaborate scale inciuueo
a subscription supper and dance at the Casino
grillroom. which managed by MI ana MIS-
Francis X. Pendleton. The guests, about thirty In
number included Mr. and Mrs. John JACOB Astor
Mr. and Mrs Lewis NJ. Rutherford. Jr, MI ana
Mrs Stanley Mortimer. Mr.. and Mrs. Fernando
Yznaga Miss Hope Goddard Miss Hall, Reginald
Ronaids Julian Potter. Norman Whitehouse ana
Barton Willing. Dinners and luncheons were given
by Mrs. Burke-Roche. Whitney Warren, II. l..
Beekman, Mr.. and Mrs. George b. DE Forest Mr.
and Mrs J. Townsend Burden, Mr.. and Mrs
Richard T. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. E. ~ Taller.
Mrs II. II, Bishop. Mrs. Henry T. Sloane MI anu
Mrs. James L. Kernochan
AS the Newport season begins to wane the coach
Republic appears to grow in popular estimation
and crowds now go out 1t almost daily Mrs
Heber r. Bishop had the coach on Monday VIII
lam s K Wetmore had a merry party of young
friends with him on Tuesday. Mrs f. n Pendie-
ton had it on Wednesday. and Mrs. Whitney
Warren with a party, enjoyed a ride on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. who have
occunied the Glover Cottage, on Halidon Hill.
since their return from Europe early last MONTH
havo taken "Stoneacre" the fine estate In Belle
y,e-aye owned by John W. Ellis. for the remainder
of the season. Mr. Vanderbilt will not take possess
sion of "Stoneacre" until about September 10. Ihs
would seem TO indicate that Mr. and Mrs Wander
nu, ,n,.rd To remain at Newport until about
Thanksgiving time
Mr.. and Mrs w Fitzhugh Whtehouse' whose ball
in honor OF their daughter was one of the brilliant
features of the Newport season. have closed their
house. Eastbourne Lodge" and sailed Tor Europe
They will spend some time in London, where they
have taken apartments at the Albemarle. ,
Bar Harbor last week was extremely gay on IN,
cessant round of entertainments, eating uriSiit
IND dapc,nr filling up every moment OF the DAY
The reception given TUESDAY by ho neS
son al the Mount Desert canoe nup' a. an i pa
Island was an extremely peasan, ana; rn ad o on,
fashonabe people in the neighbor rood tuIheu ou'
and the hosts were heartily comphhei'eu o'' LIN