The sun., 1893-07-02
WuAr Is ,eoIss ON IN soaErE.
rho .nnrooeh q, thn rrnnt national holiday

Dy TOMORROW n1Illt pIlNuNe ichio'h''o "ih bO
deserted. and tho electric lights In Fifth avenue
clubs will reveal only a bcegarly array OF
empty chairs As Froissurt said of the Eng
lish OF his day, the smart set In this country
take their pleasures sadly" for MS rich mon
multiply and fortunes grow so rs to I've an nb-
solute shield to their possessors against caro-
and disquictudc, they become victims to
apathy and inscnsiblity. But in spite OF the
fact that its English. quits English. Yen
know" to ignore holidays or to spend them In
scclusion. there is still u large number oven %
those who wear fnc raiment and fare sump-
tuously every day who have desks and offices
TO get away from and are glad TO bctake them-
selves to country places where they can give
their children n royal good time with gunpow-
der and flrecrackers and live over their own
childhood In the blare OF drums and trumpets
and tho waving OF the Stars and Stripes.
or all New Yorks suburbs Tuxedo is the
most consistently patriotic. and the Fourth
always has its due celebration there. The
regular colony Of Lorillards. kente. Griswolds.
YznaCns. 6c. will all contribute toward dis
play OF fireworks on Tuesday night, and tho
Club House. which llled I'm rapidly yesterday.
will be tho scone OF much enjoyment from now
until the fifth. after which many OF the cot
tagers will depart for Newport. Southampton.
and Narragansett Pier
mer calendar. The first ia tho day Of the Uni
versIty boat race. and the second about six
weeks later. when tho yachts OF tho New York
Yacht Club rendezvous there to start for
their annual cruise. Perhaps the more In
teresting occasion Of the two is the intercol-
legiate rowing contest when Americas two
great colleges dispute for supremacy on tho
water. That Yale hid another victory was
n profound disappointment. not only to the
friends and supporters OF old Harvard. but to
many OF tho younger and faIrer rnrt OF the
spectators. who dec Jared that Yale had grown
nwfully bumptloue and superior since she had
won six races with only one break. and II she
had another victory the ioys would be intol-
erable." However. as usual. whether in boat
racing or horse racing. or in the great rae" OF
life. the best and the strongest won. although
1t must be admitted that the crimson has been
rather out of luck this year. as class day at
Harvard was celebrated in pouring rain. and
the bevy Of lovely Now York mnidens, among
whom were tho Misses lobh. the Misses Cut
ting Miss Kathleen Emmet. Miss Evelyn Bur
den. and Miss Louise Burden, had all their
smart gowns ruined and lost half their fun.
The blue waters in front OF the old PeQuot
House were never moro crowded with yachts
than they we're on Friday. not even at tho Au-
gust meeting. Commodore Morgan came
down with party from Newport on the flag
ship May. and cX-Commodorc =. n Kane. also
from Newport. on tho Intrepid. Mr.. Lewis
Cass Ledyard was there on the Montauk. and
Messra. SturGis and Rives on the Varuna. The
Cushing rushed down at full speed from New
port. as II she were going to n fire. with large
party. ana innumernble other steam and sail
ing boats came floating in. all flying the ma
tional colors In addition to their own ensigns.
and the crimson or blue OF their favorite coll
Al { ~, ;r,,l
and enthusiasm was ut its height whom tho
rival crews appeared. Nor was the excitement
confined to college boys and their best girls.
Old Yale and Harvard alumni were largely to
the front. and shouted for their alma mater
with all the enthusiasm OF sixteen.
This is evidently to be great yachting sum-
mer. and the broad expanse OF Long Island
Sound is more crowded than ever before with
the white winged beauties that m owe majestic.
ally or fly swiftly over her bosom. No m ore per-
feet yachting ground is to be found anywhere
in the world. us the beautiful shores OF Long
Island on one side aud Westchester on tho
other are like succession Of dissoving views
to the fortunate individual who has his own or
some other fellows yacht to lounge upon as
he sails from Whitestone to New London. The
northern shore Of Long Island is a beauti.
full rolling country. with lawns and meadows
sloping down to the waters edge clothed with
verdure and crowned with grand old trees.
Gentlemen's places dot the shore on either
hand. In Westchester are the superb place OF
Mr.. Flagler and the picturesque abodes OF the
Iselins. Hoyts. Waterburys. Potters. and other
memb bers OF the Country Club. while on tho
other side from Roslyn to far beyond Oyster
Bay. where Mr. Van Rensselaer, Cruger's
stately residence appears. tho highest degree
Of excellence is attained In agriculture hor-
ticulture. and ornamental gardening. No
wonder that the owners Of these summer
Edens care not for hunting. polo. or golf: they
have their boats and their yachts and their
pleasure parties on the glad waters that In.
dent their coasts. and there spread out almost
like the Atlantic itself into broad, deep basin.
The Seawanhaka Yacht Club is the favorite
stopping place for all the yachts Of the neigh
and on Saturdays and Sundays It
shelters many gay party. Mr.. and Mrs
Cruger are almost always to be seen there
and 80 are Mr.. and Mrs. Montant, the Roose-
velts. Edward Townsends. Louis Bells. and.
more recently. Mr. and Mrs Agar who have
taken Mr. Underhils place for the summer.
Newport grows fuller every day Rough
Point is the Cayest house. as one house partly
succeeds another. with scarcely breathing
space between. Each fresh arrival necessi-
tates luncheon. dinner. and yachting parties,
so that the kind host and hostess can have but
little time for homo life They are expected.
It is said. at Elm Court. Mr.. Sloane's place at
Lenox. to spend the Fourth. but as new guests
arrive by every train they may probably bs
unable to go. Mrs. Sloane has a large party Of
very young people with her Just now. friends
of her own daughters. Miss Beatrice Bend.
md Messrs. Alonzo Potter. Henry Payne Whit
,ey. and other Yale graduates and students,
resh from New London. are among them.
Every one knows that Lenox is lovely at this
ime OF the year. but it is also extremely dull
There is never at any time great deal to do
here as they have no Casino. no polo. no
aces. or matches. except at tennis and It is
,nly the exquisite benuty OF the scenery and
he unboundod hospitality OF the residents
hat make it attractive at any time. This year
here are few now people. Mr.. and Mrs
)rme Wilson have the Folsom cottage. Mr..
OF Washington. whose daughter is to
marry Ward Thoron. Mr. Samuel & Wards
grandson. 10 established In the beautiful
ineeand place. and Mr. George Morgan has
l.. ,atn IL thA ~