The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-20
WHAT rs sorYa ON IN souErE.

ally decline to tho pleasant everyday cottage
life which those who really belong there enjoy
the most. just now they have tennis. polo.
golf, and yachting races. with pony races to
como next Thursday and Saturday, and all
these outdoor interests necessitate n great
deal Of driving and display Of eouipaEes and
horsehesh every afterpoon on the avenue
which give better Idea to outsiders OF the
| luxury of Newport than balls and dances
| The starting OF tho coach Republic from TN
| Casino IL always the signal for an assembling
| OF turnouts as well as pedestrians. anu when
party Of pretty women with dainty footgolr
run Up the ladder to their places there comes
| the inevitable murmer OF admiration. nc
/ matter how often the same people have seen
precisely tho Same thing. On Tuesday. when
| Mrs. George b De Forest was hostess Of the
| occasion. tho coach was more than usually
| attractive. Mrs. Cooper Hewitt. in q white and
| pink foulnrd with broad brimmed straw hat
| sat on the box seat. with Miss Willing In white
| and green and Miss Blight In most fetching
| gray linen made with the utmost simplicity
behind her. Mrs De Forest in light blue
occupied the rear. The mon wore Mr. Robert
| HarKous. who is stlll tho lion Of the day. and
| the warmth OF whose welcome to his old haunts
| strongly exemplifes the advantage OF distance
| and absence in tho Strengthening OF socin!
ties. Mr.. Lispenard Stewart. and the husbands
Of the two married ladies of the party.
On the same afternoon the avenue was
crowded with carriages on their way to golf
and polo grounds and some few to watch The
fox hunt In the aelds Mrs. Willie Vanderbilt
held the reins In aor high Stanhore phneon.
drawn By pair ofr.ize-winning horses. cross
matched as to color. but Identical as to size
and action. while hor children's omnibus.
drawn by large black horses with Russian
harness. was conspicuous on a side road. Mr..
Albert Stevens. with his handsome wife by his
side. was out with q four-in-hand char d tanc.
which Is enormously high and quite different
from coaches or brakes built In this part OF
the world. MIR. Van Allen drove his coach and
30 did Mr.. Eugene Higgins while of victoras.
dog carts. hunting and game wagons high
tandem carts. and all sorts OF oddities on two
ard four wheels. there really was no end.
The coaching parade. il the weather be good
tempered and oblging. promises to he a very
swagRer affair. 1t will be led by Mr.. Bronson.
and the Golf Club grounds will be decorated
with small tents. in which luncheon Is to lie
served. Dancing will follow in the low-ceed
rooms whore old Seth Bateman once dis
pensed his rather nieagre hospitality to lodg-
ers and mealers. 1t is always little startling
to those who remember the locality In former
days to see the gala crowd and the long line OF
llveried footmen to whom It Is now familiar
The Casino dance Of Monday night and Mr..
NutenOuSe B Dali on IueSCny Drought dane
ing more to the front than 1t has been Of late.
On both occasions the stronger or wiser or
more worthy sex. by whichever adjective they
may be best described. were numerous as
absolutely to stite the cry Of n m en-" which
has been going up since the beginning Of tho
season. In addition to the old set, who have
been faithful to their posts and their duties
through rather trying period of Dutch treats
and hen dinners. now by the way. quite
abolished there were Monsieur Raymond lie
CHAT. Baron Alberti Fallon. Julian Potter. Mr..
Van Allen. Mr.. Higgins. Potter Marie. Prince
Poniatowski. Marquis Loubat and his brother.
MIR. James Otis. Mr.. Reginald konads. Mr..
Worrhington Whitehouse. who was tho cotil-
Ion leader with his cousin at tho Eastbourne
Lodge ball. and not the host of the occasion.
as has been enormously mentioned. and MIR.
Robert Hargous. who played kind OF rrodigal
Son role. which was highly amusing.
The death Of Mr. Smith Gift has been a sur
prise to those Of his many friends in Newport
who were not aware Of his feeble condition,
as he had been dispensing his usual generous
hospitalities up to the time Of his seizure. He
was man much respected in the world and
beloved In the circle of his family and rela-
tives. and the closing OF his New York and
Newport houses will be generally regretted.
Mr.. Horny Sears OF Boston gave an unusually
picturesque dinner at Bar Harbor recently,
perhaps the prettiest that has been seen there
this year. The prevailing color of tho room In
which 1t was given was pale yellow. with which
hangings and candle Shades harmonized In
The centre OF the wide table was n miniature
AXE. on which floated toy row boats and canoes.
The broad veranda was enclosed and artist
,ally adorned with flowers rugs. cushions,
shaded lamps, and other objects Of taste and
luxury. Miss Marie Scott. the Misses Sturgis.
Miss Thorndke. and Miss Del Monte made :.
picturesque grouping of youth and bounty
.round the table. Tho Marquis Imperial Mr.
Philip Sears. Mr.. James p Scott and several
married. couples gave dignity to tho scene.
Tho rumor is very current at Mt. Desert Of
Hiss Mary Turnures engagement to Matthew
dorRan. Jr. who. by The way. is c,uil. not
! brother. OF Mrs. August Belmont Neither
re the Morgan family related to the IIamiI-
ons OF Revolutionary fame. but to Il New Or
cans family Of the same name. The engage.
nent has not been Officially announced.
With tho Newport season only half over and
4enox. Tuxedo. and the country clubs still to
ONE. people are already beginning to talk
bout the opora. aud the fortunate owners OF
oIos arc making promises OF invitations for
he opening night Never has there boenso
God q prospect for theatrical and operatic
erformances and II by any chance the clouds
yer the mercantile world should not have
TIED by the time the season opens, impre-
arlos and managers will suffer dread ful grief
he opera company Is undoubtedly the best
nat has ever been engaged for this country.
heIs are to be nine primo donne. with
ames Calv6. Melba, and Nordica at their
cad: four contraltos. among whom Scalcbi
Ill be warmly welcomed: tenors. bassos. and
aritones without end. OF whom IL is only
cressary to say that the two do Reszkes are
ssured and tho promised repertoire should
lest the tastes and longings Off
Before the opening OF the opera season.
enry Irving and Ellen Terry are to play an
lgaGament which will doubtless give great
easuro to the lovers Of high dramatic art. Il
little to be regretted that MIR. Dixoy has
miliarized theatregoers so thoroughly with
Is travesty OF Mr.. Irving that it is rather
fcut to separate the burlesque from the
snuine. young girl who saw the Irving
'mpany In London declared naIvcly that
she liked Henry Irving 30 much hotter in