The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23

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ana II Is 80 immense in size and s,
elaDorate In its interior decorations tina
IL Is pronounced to be cross between
Mr.. Standard Oil Flagler5 Ponce d,
Leon Hotel. in st. Augustine and c. L
Huntington's mansion on Fifth avenue
New York.
1t is told In Saratoga that there is an
aniable rivalry between the two million
aires, Judge Henry Hilton and Spencer
Trask. Each wants to own the largest
private residence and park in Saratoga.
Thus far Judge Hilton Is ahead, for he
has upward Of forty thousand acres Of
land in Woodlawn Park-surrounding his
resldence-while Mr. Trask has less than
half that number.
Very gossipy people say that Spencer
| Trask's reason for trying to abolish the
race track through his personal organ
the Saratoga Union-was so that he might
buy the track and add 1t to "Yaddo" to
| make his property as large as Judge
Hilton's "Woodlawn."
The Pierpont Morgans are doing con-
siderable entertaining this summer at
their country establishment at Highland
Falls. below West Point y. Y. This sec
ton OF the HUDSON river is prolific I'm fine
summer homes, and all OF them are occu-
pied by families more or less prominent
I'm social doings In Gotham. Mrs. Morgan
is never so happy as when doing some
thing FOR others particularly for the
needy. and this season she is having a
number Of working girls up at Highland
Falls each Saturday for an outing the
like Of which the majority Of them
have never had before. They are taken
up on a special train, and are as delight
fully entertained as IL they were the
leaders Of the smart set Everything
q FOR fH,rf,s ,f...a L
Mrs. Morgan is happy in the fact that she
is doing them a world Of good Mr. Nor
rams steam yacht, which brings him 10
the city from the Falls each day and
takes him back in the afternoon. IS the
source Of much pleasure to his many
friends, for every day he takes 4 party |
up with him. Now and then he goes off |
on quite an extended cruise. and always 1
tes jelly porty Of young FOLKS on
board
Idlesse, the country establishment OF
the Van Rensselaer, Crugers at OYSTER
Bay, is an ideal summer place, and is
presided over by as charming a hostess
as one would care to know. Colonel and
Mrs Cruger have had as Jolly a time as
10 would be possible to have anywhere |
Mrs. Cruger believes in allowing her
guests 10 do as they will, and dinner IS
no only function at which they are
pected 70 show themselves They can
rive, ride fish, or sail, and 90 and come
IS lhey wish. Colonel Crugers steam
'acht Ike that OF the Morgans. is used
more for tho guests than for the owner .
ma each day IS in requisition for trips 10 9
nd down the sound,or down 20 New York ,
~ and by, however, Mrs. Cruger will
esert Idlesse for Newport but her stay q
2 the latter place will not be a long one y
or she has too mucn to do at her sum ,
Ter place.
A correspondent Of the New York Her
a. writing from Buzzards Bay. saws Of d,
Lrs. Cleveland: while she is fond Of the
alter she has not that liking for the
port 10 accompany her husband on his a
ally excursions. With party Of friends o.
nd spanking full souwester' she en- q,
US the sail on the bay much better than
2 ordinary fishing trip. Yet al the same -
me she had excellent luck last season. 81
nd If / remember rightly, hooked the
st blue fish Of the household. II piaasod
RS Cleveland. Il pleased the President.
id IL pleased their neiChhors and friends q
M what Mrs. Cleveland most enjoys is
wing call AT the Jeffersons was last
ar almost one Of the duties OF daily life
IN her. and she delighted I'm drive 10
ndwich. some eight miles distant -
rough the beautiful city and over splen- 70
/ roads.
life at Marthas Vineyard Is described
follows: 1.-THE Martha's VINEYARD sum no
r ms titute and other schools u this s--'
tire are commencing now Greek roots NJ.
seaside filtration would hardly arpcar
Combine, but they do. and summer
co.'s are popularity patrOniznd here.
HHN
'ut thousand students usually being
the roster Methodist pastors walk TO
shore In outing shirts enclrcled bv
OK silk zones. and elbow fair summer
ool students as they hurry 10 dive
m the piers. LOng-bearded yachtsmen
Y be seen amusing little tots who can
dly more than walk. and giving them
lr Introduction 10 the salt waves" ~
the three young rosebuds who are IL
make their initial bow 10 society az
wort this summer. Miss Elsie Clews.
S virginia Fair and Miss Sybn Sher-
D, Miss Clews is quite the prettiest OF
trio. She IS the daughter of Mr.
Try Clews, the wealthy banker Tall.
,eful and willowy. Miss Clews is
andsome brunette. rejoicing in beau mi
hair and an exquisite complexion. III
ISIS Sybl Sherman IS very lovely. u
Well-formed, graceful. dgnifed. with
en- complexion. A glimpse Of her was
nj the Martin-Craven wedding. at
re church, this spring. when she at y
ed her cousin as one OF the latters
asmads She is the daughter Of Mr.. o,1
lam Watts Sherman, the banker. who anu
he brother Of Mrs. Bradley Martin. eDol
Sherman IS related TO some Of Rhode
IDS old families Her mother was a and
r Of Ex-Governor George Peabody
more, and upon her death left Miss MOI
r,a n' w s eiya 'r popd IJ ba a. tbe have
port a dot IN honor OF of. Miss sybis long
even the heart OF Mrs. max
ley Martin good, so lavish and
rate will be all IT'S appointments. was
edy takes the iead and she has as a qn barg
hare OF good looks. She is dark and ac4u
er, has many millions which her ~ "
er left her. and prospect OF many fact
from her father. The European
ility" will be stirred 20 its inner look
Of such 4 trio Of youth be beauty migl
wealth, and no doubt many Of its
unious scions will suddenly reflect -.
the Worlds Fair at Chicago should Mo
en-, and stop over at Newport on MV
way 10 the Windy City this sum
But any number OF titled foreigners
depleted pocket-books are not likely Al
IN the heads OF Miss Fair Miss 49,.
IAN and Miss Clews for they are iNooD