The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-13

| NOurmanhl. Win mrs. u. u. ASUOr anu A large
party OF friends on board, dropped anchor on
Wednesday night, aud was joined by Mr.. Asto.
returning to Newport with the great fleet OF
racing boats on Thursday Commodore Nor.
gan's reception for yacht owners at his super,
villa. which com bines harbor for boats with
ono OF the most sunni tuous d wellings that ever
Newport can boast. was very brilliant affair
and as the great feet Of yachts with thei
masts and spars picked out with colored
lights. and superbly illuminated with electric,
ity. dotted the water for o. far rs the ego could
see. people on the rocks ana verandas had
superb panorama spread out before them.
In spite OF all said and done in nautical mat
ters. however. there was 10 lack Of other gayet,
in Newport town last week. The garden partj
ct Marble House brought out apparently every
individual who had secured card. and tn,
crowd within doors interfered decidedly with
any Just appreciation Of tho objects Of art with
| which the house 10 said to be filed. Fortu-
nately the day was warm and fne and many
persons preferred passing the afternoon on
the marble Beats overlooking the ocean. whicl,
arc placed across tho end OF the lawn. The
Wide stops leading to the garden would have
been parterre Of human flowers II 10y had no,
been already ornamented with natures bios.
SONS: and such q display OF color as was pros
duced by Geraniums. hydrangeas. hollyhocks,
| and other bright-hued plants combined With
the sheen OF satin. the rainbow hues Of silks.
the mingling oflaces. GAUGES. and ohiffons. with
an occasional Rlitterof Jewels, and. most beaus
dful OF all. the delicate shading OF desh tints
was probably never seen before.
Conspicuous among all. however was the
youthful MrA E6erton Winthrop. who has been
in seolusion ever since her marriage. and 70!
turned 30 the gay world even moro beautiful
than OF old She wore . gown Of adversary
chiffon. with hat and parasol to match. both
lightly touched with gold. and looked IKE Z
spanish princess. Of tina however. that wS
have notseen a. rot In this part Of tho world.
This week OF Newport Is full Of dinners.
coaching parties. and receptions but dancing
invitations are not yet as the sands OF the sea-
shore for multitude Tho coaching parade on
the 10Th promises well There viii DO at least
fourteen coaches In line. which is double tho
number that were seen in Central Park on tho
last Saturday In May They viii all be we'll
horsed, and freightedof course with Newports
youngest and fairest, The arrival Of Mr.. Van
Allen and Mr. Prescott Lawrence will give life
to the soene. and tho new coaches Of Mr.. Stan
ley Mortimer. Mr.. Nathaniel Thayer. and Mr..
Eugene Higgins will doubtless attract much
interested attention. All the cottages are full
examination. and new Ruestsaare arriving every
day. Among the latest are Miss Anne Cam
eron. who IL stopping with Mrs. Elisha Dyer
and Mrs. Paran Stevens. who will not however
open Marietta Villa just yet
Polo has not been sliehted at Newport this
week. and the long. closely contested practice
Eames have been watched by many spectators.
Mr. Foxhall Keene. who will play on tho
Meadowbrook side in the great tournament.
has all his old dash and skill. and Mn Stanley
Mortimer has done some very brilliant work
during the last week. The accident to Mr. Dud-
ley Winthrop at Westbury while playing on the
Meadowbrook fold was rather check upon
the players. to all Of whom he was intimately
known. Tho latest accounts Of his condition
are. however. more favorable. and his In
turies appear to DO no more serious than those
that befall ell polo players the world over.
The procession Of Vanity Fair at Bar Harbor
is becoming yearly more stately and imposing
although It has not yet attained the solemn
majesty OF Viewpoints great show. The reason
for this 10 not any lack OF wealth. beauty. or
to make the sum NOR days one end
less succession Of fetss. drives. DANCES. and
dinners. but simply that little Of the cordial
ity and good fellowship which Is the outcome
Of old-fashioned hotel life still fingers on tho
rocky coast OF Maine. A girl may now and
then mako an acquaintance or even form q
outside the rigid boundaries Of her
own set Also. she may canoe Q little with a
new admirer without danger to her costume
Or her reputation. and she may make one OF
blackboard party. whore tho jolliest and tho
wittiest are accounted more worthy than tho
swellest and the best behaved. Dsnces at tho
Malvern are OF weekly occurrence. and are not
despised. although. OF course. the Kebo Valley
Club House 10 the place Of all others for sub.
,cription and combination functions, The
drst dinner dance Of the season was given
here on Tuesday evening by Mrs. William /.
Green, formerly Miss Harriet Banks of AL.
'any. and was very beautiful entertainments
1t Is always vexed question between New
port and Bar Harbor as to which can show tho
freatest amount OF feminine beauty. and this
rear 1t may be fairly said that while Newport
las the supremacy in its married bellies, the
'oung girls OF Bar Harbor. coming az they do
rom 30 many different cities OF the Union. are
10 fair exponents Of American attractiyeness
IS ever were gathered In one place Conspio-
lous among them are Miss Thorndike and
diss whittier OF Boston. Miss Bend. Miss Fish
HISS Strong Miss Jones. and Miss Smelling OF
View York. Miss Morris and Miss ODonnell OF
Baltimore. and Miss Scott and tho Misses Stur-
us OF Philadelphia All these are very lovely
Iris. and around them continually come and
70 the foreign Ministers. including Souzs
tosa. Le CHAT tho MARQUIS Imperiali. and
he sver-popular Mavroyeni Boy.
The Adirondack Mountains cannot be said
o be place Of fashionable resort that will
ompare with Newport or Mt Desert
ny more than the exquisite valley u
auterbrunnen or tho DoIghborhood O
don't Blanc have any affinity in their crowd
y tourists with the hordes of arlstocrats GnS
ashionables to DO seen each year at HON.
ourg and Aix-les-Bains. But there are clus-
ers here and thore OF luxurious camping
rounds In these everlasting hills. which. ao-
ording to tho ordinary Acceptation OF tho
nrm. can hardly lie called camps at all
.mong them is Mr.. Mckay Twombly's home
Or two months in the year. which is on St
'egls Lake. and is called II camp, but which
} In fact a collection oi very luxurious log
uts. Boosting OF billiard room. tennis court
nd bowling alley, lesides tho usual homo
omforts and indulgomces Indispensable to the
ch. Mrs. W. u. Slonne is now on visit to
er sister. while her daughter Is with Mrs. Il.
Y. Vanderbilt at Newport. Mr. Whiteaw
eid's camp is in the nrighborhood. and Mira