New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19
usicH PARADE AT NEWPORT.
..c1IANT SCENE ON BELLEVUE-AVE,
AND FASHION COMBINE TO FORM
PLEASING SPECTACLE - TEN
COACHES IN LINE.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIrUNE.I


ort Aug ls-Ths was Viewpoints big day.
. ,.s,ures being the coaching parade. the open
wv - the polo matches for costly cups. the hrst
" races Of the Cornthian Yacht Club FOR
..sented by Admiral August Belmont ana
wy" .na supper given board the steam yacht
s," a.,. nv ex-Commodore and Mrs. E. T. Gerry
.,sht There were also several cottage and other
sn,srtainSeh'S' ,,. ,,s,,ry green
-. and a fresh, cool breeze all helped TO make
-, "a nerfect for the meet of the coaching
80. as any which its participants have ever ex-
r..,csd Long before 1915 o'clock, the hour APP
r'.s for the start. the crowds gathered on Belle
w. I'd Narragansett ayes. embracing ali sorts
W. .,,a,,,ons OF men, women and children. from
-. harefoo,ed boy, who sat on the renee win
,'". branch and pretended he was Oliver Belmont
=. the da,ntily gowned woman who shaded her eyes
-, #. chiffon parasol as she sat IN her perfectly
.,,o,n,ed eoupage drawn up beside the curo. The
,h.. lined the avenue facing west. on e1ther
a. the smart groons In irreproachapie hveres
..s.,r, q, the prancing horses heads. the silver
,unted harness juggling and clinking ana hasn-
:. The coaches with their bright wheels and
.,.,,v no,shed panels and their laughing loads or
80 ,,omen and smart men, made exquisite pic
lures . ,,o,,
TIA first coach to arrive was that OF Harold
nr,vn. who dashed down Beevue,are. and turned
ITO aganse,i:ave with cracking OF WHIP a Wr
tF,n~n's coach were Mrs. r. !. Gammell who occu-
Md the box-eeat; r. ]. Gammell. Mrs Brown mrs.
Es,mann Oelrichs and De Forest Davidson. Az IN,
s,s ot Ave or six minutes coaches arrived until
io'clock. when all in readiness for the start;
But Mr. # Was pretty sight from road
the ten coaches. drawn up WIN mnhtssyd lnoment
4 wandering photographer took some pictures: ana
Amateurs got some Of the preitiest snapshots OF 'her
e0e', J; O'clock Frederic Bronson. vce-presiden
0, the Coaching Club. arrived looking as genial anu
Co.. and collected a. fell Tas into line Snd
Eg long glitterng cavacade. swung into Belle ls,
and off toward the ocean c D1fe w ape Mrs.
bronson who occupied the box-seat. wearing a be-
ccmins gown Of white and lilac-strlped SIX; MISS MIS-
Tooker who wore white and green-checkered SILK
trimmed with black chiffon and white lace ana a
black hat trimmed with pink roses. and Miss Hume;
Tt cream Tsa WG aee s ns, tny
roses and black wings Howard Gushing and Victor
Harold Browns coach was second in line. Next
J. J. Van Alien. the box-seat occupied by MRS ;.
rs0 a. .oe wS eec,
French embroidery in black and yellow. tiny BON
toilet o Mrs, Fernando Y1naga wore pale blue and
white striped s. With high stock OF ee! eqs ana
Colonel Cruger and F. Yznaga completed the lis;
s Spt" boases The oihe!
yr Miss Stone. Miss Marie wnthrop and CoIn,
Y, r. r. l.. Goddard the box-seat. the other
r7ss being Miss Goddard. In pink. with big b ack
h. and Miss Sherman. Center Hitchcock and
Perry Belmont with Mrs. Bayard Cutting on the
M1-sea, Rad Miss Angelica Gerry, Herbert ID
Robbins Mss Adele Sloane and Bayard Cutting as
Ces;S
Dr. Seward webb's box-seat was occupied by Mrs
Webb who wore a gown Of cream-and-w white cloth
The others were Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt. whc
vs In white silk trimmed with magenta MIS-
J. AS;or, j. J. Astor and Lispenard stewart.
O. p Belmont had the box seat August re :
mont and the other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
IAN R. Travers. Mrs. L. VI. Rutherford and Will
Ian lawrence .
Theodore Havemeyer drove with Mrs Charles NJ
0elrichs on the box-seat The other guests were
Nc E. C. Potter. Mrs. J. Borden Hartman
Charles NJ Oelrichs and Baron Fallon.
Ogden Mills had Mrs. Mills. who was all in white
snd-cream cloth. with. rosebud capoe. on the box
sat and Mrs f. a. Vanderbilt. Miss lioyt. Mr
Peel and Hamilton Carey.
Prescott Lawrence came last with Mrs Lawrence
% the box-seat. His guests were Mayor and MIS-
Pairing. Miss Maud Livingstone and L. II. Buk
Gey
The drive was TO Batemans. for lunch. which was
tred by Russell at o'clock. The tables were
decorated with white and pink Japanese lilies. p.nh
srses and pink asters The manoeuvres took place
Z Graves Point. Later the coaches drove TO thf
no grounts