New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29
NEWPORT WAKING UP AT LAST
BUT THE SEASON is STILL DULL AND
FAR BEHINDTIME.
ALI, HOPES NOW HANG on AUGUsT-CorrAGERs
AND GUESTS ARRIvING-sE SENSATIONAL sToR-
les or ROBBERIEs DENIED.

AND GUESTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sToR-
les or RoBBERIEs DENIED.
Newport. r. l.. July % (speciaD.-July. from
which so much was expected. is nearly over and
August. which must. II is said, make good all
the losses incurred thus far. is near at hand Even
the optimists willing to admit that this Is
off year. and that the place VIII be doing wei
II she pays expenses Fortunate, indeed was II
for the financial and social interests Of the city
that so many prominent cottagers returned from
Europe recently among the number being Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and his family. Mrs. Paran
Stevens. Mrs. Richard r Wilson Mrs. Brockholst
Cutting and her family. Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Astor
and Eugene Higgins. other well-known cottagers
yet arrive and Ncwport's business people
eagerly await their coming.
The recent arrivals have cheerei the hearts az the
business people and infused and needed He
into social circles Cottage and other society enter
tainments are on the Increase. and entertainments
are numerous al the Casino griirooms. and aso
at the Golf Club. where there subscription
dinner and a dance tonight. The first subscription
dinner and dance the Golf club was given one
week ago tonight. and thanks to Mrs. ogden Mis-
1t was a social and financial success II Is evident
that tho Golf Club attractions are the features Of
the Newport social season. and that the Casino
gri.,rooms suffer.
The semi weekly dances and other attractions at
Leand's Ocean House also injuring the Casino
where the soml-week,y dances and the morning
concerts the horseshoe piazza are only airy
wei attended The Casino governors are alive 10
the situation and they have decided 70 give grand
subscription ball at the Casino Theatre on the
nigh; Of Wednesday. August % The cottagers VINO
contemplate entertaining vii endeavor not T. ar
range dates which vii connlc; WIKI the night de-
cldcl upon for the annual subscription ball. tn"
governors are determined - give bal which VIII
p.easc tho cottagers. bu: their main object is 70
ron ensh the treasury Of the Casino. which - sorey
%
be given for the exclusive benefit = the casino;
ami s1m-,hing was needed t. attract attention 70
Ncvpor,s principal socia. institution The gov
ernors confident despite me nara um's' oil
The clamhake givcn oy the new ana POPULAR lan M
lord Of the ocean House this week tor ih" h'n"it
q his guests Vas the principal social incident 81
Nmonc The cSti%ecrs entertaining his week were
T iavGwcyer = =, nk KY: Ms W sb.l lrgsK
josiah - Low. Mrs T. Huntington. Mrs v VI.
Mavcr. Mrs Char.cs - Oclrchs. Miss G. .. Jones.
Mrs Z. c Moor, Nrs. John j. Wy,2ns. NE " rs,
FrcIerick ". Vanderbilt; Mrs James T. k"rnochan
AMI Mrs Julien T. Davies a,,.
Professor Wsner OF Paris has ARRANGED 70 give
series az French lectures beginning On IIe say
next al the home Of Mrs. william Post AMI later
h. viii De heard IN The draw Moons O., n, ~
VI. -. wilson, the baroness >'iicrc ana 81 MIS-
Frederick ". Vanderbilt n the orter nainci ,.,,,
Ward Howe Is president VIII r"et on rues lay nrNt
and the guests Will be treated 90 musical lecture
by Professor Cross Of the Massachusetts, Institute
During he last week the press has been furnished
y -
the place has suffered. and umid cottag.rs iel'
called upon 10 engage private watchmen 40 o0cu-
pioi house Was entered one umbrella ant siN
pieces 81 plated war" 81 the value 81 less than u"
TN. Due DO Cua,ronono. o, Italy. and tie MAJ
quis imperial are visiting friends
Society people deny the reports % ~, ens"se'
Mr.. Van A.en has opened his paia,iai vi.a.
WskehuFs'. at Ochre Point
Tho cotiagers are subscribing literally Tor the
local gardeners and fruit growers whose green
houses Were destroyed by the recent Destructive
Mr ana Mrs J J. A''or and Eugene Hlggns
have gone 20 Bar Harhor On 'h"ir steam yachts
owing o. the railroad strike lu california. there
ha. boon 4 scarcity Of fruit from the Golden Gate.
The K,v Dr " 5 Raln'f,ri. Of New York. who
Is ruest q X. J cutting WI preach ~ ~
SWh r. W M' R 6sien' II %c@-York has arrived a,
" Plnari cottage for ne s'A,2n. . H..
\ . BALDWIN and ev sccrc'ary y II. nTs,ow.
Of New-York have taken cottages connected Win
thc GINS Hotel who're there have been ny
ana c5saSns parry y Who
all the way here from the White month";
guests Of Mr ami Mr' 6. g. Chqrrn.l -.
winthrop chan.er. %, Nr"- ! ~. "a, .''''' '"'
George r Pafkmnn. q Boston. has arrived a.
M A Go,'HS' Fren@h SIR ans NJ. = A Abel Mrs
Thomas Hi'chcock Center Htchr X M.es VI y
HI f5"1, ,. RE- IL i;'5l r5syemor.
Richard Mansfield. Charles i Stevenson. u ,--
Kc" al Mrs John cornell. - Ncw-YorN. are also
among ihe recent arrivals a. tho rltits-s
Nrwpor, society mourns TIE death . Augustus
Whrng. a young man Who hnl pi.n-'iy ~ ,i''
and no Wa popular her H. vas r"pori'i .~il
the shock was moro severe IMAM i' otn'r"is" 50 ~
G1avr n,' NJ 5n5.her and Of Mr. Eugene Kee.t,s
Il nc.gh'"r. has thrown iAik cio9I %nsl ~
por, ana one %h;ch ann, 10 en,h, ,nre man
prominent families IN moarnns an1 . Nc%PoTl e aa,
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