St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-26

where. There are huge piazza rockers
and arm chairs, and the band discourses
lively music in tent.outside. 1t Is quite
the proper thing now to invite your
friends to take luncheon or tea with you
Of 2 Saturday afternoon at the club
house. * -
Picturesque Quarters.
The new club house just voted will,
no doubt, be very fine affair. but many
will miss the charming novelty of the
present improvised piazza dining room,
which gives touch of inforinality to
the entertainment delightfully."- different
from the usually chilly routine of New
port social functions. For. while 1t is
an acknowledged fact that the private
entertainments at Newport are delight
full successes, concerted action seems
Invariably TO meet with dismal failure.
The root of the immense popularity
of golf at Newport lies in the fact that
there is less tiresome formallty about it
than about any other game that has ever
been attempted at this resort. There
is to be some fine playing here Sept. 10,
when match will come off between
one of Boston's expert players and the
instructor of the Newport Golf club.
The English and Scotch ladies wear
peculiar costume for this game, consist
Ing of stout, tlat.soled, roughly soled
leather shoes. high CATERS. short skirts.
a blouse waist or an easy Jacket, a cape
and a soft hat.
Their gol6ng gloves are similar to
those worn by men. They are made of
dogskin or buckskin. have an open
back. but cover the palm. to protect
the skin from the club handles. The
left hand is usually rubbered to admit
OF stretching, and the short fingers ex-
tend to the second knuckle. AS yet our
American ladies, being novices at the
game, have not provided themselves
with regular golfng costumes. Some
very pretty new frocks have recently
appeared on the Newport links" and
more beautiful costumes are still to fol-
low.
The men have not donned as yet the
regulation costume, but look handsome
In Norfolk jackets, white flannel shirts
and trousers and becoming caps of
various descriptions. Several polo
suits were to be seen on the grounds
last Saturday.
some of the Players.
Thomas +. Cushing, in natty
white serge, and L. NJ. Rutherfurd,
in an nondescript poloesque costume of
the softest tan, with high, wrinkled
boots, were the petted cynoSureS of all
feminine eyes.
Both these gentlemen bid fair to be-
come expert players. At present Cen
ter Hitchcock Is perhaps the finest golf
player. Whitney Warren Jr is also an
enthusiastic follower of the ball. All of
the we'll known bachelors flock regu-
larly to the field, as they are sure of a
good game, with excellent and assidu-
GUS partners.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston, Mrs. Ogden
Q. Mills. Mrs. }. ID. S. Lanier, Mrs.
Whitley Warren Jr., Miss Sands, Miss
Fair, Mrs. William Ttavers. Mrs. Bu-
chanan Winthrop, Mrs. NJ. L. Ruther-
ford and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs are
al enthusiastic players. Mrs. Astor,
Mrs. Mills. Mrs. Buchanan Winthrop
and Miss Sands are the finest players.
Mrs. Mills played the other afternoon
in pretty modish costume of tan cloth.
The skirt was short and tailor-made,
and she wore a dainty white sailor
waist, with leather belt. She played
without gloves. Yields a firm, steady
club and is graceful PLAYER.
Mrs. Astor spends much of her time
on the links. and is becoming more and
more enthusiastic. She wears different
costumes. but prefers short. tailor
made skirts and the easy blouse. Last
Saturday, being a gala day, and she
being guest at the luncheon
OF the Countess Sierftorph. she
did not appear in golf costume, but wore
very handsome dress OF white silk and