The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-30
rnzr ns so1Hs on IN soCIsTEi

fair seems 10 have been this year an essy step
for society folk. The smart young married
ladies' who were goinne and wheeling, dancing.
dining. and picnicking a short time since At the
City By the Sea have reappeared At the West
chester. Queens Countv -. Dutchsss County
agricultural shows wl,ro tney have inspected
the cattle. watched the raess. admired the pump
Rms, and RECALLED themselves with peanuts and
popcorn. AZ Pouehkeepeie. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jacob Aston and Mr.. Reginald W. Rives have
been frequent visitors 10 the fair grounds where
the gentlemen zach won . prize for his four-in-
hand team. The triumph. however. was not UNLIKE
that of the schoolboy who boasted OF standing
second In his class when there were only two in
Il. as Mr.. Astor and Mr.. Rivcs we're the sole COM
petitors In that line. Mr.. L.. p. Morton. on the
contrary. had rivals in the field. bat his Guern-
sey cattle captured every prize. Fortunately
but thirteen head were entered. for, II the entire
herd Of 100 had been on exhibition, probably
every one OF the horned heads would have been
crowned with victory. Mrs. Marion Story and
Mrs. Thomas A. Maitland were the lucky wins
ners Of frst-ciass honors for their ponies and
tandems at white Plains, where . large propor-
tion Of the westchester County Club assembled
day by day and blocked the roads with thelS
coaches. breaks, and dog carts.
Nor was Long Island behindhand In its patron
age of the fair at Mineola- Hampstead and
Rockaway, Roslyn and Cedarhurst, sent crowds
of interested SPECTATOR, and on Thursday
Mr.. William c. whitney appeared on the
grounds in his four-in-hand drag. accompanied
by his son and daughter and Mr.. and Mira
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. Mr.. whitney IL occu-
plying Mr.. Stanley Mortimer's superb place AZ
westbury. and probably finds the eDjoyments
OF a luxurious domestic life more congenial TO
his taste than the whirlpool OF politics. Long
Island has a good lookout for its autumn sea-
son. Hunting will begin next week, and the NJ.
r. II. Of the Meadowbrook hounds, Mr.. Frank
Griswold. has already arranged for the meets.
Fverv cottage nj Hempsead, westbury, and
Neadoubrook f. occupied. and the only promi-
nent .bsentees will be Mr.. and Mrs. Ladenburs.
WHO have rented the Oasis for the autumn
months Only the horse show and the opening
~ grand opera will break up this pleasant coll
onv. who All their houses with their friends and
have all the Measures OF town life with . hum
drsd other. that biz cities fail 10 furnish.
Meanwhile Newport is settling down to the
quiet and monotony Of its autumn season. One
by one the lovely homes along the cliffs put up
their ugly shutters and lock and bar their iron
gates. and the extinEuishment OF residences
that n short time since were ablaze with life and
color is necessarily depressing TO those who re-
main. Il gives time for retrospection. however.
and A passing in review of the events Of a New
mort season. with their lights and shadows, pains
and pleasures. all more or less colored by the
individuals who called them into existence. NAV
not he altogether unavoidable for those who
took an active part in them, or even viewed the
nanorama from A distance.
The marriage of Miss Charlotte U%unneveli
and Mr.. Victor sorchou. which Is 10 take place
on THURSDAY next at All Saints Chanel. New
mort ia kceninp many people in Newport who
would have left n week ago. and who viii, GER.
tainIy come 10 town on Friday or saturday Of
mi, ,vcel. Several new arrivals are looked for,
hovovcr who will add very much 10 the inter-
es. and endowment of the little co,erie remain-
inc Mr. and Mrs. George Peabody we.more
aud tIeir daughters will be NJ Chateau sur Mer.
AZ and Mrs. Henry Sloane arc expected at the
villa nj Ochre Point. which Mrs. stuyvesans
Fish has occunied during the summer. Mrs.
Admiral Raid win will revisit Snug Harbo- after
n long absence. and Mrs. william X. Van.
derbi,t and her chi,aren. who arrived by the Luz
cant, ON Fridov will occuny the Marble House.
q Il said for several months.
N.,ruhto oov..y a, Lana, q. ,ror,no SLOWLY.
On. of the nccpiiarit,e. az this neat In the noun.
tains is that nobody ever knows when the season
has reached its height. Dances, dinners. and
picnlcs go on as long as there Is any one to enjoy
them: and when the more prominent cottagers,
like Mrs. Sloane and Mrs. Stokes, fold their
tents and quietly steal away. the season sud.
denly c~ollapses. houses are closed. and all the
gay set disappear In a twinkling. How long
golfng and bicycling may entice their victims to
remain It Is impossible to say. At present golf
il the universal craze, and, oddly enough, Is
more popular with the women than with the
men. There is something about Berkshire air
that tends to masculine Incidence. and the men.
except the very Young and energetic set, prefer
to lounge on the club veranda or to drive over
hill and dale behind fast horses. to wearing OUT
their strength and their spirit at the golf links.
A good deal of proficiency has been acquired by
the girls and young married women. under the
instruction of a professional trainer. and Miss
Greenleaf already drives q very good ball. Miss
Helen Stokes Is a most enthusiastic player. and
begins practice at an early hour every morning.
Mrs. George Turnure. Miss Anne and Miss Kitty
Cameron. Mrs. Joseph Burden. Miss Anna
Sands. and Miss Emily Sloane are fast becoming
sSnar,s Mr. Slnana Inns had lipka laid ont nm