The morning times., 1895-07-08
miIlioQaires on
Summer Seas
Oh, kHAT FIN IN THESE
FLOATING PALACES!
Luxurious Boats Have Been
Rehtted in Honor Of
the Great Race.

En=lanf more than forty Years ago. 80
Not only WIil tie coming race BE- an event
OF I-teFI1i.uaal interest III the sporting
world. bEt J. promises 10 b. equally as i'm
portant socially. Indeed it Will prove the
great function of The year with society
iolk, and mandates have long since gone
forth To PaIis modistcs anent yachting
cos Imes-sesIeI orders, forsouih, for tie
lovely picture Of herself which milady
3 forSees - IL vision, she does not wish
dupI.l;s ID, 10, not even by h,: nearest
ami dearest friend
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
The question al present worth consider
in% Is ''5A3 :; I'll b taerc?"
LORI Wo!vcrton VIII brin. his wife,
! Lldy EditA, Eridn OF fe i" months. They
. VIII come over a the Fedora, in which they
a., -lo.s cruising ia the Mediterranean
L-ly EGIta Is IS enthusiastic upon the
sab e-t OF yachting IS her husband, ard
ai--O.--S her .-eiGla- gifts from Lord Wol-
veTion 9EJs the two-ralcr Douscha, which
h hll biI!t expressly Tor her. It's finished
ana iuTEissgi i:Agriously, with It's PINK
si,E walls and its blue velvet floors''-a de-
scrption applicable to every rich mans
. ydc.5--sp s'i--Ic one declares Rrlh brcyIty
vhich q e mistakes for the soIl OF wit
I Lord LoIsiIle VIII bring his yacht, We
ranl, aboard which the Prince of Wales,
TIE German emperor and other high ard
mighty peTsvnaEeS were entertained last
August a. Cores. ard Mr. Harry Mccall
mont Wll probably honor America with
2 sight Of Lis magnificent pleasure boat,
the GiT3lda-oBs Of the fastest and largest
10 the world. He expects to witness The
great race from the deek Ol that splendid
stc.nlei-Le and his friends
AMERICAS YACHTING PARADE.
Then the yachts that America intends
10 muster io co honor 60 the occasion!
/ They can b. liLened 10 a flock of huge
: se5- -sulls skimming the water, with vide
sprsld wings. The poetry OF life on the
ocean wave VIII be realized 10 the fun
bF D. happy ). Ier5 ui Elcrlras, VaiiaIIts,
CoE4UvrDT5 and Atalantas. Probably the
most sJn-pJlaGsiy lItJed up pleisIr. craft
~ tie word belong 10 Americans ana
the fortunes tGey spend on them are past
TgsEvil.-
Commodore Morgan has a whole feet of
yachts. TI- Morgan navy II is some
till-s ealaed, and il makes i brave showing
WIN II is ri anchor of his magnificent
nlaTDl house which rises from the rocks
ihat GGard the southern shore Of Newport
harJpr
Comm5,lors MorgaR's yachting string"
coIpr!S 5 4 large steamer. large schooner.
a racing yacht and a small steam yacht,
and cil-T5 too numerous TO mention"
Mrs MarEln is devote to the sea-a good
st-.,,I aii.stvs, sa- eyan enjoys a storm and
d@eiar-I that the wIi1aT II blows Lne better
like il. thi7k shogi3 Ike TO 20 so the
bottom II could only come up Ggain with
nothing worse than dUcEing"
Nrs Morgan VIII entertain Il large party
during Tie races and many Elaborate enter
tainm@ntS have already beel planned to
come of on board the Yacht where Mrs
Morgan haS her own suiie Of roous-vary
luEUT!uuSly fitted up II is needless 10 ado.
PAIATIAL FURNISHINGS
AproPos Of furnishings, however, nothing
probably can compare with Mr Wander
bits Valiant, with its decorations all in
IVORY and gold Of the Renaissance period.
The grand banqGets given aboard the
Valiant at the time il started OF on that
cruise aroaad the world. which ended so
quickly and so unfoTunately-wer given
in the gold room, which is regal in its
spleudOr, with the ceilings hand painted,
the panels done in tritons, nymphs and
ether symbols OF the sea: the paintings
which are superb. represent shipping from
some OF its most picturesque aspects: ships
Of war, yachts Of pleasure, of past and
present style There are spacious accom-
modations for a number OF guests, besides
the family rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt will
entertain in fine style aboard their yacht
the Conqueror, which has recently gone
into commission, while Mr. August Bel
nont's ltuna viii be Ell fete FOR many
weeks.
No one plans more successful functions
than Mrs Frederick GaIlatin, who often
entertaInS as many as seventy-five guests
aboard her steam yacht Almy which for
q So r. nTl
meHted with mnch bunting and many
flowers. with an orchestra stationed in one
Of the salons, the collation., by the way, is
always elaborate
MRS. GOULD AS A HOSTESS.
Over the hospnalities OF that stately
steamer, the Atalanta. Mrs George Gould
VIII preside Sue is intensely interested
in the outcome OF the race and has
invited some English friends to help
make their house party-or yachting party
In the matter Of yachting gowns, and
yachting dinners and yachting balls, Mrs.
Gould -is conEoisseur, but she does not
lay any ella i'm 90 an intima te technical kuowI-
edge OF the sport
Mrs Gould has recently had her own
suite OF apartments on the ATLANTA refur-
nished in elaborate style. The hangings
of silk tapestry, blue-fiGured on one side,
ard fOse-C0lOrcd on the other with much
u.
Mr. Eldndge T. Gerry's yacht. the Elec-
ira, is famous boat, and often the scene
of gay festivities, dinners. luncheons after !
noon teas and balls forming an important
part OF the summer campaign. Enough
champagne has been drunk aboard of her !
TO float her If her draught was double what
IL Is No wonder society people banker 1
after the feshpots of the Electra The /
bircsnest soup, the succulent sharks fin. /
The ortolans, and nighungale's 5 tonguesi /
Mrs. Gerry's taste for yachting is a culti- |
vateu one, she says, she has been obliged to |
learn 10 like ID for her husbands 81 ke. but
during the races she is as enthusiastic as |
ANYONE
W. Seward Webb's Flyawav. Mr. J Pier I
pont MoTgan's Corsair Mr FlagIcr's Alicia
ana Mr. TFenOT l.. Parks Sultana are all
fitted up in a style worth many kings
ransoms.
Tue Sultana is as pretty a yacht. in it's
interior decorations, as one could wish 70
See, particularly Mrs. Parks boudoir i'm its
Louis Seize style; the wainscnting is carved
IN festoons and figures of gold on an old
ivory ground. The walls are of blue tint.
toned with gold; the main saloon is Italian
Renaissance in style, and suggests the
drawingroom OF gentleman's house rather
than that of a yacht The smoking room
ls Persian, and the owners room Ryan
tine IN style. In this altogether Charming
craft Mr. and Mrs Park have yovaped
around the world.
DIANA CRosswAYs.