New-York tribune., 1895-07-14
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.


u..,s the advent OF genuine summer weather
S.s sen, the members OF the world OF fashion far
49,. the land OF the bucolic and picturesque. While
w.xport Narragansett. Bar Har5or and Newton
ann the quartctte OF summer resorts toward which
~. ewes OF society are usually turned at this
.ded o. the season. are well supplied with visitors
"A thelr colony OF residents. the bali or gayety
ga not ceased 10 revolve In paccs nearer town.
ssmnsiend ccdarhurst. Pelham. he Country Club
IA several othW suburban plarca have been gay
sur,ng the week which ended las, night. aad lunch
40. and dinner parties have been OF frequent oc-
,,,.ncc though mono have been on n particularly
,.,ora,o scale The polo season at tho Rocknway
riub grounds. at ccdarhurst OF course. gave to
,ns, part OF Long Island brief week OF gaye'y as
III ,he lovers OF the sport we're on hand ana were
sl.,ribu,ed about among the various cottages. The
amos on Monday were played under unfavorahle
so,dllons as the field was sul. soft from the
.cscts OF the recent rains. and a heavy sea fog al
,os, completely envcloped the players throughout
,he contests. Sti these unfavorabe conditions ala
70, interfere with the attendance OF Spectators
.,o,rh their number much greater on Friday
afternoon. when one of the most exciting games OF
,,,lo ever played the course took place 1t was
,he fourth OF the series for the Cedarhurst Cha-
,snse Cup. offered by William Ayrault Hazard, or
.h. Rockaway Hunt Club The contesting teams
..,e the Meadow brook. first team, and the Rocka-
.rav second team the latter winning the day The
features OF the playing some remarkably fine
.,sbcs back strokes and side strokes made by
August Belmont y. FitZhugh Savage and Sir Ed
vsrd Kenyon Stowe. Among the spectators were
Miss May Bird. who drove Mr.. Belmonts coach
Afr. August Belmont. Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg Mr.
"a Mrs Sidney Dillon Ripley, Mr. and Mrs. James
= 1or,,lsrd Kernochan, Mr.. and Mrs. IL. Van Rensse-
lac, Kennedy Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. MISS Cot
,snet. Mr. and Mrs. William Ayrault Hazard Mr.
.rd Mrs John E. Condin Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
r,sever Baron and Baroness de Wardener. Miss
urrv Mr. and Mrs Farley Clark. Mr.. and Mrs.
= Smith Haddcn Mr.. and Mrs. Egerton l.. Win
,hron ir Mr. and Mrs. George A. Saportas. whose
marriage was celebrated fortnight ago. MI. ana
Mr.. Mcpherson Kennedy. Moses Taylor Harry
p.ve E. Willard Roby and Henry Lloyd Herbert.
Tuxedo which may be said 10 call all seasons
nn,er inasmuch as 1t is never without resident
members or guests. finished another gay week last
night One of the principal incidents was the ma'ch
zane OF golf between the Tuxedo and the Shlhne-
cock Hills clubs on Thursday, when the visitors
Won by fifteen holes. The match excited the great
sst possible interest and the playing was watched
nv several hundred spectators. This week VIII see
large addition the Tuxedo colony. severai partcS
having been organized TO spend the week at the
mark. while a rumber of cottagers will entertain
large house parties. large contingent has engaged
ouarters at the clubhouse for July and August.
The week at Newport was not exciting. Golf and
Yachting came In for certain share or enthusi-
asm The presence Of the Defender in the harbor
vas one of the principal items of interest TO nearly
every one In the town. and the points of the new
racer formed the chief subject discussed in the
clubs hotels and drawing rooms The yachting
contests will be looked forward to with deep inter-
est, and already society is planning Tor the enter
tainment of large parties during the week the
yachts will be anchored In Newport Harbor. Ihe
week opened with the first Monday night dance at
the Casino. There light attendance. The
young people came out In fair numbers, Tor they
are sure 10 be hand where there is any dancing.
but the older have not yet appeared at these
gatherings and probably will not until later In the
ct{l nttvtta Ea
tho most popular form OF entertaining. q. Mead
Tooker Mrs Thomas Hitchcock and Mrs. John j.
wysong gave large dinner parties. and Mrs. II.
Mortimer Brooks. who has her brother. Eugene
Higgins as a guest Mrs. Il. S. Draper Mrs Gam
nell. Mrs. l.. Livingston Ludlow and Mrs Frederick
W. Vanderbilt entertained al luncheon. Mr.
and Mrs. Ogden Goellet. who have been
abroad for ten years. arrived early In the week
and opened their magnificent villa. Mira William
Astor also arrived from Europe. and Is occupying
Beechwood. whore she will soon have Mr.. and Mrs
John jacob Astor as her guests. Mr., and Mrs.
Royal Phelps Carroll and Egerton J.. winthrop.
fresh from foreign shores. have arrived at their
eottssss FOR the season, One Of the most welcome
visitors or the week At Newport WAS Mrs. ueurse
u, Do Forest. who came over from New'i.ondon to
30 the guest OF Mrs. Henry clews, Ex-senator
Lispenard stewart. who has been entertaining ex-
tenniveIy since the opening Of the Newport season.
= few days aso bought the estate IN iienovue-avo'
known aa Maycroft, Mr. stewart N occupying
tho premises this season. II In said that the mar
fiaRe OF Miss Emily Tookcr daughter OF u. Mead
Tooker. TO J. wadsworth Ri,ohc. viii bc celebrated
O., the home OF the brides father IN key-Hi. on
Wednesday. August I. A course OF eight confer
cnccs IN French has been arranged by number OF
the prominent cottagerr. who have cngaeed FRO.
fessor Wisncr OF Paris. TO conduct the conferences
Tho dates. subjects and places OF meeting are as
follows: July H. "Taiicyrand." at Mrs. William
Posts; July a. Les symbolists en- France. at
Mrs. II. Mortimer Brookss: July 81. Les OrigIncs
de Ia Comedie Franchise" at Mrs william H. o.
goods August l. Les Romans de Chopin Mt Mrs.
John j. wysong's: September 4. "LiiistorIe dc Ia
Conversation" at Mrs. John Clinton Gray'B; Sep-
tember H. lie Fills de Napoleon ILL.," at MIS- l.
Townsend Burdens: September 49, 'LEsprit SAu-
trefois." at Mrs. Henry Clews's: September %.
lie Marechal do Castellane." at Mrs. w. storrs
welis's.
The gayety at Bar Harbor this summer has been
IN spurts. Last week was less active than the
week before. and the same irreguarty Is likely to
continue till August. when social affairs are 10
Judge from reports OF preparations for them likely
TO follow upon another at rate with which IL
viii be almost impossible TO keep pace. Mr. ana
Mrs. John j. Emery. who have in contemplation
for next year yachting trip along the coast OF
Norway. have taken possession Of their beautiful
new home; Mr.. and Mrs. Giraud Foster and Mrs
Van Nest are at the Trcvoit cottage. and Mr.. and
Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes arrived yesterday al
the Potter Palmer villa. on Malvern HILL which
they have leased for the season. There seems to
be general impression that Bar Harbor will be
extremely crowded and gay next month. about
the time OF the arrival OF the yacht squadron
Among the other NewYork cottagcrs already at
Bar Harbor are William C. Whitney. Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse Hoyt. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Parsons. Mrs
A. Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Alfred De Castro. Mr.
and Mrs William Alexander Mrs. John Minturn
General and Mrs G: NJ; Dodge, Mr. and Mrs John
s Kennedy, Mrs C. +. Chickering. Mrs. w: r.
Draper Mr. and Mrs. George Place. Mr.. and Mrs
HHeuben Hoyt. Mrs Robert WoodTor,h; and the
night ago
The wedding OF Miss Kathleen A. Smith. daughter !
cf Philip H. Smith, 10 Alfred j. Johnson. whose en-