The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-19
NARRAGANSETT PIER.
Providence Representatives at the
Great Watering Place.
The Season now In Full Bloom-Niany
Handsome Young Women.
Special to The News.

NARRAGANsETT PIER X. !. July lg.-With
the advent OF the Hungarian GYPSY band OF
New York the formal opening OF sherry =
big bathing pavilion on the beach ana the
meets and pony races Of the Point judith
country Club the season Of the American
Trouville, as Narragansett Pier Is now gen
orally known, is fast assuming rapid pace. IN
the long line of fashionable turnouts daily
seen in Exchange Place between Hotel Rock
lngham and the Casino tends 10 prove that
large number of the society contingent have
already arrived for the summer. The Coun-
try Club Will prove favorite resort this sea
son ana has provided most attractive club
The grounds on Wild Field Farm include "A
nne race track, polo field and golt INKS.
Wednesday afternoons have been set aside
for the polo matches which viii be- followed
by club teas. Race meets Will be held every
saturday and each race Will also bo followed
by club house tea. The club starts out with "a
membership that Is fully a. large ana certain
ly as select as could he desired and II is
quite probable that its coming events VIII
constitute the principle features IN the future
life at Narragansett Pier The first enter
tainment in the Casino Theater was given by
Archie Crawford who rendered a song recital
there last Tuesday evening which held the at
tentlon OF "a fashionable audience about an
hour: Mr.. Crawford will be remembered a.
the Tommy Atkins of Augustine Daly's
Gaiety Company. Ward Binglcy's Society
Vaudeville Artists of New York will for
mally open the Casino Theater next Tuesday
evening, July %. Performances will take
place every Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
Nv " NloNh anu only tnt lAbHN Ithhtu anu
talented artists OF the vaudeville stage Will
be introduced.
Miss Adelaide Westoott, tho noted mono
logue artist of New York has been giving
series of recitals at leading Pier hotels dur
ing the past week for the benefit of the
Flower Mission of New York. The bicycle
craze still continues 20 be the prevailing tad
and nearly everybody at Narragansett rs seen
mounting "A wheel. Or. Lawrence Of st.
Louis has caught the fever at last and IS often
seen in company with his charming daughter
who wears "A short brown skirt with "A SILVER
band and CATERS to match and makes most
stunning appearance on "A wheel. The bloomer
costume as worn by the sOciorty woman II
in the minority as the majority of the fair
cyclists wear trim short skirts and regulation
CATERS, which costume l. found far more
sensible as well as becoming,
Among some of the new bellies who have ar
rived at the Pier this week are Miss Gilmore
of Louisville, KY, who Is said 10 be the most
beautiful girl seen at the Casino this season !;
Miss lsable kunkle, a noted beauty OF Balti-
more, and Miss Lucille Polk, another fair
Baltimorean, who bids fair 10 prove for
midable rival TO the other bellies now summer
ing at the Pier. Ex- Secretary Of State John W.
Foster and wife of Washington have been
spending the week at Narragansett Mr..
Foster has recently returned from China, after
having acted "a legal adviser OF thar govern
ment in the late peace negotiations rs.