The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-03
Height Of the Season at the
Great Resort.
A Man Who Thinks He Is the Pivot si
The Place.
Providence Guests Who Cut Some
thing Of a Figure on tho Coast.

week Just closing will be- noted for the
many rumors In the air, giving rise TO
endless gossip and speculation. IL all
| these various reports did not spring from
the same source, they at least had one
person who was the central figure in all
| This individual is New York restau-
rateur who has, by clever mlneuvering,
| made himself the most talked about
person at the Pier. Coming from obscure
| origin, being at one time, 80 1t Is said,
an humble table waiter, he has so worked
his points that there is no deal OF any
| Importance reported to be under way
but he Is supposed in some way or
| another to be Interested in 1t. He has
| frequently made the statement that he
/ never paid a cent for advertising; but he
Is past master In knowing how to get
| advertising for nothing. These more or
| less wild rumors are an instance OF IL.
| One report had IL that he was negotiating
for the purchase OF two adjoining Motel
properties with asview to building an i'm
mense hotel on the combined sites.
Another had 1t that he was going to
erect an elegant villa for his private use
and so on. OF course all this had the
desired effect, and this enterprising indi-
vidual's name is now byword. That
there is something in the wind, as the
saying goes, is probably true, but the
facts will not be learned until the in
terested parties are good and ready.
IL is reported that a sale OF four acres
OF land some distance from the Casino at
Ocean Road has been bought by the
person in question, although the sale is
not yet recorded, on which he VIII erect
cottages. Surveyors have been at work
laying out land for an addition to the
the bathing pavilion, which shall De
425x165 feet, which is to be converted
into bath rooms. On the same day, 1t is
interesting to note, one OF the smaller
bathhouse keepers, who was supposed to
be crushed out by the new enterprise
opened another bathhouse, his present
quarters being full, and yet there does not
appear TO be any more people here TINS
year than there were last season. Ii Is
all very interesting, but IL remains to be
seen whether this much talked about
individual will succeed in securing to
himself a monopoly of the cream OF pat
ronsge at the Pier, which seems TO be his
end in view.
The Thursday Afternoon hops for the
young folk in the Casino ball room are
proving to be immensely popular. Last
Thursday the hall was crowded with the
delighted young stars. I'm their dainty
frocks of pinks and blues and whites, sci
off by the natty sailor suits and knicker'
bockers of the little men, who look Tor
ward to the day with eagerness when
their presence will be sought at the
grown up functions. Two little Provi'
dence lassies, who attrated much atten'
tion, were the dainty Misses Marguerite
Hutchings and Inez Sprague.
The Country Club polo team has been
formally admitted to membership in the
National Polo Association. The eluf
colors will be white and green. Whit
suits with sashes and caps of the othe
color. The annual tournament, Whlch
lasts four days, opens Wednesday, whei
two national championship and eight loca
cups will be contested for. During
practice game, last Wednesday, Mr.. vii
T.. Carter of Philadelphia received
n tty.sr dna
, tors attention. With due care, Mr.
Carter will probably be able to take par
in the tournament.
The Casino plaza presented a move
appearance recently, when Mr.. L. "A
Havemeyer, the sugar king, who came
over from Newport in his drag. enter
tanned a number OF friends in his lavisl
style. The Hungarian band, happening
TO be playing at the time, the idea wa
| conceived OF going through the hgures
a uuadrille right on the Casino plaza
Tables and chairs were cleared away, AM
a number OF favorite bellies and beau
] tripped the light fantastic toe for tn
! edifcation of the attendants, and few
/ habitues who happened TO be there a
the time.
\ The second shoot for the silver cup, tn
] gift of Mr.. p. /. p. Randolph, was wor
4 by q. Il. Briggs, who broke 81 cla
pigeons out of 80. The cup will go I
The marksman winning three matches
Thus far, MIR. Briggs and II. G. Rodmal
a have won one match each.
There will probably be another enter
tainment for the benefit of the sea wal
Ii is pity that an entertainment O
some means of getting up fund TO re
pair the road from Anawan Farm, Saun
!. derstown, cannot be got under way
! This part of the road that was nevt
finished, the rest all the way to the pie
being a splendid macadamized affair,
in
horse can do to pull through, and, whe
a wheelman strikes IL, means get of an
walk. This must certainly act as d'
= terrent to traffic between Newport an
ia the pier, and the time is certainly riI
e that attention be given this state {
" affairs.
The Casino vaudevilles were resume
d this week, the Consuelo Tortaj jada trour
!. being the principal feature, who gave on
= of their characteristic Spanish entertain
ments The senorita Is handsom
woman, who gives the songs and dance
of her natvie land with all the chara'
teristics of her race. On Thursday
special performance was given for th
benefit of a number of dinner parti'
that came over from Newport.
Mrs. Joseph Leidy gave a delightful e
party at her cottage on the rock
'sBelvoir," in honor OF Narragansett
charming belle, Miss Lucille Polk {
Washington.
Archibald Clavering Gunter Is busil
p engaged at his cottage at Macviile
q dramatizing one OF his works for Ne
York production next season.
N N Mr.. Francis S. Kinney and family ha'
Al gone into their new villa, which has bee
prepared to receive them. IL would ~
r be surprising by the way, IL several In
ne portant changes were made on the stru
ture.
J., A large number OF excursionists can
d. down from Providence on the excursion
tn many. registering at the leading hotel
There was when the hotels looked on a
g, excursionist with scoTn, but maybe bus
ness isn't SO good as ii might be.
Is The lifesaving crew went on du
D., August /, with Albert Il. Church as ca
tain ana Thomas Quinn, r.. f.. clark
n william Tucker, James Cook, John
Harvey and John w. McRae, the latter
III new man, as crew.
H. Algernon Sartoris, grandson OF MI
u. s. Grant, who has lately arrived her
Oh was reported to be engaged to one of 9
, piers bellies, but IL was only an Id