New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

COmpeseS Newport
Bar Harbor. Narragansett Pier and Lenox IN the
beauty Of its bellies and the Importance OF its
visitors. Yachting dominated everything last week
and nearly extingushed popular interest all other
sports and pursuits. Newport Harbor and the
waterways along the eastern shores have been
filed with sail and steam craft in such great num-
bers and so beautiful TO look at as to awaken the
greatest enthusiasm even among those who could
view them only from distance. Newport and
shore places for miles around were last week in
holiday for the New-York Yacht Clubs annual
cruise and the brilliant races sailed of the City
BY the Sea awakened intense interest, while the
Illumination OF the harbor and the town in honor
Of the yachtsmsn Tuesday night was the most
beautiful and dazzling sight at Newport
II was a beautiful affair." in which searchlights
rockets and fireworks Played an important; part
and as the great feet OF yachts and craft OF every
size description and kind. with their masts and
spars hung with colored lights dotted the water for
as far the eye could the thousands OF spec
tators on the rocks. the wharfs and verandas had
an .ncomparably superb panorama spread out be-
fore them.
still with the rush in things nautical there was
no lack of other gayety in Newport last week
Promised entertainments beginning TO ma
teralize dates for balls. dances and picnics
being arranged daily. while Introductory dinners
and parties OF nearly every description given
every night for the new bellies and beauties who
are arriving every day. On Monday the interest
given by Miss c. ogden Jones, the interesting prac
tee game OF polo preparatory 20 this weeks tour
nament. the dinner parties given in the evening by
Mrs James Hude Beekman. Mrs. Alexander Bar
ret. Miss Anna Sands and Thomas F. Cushing
and the dance at the Casino which brought out APP
parenty every person in the summer colony The
display OF costumes unusually elaborate Mrs
J. Borden Hartman looked exceedingly handsome
N gown OF rich primrose satin; Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt was In steel-colored MORE; Miss van
derbilt wore an extremely pretty gown OF apple
green silk. brocaded with old rose; Mrs. H. Morti-
mer Brooks was in black MORE, trimmed with jet
and point lace; Mrs. William F. Burdens gown
was Of white silk. brocaded with branches Of
lllacs and made with pink miroir velvet sleeves;
Miss Grace Wilson gown of pink MORE
the large pulled sleeves being made Of shell pink
chiffon heavily spansied with gold; Miss Gammell's
gown was OF pink brocaded satin. trimmed with
turquoise-blue velvet and Miss Barrel in yell
Low satin and chiffon.
The principal cottage entertainment on Tuesday
night Mrs William Astor's dinner party at
Beechwood. Her guests included Mr.. and Mrs
John Jacob Aston. Mr. and Mrs Orme Wilson. Mr.
and Mrs James p Kernochan Mr.. and Mrs Cor
neius Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs l. Townsend Bur-
den. Mrs. Brockhost Cutting. Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
topher r. Robert Mrs. Charles H. Baldwin. Miss
Josephine Johnson, Mrs. +. Grand d'Hauteville
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock. Elliot Gregory, Colonel
George r. Fearing. Thomas F. Gushing and Lis
party Thursday evening. Then her guests were
Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Aston. Miss Grace Will
son. Mss Vanderbilt. Miss Kitty Garrison Miss
Evelyn Burden Miss Alice Blight, Miss Daisy Post
Miss Eusts. Miss Tiffany. Miss Whitehouse, Miss
Hoffman, Richard T. Wilson, jr.. Cornelius Van
derbnt IT.. Reginald Ronalds. Perry Belmont, Lis
penard Stewart Center Hitchcock, Charles E.
SANDS Whitney Warren. Lord Westmeath, II. O.
Bax-Ironsides. Winthrop Rutherfurd and Moses
Taylor. The social programme on Wednesday in
cuied luncheons by Mr. and Mrs. Jordan l.. Mott
r., and Mrs. Calvin :. Erice. a yachting party by
Perry Belmont. and dinner parties by Mr.. Belmont
whose guest OF honor Secretary Herbert; by
Mr.. and Mrs James p. Kernochan. General and
Mrs j. Watts Kearny. Mrs. Gouverneur Kortr.ght
Mrs George Henry Warren and Mrs. W. Fitzhugh
Whitehouse The women who have gone in for IN
telectual entertainments assembled in the morning
al Graystone the home OF Mrs. John j. Wysong at
Ochre Point. and listened 10 of Professor A.
Wisrers French conferences the subject being
Lies Romans dc Chopin" Thursday OF
the busiest days OF the week. Mrs. Francis P.
Freeman gave a reception. with music. in the after
noon at Ter home Tower Top, in Bellevue-ave.
when Miss Foote Miss Hastings. Alfred G. Lang
ley and Archibald Crawford appeared in delight
full programme OF music, and in the evening Mrs
James p. Kernochan. Miss Josephine Johnson
Mrs. Aston and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish entertained
at dinner. Mrs. Fish's entertainment. in size and
appointment. was a sumptuous banquet. There
forty guests seated in the two dining-rooms
Then followed the Casino subscrp tion ball. which
everything the promoters and subscribers could
have wished It, No more brilliant gathering was
ever before seen within the walls OF the Casino
Theatre, where the dance took place. The decora
tons were extremely handsome, anc the DISPOSE
lion Of the plants. flowers and tapestries was most
effective. The lower piazza. ornamented with Chi
nese lanterns, used by pronenaders, while the
upper piazza, which Enclosed and brilliantly
Illuminated. the supper hall. 1t was a late
AoeA, do,
ing was we'll under way. The patronesses. among
whom were Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. W.
Fltzhugh Whitehouse. Mrs. John Jacob Aston Mrs
Whitney Warren. Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Mrs. Freder-
sorchon and Mrs Henry 4. C. Taylor. were present
AID assisted receive the guests. The cotillon
leading with Miss Hattie Gammen as mis- partner
There were about eighty couples In ne dance me me
women and fancy articles for the men. The gowns
aad 'ew w fb ~e season. in NeWYork indeed it was
remarked that the silks, satns. brocades and laces
Locked s as ISn balls in Mrs
hoist cutting was in peach,coored SIX comehea
wore a rich gown Of pink satin and some superb
pearl ornaments; Miss Gamme was IN VIC, g9 TSn,v Oh
Burden wore a gown OF white striped SATIN touchea
with red ribbon Mss Eah Cgsnns was m Phk
beautiful gown q pale Sse s sea ' More
snK roses: Miss Alice Preston wore white satin
wbiia satin and Chiffon and Miss Clapp was in
rosncolored satin under embroidered nun. Inc
IUsSIco'o,e s dsnced until nearly 2:30 O'Clock.
busy yS aay fST M ns
grop.s "a Ms Kernochan. and dinner parties by
Ms e Pc FS %fs nrs s'aylssra
si,s: r. c e., and Judge John Clinton cray
o. honor Hss cD0hs ii
Yo-k siudse Crays party was STAG Last s5
night was another one Of an as the dance gwen at
the OCEAN House in Of seereiaryb a SorS
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