New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13
VIEWPOINTS SEASON WANING.
SOCIETY SETTLING DOWN TO soBEhEh
MOOD.
INCIDENTS AND FEATURES OF THE "Hhh
BRrCE's ENTERTAINMENT-THE COT

TAGE COLONY LINGERs.
Ncwnort r. L. Sept. u (SpeciaD.-Slowy tne
strain OF the social season Is slacheh','e.
time has gone by for the last Of the Dig ru'c''o''
This Is the period OF the year wheh Ne"p
most dstinctively herself. when the city IS "a, ne'
best and when those whose presence hih'" "
,vhat she Is settle down the real enjoyment Vi
their summer homes Social entertainments theie
are and will continue TO be for many "eeN 80
but these. while almost as numerous as '"o'
n month ago much less elaborate anu p
tontious There are about as many people III 'n'
big villas and they are nearly the sahe n
uals who have made up the society set ""','e
summer But there has been chahse III ~.
cottage colony II not in Its composition III " ~.
and gayety, though the week mas h"' D'. ~
any means dull, except as compareu WIN '
which Immediately preceded 49, <,.
rho chief social affair Of the week was the ie'e
,na,ro and bazaar on the lawn OF Beaulleu
tho summer home of Mrs. Calvin ;. Brce ior 'nc
benefit of St. Marys Free Hospital lor the "'O"
Cr,nnled and Manned. New-York Inc P'eP"i"
tions for this fete, which was postponed from the
ORIGINAL date Wednesday, by the severe stor"
,vero thorough The Executive committee oo''-
,,oa ., Mrs r B. Hoffman, Mrs G. H. Best
urs Samuel Powell jr Mrs. William "rosVeho''
Miss Leavy Mrs. Frederick Pearson MIS-. nv"
ard C. Derby. Mrs. william A. Duer' NrS ILL.,
NJ Oelrichs and Mrs. Frederic Shedoh anu "'"'e
o,ber ladies' Interested in it's success were III
,,, ,,rs william Aston Mrs. T.. L. Winthrop
r. Mrs Buchanan Winthrop. Mrs. n -. w
Clann Mrs H. Mortimer Brooks. MISS Noi'e'
Mrs George Hoffman. Mrs Prtscott l'dui e"0''
Mrs Brice. Mrs. Lorard Spencer Mrs. D. "o,"p-
con Spencer Mrs. John Davis Mrs' r. w. ~
hu ura Hugo Fritsch. Mrs. J. FREQ Terso"
Wv, 49, rrl,on r. Davies Many OF these were
a., ohoroo NJ the various tables and booths' ana
they were assisted besides by Mrs "eo'se ID -
Forest the Misses Brice, Duer' lreHoi' ''o"'
Winthrop and Davis; Mrs. Lyman {. JosephS' MIS-
II.
Yznaga Mrs. Alexander barrel WI "'''' r,o,r,
Townsond Miss Gamme, Mrs George he"i'
,,,ro, urs Boutelle NOyes, Mrs. benjamin
,rbair Mrs H. l.. Willoughby. Mrs Richardson's
Glover Mrs Louis r. Jones' Mrs a. r. iO"'''
Mrs. W f. Burden. Mrs. Edwin D. MORAN Nj
Potter Palmer Mrs. Clement e. Mo're' MIS-. /, !"
Chadwick. MIA f. W. Dickens anu WI -,
son. There WAS also parade OF ho"er-deC o'u ,
or,s arranged by ne Misses Gilbert and MISS
Hunter and fancy dancing by large NUMBER VI
young children ~,,o.
The farewell reception given by Mrs OerHio"' -.
Rest for the Casino dancing class was popular a'1
nleasng incident there being large ana idSn'oD'V
attendance especially Of ladies' Among the you'n.u'
n,,rfs were included the Misses Best. Jones Ma
honey Willoughby. Whpple. Coford' "ros'e"'',
Warren Sands Powell, Glover and Dlchlhs anu
Masters Blaine GammeL, Hoffman, Lee GrosVenor'
Sands Powell THAR. Jones and MahoneV WHO pa.
tlc.pated in the grand march the MISSES p'S'' y" ~
ouchbv Grosvenor. Jones' Whpple, Coford' Sahds
,d Iossnhs in the skirt dance. and Masters Baine'
Nahonev Lee. Powell and THAR. who danced norm
pipe. ,,,. n. ,-
Mrs ] Clinton Gray and Mrs. william POST were
the hostesses this week at the two opening III
Professor Wsner's supplementary series ol rle"o"
conferences. At Mrs. Gray's early in the wees
v,here The subject was "Histoire de Ia FamiLe or-
leans" the lecturer created mild sensation oy say
ing that descendant Of the Marquis de Margny' VINO
hefrlended the Duke OF Orleans when IN want IN inns
country married an American woman the sister ol
.loGa ia
Miss Lydia Eustis. was present in the audiehce'
"Ernost Renan et Sa Soeur' the topic or the
second talk.
The series of Casino dances held twice a week dur
ing the summer came end Friday evening" al'ef
a successful season.
Rass have been running in great NUMBERS OH the
southern shore OF the island during the last week.
and the sportsmen have made frequent visits to the
fishing piers on day Theodore A HaVemeyer
stuyvesant lie Roy and William H. Osgood landed
almost sixty Weighing several hundred POUNDS IN the
aggregate. 800
Al the annual election Of the venerable Redwood Ii
brarv an institution supported largely by the snH!-
mer residents Henry q. Maryland, or New-forA'
was again chosen president and Arthur b. EmmonS.
Hamilton 3. Tompkins. Daniel b. Fearing, George |
Gordon King and Louis y. McCaGg members Vi TIE
Board Of Officers.
Though no date has YET been announced for the |
marriage Of ]. Ellis Hoffman and Miss Sybil Sher-
man, daughter Of w. Watts Sherman, it Is reported
that the wedding will take place here early in
september TO- the anniversary of the bate Of
Lake Erie. was as usual, appropriately observed |
here by oliver Hazard Perry Belmont grand |
nephew and namesake OF Commodore Perry. he hero
OF the battle. Be.court elaborately decorated
for occasion and was the scene OF an entertain
ment beftting the day.
The ocean House is this season 70 remain open |
until October l. an unusually late date.
Bishop Potter OF New-York. who has been spend |
ing the last few weeks here. preached week ago !
at All saints Memorial Chapel
this month are Lord Chief Justice and Lady Russell
the American Legation at London. Henry White, and
Mrs White: Miss Cara Barton and her Red Cross |
SGee P1 as gsess o. ossph & aa the
Mrs William II. Vanderbilt, who has been me |
CUES, OF her son. Cornelius Vanderbilt. az The |
Breakers. since before the wedding OF her grand
daughter has completed her visit and returned 10
Lenox Mr.. Vanderbilt continues 10 improve IN |
health and takes frequent drives in peasant |
Paul May. secretary OF the Belgian Legation. who
has spent the summer here, has sailed FOR home; |
Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob As;or have gone 10 Rhine
beck on n Hudson. and Mr.. and Mrs. John r.. !
Drexel are on vsi: to Bar Harbor in the steam |
Mrs John A. Plnari one Of Newport's oldes; sum-
York this week 80 $50
Other arrivals for the week include Sir Edward |
Maitland Kersey. Miss Smithcft and Edward |
Mcnocal OF New-Yorl
Ex-Congressman Bourke Cochran or SEWERS !
Brice who gave a luncheon In his honor POST
master Dayton. OF New-York, has been a guest OF
Hermann Oelrichs: Colonel Frederick d. Grant, or |
Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer; W Z; Curtis. of Mr. |
and Mrs T. j Berwind. at The Fins Charles ; |
Franklin. OF James Stillman; Mrs lznaga 81 MISS
Mrs. II. Cruger Walton and Miss Walton, or MIS- |
4 MEMORIAL TO BAYARD TAYLOR |