New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
VIEWPOINTS PLEASURES.
BIG ENTERTAINMENTS YIELD IN FAVOR
OF THE LITTLE ONES.
THE CASINO SUBSCRIPTION BALL INDEFlNlIEhi
NED-ENTERTAINMENTs or
THE WEEK

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE WEEK.
Newport. r. T. Aug Is (SpeciaD. -Yachting week
is over and society at Newport has settled down
again to Its routine OF entertainments.
There is TO be prominently n season OF enter
tanning and Of small parties rather than grand
affairs Though a number OF balls and dinners
have already been announced. not even THESE are
likely to prove so distinctive feature OF the pres
ont summer as the unusually large number OF
smaller private entertainments. Newport TINS
wear has as many summer visitors as eter before
and probably more. but at many other resorts
they are not disposed to be lavish or extravagant
In the matter OF expenditure.
This tendency toward small entertainments is
Indicated by the postponement-a virtual aban-
donment-of the annual subscription ball at the
/ Casino Rumors of contemplated action OF this
sort had been current for several days before tho
/ Casino governors met Monday and voted not
to hold the ball this week, as had been Intended
but to postpone IL to an indefinite date AS no ex-
/ PLANTATION for their action is assigned. this very
! fact OF the large number of small private ender-
tainments. with few of greater pretensions ar
ranged for this month 1t is no secret however
that the real reason the fact that the number
of subscriptions received did not warrant the gov
errors in giving the ball; indeed. scarcely more
than half the needed number had signed the lists
1t is not impossible that the failure OF the sub
scription ball this year may mean It's entire aban-
donment in future Though nominaly. and
in sense actually, the browning affair Of the social
season. 1t has almost invariably been surpassed
each year by one or more private entertainments
/ OF greater splendor and in many seasons has had
| but a dubious success. 1t is suggested that a
grand Venetian night. somewhat after the manner
OF the recent fete, with enough new features to
give the added attraction OF novelty. may another
year form the chief incident In the Casino season.
Another promised occurrence which failed to
come pass the open-air presentation,
! by regular cast of professional actors, of LAS
/ You Like It," the Casino lawn. The full guar
antee for the great expense involved could not be
secured.
Yet August thus far has been both busy and
! gay and promises to be increasingly so. Next
week will begin the daily show and dress parade
| of society at the championship tennis tournament.
There will also be polo and the Taylor Bishop we'd
dng-the first large one of the season-and the
! Van Allen and the Brooks balls with the annual
coaching parade Saturday afternoon to close full
and lively week Tennis will stretch over into the
succeeding week. when the big King and Clapp
| dances will also come. and perhaps the Vanderbilt
wedding. And through II all, an endless round
of receptions musicales lectures. dances. dinners.
luncheons, teas picnics and clambakes will fill
every day and every night to the full with life
and gayety.
Preparations for the marriage of Miss Gertrude
! Vanderbilt and Harry Whitney have advanced to
such a stage that four Of Miss Vanderbts brides
! maids have already been announced. These Will
/ be Miss Sloane and Miss Shepard, her cousins;
| Miss Gerry and Miss Taylor The wedding, which
| will undoubtedly take place here this month, II
! Mr. Vanderbts now rapidly improving health per
mts will be limited in spendor only by the neces-
/ sary restriction Of ceremony at home instead Of
| in church. and by the delicate health OF the
| brides father
| The wedding OF Miss Edith Bishop and Moses
! Taylor will be celebrated next week with more
! ceremony This is to be a church affair. with the
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at both the church and the house will be large.
! Owing TO the presence in the harbor for some
time OF the French flagship Dubourdieu. and later
of the United States vessels Bancroft and Dolphn
the latter flying the pennant Of Secretary Herbert
the French Admiral. the head OF the American
Navy and their officers here have been the guests
of honor at numerous entertainments. After the
harbor illumination week ago, Governor Iippu
entertained Admiral de Maisson-N euVe ana ms
officers. with other guests to tho number of
seyenty-fve at the Casino. The Frenchman sailed
this week with many expressions of pleasure and
good will and expects to put in here again few
weeks later
Secretary Herbert here primarily TO de-
liver before the class at the Naval War College
and a number OF distinguished guests an address
on The Sea and Sea Powe- as a Factor in the
History of the United States" During his stay
he visited the Herreshon works at Bristol. ran
down to Buzzard's Bay to see President Cleveland.
and also took a large and fashionable party 10
Narragansett Pier on the Dolphin While here,
Captain H. C. Taylor. of the War College. gave
a luncheon in his honor. and the Secretary and
Miss Herbert dined with Mr.. and Mrs. John Cad
walader. Of New-York.
Polo and golf matches and yacht races for the
small craft which popular this year. are
now all "on' in full swing. and it is a dull after
noon indeed which does not afford one or more
of these incidents for the pleasure of its devoees.
/ outdoor sports in fact, fast becoming dan
gerous rivals Of indoor entertainments Robert l..
Gerry this week the frst of the microscopic
cups offered prizes by the newest fad In society,
the Kat Bote Klub. called. He sailed the Iris
against f NJ Davies in the Infanta and Alfred
Vanderbilt in the Victor and by narrow
margin W. X. Vanderbilt, jr., this week also won
a match race for half-raters against II. o. lave
meyer jr And there in addition the almost
daily trials Of the popular thirty-footers or which
4 dozen or more now here.
Entries for the Horse Show are coming In so FAST
as TO seem to assure its already. Additional
boxes are TO provided to meet the increased de-
mand for accommodations. and have been taken by
J. b. NJ Grosvenor. Mrs J. b. Trevor Calvin 5
Rrlce Elbrdge r. Gerry. Mrs. H. Mortimer Brooks,
Prescott Lawrence, o. H. T. BelHont ana "iiHan
r Bull
The big bicycle parade. hch was being arranged
to take place to-day under the patronage of society,
has been postponed until later date, in order not
to conflict with the big wheelmen's meet at Louis
vile.
Society is also lending it's favor to ambitious
amateur minstrel performance, to be given next
week at the Casino in aid OF the West Side Day
Nursery New York Among the participants Will
be many of the younger summer residents and the
affair has a long and distinguished list OF patron
esses
Another fashionable list of patrons and patron
esses was that for tho performance by local anna
tours at the Casino Theatre Thursday night. OF
The Mikado." before a large audience The pa
irons included Mrs. John c. Gray. Mrs. Charles W.
Oelrchs Mrs. ogden Mills Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs.
Mr. and Mrs. John X. Drexel. Mrs. G. L. Best,
| Baroness Seilliere. Mrs John O'Brien, Senator
/ George Peabody Wetmore. Thomas r. Gushing.
Prescott Lawrence and Gordon Mckay.
The French Conversations this week at the
Bellevue-avc. house OF Mrs. Hermann Oelrchs, the
tonic being La Femme dn Dx-Huitieme Slecle et