New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06
ruE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

l , nv the members of the gay world scat
ep' SS nc they are at Newport. LenoX. Bar Harbor
" r,riois quicter hut none the less atuactN"
an '.os such as Tuxedo. Southampton Baysho''
p1,co ,cdarhurst. the settlements in the up
~ ,,,dson Valley and the nearer suburbs While
per , ,ush Of gayety at Newport has come 10
"e last week was 10y no means dull one
III society in the city Ivy the sea The season
VIZ" If hand when Newport people VIII nave
-, they consider the most agrecapie part OF
W. summer life. For several weeks to como
th' aovs will be devoted TO coaching. driving
'n me- and quiet dining The ball given 10y Mrs.
sa" palmer on Monday night AT Arlelgh IN
fo -. hor niece Miss Julia Dent Grant. dauEh-
W. colonel Frederick D. Grant. was the largest
..o-i,r of the week. II was a magmnCeh' en-
t.,,n,ent the appointments. decorations ana
te-al details Of it being on the most extensive
~ ,avish scale All the prominent members ID
'.a cottage colony were present. ana me pau WaS
INV s,,o,, &C any given at Newport TINS summer
r.. eoral decorations by HodSs'h' "''c vi ~
II, effective and elaborate chara''''' M
m,,er wearing a gown Of white SATIN ''''",
~ ot,h silver and Jewels. received with MISS
cree VI Mr. Grant under a floral archway
"@" ir,o Tho south drawingroor where 'n''c
W. a splcndid decoration Of pink rose N-S'
80, was in A gown Of rosc-'olored S"''' 80
.,n.d with chiffon. while her mo'her "''' ,a
:. ,ale-blue brocaded satin. the 'o'9 T.,
u u, q deem fall Of point lace pancins was ~
WI" -, roam and in the Large hall. noun oI
NV 80 decorated with pink and white mowers
~. nominated with small vari-coioreu ''"'
,h,e which shone through dehC"'e
- zines The large mantel ana hr'P'".'' op
t,.o .ho entrance 10 the ballroom was '""'
pos" .o-s and plants. and from the bases OF
WIN ,,,r,rs n either end Of the man'el were rose
INV ii,,ci,, 10 the top of the columns '"'
hos spraved with hundreds OF N"e'''""
n.ar,v rose blossoms Al the eNV'"''
~ =, ,be ballroom there was me "'Si''' y,
,enow and white noweIs I nv 'n' WAS fanked
posi- az -. ,vr9uid composed OF N"loW hoW',S
From this pyramid and up iIf AND Yellow now
tta'' ,,,h hows OF wide green SaSN aI Soo,5
o. the mos ~, ~, irnsion Of showers Of SnowhakcF
IONS beinc produced by ihc use oi INV
white ,OW sf,een fce, the cans OF the corn
,Sian columns which Snl.'U ubich We're arranged
was dning-room. Wei a. IN , ,n @G", ui,h
Knit r on the piazza The i@''GT w"T ond SriliiamT
red nunuHI-' The night being me one NE NE
grounds 81 Arrii,nroira'or Streamers Of Japanese
WIN .- D: we're stretched from ne lawn 10 1m@ t'
O. The We each 81 which cleaned Tiny electr,r
WrSs The cotillon va i'q par,iof, Mis- Grant
RaoA Of course heir partner sHyerai nrctE o ns
uros were lhV nornen and village hats trimmed
hats dor me ard s,reannors for the mon and IN
srothcr the women re erae .o' and in tn third
Nee were bouquets FOR thc women ana no,@r
nerss for their psr' Tre dstribu@d from rich
Ing several hundre"' W.
is carved Sedan
I'll. ..-,v mar, Of Monday evening WAS devoted
.no d;,r.~ given by the Marquis De Gouy Ar
say who has been one OF the eminent io'''s',,H
a, Newpor. this suume~ and VINO chos' ''''S
,roda ~ entertainment 10 reciprocat' the many
,-..siss shown him since his arrival the Hih-
,rs.roorn OF Bellevue Lodge where the entertain
rent took place magnihcertly decorated VIII"
eors,s PINK satin ribbons tied in bows were IN
,srsnersed among the garlands which hung from
,he ceiling while about the room were CUT ho"''S
:, nrofusjon and tall growing plants Inc su'S'S
xbo numbered nearly seventy-ave were receiver
- hos, Who was assisted in that duty ny the
pa,o,sss de- seilNere The MARQUIS escorted MIS-
u,u,arn Aston TO the diningroom. HIS o'he'
guests were Nj and Mrs. Theodore a HaV'neyer
Mr. and Mrs Iohn Jacob Astor. Mr.. ana NrS
William Post MI and Mrs. Elisha oyer, ill., "
and Mrs Robert Goelet; Mr. and Mrs. zen Nr
and Mrs J. Drexel Mrs Charles - cSrlc,io'NsH
Miss Van Aen Mrs leslie Cotton. Mss Ms T Hnp1
Sands Mis- Julia Dent Grar, NJ p az rS1yts MISS
ya,beyiDe Dner. Miss Evelyn Burden Miss BrSSie
Rradh p MIS- MIS- n ,Ioman Mis- Marie churchill
Miss Gwendoin King Miss Willing Me- "S'' i,or
m BspekS Count serstcrpt. Count Hadx Hamilton
Cary lanes Lawrence n ,Dd6 nryf" peters and
Charles Wagner Tower.
The social incident OF Monday "''''hoo" " ''
lac, ~ the series Of afternoon receptions begun
So Me- Ca,vn ( Rrice early In the month when
,ha entire summer colony crowded her hear'liNi
s,auinr-room Mrs Erice will give n garden
partv and bazaar at Beauheu on N''h'So1H ~
,.,,oon Of this week for the benefit Of s. Man
rrea Hosp,tal for Children. In N"w-NorA. MIS-.
Richard Irwin. the president o. ih" ins''uuo''
who returned from Europe short time ago Is al
Nevnort tho guest Of Mrs. William \ luer'
Tuesday evening was devoted 10 the en''r'aihin'"'
fo- the benefit Of the Liza Day NURSERY oi ~"
York which took place az the IraNerS NIl'' "'''
&c accounted by Mrs George Hoffman TWO shoi'
PLAYS were presented-"Letincele' IN ""''" MIS-
nav,s Miss Edith Clapp and the MARQUIS "ouy
dArsav appeared and our BittGrest nh Niss
ncden, in the o. ana Ronald Mac
1earv in the principal parts The eh'tn ny
IVES social ana mi Wednesday was the amateur
golf game. IN which II; 9cv1art team came off
vtc,or,oue winning the handsome SILVER up
There was great crowd TO WITS H. rcs, Of The
wesL ~ Newport was devoted 70 dinner ana
luncheon parties. Mrs George Ho'a no or q Miss
say ey sbarman daughter Of W Watts Sherman
yhse 10 esG SG Mrs '0 Homan guests
included Miss Edith blight Miss Jos,p,ii Me- stomr
MIS- MIS- Kntberne Duer Miss Bessie Davis M >d1
Horrnan Cecii Barrett. Milton H Gnttin;g Rcb
ard Peters and ReFinald brooks The pf IN en
subject Of conversation al Ne" "" SrnGav Of Miss
eSSes $500 " norman. Miss sherman inpthct
was sister OF George Peabody cornc @ad TO be
So m, q vea- 10 her daughter the hr"s W s M
engarernert OF the young people was MOI H"'
prise 10 their friends.
Dinner parties were also given by MT Trn,.
end Burden. Mrs William Gammel' -"'9, .l,or
.rick W Vanderbilt and Mrs To''c' cn,nnai
whose dinner in honor OF he' 80 sor,es .,
and NJ frederick D. Grant Another series u
French lectures by Professor A Wisncr "hS e sol
arranged 10 take place at the cottages IN -,
TENDER The first Of the series VIII De rr'n,on
Tuesday next AT the home or >. ss,t1istoire de Ia
GRAY whom the subject viii be hIs'o ar Catur-
Fam, VA" aG-,Ssns", ~ second lecture on Satud