Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05

NeWpOrt, July 4.-Ihere are as HlduS
rumors in the air as there are leaves
unon the trees, and the boughts are
plentifully dressed this year. All New
mort lies in a state of expectancy. Inc
broad roadways. recently repaired at
cost of thousands, tel the story ahead
of cycling parties that will wheel down
the ocean driveway and back every al
ternoon: and the beach which tries TO be
q good bathing place this year muhmers
and gurgles to tell the story OF what Is
TO come.
The loudest of the rumors is that the
Duchess of Manchester, will visit New
port this year as the guest OF }. }. van
Allen. She will bring with her William
Angus Drogo, ninth Duke of Manches-
fer her son. who will be the titled
catch Of the summer. Though not
wearing a diadem too heavily Jewelled,
the Young Duke has estates and an I'M
questioned position in society he IS
only nineteen, but stranger things nave
happened.
And that carries one along to his
mother. This titled American woman
is said to be considering one or two
matches. The first is a union with w.
K. Vanderbilt and the second marriage
with ]. ]. Van Allen himself. The lat
fer has a daughter to be introduced to
society this summer at Newport, and
society says this will be done under the
o,idarce and efficient coaching OF the
Manchester lady. Should there be an
other coup at Newport, such as the en-
gagement of Miss Van Allen ana the
mike of Manchester and the engage
rnent of Mr.. Van Allen and the Duchess,
tben indeed Newport society Wou.d leel
;t,a renaid for the trouble and eX-
nense it will give itself this season.
THE FACETS.
r,,o row reigning family of Newport
is the Almerio Hugh Paget ldhill!'
Wbether Mrs. Paget will nold IeI gu
nremacv all summer remains 10 De seen
rho Pagets are in the Clews mansion,
.Tbo cliffs" and are preparing 1or
-,Imntnons entertaining There is to be
. Tuedding in the family in the lmmeol-
orc future. Miss Gertrude vanderbilt
is engaged to Mrs. Paget's brother, Har-
~ Whitney. and the wedding calls LOT
anv amount of pre-nuptial celebration
The Pagets dined the young COUPE Dne
other day and are constant cnaperoheSs
of their cycling, yachting, waking ana
surf hours. Mr. Whitney was WIN MS
daughter the early part or the SEASON.
and will rejoin her after his brief tour
n Chicago and thence to Europe, with
or he will 90 with his son, who takes
mart in the Henley contests. Miss Dor
otby. the little daughter Of the family
is ALWAYS upon the skirts OF her sister
Mrs Paget. whose change from debu-
tante to head of family, chaperon, care
+aker. etc. was sudden, yet most eff
GENTLY managed.
The Vanderbilts are groaning and
moaning more than any other family
present at Newport. They are singing
I and rejoicing also. Those who say the
lot of a rich man is all JOY should gaze
upon the furrowed face Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt when he comes up to visit
| his family the last days of each week
The marriage OF young Cornelirs tC
| Miss Wilson has made an old man OF
his father, who seems unable to cast of
its shadow. while rejoicing at the good
fortune of his daughter Gertrude
Good fortune in getting the son of Sc
good man as ex-Secretary Whitney.
There are to be many brides here
this summer The girls are cast dOwr
about it. Newport will be quite Eng.
| lish. in that all its gayety will be car
ried on by the brilliant young matrons
who are now crowding it. One Of these
may be Mrs Cornelius, Jr. 1t is sait
this bride will spend month in New.