New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06
NO DULL DAYS AT NEWPORT
THE ENTERTAINMENTS OF boef
WEEK.
OUTDOOR PAsTIMEs STIMULATED 81 iHN
or APPROACHING cool DAYs-DlNNh"'
nuns AND YACHTING PAKTIt''

last really large social affair OF the Se''o ~, .u,
chroniclcd and yet there have oeen a'u na al
be other notable entertainments " i ound
ready people are settling down 10 'he 'V"S o,-
Of dinners and dancing parties which WIN :. aoo
,,rued late into the autumn. The August p
+, o,or hold far into September. the big ga,"e'
,oos ara now fairly over, and the midnie Vi '
month will see a cessation OF entertaining vi aug
thing like large scale. But the |asi"o "''.
will continue for a time. and smah o"''' o.
h,nchcons will still be given In large ""'''
On tho whole this has been gay week for the COZ.
tage people-the last, probably, to whch '''"' "
tito can he properly applied until another SUM-
ncr season shall come around
ont of doors the chief attraction Tor society P'o
nile has been the golf tournament which no.
followed closely In interest the TENNIS anu Wv
horse show Nature continued the prlght S''''
she had vouchsafed to each OF these 'ie'e ""n
I'm the air lust that suggestion OF autumn ci'i''
mitch 10 neculiarly appropriate to golf the INKS
.t the Country Club grounds were IN me coI''i-
ton the attendance daily was large anu i''
able and the scene presented each "'o'"''s ""'
afternoon was animated and picturesque i'''"'
fields of players were present at both the amateur
and professional matches "
TN. series of big polo matches on the ioca.
grounds was closed week ago after SUCCESSFUL
SEASON Golf Yachting and other sports nave
however come In I'm recent years to DIVIDE 'he az.
tention of society people, ana the interest," !" Po
seemed hardly SO great this season as Il" o''
time hacyon days of the sport several SUMMERS
ago ,,a,
There is every indication that the unqualified
success Of the recent horse show In every par
ticular will make such an affair regular feature
in future seasons at Newport. Its managers ceie-
brated after the exhibit was ended Dy sNlns
big clambake. Among the summer resldeh'S "hoSc
animals obtained prizes at the exhibit were MT
and Mrs Perry Tiffany Mrs. j. DE forest D"n,'
son. Master ogden J.. and Miss Beatrice "''','
Peter Goelet Gerry Paul May. c. Raoul DuVal'
william * Vanderbilt jr, James Sulihah' a.
Ianfear Norre Miss Ruth King. g. f. HaVemeyer'
Anthony J. DrexeL Mrs. James l.. kernochan'
Frederick II. Allen, Hugo de fritsch ana ""''"e
H. Spencer. The bay geding Ottawa which WOE
a blue ribbon and later the championship FOR the
best harness horse, was purchased 'hlS "e'A ~
Oliver II. F. Belmont for 5000
The summer residents at Ochre Point ana other
narts of the cottage district again pettionins
the city authorities for better fire protection III
that section of the city, and this week PROPOSE
ton to build a fire station In the lower part
Of the town was ordered submitted to the tax
payers at the municipal election next month
/ Townsend Burden, W. Storrs Wells William
Post r A. Havemeyer Mrs. Theresa A. Oerichs'
Victor Sorchan Thomas F. Cushing Egerton L.
Winthrop H. Mortimer Brooks Mrs. NJ H. CAD
WANDER O. j. =. Belmont, John r. DreXel ana
l. Thompson Spencer are among those Interested
i'm the movement whose names were slSheu 10 ''''s
latest petition
As usual, the cottage residents are again th's
summer subscribing literally to the funds Of the
local Police Relief Association, recent contributors
including Mrs Zabriskie. Judge J. {. Gray Samuel
f. Barger Mrs. II. NJ. Brooks and Gordon MCKAY.
Instead of the condition OF Cornelius Nanderbilts
health being .precarous." he is much improved
that his physician, DIR. McLane. left The Breakers
and returned to NewYork week ago. Mr. Wander
bt has been seen driving several pleasant afternoons
this week and is generally in much better health
than since his Illness began.
W Watts Sherman. of New-York, announced dur
ing the week the engagement of his daughter MISS
svbu Sherman to John Ellis Hoffman, OF New
York. ,, -,
Mile d'Epinay the French artist. who with her
father is occupying James Gordon Bennett stone
vno Is painting a portrait OF Mrs. {. Albert ste
vens Senator Calvin S. Brioe ana Mrs' hie"ai"So"
Glover are giving sittings to Hubert Nos
William r. Travers of New-fork whose return
from European trip is expected soon mas reii'eu
for , form Of three years the Parker cottage on
Parker-ave. . 100
The. first cottage rented for the season OF 1891
proper was announced this week much carrier ''"h
usual Thomas McCaleb taking the stockton coIase'
on Bellevue-ave. ,
large and fashionable audience gathered week
ago I'm Charming Memorial Church to hear an au-
dress by Booker T Washington upon his work LOT
the education of the negro at the IuSKesee i''u"S
fri ul IpS
fs ~ Coemnn Of Delaware and Bishop Dudley
of Kentuckt, were among the visiting preachers III
'h4 IocIl ermnnn o@richs ana Miss Virginia Fair
who have been here all summer. left TINS week Ior
Mrs Gertrude V. C. Hamilton and iamy nave ,a re-
turned from Europe and are at me MUOr'''ss' 'i'
Prominent arrivals during the week ihcluue HeGt &c
Nesmn. of Paris J. W GroSso4 nr and od i Mrs
Ieinheit of Strasburg Germany e. Hars; Oh ocoe
NJ.
Congressman Fulton Of Calif1rna Judge ie II.
lockwood foar and wife Of WGIGssteTB row Own
5sS W niSeI H. of hSgwo55t@ and Mr.
Fernando Yznaga Of NewYOrk. and Henry Mex Mex
I an Of Wakehurst Colonel and Mrs. Eaton, Of
FINLAND Of Mrs Frances O. French on hal HI
H Mrs redersh b. fr ot r 81 JOHN john R. ot caswc
Mrs Richard irwin. Of Mrs WiRm Ta5 4 Pu1 PIX ko Of
frt RaIs9H ro S o anna Baron Won omann cr
lin and George r Ward of A. =. A. A LIW the Pratt
cottage on Bellevue-ave.. in honor of her neice,
Miss Julia Dent Grant. was one OF the most pril,-
addition was built the south piazza. and was
incosed with bunting and carpeted WIN tn rugs n
Streamers Of Japanese lanterns stretched from me
treetops Illuminated the lawn. and Vari-colorei
electric lamps lighted the ballroom. the grand hall
and the drawing-rooms. The floral decorations
have probably not been exceeded at amy private
entertainment this season The novel feature was
an illusion Of showers OF snowiakes. produced by
the use OF snow-whte flowers fastened to gossa-
mcr-like vines falling from the tops Of The cot
imns supporting the roof OF the hail. Mrs Palmer
received I'm white satin with silver and jewelled
i'm rose satin and Mrs. Fred d. Grant in ciel-blue
brocAdcd satin. with corsage drapery or point
duchesse lace The cotillon was led alternately
by Franklin Bartlett and NJ Maurice Raoul DuVal.
with Miss Grant The favors were appropriate 10
a floral cotillOn, in of the novel fgureS CON
ssting of bouquets and boutonnieres brought IN In
covered sedan chair. Supper was served AT
numerous small tables. The long list Of guests
included nearly all the prominent people I'm society
on the following evening the social attractiooii
was an amateur dramatic entertainment for the
benefit OF the Lisa Day Nursery of New-fork ~
the Travers villa, occupied by Mrs George iiof1-
man Two short plays. a French comedy and an
English drama, were separated by halfhour OF
were the MARQUIS Guy d'Arsay. Miss Davis, Miss
Clapp Miss Gertrude Gilbert. Ronald McClay ana
J. C. O'coner. and the musicians were Miss lazy,
piano Michael Banner. violin. and Miss Lydia
III hall lntAt md