The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
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patriotism Is supposed TO ind Its chief vent on
this particular anniversary. Larchmont yachts
men made a ino display, and their eighteenth
annual regatta was crowned with complete sue
cess. The waters Of the Sound were crowded
with pleasure craft from big ocean steamers TO
tiny catboats, and the race between the old cup
defender Vigilant and the Navahoc was watched
with intense interest. Mr.. Percy Chubb was on
board the viRilant and Mr.. Royal Carroll sailed
the Navahoo himself, and although the Colonia
showed herself to DO faster than either, tho
three crack boats leading the procession made
the regatta a very stately and distinguished one.
At night tho Illumination Of yachts and cot.
tnges was exceptionally brilliant, and might
almost have competed with the great jubilee
show at Spithcad.
Lovers ofperfection OF detail and Of pictur-
| sequences in every limo and curve of n boating
parade would have greatly enjoyed Tuxedo's
Venetian night, when barges, gondolas, canoes,
and evory variety OF craft, illuminated from
stem TO stem with electricity. gas or small.
dainty lamps in pink. white, or bright red oolors,
glided gracefully over tho water to the music OF
q band that accompanied them, and with the
Bengal lights on Sugar Loaf and other noun
tains surrounding the lake giving a weird beau
ty to the scene. Fireworks, dancing, and sup
ping followed at the clubhouse.
Newport made no special demonstrations on
independence Day. There wero meetings OF tho
| NihiiDuho u hhIuOlo CluDb, u hHg JOllluGb-
tions attending them were enjoyed by the mem
bcrs only. An election of officers Of tho Clam.
bake Club was held in which Mr.. Royal Carroll
and Mr.. Hermann Oelrichs were chosen to fill tho
place OF Prescott Lawrence and Francis NJ.
Ware, and as Mr.. Center Hitchcock absolutely
declined reelection as President Of the club. Mr..
James Otis was chosen to reign In his stead.
Tho afternoon driving on Bellevue avenue Is
fast forming itself into q procession OF hne turn.
| nYta which yrill arnpttallu axtapa frrtn 81.
Casino to Bailcy's Beach. Csbriolets, phaetons,
and Victorias are the favorite vehicles. and the
show OF horsefesh IS good, although hardly
equal to what may be seen at Lenox on n fine
afternoon. Tho equipages OF Mrs. w. z. d.
Stokes. who Is occupying Mr.. James Gordon
Bennott's villa, attract some attention, as they
are generally n Russian droshky or q miniature
Victoria. Mrs. Arthur Kemp has a fancy for y
new hanson cab, drawn by a thoroughbred that
was a prize winner at last years horse show.
Miss Burden and Miss Brooks drive ~phaetons,
and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney has q cabriolet,
in which pretty Miss Esther Hunt has appeared
with her OF late. Mrs. Roche, Mrs. Cooper
Hewitt, Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, and Miss vir-
ginia Fair are among those who appear daily on
the avenue, always in perfectly appointed
vehicles, and all Of them handsome enough 70
contribute largely TO the interest Of the scene.
Nothing is said as yet of ball-giving at New
port, and there are but few cards out for dinners
or receptions. The arrival of Mrs Aston and
Mr.. Van Alien will probably start the dancing
season, but it Is a curious fact that the followers
of Terpsichore are few and far between al New
port nowadays. Fashionable people seem TO
prefer to have their dancing done for them at
theatres, music halls. or In their own houses,
and even the very young prefer to it hunting,
bicycling, and golfng.
A series of readings by Mrs. Sara Cowell L.
Moyne on The Poets of the Victorian Era - han
been arranged TO take place on Wednesdays in
July at the houses Of Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish,
Mrs. Townsend Burden, and Mrs. Cass Garfield.
A great deal is going on at Bar Harbor. but in
a quiet way, and the very gay season will prob
ably be later there than usual this year, as ie
will wait for the North Atlantic squadron,
which is to rendezvous at Portland about Aug.
II. The visit of the warships always means
dances and receptions on shore and on ship
board and lots Of jolly middies and junior
officers ready for gayeties OF all sorts. Dignihed
dinners and receptions for the elderlies are also
a feature Of the visit, and. although the squad
ron does not stay long. 1t invariably gives an
impetus to the season which lasts long after IL
has sailed away. Almost all the cottages are
open at all the harbors. and the usual number OF
pretty girls from Philadelphia. Boston. and
New York are to be seen in canoes and buck
boards and at the teas and dinners Of the kebo
Valley Club. Among them are Miss Susie
Sturgis, who seems to grow prettier with every
successive season; Miss Sedley OF New York,
Mrs. William Jay Schieffelin, and the Misses
Van Rensselaer,. But, alas! there are not men.
not even boys. enough 10 go round. and Bar
Harbor looks with envious eyes at Newport
where desirable mon always congregate, and,
whether old, young, or middle-aged, do their
part-which is an important one-toward the
success of the gay season.
The wedding OF Miss Edith Blight and MI.
William Page Thompson. who is. by the way. q
brother Of the gentleman who married Miss
Geraldine Morgan, is announced to take place
in Newport in the early part of September.
There is another Mr.. Thompson whose name
has recently appeared in the record Of engage
ments as the fance of pretty Miss Marion Nc.
Keever, a sister OF Mrs. Hoffman Miller. and
people wonder why the same name should DO SO
often repeated on the matrimonial bulletin. and
whether 1t would not be well, as the name Is mob
an uncommon one, for the gentlemen to publish
their pedigrees with their engagements
Lenox is also to have her autumn wedding
this year. and weddings in Berkshire at the
turn of the leaf are very lovely affairs. Miss
Louise Barlow, daughter Of the late Gen. Fran
CHS c. Barlow and niece OF the brave Robert g.
Shaw. whose noble deeds have been immortal.
lied in St. Gaudens's great work recently un-
yelled on Boston Common, and Mr.. Pierre Jay
will be the happy young couple to DO united In
Trinity Church about that time.
Tho engagement of Miss Mabel Roby, the
famous cross-country rider. will DO of interest
to the Meadowbrook colony. with whom she has
hunted for several years. Miss Roby's fanc6 is
. Mr.. Edward T. Cushing OF Boston. a brother of
Mr.. Thomas Gushing. and q well-known man in
club and social circles.
Americans in London have been a good deal
excited over tho big fancy ball at Deyonshirs
House. to which but a limited number of their
country people wero hidden. A lady who was
, present, and who had been at Mrs. Bradley
, Martins ball last winter, writes: "There really
was very little to choose between the two great
functions. OF course the historic magnificonoe
. OF Deyonshire House could not be reproduced
a at the Waldorf Hotel, and such an imposing pa.
a rade of royalty gave a glamour that was happily
impossible In n republican country. But !!
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