New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-25
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

Birds of passage from across the Atlantic Long
Island Newport New-London, Westchester. New
Jersey and from places up the river were seen
last week IN town. which is socially SO dead now
that even club windows are barely glanced at by
The few stragglers who are here for the day. just
for n run through the shops and luncheon. The
tropical temperature has been too to expect
men and women who have the opportunity to avoid
II 10 spend the night in town simply for dinners.
The theatres offer little or nothing.
The week q. Newport brought some intimations
az the lively times yet TO come. To be sure. there
was nothing of large formal nature in the
entertainments. but there several informal
gatherings which brought together the shining
lights OF the social world The Casino hop
Monday night we'll attended. and the one
Friday night the largest and most brilliant
IF the number of dinner parties pre-
coded the dance, which was favored with cool
weather inducing many of those present to take
part in the dance. Among those present were Mrs
Hermann Oelrichs Mrs. J. Wadsworth Richie.
Mr. and Mrs Philip Schuyler. Mrs. Royal Phelps
Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. William r. Travers. Mr.. and
Mrs % b%dg p Mrs EdwarG Ks
Mrs Frederic Nelson. who has arrived from
f fTeSsh 2 gown ns Of White ATTN Miss Virginia.
Miss Julia Grant, Miss Edith Clapp MISS pso iopP n
i MIsS Palmer. jr: Thomas +. cushing Reginald
Brooks and l. Tow nsend burden. jr. The annual mid;
the absence of the bachelor brigade is keenly felt
not only at Newport but al Bar Harbor and other
are Yachting mad and that the mania VIII last
until after the disbandng OF the New-York Yacht
Club fleet.
outdoor sports at Newport were last week con-
siderably interfered with by the frequent rain
storms although the threatening weather on
Wednesday afternoon did not prevent society from
turning out in large number TO witness the base
hall game nor did it interfere with the attendance
Of golfers on the links at the Country Club or
dinners and luncheons there were any number
Among those who entertained at dinner were Mr..
and Mrs. w. Il. Travers Mrs. Burke-Roche. Mrs.
Clement c. Moore Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis H. Hume
well. Mr. and Mrs Arthur T. Kemp, James b.
Parker and Mrs. f. S. G. diauteville. The pres
ont week at Newport will be full OF dinners.
luncheons coaching parties and receptions Mrs.
Aston who is established at Beechwood for the
season. has cards out for a large dinner party on
Thursday evening next. Mrs. II. Mortimer Brooks
has cards out for Il dinner the following even
ing and Mr. and Mrs I. Townsend Burden will
give their first large dinner party Tuesday even
ing August 3. OF balls or large dances nothing
definite has yet been heard. II is whispered among
the cottagers that Mrs. Aston will give large ball
for her granddaughter about the middle Of Al
gust and that Mrs. II. Mortimer Brooks. Mrs l.
Townsend Burden, Mrs. Stuyvesant FISH ana
James J. Van Allen will follow with similar enter
taiunents 1t is also rumored that Mr.. and Mrs
ogden Goelet will soon open their house and Will
give one of the most sumptuous entertainments Oh
The season in it. 1t vii! probably so ruror mas
IT, take the form Of PAL which WI serve i and
%ov-Y York society In case Of there being no open
air horse show this summer there Is scheme on
foot have dog show but as ye, the nes
grounds south Of the ocean House nave peen
spoken Of as possible se l' named as the proper
time for it, There some people who say 1t is
% d
wgrk sD M99g The daie set for
~ horse show was August %. but. the shortness
Of time considered 1t is more than likely that
80 There also appears to be some doubt about
the land parade ana marine fete' wht zen 49, 6eVe
come in so slowly and In such small sums that !.
scarcely possible 10 get the deSeo ar SUBJ
scrbed before August arrives the date set io'
the show
ca,oral rentals of cottages at Newport were
made last week Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Wander
bjlt IT.. who have been the guests OF the iatter
parents Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. WILSON, nave
secured John H. Davs's cottage IN be ''eNuc-ae'
known as Rhua House; Mrs Ehzane'h NJ Nuiue"
has taken lease of the William Pell cottage; FRAN
o,sco Terry of Havana has leased the John AUSTIN
Stevens cottage in Rhode Island-ave, ana MISS
Ann Sands has rented W. w. Sherman's villa IN
Parker-st. called Needwood. for the rest OF inc
season Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt ana MISS 1iause
Vanderbilt are expected home from Europe VII
Saturday of this week They will 80 at once 10
Nevport and occupy the Breakers. which Is oeihs
prepared for them Mr.. Vanderbilt whose neaied d
Is greatly improved. will remain abroad. MT: a ~
Mrs ogden Goelets villa near OchTe folh t, -
being nut in order for their arrival Mr.; ana MI
Stanley Mortimer have arrived al the ram INC INC
for The season Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J., 9I rn,
have returned from Europe and are al the o Saav!
cottage in Narragansett-aVe. CnaunCey VI; DoPS''
his SON and niece Miss Anna Pauldlng, nave al,
rived a, Pinard cottage No. 4. on the oilIis, anu
Perry Belmont has opened his VIVA byIt q
His hrother-in-law and sister. Mr. ana MI = ..
Howiand have leased the Packer villa for me resi-
never who are the guests % Mr. ana -hrs,
Mortimer are looking for villa: James OtIs; ',e
newly elected president of the Newport Slalpahs s
Clnb is tho guest of Good Redmond ana M! anu
Mrs Orme Wilson are the guests OF MIS- As'oi'
One Of the most important social incidents OF the
week AZ Ienox was the luncheon given on MONDAY
afternoon by Mrs David Lydg at her summer
home Shady Side in honor Of the Baroness Won
Thiemann wife of the retiring German AmDassa-
dor AZ Washington, who sailed for Europe on
Thursday. The other guests at the luncheon were
Mrs John s. Barnes. Mrs. John f. Alexandre' Mrs'
Frederick Nelson Mrs. Joseph W. Burden, Mrs'
Carlos de Heredia and Mrs. John Sloane. baron
Won Tbielmann who is exceedingly popular with
the cottagers at Lenox paid his respects to his ad-
mirrors by giving farewell dinner party and giving