New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.


90 all the brilliant affairs. The visit OF Nice-fres
dent and Mrs Carrot A. HOBART was one u w
most pleasant Incidents of the week. ana Tue pi.'-
.nce Of the distinguished visitors furnisheu eAeu''
enough for several of the most conspicuous my"
hers Of the su inner colony TO extend 10 then, 'he
s,,,,, ,,tv NJ their homes. The visit OF the vice.
pr..,dent and Mrs Hobart was much 100 shor' LUZ
en-. neople who were anxious TO snow them "''e'i-
zion However, the entertainments given III '"e"
honor were enjoyable affairs. Mrs. Stuyvesant
-. ,ho has been remarkably active thus iar THIS
,.r IN entertaining had the honor OF gvins
~. erst feast for Mr.. and Mrs. HOBART Her
,,ncbeon at the Golf Club last Saturday Afternoon
~. a very pretty and successful incident Oh 'h"'
g.. u was followed In the evening by dinner
tvan for the strangers by their hos'' Lspeha'"
60, at his handsome villa, White Lodge
go church on Sunday Chauncey NJ Depew gave
. luncheon IN honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart al
pinsrd Cottage No. 4. in Narragansett-ave' ana IN
,h. evening Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin s. Brice gave a
dinner party at their villa in honor of Mr. and MIS-.
IIohar, who on Monday. were the central rSures
t., ono of the leading entertainments OF the week.
reception and lawn party given In their honor oy
NJ and Mrs Brice at Beaulieu, the William wal
dorf Aston place in Belevue-ave. The lawn was
dotted with large sun umbrellas OF oiifereht MUGS
under each Of which were gathered Knots OF manu-
somely attired men and women. There was music
bv a Hungarian orchestra. its members wearing
arv cav uniform and also by the band belonging
IN the I'd Regiment. United States Artillery. Inc
few drops Of rain kept none OF the guests away
Mrs Brice wearing a gown OF black SILK gau%e'
trimmed with old lace. assisted by her daughters
Miss Brce and Miss Kate Brice, each in pretty
and becoming costume, received in the MUSHROOM
and presented each guest Mr. and Mrs. Hobart.
who remained until after 9 o'clock AMONG thoSe
Gown Of silver-gray brocade combined with iayen-
der velvet, who brought with her her gram1Ga u;
tSrsb M sown "a" Of shepnk silk covered with Whit
organde; Mrs l. Townsend Burden lpok ,do Te ~
oils
black jet and embeshed with Mrs. N
H Mortimer Brooks lS s Sa YSTy orDamened
with white lace and black JET MS np,seT With her
In osc s MIS- Julia ka" Dent Grant blue silk yelled
with white mousseline de sole. with TRIMMINGS ~ ~
lace nseI nk cre Ss' Miss Virginia Fair looked
picture in costume OF white ana green cs sm of
Sss Green Silk Yelled with moussene dc sole ana
Miss Hoffman ayr White IN smps With
holding white pumes Mrs no6ar' n W1re lace rim
mining mnSI in honor Of Mr. and Hobart finished
day Of 0Cscd Seses Ms
Hobart Governor nd Mrs Elisha nye Wrs % Sdney
S %eSser Mr. and Mrs redrc sheldon MI and
Mrs Wh%r,0p H hTice c Mrs walker FeSrn
Rear admiral stephen b. Luce CnneNd Denew'
Navy: Lispenard Stewart and Chaunces W.
The Casino dances last week were unusually iarse
and brilliant ones. All the cottagers appeared anu
the dancing continued until late houi -
we're really the first full gatherings at the N"s'P
., ,be fashionable people OF Newport this season
The galleries were crowded with Interested oo-
servers and the piazzas were much requeh''u
Mrs John Jacob Aston was among those WHO az
tended the dance Friday evening, Wheh' s''"iise
10 say the costumes were less elaborate t"''' ~
Monday evening when Mrs. p. Lorillard RonaIdS'
d anneared in a gorgeous gown of white sa'i"
brocade Mrs Frederic Nelson was in black gauze
touched with tiny bows of deep red satin RIBBONS
Mrs John r. Drexel in white satin, compileu win
Ne-green velvet wore some superb PeRT ,c he Wa
in salmon-pink satin Mrs Wili4m 4 IfaVer r
was in pretty costume OF dice of Viii nous
seine de Mrs Charles Russe Hone Wss
also ad IN Soored cSon Miss Van in
white chiffon; Mrs James r. d. Lanier ", Mo, Vim
Trimmings Of appie-green satin and chiffon; Miss
Hoffman in green satin Sovere9 %i.n Wott
Potter gown of Sqe satin T tcdfe BOND
Seautv was displayed to excellent advantage in a
gown OF lilac-colored satin and chiffon; Mrs. Lewis
81, ard lace; Miss Davies was in canary o.ored
Xix: Miss Brice in black silk. ornam1ented WIZ
led roses S s5on and Miss Edith Capp was
pretty gown of French noWered 81 r H. m''''u
The extra dance given at the Casino on THURSDAY
evening in honor of the visiting yachtsmen ana
officers Of the North Atlantic Squadron was wei
send Burden gave the firs of their series of dinner
parties a, Fairlawn on Tuesday evening. Their
guests were Mr.. and Ms. oliver II. p BelmoTnHt'
M and M MRS NJ H and Me N0 waits M Mr.
and Mrs whaTC as Mr. CANA dnd Hr' B4ce MST rs
% %,l,a Bnoo Aston mr. M hna David King IT, Mrs
Thomas Hitchcock. sr. Mrs: Hermann Oelrchs'
Mis- Wg GqSne V WeSop and Aheron
Slight Blight ~ w.
Chauncey NJ Depew gave a dinner party at his
cottage on Friday eveaing. His guests were Mrs.
Aston Mr. and Mrs L. Mortimer Brooks. Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Key Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs
Buchanan Winthrop Mss Josephine johnson. Miss
F sa eh lanes Mss J I'm Aien' A. Muller Try and
Thomas +. CuShlng
Mrs oliver H. p belmont. who has planned to
give series of SunGly afternoon receptions with
music at Belecourt gave her first large entertain
nent OF the season last Sunday afternoon. when
she invited over two hundred guests TO listen to
music furnished by Mss jeanne Faure and Profess
sor Wentzler Mrs. Belmont will give her second
reception this afternoon; the others will follow on
August Is and o. The fac that Mr.. and Mrs. Bel
mont have bought plot ground at Seventy-sev-
enth-st and Fifth-ave with the intention Of erect
ing at once one Of the INST pretentious mansions
to be found In that sector of the city, and the fact
that their new country lpme the old Barnard
homestead. at Hampstead. Long Island. will be
far toward disproving tie rumors that Mr.. and
Mrs. Belmont had after this season intended to
new home. according to he plans at present con-
templated. will be in the colonial renaissance style
with the main entrance On the side street. a good
sized ballroom Will be of the features of the
new house. Mrs. Bemon has arranged 10 sail for
England in short timeto visit her daughter the
Duchess OF Marlborough She expects TO return to
New-York In October aid will pass most of the
winter at their new hone. near the Meadowbrook
Cub
The schedule for futue entertainments at New
port includes dinner pates for this week by Mrs
Aston. Mrs Potter Elmer. Miss Leary. Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish and NJ. and Mrs. Thomas Hitch.
cock, n dance Angus "A by Mrs. David King Of
Kings Cote. for Miss King. and dances by Mrs
Aston. Mr.. Van Aien, AID Mrs. Burden.