The times., 1897-08-29
NEWS FROM THE RESORTS
Outdoor Sports Are Now Superced-
ing Indoer Amusements.
Cool Air OF the Late Summer Makes
Yachting. Tennis and Golf
Attractive.

The high W ater mark has been reached at
the seasbore. and the tide OF travel is
slowly rece,ling toward the mountains and
home, sweet home.
From every section OF the country where
'resorters' most do congreCate come re-
ports that sports OF al kinds are superoed
ing Indoor annsensnfs. The cool air of
the late Sumner makes yachting, tennis
and golf vastly Inore aliuring than those
entertainments which society likes u speak
of as functions and that they are healthier
no one viii deny
The Executive Mansion has had its fall
cleaning and is waiting, Just a little bit
| freSher ana more comforta Bile than ever.
| for the coming OF the President and Mrs
Mckinley. though they are not expected
| Inside OF two weeks. The ante room lust
OFT the main corridor, next to the family
dining, room. has heen transformed into
smoker Tor the especial use of the Presi-
dent or perhaps 1t isn't a smoker after
oil, hut lust a little lounging room, where
! he may rlIa in peace with his friends. The
hare fiasr II dark aud SO shiny that it re
/ fleets shadows like well. The ceiling is
copper gilt. and where the ancient vain
Sooting leaves Off, seven feet above tire
| floor. the walls are covered with an odd.
beautiful tapestry OF Mrs. McKinley's color.
blue.
There lis the cheerfulest kind of an open
| fireplace, framed in a manteI of antique
pattern. and from the handsome furnish
Ing in the way of chairs and eouches, one
| instinctlTcly selects a caEacious rocker
with the conviction that before The winter
/ Is over at viii be Known as Mr.. Hanna's :"
Southern writer declares that the
| newspaper cuts or Mis-. John Sherman.
/ wife OF the Secretary of State, give no
/ suggesiionof her true appearance. Accord
Ing 10 tIcoreia journal, there is no air
OF ostenta tion, nothing loud or motley pro
claiming about this gentle grande- dame,
| either in herself or her equipage. The
| hveries. her turnout, her dress all bespeak
/ tue elegance that belongs TO the true gen.
uewoman- Mrs. Sherman's hair is almost
Whlte, and rs waved and parted above tll,.
genuest. most womanly brow. while her
! soft blue eyes have that bright young
/ JOY OF life In them that that good and
| happy woman Always keeps there, ma
| matter what time may do TO other rea-
tures. Her complexion is wonderfully
fresh and fair, and. indeed, her personality
is altogether charming.
| Mrs Nary s. Lockwood, vice chairman
of the history committee OF the Worlds
| Fair, of which Mrs Potter Palmer is
chairman, has been ia Chicago for the EAST
ten days assisting in the prepa ration of
the record of work done by women during
The Fair and which she VIII edit upon her
| return. As Mrs. Palmer is at Newport
the responsibility of the work devolves.
IA a great measure. upon Mrs Lockwood.
9Ei her stay has been more extended
than she anticipated when she left Wash
| ington. IL is expected. however, that
she viii return before September Z.
Miss Lizzie MacNichol returned to the
city Friday from a ten da vs. vacation at
Atlantic City, and after few hours rest
| at her home on Capitol Hill, took the
steamer yesterday evening for brief
stay at swann's, on the lower Potomac.
She Is in splendid voice and. as usual.
So enthusiastically devoted to her arr thai
she is quite ready to give up her pleasant
hours of summer rest Tor her operate work.
winch viii begin ON September 13 at the
| Columbia Theater.
d. Victor Equeqnereu. minister OF Peru
to the United States, is a guest at the
thousand Isle House
The request or Mrs Potter Palmer thai
her guests at her dinner dance. To be given
at her villa on August 81, appear with
powdered hair, has caused quite a flutter
among fashionable Newporters.
Ex-senator Watson C. Squire is a guest
at The Stockton, Cape May.
w. Whitney, OF Minneapolis, is making
visit to Washington
The Misses swingle, of this city. who
have been visiting Miss Eliza Ramer, of
Martlhsburg, w Va, have returned home
accompanied by Miss Ramer.
Mrs. George W. Cissel. of Georgetown
heights, who is the guest OF Mr.. C. R. Bur
rows at Saratoga, win remain at the
springs until after the floral fete.
Mrs. Dcyiae, of Washington, is enoying
Atlantic City, at the Hotel st. Charles.
| Miss NJ T. hIH was guest at the
musicale given during the past week at the
Donnelly cottage at Sea Isle City, A de.
| hgfuui program was contributed by the
summer re'idents, and was enjoyed by the
most prominent visitors at the resort.
Miss Florence Stidham was one of the
| popular singers at the Auditorium at Ocean
City on Thursday night.
Mrs. NJ. j. Burr. Miss E BrinIey. Master
j. Brinley and E. ID. Huntley are domI
ciled at Ocean Grove.
senator w. j. Sewell arrived at At
iantic City Friday on his special car, and
VIII ENJOY the Kaleidoscope festivities
of Atiantic City for the next few DAYS.
4 Mr. IIpirnar