New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
VIEWPOINTS SEASON OVER.
PROSPECTS FOR MODERN HOTEL ~
REPLACE THE OCEAN HOUSE

! tho CAV season at Newport has gone by lhere
are still plenty Of people here. but ttle OF the nv
and brilliancy which month ago made inc uaS'
/ and nights an almost unceasing round OF acuViy'
. Iusteod tho cottage residents now ENJOYING
the best portion Of the entire season In the quiet
Of home life and OF family and friendly sather'"eS
/ This has been a quiet week among the cottage
people. with numerous small private entertain
/ ments but no large or formal gatherings """'
ont Of doors golf yachting and tennis alone re-
main Even the dances AT the Casino came 10 an
/ end a week ago. and the strains OF Mu'ia's
| orchestra have been heard for the last time 'hs
! season. As on the opening night OF the summer
/ the attendance at the closing dance was large
though there but few spectators In the gal
/ leres
! Though at about the usual time OF year the sea-
! son at the Ocean House closed this summer
/ trihe earlier than had been intended-but neverthe-
/ less in n verltabc blaze OF glory. What had oeeh
! feared and watched for these many years came
/ as all such things do. entirely Unexpectedly AT
last and within two short hours the big hotel was
/ fat with the ground Now. II ever is the oppor-
tunty for Ocean House when small s''e
! Newport what she has never yet hah-a 50
modern. up-to-datc hotel adequate 10 her position
ne the chief among American summer resorts ana
suited 20 the needs OF the rapidly increasing con-
/ stiiuoncy which IT would undoubtedly at once at
/ tract TO itself For whatever the weh-known iac's
regarding the passing Of the hotel are IN New
J ports history ard the monopoly Of the cottage
in her fashionable life. it is no longer to he
doubted that that period. too IL now giving way
to another While the cottage will always probably
remain pre-eminent In Newport, there Is still, ana
has been for some years past. growing note!
summer population here. whose wants have been
but poorly met. For several years now there has
been every fall and spring talk of building new
Ocean House to replace the old plans have been
said 10 be already drawn. and more than once a
beginning has been promised for the next season
/ always with the same result Now that the old
Of fHp lODr
bigger the view. # 1t IS not built now 1t may
never be-. the lapse Of a single season may
make a great difference There can be no question
that such hotel as would be erected by the
present owner and manager Of the property would
Immediately End make for itself permanent
place In the summer life Of tho city.
There was great disappointment among all
classes az the failure OF the big demonstration a
week n honor Of the naval Meet. which was
expected hero. hEt which. with the delays which
seem inevitable 10 the movements Of warships.
WAS prevented from coming. \ monster land
parade Of sa lors ana soldiers had been planned
FOR last Saturday the anniversary OF Perry's VIC
tory on Lake Eric. with further entertainments
early this week FOR the officers and men OF the
feet As IT was only one two OF vessels
here. and the only celebration Of the day was
a private one by oliver Hazard Perry Belmont "A
| nephew and namcsakc Of the hero BY Mr.. Bel
monts orders the statue ~ Commodore Perry on
Washington square was decorated with hags and
handsome floral pieces. and at noon the Newport
artillery fired "a salute In front Of Beicouri. where
a number OF friends ~ Mr. Belmont enter
tanned In the carly evening there boat
race N the harbor for a purse given by Mr.. Bel
mont
y number - young girls among the summer resi-
dents have collected the sum Of t75 with witch 10
buy cots for tho sick soldiers. and have sent tho
money 20 Mrs. O. n Baldwin. who viii 500 that fl
i,,9 V. 10 ,l.i 'tp@> ~, ne Xon.s eifs IN
Ruf TtSor
Edith Miller and Miss Katharine Lawrence
the lawn Of Miss Masors cottage on RHODE IL and
ave-. danr" recital An IdyI from Theocritus
and Other Scenes" This is series OF four iiys or
little pictures each telling OF the philosophy OF
nature through different channel. tho themes be-
taken from tie "Wa,er scenes and "A shepherds
! Tai" This wns ~" second IN a series Of three
such rcctfas. %" nrst having been Illustrative ~
ne poetry Of Omar <hn,yam.
/ Royal lister Yacht club. Hugh g. Kelly honorary
secretary - he club and Hugh VI McGndoway.
th, proiimiraric- ~ The face for The America's
| cup. win William Fife IT,, who is 20 design The
/ this week ana were entertained by prominent mem
/ hcr, oi thc Ncw-York Yacht club here. ashore and
anoat They wer" taken ont 10 witness race Of
/ owner os ne boats and wore euesfs of Herman
/ b burycl ~ dinner AZ th" Chickcring cottage on
Among tho prominent arrivals Of the week have
/ Raroncs. DO Wadeucr. club cottage. Ralph Neville
xiconmtc, George d.Avenil of Paris Maior-Gencra
" J. l.. simpsGn Al retired o ana Ms ME-
/ here .as' sunday. McDoGgall Hawkes. Miss Has
g or b. G'Ssg oS s%n2T l W M and h MTi
VINO has ioncd his family ~ Dudley Place; John
M G9" &Iw5 ana H9y2 F h see G' ne Mr.. John
/ Jacob Aston. who gave in her honor an entertain
/ Cram. OF New York. has been guest Of Mrs George
/ Peabody Wc'more a. chateau sur, Mer Colonel AID
4 Mr We"@f ,ap raM T 1i Wnm YRS Rdc
f.ffar her her FRS Ia Inn
gansett-aye. Henry D. Robbins Of his sister Mrs
r Liycrmorc. Mrs rollins NJ squire- Of Mrs 3
Rerwind M The Films; Miss Gray Of Mrs W
Bun; isaac Isclin Of Iorilard spencer. Miss Brad
aeld OF Mrs. ". II. Lowndcs. and Theodore Meyer,
Joseph $ stevens OF the Rough Riders with his
father Frederick W. Stevens. has returned here
Tho youngc- man is nearly restored to health after
his exposure during the war and In comng hom"
+. Lawrence Embree Who, Who has been In Europe
Mr. W6 eoA H, ,6s Rs week Of and ise 2 h
| first time In many years was obliged TO stop some
| where CSC than at that hotel H..
d Mr caTy in n" week en- the &iaS@ra me big
steam yncht nraSns mHc9 atieT I,,,.
Of STATE. for the Colonies who IS visiting In Massa-
Mr and Mrs FREDERICK W. Vanderbilt. who are
aIrood vii come 10 Newport Tor a short stay but
VII MOI op~n Rough Point ,.,,-,,a. - c.--,. ..,.,
q farewell dinner this week on board the Electra,
/ ana have closed their cottage and gone TO Della
/ ware Water Gap
MIR and Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt have COM
p,etcI their Newport visit and have gone TO Ienoy
! whore they are guests ~ Mr. md Mrs. William II.
! Sloane. -
/ Mrs ] r Busk who has been III here, has sufii-
| cienty recovered 10 be- able To drive out.
The announcement Is made here that the mar
| rage Of John r. Lvermore. son Of the Baroness
Snillcre TO Miss Josephine Brooks. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. Mortimer Brooks whose engagement
was recently announced. has been set 10 take place
/ ca -iv I'm December I'm Ncw-York.
SOCIETY FOLK AT 4 COZ NTRY FAIR.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE CorTAGERs At LENOx