Evening star., 1898-08-18
NEWPORT'S CLIFFS.
Pleasures Commenced When the Rain
Ceased-Dinners and Luncheons.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
NEWPORT, August IL, 1898.
After nearly a weeks downpour Old Sol
cor cluded to show his face once more and
to rejoice the hearts of the sporting set,"
who have polo, golf and tennis tourna-
merits on hand, besides picnic dances and
trolley rides.
Soft ground once more compelled the
postponement of the polo game which was
announced for 4 pm. yesterday, much to
the disappointment of all interested in the
tournament. Mr.. Foxhall Keene is not
playing this season, and Mr.. George Nor
man, arother expert player, is away on the
torpedo beat destroyer Gloucester.
The cottages are mostly occupied, and the
hotels have a goodly number of guests.
We have had plenty of fog, but since IL is
cean anG white and said to give creamy
ccmplexions to Newport bellies nobody COM
plains. Surely the green isle never looked
loyelier al i fresher than now. A pleasant
affair was the dinner given by Mrs Astor
at Beechwood in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, it being the first
social function Mr.. Vanderbilt has attended
since his Illness, though he often drives out
and also attends the service at old Trinity.
The other guests were Commodore and
Mrs. Elbridge Gerry, Mr. and Mrs. Potter
Palmer, Judge and Mrs. John Clinton Gray.
Col and Mrs John Jacob Astor, Mr.. and
hugh Whitehouse, Mr.. and Mrs. Mckay
wombly, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. l.. Reves, Mr..
Joe stems of the Belgian legation, Lispenard
Stewart and Col Geo. Fearing. The Ameri-
can beauty, Mrs. Astors iavorite flower,
was profusely used in the decorations.
The dancing set are looking forward with
much pleasure to the dinner dance at
RockhurSt on the 22d, for which Mrs. H.
Mortimer Brooks has issued cards.
Wednesday Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish enter
tanned at dinner at the Crossways. The
floral decorations were unique, being blue
and white only which gave the room just
q touch of old Delft coloring. Flowers such
as our great grandmothers loved, holly
hooks, glexinias and shell pink hydrangeas,
are in high favor with the smart set for
decorations.
DIR. and Mrs. Seward Webb are visiting
frie nds at Newport.
Mrs. l. Townsend Burden entertained
select coterie at dinner at Fair Lawn Sat
urday evening.
been engaged to amuse the guests at sew
eral social functions. He appears in orr
entail costume. The Casino hops shave be-
come immensely popular, the cottagers
dror ping in about midnight to end UP with
a dance after other social engagements. a
favorite practice of the Count of Turin dur
ing his recent visit. The grill rooms, too.
are much frequented, 1t often being quite
impossible to get table.
Bathing "by tho light o. the moon" is
the cottagers' latest fad.
Just now originality Is the watchword,
and anything of an informal nature is
hailed by society with delight.
Everything goes, from trolley rides 20
gypsies of the "tell-your-fortune-p pretty
lady type.
Capt. Milbank Of the British navy is
stopping in town, en- route to the Yukon.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has issued cards
for dinner dance on the 18th, in honor of
her son. Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt
Two of the seasons debutantes who are
greatly admired are Miss Marion Fish a nd
Miss Swan.
Miss Rogers is one of the best golf play
ers and horsewomen in Newport.
Gen. Frank Morgan Freeman and family
are in town.
Mr. Cope Whitehouse entertained at din
ner Monday at his apartment at the Berke-
ley, IN honor of Miss McAllister, daughter
or the late Ward McAllister. A yacht din