New-York tribune., 1899-06-11
NEWPORT AT HER HAPPIEST
THE LITTLE TOWN ALREADY FULL OF
PROMINENT PEOPLE
PROSPECTS OF MOST BRILLIANT SEASON
SOME YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL BE
IN EVIDENCE = ARRANGE
MENTS FOR SPORTS.
MENrs FOR SPORTS.


Newport r. L. June 10 (SpeciaD. Newport always
beams her brightest Dame Fashion Approaches
She sparkes and CLEANS, and ripples with enticins
breezes until the transient seeker after cottage or
palace rushes his family here month or TWO oe-
fore he had Intended. Unlike many nasty decis-
ions II is he never lives TO regret; ana thoSe
who obey his dictates obey with alacrity and cheer
Every year people hnd their hearts turning New
portward at earlier date until the bitterest OF
March winds welcomes the first migration.
Already the little town and its outlying lands are
full OF happy people; people who are being felici-
tated on their brand-new houses or the suggested
beauty OF those yet climbing to the upper stories
people who have succeeded in buying the rented
villa coveted for years. people who this season have
secured their agents consent to occupy the spot
held so long by a neghbor; people who have sunk
the Cliff Walk, haunted Sunday afternoons by the
"maddng crowd" below sight II not beyond mem
ory; people whose new yacht swings ready for the
testing; people for whom all roads are made plain
and dstant-est their arstocratic lawns be swept
by dust from plebeian wheels; people who this year
make their debut In the richest. gayest. smartest
set In America. Never there a better prospect
for the season. Summer residents are deep In
the replenishIng OF furniture and the planning of
entertainments for the coming months OF jolity
Ordinary mechanics and artisans behave like genii
when Messrs Hermann Oelrlchs or Stuyvesant Fish
rub their tasmans Of magic metal, and the new
Rose Cliff" Is progressing rapidly toward the en-
bodment Of its owners dreams in friendly rivalry
with the villa which Will probably witness the
debut Of Miss Marion Fish this summer.
The hotels have enlarged their borders In the
endeavor to receive the increased patronage
brought by their share OF the habitues OF the
lamented Ocean House There is OF course talk
OF new Ocean House to replace that which was
burned last September. but it is only talk There
have been sales numerous and unusually large In
the real estate market, notably that Of Cherry
Trap ubnh hoa chr ,dI,,
foreseen the inevitable trend of fashion toward the
lower end OF the island and will in all proba-
ppiiity be In position to realize small fortune
by way OF profit from his recently acquired hold
ings there. All through the winter came cottage
rentals with surprising frequency. and during the
sprins III fHohins M no gay passed without an an
or money can desirable villa be had. so closely
owners been taken up. Not only viii the summer
colony be gay this season. but II is TO be one OF
the largest ever known here
The season will be marked by the bringing out
or cluster or buds whose unfolding is a matter
Dora Havemeyer. Miss Belmont Miss Twombly
MISS lselin, Miss Wells and many others will make
the younger set lustrous with added beauty. Be
tShe pace nereIthat Of Alfred Vanderbilt to Miss
Romaln dosmOy, that Of Miss Mary Minturn Iate Pot,
ter 20 Mr Bonsai, Of Baltimore that Of Miss Dora
low, of Guantanamo fame; that OF Miss Frances La
Farge. daughter OF John La Fargo. to Edwards
70 the Russian Prince Cantacuzene. Mrs. Potter
Palmer mas taken Beauleu. William Waldorf
Astor's place and will entertain lavishly
The old Defender is already here spinning over
her course In speed trials The Columbia will
probably come later for similar tests while the 30
footers and the little but smart half-raters will as
usual, be everywhere the bay. making the yacht
Ing season a lively one Admiral SIMPSONS ships
which came here FOR the State Inauguration cere-
monies ten days ago, to make this port their
summer headquarters. and already a round OF
naval dinners, receptions and other forms OF enter
tainment has begun. which promises TO make the
gilt and glitter Of Navy and Army uniforms
prominent feature Of the social landscape all sum-
mer long. Polo practice will begin ere many days
to be followed by the ever-popular matches tennis
VIII come with the heat of August, and this year
bids fair to be more than usually lnteresting in
deed neither outdoors within will there be any
lack of diversion from until late October.