Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-02
SMART SET OF THE 100"
The 400" Outdone in Extravaganza
and Eccentricity.

The old conservative members of the
AGO have been supplanted by a new
set. The smart set" they are called
among themselves. They are new
100"
The aim of each member is to outdo
the other in sOme extravaganza or
eccentricity. Women who are moth
ers and even grandmothers go about
as freely and actively as their daugh-
ters.
There must be no fad or fashion that
is year old. That would be common
place. It must be bold original and
daring. Piazza dinners, coon songs
vegetable parties, costume balls, cake
walks, dinners, service without ser
wants where the guests serve them
selves, and bachelors Funcheons, with
only one hostess, like the brilliant Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish.
A striking gown, a valuable jewel, or
a sensational entertainment captivates
society for period. There are four
new factions. They have superseded
the original "400" The old conserva-
tive set, the new set, the set led by
Mrs. Astor and the original 's400'' have
been supplanted by the "smart set. y
About 100 members are active in this
branch of society.
Chief among them are Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish, the most daring, courage
Gus and invincible; Mrs. O. Fl. P.
Belmont, the beautiful strategist, who
had held undisputed her following
for Is years; Mrs. Hartman, the new
beauty, who was the first woman in
her set to dance and sing coon songs
with blackened face; Mrs. w. K.
Vanderbilt, who spends half a million
year on her gowns; Mrs. Clarence
Mackay, who squanders fortune in
"tips" to servants who happen to serve
her well; Mrs. Ladenburg, the wealthy,
young and beautiful widow; Mrs
Carley Havemeyer, the dashing beauty,
whose fad is horses and a fine mount
to ride to the hounds.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish takes great
pleasure this year in saying II am the
limit" Surrounded by group of the
most desirable men in Newport, she
may be daily seen at the Casino on
Bellevue avenue.
Miss Marion Fish, her daughter, is a
prospective debutante. She may be
presented this summer.
The latest fad this summer at New
port is the automobile.
It was Mrs. Fish's good fortune to
bouo tbo fret r0oI1u concofiOna1 oaai-
dent. Last week, when she was taking
her second lesson, the machine ran
away. She realized she had lost con-
troll of the mechanism, and the in
domitable courage she manifested
years ago, when she fearless1y drove
a cab her grooms could scarcely
handle, saved her from a serious &C
when the automobile dashed up the
steps Of the Crossways, seriously
damaging the vehicle, and cried
''Whom the gods love they punish!"
Mamie Fish has the reputation of
being the most startling, alluring,
fascinating and magnetic woman in
society. The mother of grown daugh
self of being scarcely 25. She effects
the most extreme gowns, striking in
form and daring in color. At a re-
cent Casino hop she wore bright
scarlet spangled gown. It was cut
with the fashionable ellskin skirt,
long train and a slightly low corsage.
One of them said, There comes
81 1o NTJrxx.
The serpentine lines of the scintiIIat-
ing, brilliantly coIored garment made
Mrs. Fish look as if she was clothed
in fame This dress was the most
original, unique, daring, becoming, ex-
pensive, sensational novelty of the.
season. 1t was designed for Mrs.
Fish and cost $4,000.
Her figure is tall, slender and
athletic. Men speak of her as ga
good fellow" She has fund of an
ecdotes, always knows the latest and
raciest gossip, and no one can tell a
story ''that is the limit so we'll as
she. For six years she has filled
niche in the social world mat was
created by her originality and ex-
traordinary charm of person. Prob
ably she will never have a successor.
Without being a great beauty she
is irresistible. Her friends say it is
because Mamie Fish has a sharp
tongue, but heart of gold" Her enc
mics believe she is a witch. Every
body knows she is always ready to do
or dare anything ''just for fun be-
cause Mamie Fish is "the limit -
Mrs. "Carley" Havemeyer is great
beauty. Her husband, "Carley"
Havemeyer, died year ago from an
accidental pistol shot. Physically she is
large, dark and majestic. Her raven
black hair is luxuriant and reaches to
the ground. The superb pink and
white of her fair skin and her coal
black eyes attract notice everywhere
she goes.
Rumors of her engagement to Fred
w. Beach have been often started
only to be denied. Mr.. Beach has the
distinction of being the only man in