Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
THE CLIFF JEWELLERS.


"ei-NhOWh fe0pAe.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEWPORT. r. l.. July %. 1899.
The national capital arrivals here con-
tinue larger than for several seasons past
The latest. hotel Corners are Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Burdette, Misses Burdette. Mrs. T.
w. Jewell. c. N. Thomas, Miss Kirk, Miss
Woodward, Miss Margaret Woodward, Mrs.
! Taylor, Robinson Riley, Geo. W. Pegman.
Senator and Mrs. Geo. Peabody Wetmore
have entertained several times within ten
days at Chateau sur Mer. Miss BInninger
of New York has recently been their guest.
Miss Satterlee of Washington is the guest
| of Mrs. Edwin Parsons at Carey Cottage.
Major T. B. Ferguson of Washington has
been visiting John Whfpple.
William Hayes Ackland of Washington Is
stopping at the Riggs cottage and is regis
tered at the Casino.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew now cozily
settled at the Pinard cottage, will entertain
Monday evenings.
The Rev. Alexander Mackay Smith Of
Washington this week entertained large
party at picnic on the Gilbert Stuart
farm, North Kingstown.
Judge Bradley of Washington is register
ed at the La Forge cottage.
Mrs. E. II. G. Slater of Washington has
raised a decided commo-ion here by having
the cliff terrace, in front of her new villa,
| raised to such height that passers-by on
the cliff walk cannot over it. Some fear
that other cottagers will follow her exam
pie. While 1t Is true that occasionally ex-
cursionists commit depredations, the mem
bers of the summer colony have found it
well worth their while to keep the terrace
at a moderate elevation.
The Rev. Alexander Mackay Smith of
Washington preached last Sunday in the
movable church at jamestown. This is not
a church with movable feasts, but a sane
tuary on wheels, holding about 100 people.
1t is drawn about the island at will, in or
der that no community can say that it is
out of range of the Gospel.
The British legation will be settled in the
Newman cottage on Catherine street in a
few days. Secretary Max Muller has been
here a week. and Reginald Tower, charge
d'affaires, is expected daily. The legation
has not been here for three years and will
be warmly received socially. At time
it was proposed to keep the body here every
summer by building special villa for it.
Dr. r Jenkins and ID. r. Chase, both Of
Washington, are at Bergers.
Miss Virginia Gammell, introduced to So
ciety last Saturday afternoon at a lawn re-
ception On the cliffs, is n niece of Mrs E.
ii. G. Slater of Washington. Six hundred
invitations were issued, it being the largest
affair of the sort here for a long time
Among those present were United States
Senators Allison of Iowa. Wetmore of
Rhode Island and Governor Dyer of Rhode
Island, who assisted in seating the guests
The North Atlantic squadron is now hold
ing land drills on Coasters Harbor Island
and promises to hold some sham battles
before leaving next week for Bar Harbor
The New York Yacht Club on its annual
cruise will spend a solid week here, August
to II, making side trip to Vineyard
Haven.
Top of all its spectacular accessories this
season Newporters are asking that the
Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes be brought
here for side show.
The Columhia-Defender races and their
informal spins have brought a lot of enter
tanning, afoat and ashore. Mrs o. H. P.
Belmont at Belcourt mingled music with
her dinners.
Late arrivals include Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Rowland at Perry Belmonts "By-the-Sea,"
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Mortimer at Rhua
House and the Earl of Yarmouth.
Prince Cassanier Loborwiske, Baroness
d Erlanger Prince Pandian, Count Giuseppe
Della Gherardesca and Bishop Potter are
late registrations at the Casino.