New-York tribune., 1899-08-20
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

before was kept up last week at Newpor, 80.
continues to be the field Of social activity tn
were luncheons. dinners. dances. polo and t.n,,
matches and outings Of every description &C.,
church hours last Sunday was a busy dav .,,s
luncheons, Mrs. Hermann Oerichs Miss Az.
Pauding. niece OF Senator Chauncey NJ Dec
Mrs. Pembroke Jones, Mrs William K yandsybn,
jr.. and Mrs. James T. Woodward .nter,a,,,,.
at their respective Villas while at the Eeuynnr,
Club house there were also many luncheon parties
w Forbes Morgan. who makes his home in Franc.
/ and who is spending the season at Newport hsd
as his guests AT luncheon Mr.. and Mrs George "a
De Forrest Mrs Burke Roche. Mrs. f. Rollins
The evening concert at the Casino was well n,,-
rooms was engaged. Some OF those who ssys vs
dinner parties there were Mrs, Frederick Gebhard'
Mrs William Payne Thompson Mrs Peter rcs%s conSs;
esxa bewt rs Mrs roS0 Georfe T. Eyes Mrs John r.
L. Meyer. Mrs. Charles Astor Bristed wirsm E9a
Cutting jr, Franklin A. Plummer, Douglas Grant,
Mrs. e. Rollins Morse and the Marquis de san
Vito. ~ '1''
The gay world hardly well awake the n.rt
morning when 1t time to get in order for the
race between the Columbia and the Defender for
the cup offered by Colonel John Jacob Astor All
Newport seemed yachting enthusiasts on that day.
so crowded the streets and the harbor with
craft OF every description. fnnumerabe yachting
parties were given One Of the largest was enter
tanned by Colonel and Mrs Astor on board ths
NOurmahal.
tor. Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Cooper Hewitt. Mrs William r. Travers. Mt and
Mrs. James F. D. Lanier, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon
Norre. Mr.. and Mrs Herman Duryea, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Won l.. Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Ma
thaniel Thayer, Miss Susan Whiting. Miss Edith
Morton. Miss Evelyn Burden, Miss Morgan, Miss
Lena Morton, Mrs Whitney Warren, Miss Mauto
Wetmore, Miss Isabella Carter. Mrs stuyyesant
Fish, Miss Sands. Mrs. oliver II. p. Belmont. Mr
and Mrs. Richard McCreery Arthur T. Kemn
Richard Peters, Winthrop Rutherford ". G. Max
Muller, of the British Embassy; Reginald Tower
charge d'affalres OF the British Embassy; Reginald
Ronalds. Stanley Mortimer. Goold Hoyt, Fernando
Yznaga, Hamilton W. Cary. Elisha Dyer. jr.. lis
penard Stewart Victor sorchan. James b. Eus,ls.
william G. Eustis, Gordon Fellowes and John z.
Barton Willing
Elbridge T. Gerry entertained on board of the
Electra a party Of distinguished men. including
Judge John Clinton Gray. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
sr.. Senator Depew Major D ". Lockwood, L 9.
A; George Peabody Wetmore James " Parker,
William Post Daniel B. Fearing, ". Watts sher-
man. Edward J. Berwind and Count ROdolphe DO
Meran
Joseph Stickney had among his guests on ths
Susquehsnna Robert T. Lincoln. ex-Ambassador 10
Miss Julia Dent Grant Miss Mason Mrs. Charles
u. Oelrchs, Potter Pa.mer Commodore George
On J. PierDent Morean,s yacht Corsair were Mr..
and Mrs. Foxtall Keene, Dr. and Mrs. John Mason.
Morgan Arrieton. OF Massachusetts,, Buchanan
Mr. and Mrs 9 Psn5oEe Jone guests on the Ss
rada were Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Lortllard jr.. Mrs.
Fores Gran Vs BeuTen Davis d
T9wnsend nd Burden 3sie r,.n, ,so -... .. ~.
and Mrs Alexa2der Van Rensselaer's yacht May
and General Nelson A. Miles witnessed the contest
After the struggle between the two yachts came
procession Of dinner parties, one Of the largest
were later entertained by child dancer There
was also general dancing after the dinner Other
Clews and Chauncey u. Depew.
On Tuesday morning the Casino tennis courts
presented the old familiar appearance Of shifting
colors incessant movement and busy hum Of con-
,versation on the same day there was quite a
crowd present witness the womans handicap
golf tournament for the cups offered by the New.
port Club and applaud Miss Anna Sands. who car
ried of the cup in Class A, with net score Of lo9
in spite Of an additional handicap Of plus two
strokes. The opening OF the polo season was the
principal social incident of the afternoon. The
number Of spectators. considering the counter at.
tractions-the yacht race FOR Commodore J. Pier.
pont Morgan's cups. the first day Of the National
Lawn Tennis Tournament and the women's golf
contest-was quite large. The roads leading 10 the
grounds were jamned with spectators and vehicles
10 see the contest for the Oerichs cups. As the
subsequent days, there good play. espe-
cially Wednesday. between the Westches'er
team and the Meadowbrook four, the riding being
uncommonly fast and the hitting about the best
that has been seen in this country for time.
Innumerable dinners followed in the evening Il
be rather difcult 20 40 justice TO the state
lness and beauty of sor.c Of the entertainments
Mrs. Astor who gave another OF her series OF ban
decorated with clusters OF American Beauty roses.
nelius Vanderbilt tr; NJ. and Mrs. George b. De
Forest, Mr. and Mrs RicAsrd McGrsery Colonel
and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mr. and Mrs A. Ian Ian
fear Norrie. Mr.. and Mrs. James F. ID Lanier, Mrs.
Whitney Warren, Mrs Peter Cooper Hewitt Mrs.
Frederick s C. d'Hautey!ie. Miss Anna Sands. Lis
penard Stewart the Marquis ds SAP Vo w., a.
and Fernando Yznags.
Wednesday was one OF the busiest days IN ths
social calendar. The lawn tennis tournament was
a powerful attraction. the Casino grounds being
crowded again with the representative fashionable
people of the cottage colony. In the evening Mrs.
Burke Roche gave a dinner party az her villa, Ems
Court which will take rank with the many hand
some entertainments already given by the cottage
owners this summer. The guests were seated AT
several round tables. each ornamented with SIM
pie cluster OF cottage garden flowers, placed on
the piazza. During the dinner there was music
by band stationed on the lawn. The Interior OK
the villa elaborately decorated for the occa-
sion by Hodgson with hollyhocks japanese lilies
combined with 'black-eyed Susans" and electric
lights arranged In effective designs. Mrs BurSe
Roche, wearing a gown Of the palest SHADE OF lemon
or cream satin with garniture OF silver. recelEsa
her guests in the white and gold drawing room on
the same night Mrs John Clinton Gray gave a
dance at her villa, Hawkhurst for tne younss
friends OF her daughter Another social incident .,
the evening was a dinner party given by lAspenari
Stewart. his villa, White Lodge. In honor 2t
Mrs. William Astor. The other guests were Nu;
and Mrs. c. Oliver Iselin Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan,s'
Thayer, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton McKay Iwomoy'
Mr.. and Mrs William u. Sloane, Mr. ana MIS- A.
1anfear Norre, Mr. ard Mrs. II. Mortimer BLOOMS
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer. Miss Josephine John-
son. Egerton L. Winthrop. sr.. and Richard Peters
There was no lack of diversion on Thursday'
when the polo game attracted hundreds OF spec
tators. The night OF dinners, MIS- l.
Townsend Burden giving one for young people AZ
her villa. Fair Lawn. Her guests were MISS Eol'h
Deverenx Capp Miss Marion Fish. Miss Gerry
Miss Morton. Miss Julia d Grant. Miss Anha