New-York tribune., 1899-08-23
SOCIETY AT NEWPORT.
A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT ENTERTAIN
MENTs MADE THE DAY A LIVELY ONE
THE OFT Of DOOR SPORTS

Newport. r. L. Aug . (SpeciaD.-A number Of
important social entertainments were given to-day.
making IT one OF the veliest OF the season To-
night Mrs. William Astor gave dinner at Beech
wood the decoratio being American Beauty roses
and the music being furnished by Mualys Orches-
ira The guests were Mr. ard Mrs Oliver H. P.
Belmont Mr. ard Mrs. Elisha Dyer. jr. Mr. and
Mrs. z. J. Berwind. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Clews.
Miss Josephine Johnson. Mr.. ard Mrs. Buchanan
Winthrop. Mrs J. Clinton Gray Mrs Leslie Cot
ton Miss Willing Mrs Walter l. Kane Mrs Ogden
Mills Miss Munroe. Count vay de vsya. Worth
ington Whitehouse. c. A. Mum Ogden Goldman
jr. Richard Peters. Harry Lehr and Winthrop
Rutherfurd
Mrs. Potter Palmer gave dinner for young peo-
pie entertaining Miss Gerry. Miss Burden. Miss
Winthrop the Misses Potter. Miss Carter. Miss
Goddard Miss Greene Miss Post Miss King Miss
Grant Lispenard Stewart. James Gerard Fer
nando Yznaga. John Bolt Howard Gushing, F. W.
Andrews ir. Edward Green ana D. Wolfe Bishop
Others who entertained tonight at their cottages
were Mrs Louis l.. Loriard. Mrs. Paul A. An
drews, Mrs. Foxhall P. Keene. Mrs George Won
l. Meyer and Mrs. Edward Morrell
This afternoon luncheons given by Mrs. E.
Rollins Morse Mrs Ross Winans. Mrs William
Grosvenor and Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry.
The last named on board the steam yacht
Electra the guests including the Marquis De San
Vitow NJ and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney. Miss
Post Miss Gerry and Robert L. Gerry
II vas a busy day : well out Of doors. there
being a large crowd Of fashionable people az the
Casino in the morning 10 witness the cham pionship
match IN the lawn tennis tournament and later
another large gathering the golf links. On the
water the 30-footers' tournament for the cup Of
fered by James A Stilman was begun, the pre-
liminary and first rounds being sailed There
being ten entries, two pairs sailed this morning
the vaquero III beating the Veda and the Hers
winning from the Asahi. This reduced the number
70 eight and in the first round this afternoon the
four winners the Dorothy. the Carolina, the
Esperanza and the Vaquero III. defeating. respect
ively the Wa Wa. the Raccoon. the Pollywog and
the Hera Tomorrow the four winners will meet
in two pairs and the final round will come between
the two successful boats.
Potter Palmer jr.. and two companions created
a mild ensatiOn this morning al the Casino during
! the progress Of the tennis tournament In their
eagerness 70 see the play from point OF van .
! they had percned upon the slender guard rail Of
/ the grandstand which not built for that pur-
/ pose and thrown 10 the ground, distance OF
/ perhaps fifteen feet. with a crash Nobody was
/ severely hurt though all three were decidedly
/ shaken ~.
( decided sensation that caused Just after
midnight this morning when drunken tootman
appeared at entertainment given by Mrs. Elisha
| Dyer II. at the quarters Of the Clam Bake Club.
L took efforts of three four guests 10 keep the
man within bounds. the police Of Newport, who
were telephoned for refusing to render assistance,
the affair occurred across the lines, in Middle
| town