Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-19
T H E CLIFF F S
North Atlantic squadron's Presence Enhvens
Things.
Looking Forward to the Cantncuzene-
Grant Wedding-PolO and
Golf.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


NEWPORT, r. l., July is, 1899.
Newport has been waking up rapidly
within a week, and the dust from the mid
summer whirl is beginning to fill the air.
Several things have been decided within
a few days. There is to be no fete; there
are to be at least two noteworthy weddings.
The city has had three days of celebration
within month, and as the North Atlantic
squadron is to be here all summer, fete day
would be superfiuous.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, usual, carries out
her plans by having the Grant-Cantacu-
zene wedding at Beaulieu in September.
The Havemeyer-W inslow nuptials the same
month, although simple, will probably be
at st. Mary's Church.
The first of the contests under the aus
ptces of the Newport Yacht Racing Asso-
citation will be held Friday between the
Columbia and Defender and promises to
blow into a flame the heat and enthusiasm
over yachting that exists all along Nara
gansett bay.
The polo season here opens next Monday
and will bring out intense rivalry between
New York, Boston and Philadelphia. The
combination that has been effected between
Foxhall keene, Waterbury brothers and
other players holds in store sensational
record. Weekly handicap matches at the
golf club may be expected to begin any
time.
The tennis championship games will not
begin until August Is, which is plenty early
enough, considering the great mass of
events scheduled the next month.
Mrs. William Astors arrival has already
stimulated entertaining, the dinner and
musicale given by Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke
Jones at THE Cloisters' Saturday evening
being the largest affair thus far this sea-
son. The decorations of marine plants, too,
were the most elaborate since last season.
Automobiles are the fad of the summer,
q Say a mil hav tI1vn hra, IL
ready. Fashion relegates them to obscur-
ity late in the afternoon, when Dobbin
holds his own, as he will for all time to
come; but the smokeless vehicles are sure
to steal out again amid the shadows of
evening.
The unusual vim characteriZing the social
season is shown by the uncommonly large
attendance at the opening Casino hops and
concerts. Ordinarily the gowns worn at
these opening events have been extremely
commonplace, to put it mildly, but this
year the tradition has been largely ignored.
The whole Vanderbilt family is more ac-
tive than for half a dozen seasons. Speak
ing of the Vanderblts, young Alfred will
start before long on an extended trip, in
definite as to time and route. 1t is not so
much that the Vanderbilts object to an
alliance with the French family that Alfred
is to be shipped overland; they prefer he
should have a year or two more to himself
before assuming domestic responsibilities
Another manufactured story was regard
ing the withdrawal from local society Of
James j. Van Allen. Mr.. Van Allen has not
withdrawn, although it is unlikely that he
will ever again be closely identified with
the cottage colony, which manifests mar
row spirit toward him.
Recent Washington hotel arrivals include
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hinckley, w. Prem
tice Sanger, Reuben B. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs.
Olin, the Rev. w. ]. Cornell, Mrs. Rather
inc Peck, Mrs j. j. Amy, Miss Alrny, John
n Perkins c. N Thomas, Assistant Sur
Mro /
P. Sanger, Miss Sanger, H. X. Fulton, John
Doyle Carmody, Mr.. and Mrs. George Stet-
son. Mrs. E. F. Fletcher and child, w. II.
Johnson, Mrs Crozier. Miss NJ. G. Clarke,
Mrs. C. S. Chase, Mrs. w. B. Ordway, Miss
Valerie Padelford, Mrs. j. M. Robinson,
Miss Julia S. Ogden, Mrs c. ]. Train, Miss
Train. Mrs. F. C. Berg and child, and Mr.
and Mrs. F. H. Bigelow.
The S. W. Woodwards of Washington
are snugly installed in their Walcott ave-
nue. cottage. jamestown.
Mrs. August Boyd and Miss Boyd of
Washington have taken apartments at the
Robinson for the season.
CAPTAIN Schroeder and family of Wash
ington have reached their jamestown cot
tage for the season.
John C. Burke of Washington, gradu-
ate of Georgetown University, is here and
expects to practice law in this city.
Mrs. Samuel Knapp Towle of Washing
ton is at Manning Lodge for the heated
term.
he REV. III CHdS. " OOu OF 1nllaQelDnla
has been the guest of the Rev. DIR. Alex.
Mackay-Smith of Washington at the Nor
ris cottage in jamestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Casseen of Washing
ton have been stopping with Mr.. and Mrs
David Booth, on Pope street.
The Rev. DR.. MackaySmiths new naphtha
launch Virginia has arrived from New
York.
United States Senator wetmore, Mrs
Wetmore, Miss Maud Wetmore and Roger
Wetmore have not yet done much enter
tanning at Chateau Sur Mer, but are much
in evidence in social circles.
In many ways the most interesting and
unique villa now under construction here
is that of Mrs. E. H. G. Slater of Wash
ington. Most of the furnishings were
bought in Paris. and inside the mansion
Will be the most cosmopolitan known here
to date. The plans have been altered sew
eral times at large expense in order to Sc
cure the most modern notions. Just now
Mrs. Slater is having a road built from her
place to the Cliff walk