The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-10
II
J The Social ASPECT
J OF Yachting.
ALICE De BERDI.
!lllLlLlllltL1!l IIIlllllItrtf,t
BY
ALICE De BERDT.

80 et''''iil, nus is sufficient guarantee ol
'a'ue' Tor sailormen are not apt
- s''u "'th much enthusiasm the
N'ehlS or any mere landlubber
- se'lh always accompanies her
al the trial races and sailed
'ne Defender in her races with
- "'Nyile ILL., the crew claiming
- regarded the handsome young
-. y. 'neIr commander as the yachts
- vi course, even the most
| -, y sioVeling landsmans intel
| ""i Stdsp the fact that a sailor
iOOn' On yacht without mascot as
carry prey for Davy Jones
NJ iseIlh was Miss Hope Goddard n
'ue is'dhd helress. whose ancestors
| nav many OF them been seaforing
| .oih, 80 mat she comes naturally nv
hef love OF the ocean wave
"IS' Geoige Gould always accon,no,-
its he' husband on his trips on their
steam gdcht the Atalanta She looks
her hahusomest I'M snug fitting Yacht
lils costume ana Is an excellent sailor
Mrs. Gould and Mrs. Iselin are verv
warm friends, one Of their mutuol 4,
terests being love Of sea snort. Tbe
6oulu chlldFen always so with their
parents on their yachting excursions
ana tnefe - no prettier sight than In
see them ln their sailor clothes. follow
ing their father over the Yacht or lin
SerinS about their pretty mother ass sbe
idles over book in the shadow OF one
OF the deck awnings Tho Goulds,
yacht lS beautifully furnished and well
adapted for entertaining There is no
doubt that the Atalanta. with "A partv
of fashionable friends on board will
witness the defeat or the victory of Sir
Thomas Upton. Mrs. Gould probably
knows Sir Thomas, for. in England
where the Goulds have been on their
yacht several times and where they
were with the Vigilant once contestants
Tor international cups. almost all the
yachting notabiLs have entertained or
been entertained BY them, not except
ing the Prince of Wales. who has ex-
pressed his admiration for the smart
ness with which Mrs Gould is always
goWned on shipboard Most English
yachting women. by the way. have
doWdlness that is in inverse ratio to
heir requirements as sailors
Mrs. Howard Gould. who with her
husband. has been on their Yacht. the
Niagara. cruising i'm foreign waters.
where they have entertained cmperors /
ma princes. is also fine yachtswoman. /
during 'heir voyage the emperor of !
Germany himself an enthusiastic |
'achtsman, paid them a visit from the !
his own vessel. and
greatly admired the beauty OF the Nj
lgara, which was built in accordance
with many suggestions OF Mrs. Gould
when she was still Miss Katherine
Clemmons.
Inc women OF the Vanderbilt family
have never been notable for their love
OF sport Although Mrs O. H. p. Bel
mont, when she was the wife Of Mr.. w.
Is. Vanderbilt. spent part of each sea- |
son on board his magnificent steam |
yacht The Valiant. the largest i'm the
world. ii was as a hostess rather than
devotee of yachting that she was
notable
Mrs. John Jacob Astor is skilled I'm
all sorts of fashionable sport. and her
requirements as n yachtswoman are
quite equal to any. Mrs. Astor has a
score Of handsome yachting gowns TO
wear when she and Colonel Astor are
ruising about on the high seas on
board the Nourmahal While the
Astors are generous with their hosni-
ality on their yacht as they are I'm all
'ther Instances. Colonel Astor is too
much Of a student and sportsman not
o regard the privacy OF his sea palace
s welcome after the sedehtary life
.hich his position and his possessions
ompel him To lead on land
The ladies of Commodore Gerry's
lmily and those of Mr. j. Pierpont
lorsan's, although their names appear