The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
MRS. JOHN JACOB AsToR.
Iron a snapshot taken at entrance to the Newport casno.l


Leaving the languid delights of Sara
toga for Newport, where there is so
much more snap and sparkle, one finds
oneself almost in another world.
Here is the invigorating salt sea breeze
and the rock bound coast with its nm
dreds of cottages with deep, shady
porches and smooth lawns; here the
spouting rock, the delightful beach, the
inspiring rides, to say nothing of the
hundred and one other means of amuse-
ment.
Jtis a little early in the season as yet
at Nesxport. and the whole round of
pleasure has not got into full swing,
but to the stranger within the gates it
fairly makes the head swim wondering
what it will be when it is really awake,
II it is what it is now when dull"
There are more Respondent naval uni
forms here than I ever saw together ex-
cept during a parade. And wherever
there is an officer there are a dozen girls;
not exactly lowering about him like
hungry kissing bugs, but within eyesight.
And these girls are good to look at.
Alert, vigorous, well dressed and under
standing themselves perfectly and unde-
niably handsome besides, it is nc wonder
that the poor naval heroes are laid low
in swaths as they walk.
Bellevue avenue is the most aristo-
cratic of the many drives here, and one
may sit and see pass dozens of persons
whose names are almost household words
and note the beautiful carriage costumes.
Just now it seems as if the people have
all been vaccinated by a liking for auto
mobiles, and there are nearly as many of
them as carriages with horses.
The victoria automobile is very hand
som and allows a full display of a raw
ishing toilet. Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney has a low vehicle of this sort with an
astounding footman perched up behind.
Mrs. Whitney wore q gown Of pale blue
silk entirely covered with black thread
lace. The collar was of pale blue velvet.
Her hat was immense In a pure white
leghorn with a flexible brim. Around the
crown was a quilting of tulle of the same
pale blue. 1t stood up at least eight
Inches above the brim, and that is as tall
as a mans black ~stoyepipe hat.
Her parasol was blue silk with deep
floating ruffies Of chiffon. She acted as
If she didn't know that she had on a
costume that cost not far from $1,000,
aside from jewels.
Mrs. Oliver II. Perry Belmont, mother
of the Duchess of Marlborough, and for
merry Mrs. Vanderbilt, has not lost her
prestige for fine dressing nor for lavish
entertainments. She has already given
lone grand dinner and intends following
1t up with a series of entertainments
calculated to dazzle the Newporters.
| saw a dress which was made for this
grand dinner. II was of silver gray taf-
feta with a peculiar ~changeabIe effect of
black and white like frost. Around the
train was a thick ruching of the finest
manila Of pure white. Above that was
a heading of pink manila set on in puffs
about three inches long, each puff being
held down with pearl beads.
Ii it was any M else but Mrs. Bel
mont, me might think them simply wax
beads. but as she is said to be the pos
SCISSOR Of about 100000 worth of real
pearls it is probable that these are genu-
inc Mrs. Belmont has a superb figure
and the princess shape showed it off to