New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
sOCIETY's WEEK END

Friday iS supposed TO be or day usaaTfy go
the Friday OF this week at the resorts eid ~.
prove the exception. At Newport II was dsvotAa
to luncheons and dinners Each hostess has a -.
tain evening which Is Of SERIES and there A..
never fewer than fifteen or twenty dinners zotnv
on The gayety whicn seems TO have had express
animals seemed TO ng1re principally received b,
Of a shock and people gradually put themselves IN
trim for Sunday.
Bar Harbor, however. has been en- fste In n.
first place. Thursday the second day OF ~.
Horse Fair. and the afternoon was devoted to fb..
entertainment. Bar Harbor alone did not nonouo-
lie this and there we're many parties from York
HarbOr. Seal Harbor. Northeast Harbor and tba
numerous Mount Desert resorts. The fair vas N.
for Iuncheons and dinners innumsrabls alr,o4,
Last evening brought the Mother Goose ana
Dickens entertainment at the Luisbers Hotel
Frederic J. de Peyster acted az species of Fstbar
Goose and announced the tableaus with approors-
ate verse and remarks. Mrs. Charles Whelen ~
Philadelphia. sang the Mother Goose songs wbus
her melodies were being illustrated By living uss,-
Lindley aoman Chapin Miss Ruth n THi2 1zs-5s Mrs
Miss Nora Fitzgerald and George Morgan to0f
Dickens characters after the quadriIls and a COLI
lon finished the evening.
Southampton had its horse show. which IN
close to-day. 1t has also it's dance at the Meadow
Club and its many dinners preceding f. There are
numerous house parties. Mr.. and Mrs Hsn-y
c. Trevor have been entertaining Miss COstsr
from Westchester Colonel and Mrs. Harry May
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Barnes. Mr.. and Mrs Trsnor
L. Park. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Boardman and Mr
and Mrs James L. Breese have been having houses
hlled with people; Mr and Mrs ry Henry Barclay
marry young Mr. Barclay this autumn
This afternoon the CIambake Club At Newport
will again be the scene Of large snter-a innaent
James J. Van Allen VIII be the host. Miss Leary
will give a dinner In honor Of the Misses Van Asn
on September 3
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. SufIern Taller have arrived AZ
Newport. They are the guests OF Mr. and Mru
Arthur Kemp Mr and Mrs. Taller viii pay ssv-
eraI visits there before returning TO Tuxedo They
will occupy this winter the Hartman home. b
Madison-ave., which they leased last season
The end OF the week Will be celebrated az New
port with polo. and a game viii be played this az
ternoon. There will be In the afternoon match
golf affair at the Country Club. and the usual 30
footer races. Newport Just now Is also widely IN
terested in the reports OF the arrangements FOR
the cotfTlon 70 be given at Mrs Ogden GoeIs.'s
next week feature win be the favors which
from different countries during a tour Of Europe.
and consequently each figure VIII represent
arate nation, with figures and music o correspond.
There seems to be some foundation for the -
port that Mr.. and Mrs William K Vanderbilt r.
have leased the house No. 6T Fifth-ave.. Whsrs NJ
VanderbiIt's mother has been living Il is a de-
nghtful house well adapted for entertaining. The
young couple will leave Newport early In the
autumn and go to Hampstead for short time BE-
fore occupying their town house They VIII not Be
abroad this winter