New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
NEWPORT PROSPECTS GOOD
MORE THAN THE USUAL. ACTIVITY EN-
PECTED-NEws OF THE COTTAGERS.

FECIEl(-NEWS Nt lffts Co1 1 +ACE-ENC.
Newport, r. l. June CSpeciaD.-Though the sea
son is by no means lively here yet, II opens
in such way promise good average
summer. with many indications OF more than usual
activity along lines which make much OF the
difference between a successful and a poor season
There already plenty OF people here. well es-
tabl,shed for the summer IN their cottages or
In those which they have rented though the num-
Der Is perhaps not quite large In some years.
probably account OF the cool weather and the
late spring.
As Is usual. there will be many changes among
the summer residents this year. There will be
many vacancies in the ranks OF those who have
been FOR season after season visitors here: some
caused by death. others by bereavements which
have withdrawn from society whole families and
still others a result OF the tendency toward
European travel during this Exposition year.
All the customary features viii go TO make up
the coming season. There will be usual boating
and bathing and fishing; there will be tennis and
golf and polo. with their match and championship
games. and yachting with the long series OF daily
races between the popular craft of the 30
footer and the new 7o-rooter classes; there
Will be. In the fall. the open air Horse Show al
the Casino. which promises this year to be even
more popular and successful than ever: there will
be luncheons ana dinners. pcnics and receptions
dances and balls. In an almost unbroken and seem
ingly endless round II Is to be n great automobile
year here. these new vehicles being already much
IN use, ana evidently destined 10 be the
Though nothing definite has yet been decided upon
the great success Of the automobile parade Of last
season will doubtless lead 70 a repetition of II
this year. with new and even brilliant feat
ures Then there IS 70 be q thing In the
form of weekly series OF professional theatrical
performances in the Casino Theatre. which are 70
be conducted by the Earl OF Yarmouth who made
a decided hit here last summer before he Went
upon the professional stage. and Miss May Robson
THESE are expected To prove one OF the fads Of the
season.
1t is 10 be 1t summer with more than the uslia!
number OF fashionable weddings which are always
regarded IA n fairly accurate gauge of the success
OF the season. Already Newport has Witnessed
this year pretty naval wedding when Miss Cor
nelia Carter Stockton, daughter OF Captain G H.
Stockton. president OF the Naval War College was
married 10 Lieutenant Frederick a. Traut OF the
Navy. This month will be celebrated the marriage
Of Miss Frances La Fargo daughter OF John Ia
Fargo. the artist to Edward Chlds: and later in
the season. probably not until early autumn. will
come the nupttals of Miss Harriet Ives Gammen
TO Thomas Shaw Safe az England; Of Miss Char
lotte Whiting To II. O. Havemeyer. jr. and Of Miss
Elsie Cews 10 Herbert Parsons. While no definite
announcement has yet been made it IS also ex-
pected that the marriage OF Miss Elsie French 10
Alfred q. Vanderbilt will take place here late I'm
the summer.
Ex-Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry made brief
trip here from New-York early this week in the
Electra. bringing with him Miss Gerry and Miss
Bishop who occupying the Gerry cottage Sea
Verge. In Bellevue During his stay here Mr.
Gerry small dinner board the yacht his
guests including Baron and Baroness Hengel-
miller. of Austria Miss Josephine johnson and
James V. Parker.
Arrivals OF cottage residents during the last few
days include Mr.. and. Mrs. Sidney Webster and
Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Fish Webster Harrison
ave; Mrs Burke Roche. Elm Court. Bcllevue-ave ::
Mrs William Edgar. Beach-st.: Mrs j. r. Rusk
and Miss Dusk Indian Well. ocean-ave.; Mrs
Josiah NJ. Fiske. Masonlea Ochre Point; Mr. and
Mrs. Hollis III. Hunnewell, Tyler cottage Reue-
vue Court: j. r. Jessup. Lyndenhurs; Bellevue
ave. DR.. Austin Flint IT.. lie Roy King cottage
Bellevue-ave.; w w. Finlay. Pumpelly cottage.
Mrs. Elizabeth Auchincloss. Washington-st: Mr.
and Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt. tr RsIyo,-
Beacon Hill; Samuel +. Pratt, Bellevue-aye: Nj