The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-23
ENTERTAINED AT cRosswAYs.
Mrs. Stuyvesaat Fish Gives Pic
turesuue Harvest Festival.

NEWPORT, R. L, Aug. 25.-One OF the
most original and picturesque social enter
tainments given in Newport this season
was that Of Mrs. Stuyyesant Fish last
night at Crossways, her new villa in the
Ocean Drive 1t was called a Harvest
Festival" and was maze to resemble as
nearly as possible, only on more mag
nsfcent scale, country gathering AT
Rosecliff Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs entertain
ed at dinner liz guests, eighty in evening
dress In the centre of the great hall was
a larger table, for sixteen couples in peas
ants dress, who were to figure prominent
ly later at the Fish dance.
At midnight the Oelrich5 dinner party
was driven in automobiles and other traps
to C~ossways, each OF the guests in cos
tune, bearing as a gift a domestic animal,
such as pigs, ducks. geese, chickens, or
cats The whole place had been transform
ed into a country farm. Outside. along
the stone walls and flower beds, were mass
es of wild flowers: surmCupting the mas
sive stone posts of the gateway were huge
jack o lanterns, pumpkins. each about
twelve feet in circumference and Weighing
not far from eighty pounds, illuminated
by calcium lights within. High arches OF
lanterns were placed along the driveway
at intervals of six feet, making a canopy
of light 20 the pGrte-cochere. Amid the
trees, shrGbbery and rocks shone tiny
electric lights like firefiies. The outlines of
the house and OF the stable were also pick
ed out with lights The lawn had been
transformed into a harvest field, shaaves
of wheat standing all about, while at one
side stood two large haystacks and three
yoke of oxen quietly grazing
TAN sheayes of wheat and corn lined the
ahar
a bower of greens and wheat. with cat
tails. The hallway was wainscoated seven
feet deep with wheat, dotted with eius-
! tiers Of sun1owers and poppies, over which
were panels of agricultural implements,
vegetables, and fruits At intervals stood
large sheayes of corn and wheat straw,
tied with wide red ribbons and filed with
: peoples. In the drawing room, which Vas
the scene of the dance OF the pea SAINTS,
the decorations were OF palms, garden and
Held flowers. peoples, and corn flowers
Supper was, served for most of the guests
n the dining room, at small tables. The
thirty two peasants were seated at long
table on the east piazza. which had been
transformed into grape arbor, with vines
in full fruit The centrepieces of this ia
| bic we're piled high with fruits and Yege-
tables. and over the cloth. which was
made OF potato bags, ran squash, pumpkin,
f! and other vegetable vines. Some Of the
I courses were served IN dl5neS DoilOW6d
I from sqUashes; the guests were seated on
common board benches. The other tables
( were ali set out with appropriate devices.
/ Mrs. Fish received her guests seated
upon a dsis made of plows. reapers, and
other farming implements. The thirty-two
peasants approached with much ceremony
and deposited their gifts of animals al her
feet, This function over. Mrs. Fish gave
the signal for the dance. For the two
( Quadrilles Of sixteen each the participants
were attired in the pTettiest of the peasant
: costumes OF Europe, the women IN shcr.
skirts blouses, and large head bows. and
/ the men in knee breecbe5, wide collars.
+ and peaked hats. Mrs Oliver Fl. P. Bel
mont was in charge Of one Of the quad
rifles and MIS- Hermann Oelrichs OF the
other, having as partners Harry Lehr and
I Elisha Dyer, il.
Among the other participants in this
/ peasant dance were Mr. Belmont. Mr..
/ Dyer. Mr. OeIrichs, AIr. and Mrs. Cornelius
/ Vanderbilt William X. Vanderbilt. jr..
/ Miss May GocIet. Miss Jay, Mrs. Laden
{ burg, and W G. 8Iax-Muller and Herman
/ Norman. OF the British Embassy. The CO.
tiIlon extended through the drawing room.
( hall and dining room. The fayoFs were
+ brought IN in a golden wheelbarrow. and
! included hayrakes. forks. scythez baS-
I kets OF flowers and growing plants. boa
/ tonaiere badges CT miniature agricultural
! Implements sickIes. wateT% pots, Teaping
! machines. and cuItiya toTz.