New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY

The week has been quite a duh one In so.,.,v
and there has been little social OF ints-s-.
from the various watering places It seems to TAX
consdera BILE time for people 70 get settled and -
weather conditions have also interfered with a.
plans for elaborate entertaining. Life has been ).
most altogether in the open Newport mas had =.
Yacht races ana its automobile expeditions soufb
ampton has been much interested in golf and z,
Harbor has also been devoted the links a.
the new Kebo Valley Club has been the rendszvor
of it's summer society. Golf and polo would h.
played by certain enthusiasts in the ueighborboo4
of Far Rockawav and the Cedarhurst and Naado.
Brook clubs II the mercury had climbed FAR fn.,
the hundreds. on the Jersey coast it has be-,
very warm indeed and people have sat on piazzas
and looked out al the sea and prayed that the Efrd
might blow therefrom. and that the land brsezs
with its attendant mosquitoes. might be drive,
away. few small parties went over from Nan.
port and took luncheon or dinner at the Nara
eansett Casino, which seems 70 BE- very CAV vf,5
potted hydrangeas and japanese umbrellas ana
an Hungarian orchestra LenOx. as usual Is a ID,
humdrum but the residents there seem 70 know
AdirondaCks. and cruising along the coast in wen
appointed and equipped steam yacht Is another
popular diversion Altogether, IL might be called
tbs week and the one which is 10 follow proni..
we'll Indeed. the next fortnight WIli see The sum
mer season well launched A. Newport they are
absolutely tuning up the nddles one entertain
ment has been arranged II IS the vaudeville dia-
ner and dance 10 oe gwen oy Mrs stlyyesant Fish
at The Crossways on June . LAs dancing part
Of IL will 1y merely an inspiration after the per-
Torrance. fsA
A=tor will begin her series OF dinners on Augusr
She has her little grandson, William Vincent Astor
with her, and Colonel and Mrs Jonn Jacob Ascor
visit her next week. Her first Cfurar vvTf
bo1ssa 80 raTI,iI5e T c-e Nv NJ z4 ,--s75 o. Two
and the other BY Mrs. Elisha Dyer. jr-. dances ~
Mrs Goelet. Mrs Mortimer Brooks and James i
Van Allen. Mrs George L. Rives may also rfvs a
small dance in august 70 introduce her dauzhtsr
Miss Natica Rives- Mrs Ogden Mills ia asa -
pected 10 give a dinner dance in august
The thea tricals on Tuesday at the Casino bsv.
an unusual interest. Miss Bessie Hunter is "a
make her professional DEBUT on that occasion Tba
Eric Hope company seems 70 have been well "a
tronized by subscription but the first ertertaaen,
was success d'estime. and the plays viii not have
the vogue which has been given 10 tent vaudevIs
tSi1sjl, - a. Lle oSse2at grounds Yet the
LluSlasIn al Newport for life IN the open seems "a
Keen as ever, and with automobiles and ~
outings of all kinds the more formal er-S--sI 80
ments OF season have been temporarily aba1-
The golf tournament az Southampton. which b.
gins on Tuesday. has been eagerly looked so-vrz-5
to by the summer residents OF what was one.
called the LrJle Newport The SOUTHAMPTON Dsonra
now assert that their colony has a rnargsd h.,
dviduality OF its own. that it has given the hint
TO Newport about life in the open and that II 3.
SUI seneris. and not place OF second importance
nearly every one is giving house parties. 8I- and
mrs, Henry G. Trevor are among the promoters
PendIeton Mr. and Ms --s NJ a-iS 81 prs FTs1k
season Mr. and Mrs Henry May and Sir. ana s5d
Mrs. James l. Breese DO much OF the entertain
ing at Southampton. There viii be a golf dance
the usua! dance at the Meadow Club On Wednss,,
day and tea each afternoon out AT the Golf Club
For those who are fond OF aquarics the Larcb
mont regatta VIII afford a pleasant week On
Tuesday there will be the annual ball. and On
Thursday the OF the TO-footers when II Is az
pected that some of the Newport yachts VIII an
pear. Inc daily racing OF the 30-foOters will con-
also be races al Bar Harbor
Cruising has become a fashionable fad OF the
summer. Many OF the larger yachts are abroad
Eugene Higgins is making for the North Cape IN
the Varuna. and Mr. and Mrs John R DrexeI and
Mr. and Mrs Anthony DrexeI have been cruising
in the North and Baltic seas. The members OF the
Payyne party are due az Southampton this week
ana from there they viii go 70 the Land OF the
MIQnlSht sun William X Vanderbilt mas had the
IseIin: jr., has party in his yacht; W E IseIin
mas the Emerald. with number OF guests; Mr.
cruising, and Mr. and Mrs, James Brown Lord
Phoenix for the summer.
There have been a number OF arrivals from
abroad Mr.. and Mrs Richard T Wilson reached
New-York yesterday on the St. Louis Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson have been away several months. Mr.
Wilson sailing several weeks after his wife had
gone abroad The greater part OF the time they
have been in Paris. Mrs. Wilson's second daugh-
ter Mrs. Michael Herbert, is IN the English diplo-
matte circle, and her husbands position az the
Embassy. and his popularity with his Government
have made IL most agreeable for his wife There
PTomotion Mrs chael Hsr6erS 6 Shf Is ns e Se6eP TP
favorite in the French society Of the capital and
this IS a circle into which only a few favored
Americans are hidden, Nr and Mrs Wilson were
port, where they will pass the summer.
The Prince and Princess Brancaccio. who also
arrived by the St Louis. have not been here IN
several years. The Princess was Miss Hickson-
Field. and she has a number OF relatives IN this
country The Field fortune is derived from large
real estate holdings. many or which are on the
upper West Side The Princesss daughter has
married into one OF the oldest families IN Rome
She is the wife OF Don Francesca Messirno the
Prince OF ArSoh, and son OF the hereditary Post
master-General OF the Pope. His mother was
daughter of the Duchesse de Berrt and half sister
consequently OF the late Conte de Cham6oTd- He
has therefore royal blood in MS veins. Tne mar
Francesca Messino was most notable. because his
family is one OF the most powerful aI1ong me
are in sympath1 With Tbe cIlirf7si re Prince
and Princess viii be at LenOX and Newport
Mrs. James P Kernochan will sail next Saturday
from Cherbourg. She will so TO Newport for
part Of the season and she will also visit her son
James L KernOchau, at Southampton Mrs heF-
nochan has been abroad since early last winter
passing the cold months in Rome and on the
Riviera. She and Miss Elizabeth Suith-Clit tras-
Paris where sbe and her friend Mrs. SlcLans,
the French watering places for the summer Miss
Smith-Chft also expects 10 come TO New-IorA IN
the autumn
The break up of the season has begun at Tuxedo.
which is never extremely cool in late July ana
early August Mr. and Mrs T. Surern Taller, nav
ing let their cottage TO James Henry smith IFOHi
August l. viii make a tour OF the watering places
hIt will he heir