New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
PROMINENT PEOPLE AT NEWPORT.
MANY OF THE SUMMER RESIDENTS OCCUPY
THEIR COTTAGEs-NOTES OF SOCIETY


horse show on the beautiful Casino grounds has
now become an established fixture in the Newport
fashionable season. and the list of prizes for the
fourth annual exhibit to be held during the first
week in September next, shows that this show has
lost none of its firm hold upon the summer colony.
Among the well known summer residents who have
already offered prizes, generally of the value of $50
SO or $780, Egerton L. Winthrop J. Townsend
Burden. Nathaniel Thayer and Center Hitchcock.
for horses in harness: Hollis II. Hunnewell, har-
and saddle horses; William r. Travers. Fran
els NJ. Ware. Prescott Lawrence and Henry F.
Eldridge classes for dealers only; John r. Drexel,
novice class: II. Nick. Twombly. hackneys or half
bred hackneys; Oliver II. P. Belmont four prizes
for heavy delivery wagons for local tradesmen;
Elbrdge T. Gerry. similar prizes for heavy draught
horses: J. b. NJ Grosvenor. tandems; Lispenard
Stewart, women's single horse and trap. owner TO
drive; Richard T. Wilson, women's phaeton and
pair; w. Watts Sherman, park team to be shown
before drag. owner or member of any coaching
club to drive: Ogden Mills, Hamilton w. Cary and
William Page Thompson saddle horses carrying
different weights; James Stillman, womans saddle
horse; James T. Woodward, novice class; Ross R.
Winans. full half bred hackneys, and George P.
Messervey. pony under saddle
With each week the number of arrivals Of sum-
residents l.. their seaside homes steadily
larger. until already good proportion of the cot
tages and villas occupied by their owners or
by tenants for the season. Those who have come
during the last week include Mrs. John Carter
Brown and her daIghter-n-aw. Mrs. Harold
Brown, at their respective Belevue-ave cottages;
Mr.. and Mrs. w Watts Sherman. Victoria ave {;
Atherton Blight. Bellevue-ave.; Professor Aexan-
der Agassiz. Castle Hill; Mrs. Sweet. Deas cottage,
Easton's Point: Mrs. Thomas H. Howard and
family, who to be at Rough Point. the villa Of
Mrs. Howards aunt, Mrs. F. W. Vanderbilt, during
the summer; Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton. jr., Mrs.
John OBrien Mrs. Shedd Knight villa, Bellevue
ave; w. r. Warren. Cooke cottage. Gibbs ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. NJ. Grosvenor Beacon Hill; j..
II French Cleveland Catherine-St Mrs.
Charles Cassidy, the Cliffs c. F. Fairchild,
Westinghouse: Mrs. c. NJ. Bull and her mother,
Mrs. Van Brunt, One Mile Corner; Mrs. Lyman
c. JOsephs and family, Purgatory Road; Mrs Ellis
and Miss Ellis, of Devonshire, England, Mason
cottage Champlin-st.; P. s. Taggart and family,
MapIeside. and Mrs. q. H. Elliott, Wilburs, Pei
ham-st.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney have been here this week
looking over their summer residences. and Mr..
Whitney taking the opportunity for up to
Bristol to see the 7O-foot yacht which the
Herreshoffs are building for him there.
Among others who have made brief visits here
this week Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Fish Web
ster, who recently returned from Europe; Mrs.
Isaac Bell. who has taken the Coles cottage and
will occupy it later; Mrs Charles NJ Oelrichs the
Rev. and Mrs. Roderick Terry. Mr.. and Mrs. John
J. Wysong, DR. and Mrs. E. H. Brney, Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. De Forest. William K Vanderbilt,
jr-. Arthur T. Kemp. George P. Post and Miss
Post, Ogden Goldman. the Misses Blight. Mrs. Paul
Dahlgren and Miss Dahgren. the Misses Varnum
and Mrs William Post and Miss Post.
d. lie Roy Dresser, of NewYork. has been visit
ing his sisters. Mrs. John Nicholas Brown and
Mrs George G.. Merrill. a the Fearing cottage,
Narragansett-ave-. and Mrs. Fuller, of New-York.
is a guest of her sister Miss Hone.
Rear-Admral and Mrs Stephen B. Luce, who
have spent the greater part of the winter in Wash
ington, have returned here, and with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walters, are at their cottage. Rhode
ISand-aVe. and EranciS-sf he
Ex-Commodore F. T. Gerry came up from New
YORK at the beginning of the week his steam
yacht, the Electra. which. after spending the win
ter here, for that purpose. Mr. Gerry
had as guests on board during this first voyage of
Haven and exPostmaster HenIrix of RroolH
Henry T. Sloane and his three daughters. on the
steam yacht Rahda, made brief visit here this
The J. P. Kernochan villa on the Cliffs at Ochre
Point. known as the Cloisters. has been subet for
estate was originally taken for the summer by
F ahG 6f mrs n M Jones who occupied it last
VIII VIII spend the a summer abroad Mr Kemp had al
Narragansett-ave.. but will give up his lease of
During the week other rentals of summer cot
tages have been ann0unced as follows: Edgerston.
at London in Harrsonave at Brentons % cnTe ~
Almerc Hugh Paget; the Hone cottage, Old Beach
Terry Echo Nook the Bun cottage m ee in DadeY
ave. near the One Mile Corner. to W. S. Cray
and Idle Hour, in the same vicinity. to Mr.. Knowl-
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt
pected to make short visit here before sailing to
Europe for the summer
Mr.: and Mrs. w. Storrs Wells who since the
burning OF their new villa have determined to spend
the season abroad, making coaching trip through
the province OF TOuraine in France will also come
here for few days before departing for Europe
Mrs. Theodore A. Havemeyer Is expected to open
her villa, Friedheim in Bellevue-ave durina, the
first few days Of June, and Mrs. George Hoffman
and Miss Emily Hoffman will arrive at the Herrick
cottage. in Clay-st.. about the time. Mr. and
MRS. Norman Whitehouse. who Hampstead
Long Island, Will come to Newport soon for the
season. "
Henry A. {. Taylor, who has been in town this
week will not open his Newport cottage this sum,
mer. ~ ~
Miss Leary, whose weekly musicals were for,
merry Tor many years a notable feature of New
port social life during the summer, but who re-
Gently has been in mourning will be here this sea
years " " "
F. ". Rhinelander has been elected senior war
den den ,i2i,,,o Rr f. l. Cunningham junior warden ant
Luce F. w Rhinelander, jr, Richard G. Derby
ana Leslie Pell-olarke Yestrymen Of All Saints
memorial chapel, a popular place of Nors hill
among the summer residents