The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-22
WHERE MoNEN Is SPENT.
Entertaining sketch sf FashionabIe
Folk at Newport.


OF lake Erie in 1915. "a nioving another
brilliant victory Cor American arms GA
land and on sea the htue town OF New
port, his birthplace. was heard OF nation
ally almost for the first time. For years
and years thereafter she was content TO
5ask ~ the sunlight Of that fame
But hy and by there came q knoc king
% my LADY 90 her door Madam Society
and suite entered. and today. 10. and be
mold. presto change Fashion. a. home
and abroad. elected 90 take up Newport.
and here Il cast its gauntlet hign upon the
broNs Of the Gins, where n is extremely
dlfncuH 90 pick - up Neither Drawn.
brain nor "a pedigree OF high degree can
accomplish the feat 10 takes millions Of
dollars to do Il. for The real lie Of New
port is the merry minglug or millionaire,
ana To be strictly I'm ia otto must r. born
with "A very golden spoon in his mouth. or
have such "a spoon thrust upon him when
he grows up. His escutcheon must be em-
Dlazoncd with paint iace and diamonds. he
must entertain in a marble palace, and his
very dress must be- cut from the cloth of
sold
The luNuriOusness Of the old Roman EN-
pire itself could affoIti no nlorc than b. en-
ioyed today hy the ''iOr' ~ Newport The
open sesame Is no SECRET Ia the portals OF
high society here. where e " a question.
How much are you worth9 few millions
cut no particular figure. q Is case Of
how many millions. aud your place is
gauged accordingly.
one can scent the very air OF Newport
many miles away, ana whether one comes
via boat or train Il d evident that one Be-
approaching resort out of che ordinary.
The docks and baggage rooms are piled
high with trunks and trunks and trunks
The very SWEETEST kinds OF trunks. be-
patched ON every side with hotel labels 81
the various cities OF Europe- and diff
ferent kinds Of stylish baggage than can
be seen elsewhere Ia this country From
Is 10 - trunks Is the average. going or
coming. luggage OF a lady living az New
port.
A list Of the numerous millicnaires here
Is 20 tedious 20 go over and a description
Of their happy homes would require TOO
much space. sufice IL to say that here
can be seen the handsomest summer homes
In tho world. There h nothing in Europe
10 compare 60 them excepting of course,
the palaces Of the monarchs The houses
Ia themselves are treat TO look upon,
while the beautiful drive on Bellevue ave-
nue., where the smart set" members IAN
be seen In their nobby turnouts every arr
sruOon. cannot be eQuallcd elsewhere,
either at home or abroad.
The drive in Hyde Park London an
proaches Il more closely for style and hand
some equipages but the drive az Newport
from the Casino down Bellevue avenue and
along the beach Is unsurpassed. Here can
be seen n constant procession OF strikiuziy
handsome carriages of various styles. with
their sleek-iooking coachmen and well.
groomed footman. Nov and then tally-ho
goes by with a lady on the box. carts al
most Two stories high. not forgetting the
two Irish "jauniing cars smart looking
runa bouts built for two. with the lady
driving men and women on horse back.
rigged In the "sWaggerest" sort Of riding
toggery. 80 many 81 them that they re-
sembe the entree number IN the circus
only they wear no spangles on Bellevue
avenue and are altogether better dressed
Last but not least the automobile VIII
they never stop And what a pace they
60 They are as mi X as trolley cars in
Baltimore. and twice az busy There are
over 81 private autos in Newport
The latest fad among those seeking dis
traction here r. the organization Of an nu-
tomobile steeplechase. into which all the
excitement g. 90 be crowded that inventive
minds can suggest. Automobile steeple-
chases are O novelty IN this country. al
though IN London they have already en-
ioyed a slight vogue. Mr.. J. J NanAleu.
whose daughter. by the way. rumor Gays
is engaged TO Mr.. Harry iehr. Of Balu-
more. Is credited with having been the Inn
porter Of the fad from abroad
Speaking Of servants-that b.. Of mil
lonaire servants observe there Is a dis
tiucti0n among them here-those 81 the
multl-millionairc taking rank in their own
set. above those OF ordinary. every day
millionaires. They are all Of them white
servants. Many OF them wear their good
clothes 90 the manner born. and are point
"a out as this or that mans valet, maid
or cOachman.
The servants are an known 90 the shop
Keepers down in the town, a. I had occn-
sion 20 see Sunday last. I happened in
a newsdealers Just az the time the got-
tagers were sending Tor their Sunday pa
pcrs and ! had convincing Illustration
o. the deep interest society people mani
fest In what the newspapers say about
them IL had been a very gay week just
closing including a round Of social func-
tions, ending up with the Goeiet ball. the
Oslrichs dinner and the Clews wedding
A. each servant came la he would get not
one or two Journals, but the whole list Of
New York papers SO II was obvious that
those In the swim were al DESTROYS ~ see
Ing what each paper published o. the dif-
ferent affairs.
Tho miliionalres and their dolngs are the
principal topics 81 conversation daily
among the villagers. and scarcely move
Is made that b. not noted and dls used
Even the children keep tab on the "swclls'
and their functions. Passing through one
OF the humble quarters OF the city I was
attracted 10 two tiny girls AT play on their
dOorsteps over their own ragged little
dresses they wore loug train skirts. evil
IDENTIFY belonging TO their elder eisters and
they were affecting high society FOR fair
One Of them. with torn white cotton gloves
miles too large and piece Of fsh netting
for vel assumed 20 be Mrs. Wander
bit" and she was calling on Mrs. Aston %
The latter was arrayed with long buggy
whip in her hand aud mans derby hat
fell an over her pretty blond curis and al
most concealed her pretty blue eyes from
View These two tots were addressing
each other as Mrs Aston aud "Mrs
Vanderbilt and telling their TROUBLES
about servants" this aud that ball ana
soon Mrs Vanderbilt" finally bringing
her call 10 close hy asking the loan ~
Mrs Astor's" automobile which tho lat-
ter was - awfuiy sorry. but "Mrs. DEL
vi hs had just borrowed Il % 40 fishing"
--Cinders from the forest nres on Cane
COD we're carried by the wind a. far as
BOSTON. a distance OF almost hffy miles
falling in the streets ana the waters Of
ne harbor ln considerable showers
A Strong Fertilization.