New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-26
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

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this week. In fact, there few fashionable peo-
pie In town. The carnival Of sports began in the
country yesterday. There was match playing at
the Ardsley Links. and preparations were made for
the matches at the Morris Club. There have been
some interesting games OF tennis Southampton.
and J. Bowers Lee won closely contested golf
match 6d at 4 e as Says all
Sunday morning and in the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs
TTn was hDped s1o o Proydene
there polo at Prospect Park and there will
be games there to-day.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor remained in town last
evening and will start for Fernclif this morning
with her young son Master Vincent Astor. who
arrived on the St Paul Saturday evening. Mrs
Aston at Islip over Sunday, where she was the
guest of Miss Maud Livingston
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison
pected in town last evening from Bar Harbor.
They sail tomorrow for Europe Dr.: and Mrs
Lewis Rutherford Morris arrived from the country
last evening. but they do not sail u:.ti Saturday
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse is due this az
ternoon from Cherbourg and German and English
ports. She has large passenger list which con-
tans the names of some well known people DIT.
and Mrs. ". Seward Webb, Miss Webb and Miss
Betty MetCah the list. Creighton Webb is
in town, and will meet the party at the pier Dr..
where they Will remain or the present Mr. and
are to go to Newport to be the guests OF Frank
Work and Mrs. Burke Roche Mr.. and Mrs. James
and Mrs " D. Sloane at LenOx. and will go
right through to the Berkshires.
Bridge whist seems to have taken absolute pos
session OF Lenox. Mrs. Frank Kernochan has been
very successful in giving lessons IN it. and there
is an enthusiastic club. which has weekly meet
ags of MRS. as Frank s5a R5aSn Bridge Whist cos as
yet Is not very popular at Newport aquatics and
that there is little left in the evening after din
the fascination Of good stakes
An engagement OF interest was announced yes
terday. II that of Miss Elisa Strong. daughter
OF Colonel John NJ Strong. Of Syracuse, who is
well known in this city, she has been fire.
quently the guest OF her cousin. Mrs Samuel Pen
Ms fsaac u Kim and b1otb I of Mrs Pbiiio
Rhinelander. There Is no date fixed for the mar
rage.
Harry Lehr VIII be again Newport this sum
mer when the season really begins He has been
home in Baltimore. and during the Convention and
Horse Show week in Philadelphia. He went there
as the guest Of the beautiful Mrs William Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs William jay scheffelin are due To-
morrow the White Star ship They VIII go at
once to Bar Harbor Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto C.
In Ra n9P no get n nova 2 6eaf nm In
has been nearly two years in construction
Mrs George ]. Gould viii go into the CatskiIs
for short visit about the close OF the week Mr..
Gould will be at Rockaway. and will play in the
polo games at Prospect Park
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Francklyn are in town.
and will remain for time longer. Mrs.
Francklyn has just returned from Europe Miss
Leary has come back from a visit 10 Newport.
where she went inspect her cottage, In Mill
St. which she will open in July. Miss Sylvia
Green, the daughter OF Mrs Hetty Green, and Mrs.
YZnaga, the mother OF the Duchess OF Manchester,
will be her guests.
Mrs. Cadwalader Jones and Miss Beatrix Jones
have settled for the at Reef Point Bar
Harbor. Miss Beatrtx Jones has almost completed
her work on the grounds OF the Scott villa which
are regarded quite a triumph OF landscape gar
dening- It has been than a year In CON
sTuctiOn, and Miss Jones has had command OF a
good sized force OF men. She went up to Bar