New-York tribune., 1900-09-14
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY

With me advent OF a cool and bracing morning
came many Newporters and others TO New-York-
The reason for their visit was 10 attend the races
for The Upton Cup between the 70-footers. which
was won by the Rainbow 1t was an ideal day
down the Bay. and among the yachts which ac-
3SomPanieq tne boats were the Nourmahal. the
board Ms g GornaIjie TT0R -AStor nae & PA @ On
port to view her husbands contest and Mr and
Mrs. William n. Vanderbilt, jr. were ar the Wal
hotels were crowded at night, and many familiar
faces were seen.
At Newport Miss Leary had another OF her
steals at her quaint cottage, IN MtIl-st- This
ing there will be a meet Of the hunt, ard each
evening there still a number OF dinners. but
TSeWport IS beginning 70 show signs Of the end Of
ne season, and the crowd has thinned perceptibly
day. and on the same day Colonel and Mrs De-
Rochelle
Lenox continues to be gay. although the set is
limited Golf is all the attraction. and the meeting
SO rar has been successful Mr.. and Mrs. Arson
Phelps Stokes, Mr a~3 Mrs. William D. Sloane and
otner c1ottagers are Jertaining. The tub process
sion VII take place on Monday
Gradually the Hampstead people are gathering
and one after another country houses are opened
Ralph N Ellis has begun the early morning meets
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. J. Norman de P White
turn from Newport
While It is true that Mrs Harriet Crocker Alex
ander was at St Malo the day that the hotel at
Dinard was destroyed by fire, she nevertheless lost
ner entire wardrobe and d quantity OF jewelry
which she had left in her rooms there, including
two strands Of her magnificent pearls. They were
among the finest in New-York, being OF unusual
them cost her father SO 900 many years ago and
ne aaT@pGe IN the price 9t pearls had since more
ably even more expensive.
DR.. W Seward Webb has been reported as in
nth bg-
but he has been recently able 70 join his family
party in his camp Lake Leila IN the Adiron-
dacks, IN which equinocIiaI storm or something
/ o. the kind, has been raging. rendering sailing.
out Of the question fo- tSe te Sei8F Dee1 s1e
reported more than usually plentiful in Dr. Webb
In the Adir0ndac<s. tur on the o2L- %s~4 1+
side the preserves they are rather than last
year
The news that Mrs Edward Leon MiIhau had
sustained serious injuries from burns at her South
anpton home was received with much regret IN
town Mrs MiLhau retiring had accidentally set
FIRE 70 her nightdress. and before the flames could
be ext-nguished she was critically injured Miss
Zelie Milhau, her daughter, although from Brook
lyu. Is. very wen known in New-York society.
shinnecock Hills, and has given many original en-
tertaiuments-
Mr.. and Mrs c Albert Stevens will close their
Newport cottage this week After short stay at
Roslyn for the autumn they will live this winter
az No 81 West Thirry-ffth-st., the house which
they have leased.
Golf at Tuxedo has brought back almost all the
wandering colony, and II has attracted also num-
viii be AZ the Morris Country Club. It viii take
R5sfs hefs N about 'en days and wi" open the season
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence DoIan have 1T Newport
for their country seat near Philadelphia. Mrs.
Dosn has just lost her mother. and she will conse-
Quently be in mourning this winter and will not
entertain at Newport next summer.