New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

color and luncheons and dinners increasing
as the season advances. The unmistakable signs
that Newport is about 10 enter upon her heyday
are evident and the gloom that hung over the
city in the rainy months OF April and May has
been dispelled. and lark could be more bthe
than the storekeeper, who looks forward with con-
fdence to the approaching three months. which
are expected TO be the most brilliant in the his
tory OF Newport 4 watering place
Assurances have been received that within three
months work will be started upon a new hotel. in
Bellevue-ave.. to replace the Ocean House. burned
few years ago. 1t will be built by a syndicate. of
which Edward ]. Berwnd and E. Rollins Morse
the moving spirits. The stock of the
Germ has been fixed at 81 900 0O0 and s700 900 has
already been subscribed. The building will
occupy the former site OF the Ocean House the
Paran Stevens and James Gordon Bennett estates.
almost Immediately opposite. The plans OF the
place 10 be elaborate and. in addition to the
hotel itself there will be a number of cottages in
connection Herewith. The hotel will be COM
pleed and ready for business at the opening Of the
season Of 1902. K is reported that the manage
ment of the place has been offered TO Mr. Boldt, OF
the Waldorf-Astoria, New-York.
The formal announcement of the engagement Of
Miss Natalie Oelrichs, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles NJ Oelrichs. and Peter D. Martin came as
no surprise society had been expecting 1t for at
least two months. The wedding will take place
late in August and will no doubt be a society
event OF the in the matrimonial line. Mr..
Martin will return from California in few weeks,
accompanied by his mother, and will remain here
until after the marriage.
HORSE SHOW DATES ANNOUNCED.
The dates of the Newport Horse Show have
been announced. This crowning society event Of
the season will take place at the Casino on Sep
tember 2 g. and T. and the affair promises to be
the most successful of any yet held by the
poration all the boxes have been sold at this
early date and the number of entries is greater
than ever. The National Lawn Tennis tournament
will take place the Casino August 13 TO q. in
elusive, and this year will include crack players
from Maine to California. A number of college
players here at present and are in daily prac-
tice on the Casino courts.
The regular at the Casino will not begin
until July s, when the weekly hops Will be in Or
der Then IT is that the season is fairly on. and
will continue its mad whirl until 1t ends with the
horse races here and the international yacht
off New-York.
Beaulieu, the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. tr., has just received an i'm
mense consignment of draperies and furnishings
from Paris. and the place has beenF completely
transformed. 1t will be the principal scene of
entertainment in Newport this summer, and many
exclusive social affairs Will take place there Mr.
Vanderbilt has the most extensive stables of
any in Newport. and his traps are the admiration
OF the city His 70-footer Rainbow will be in
mission in a few days and will be got into racing
trim as quickly as possible PI, Wnlian d,, M Wander
Sareed his 7o-footer Virginia TO Newport where
will be fitted out at once. These two boats prob
OF osy yb wiz es Yacht Club and Special races
VIII ba arranged for them by the Newport Yacht
Racing Association TO take place eff this port.
Mrs J. G. Johnson, OF Philadelphia. and George
Pepper Norris. OF the same city. was one OF the
prettiest small affairs that have taken place in
Newport in many day. Simplicity, richness and
elegance characterized the whole ceremony and its
surroundtngs The guests were some OF the best
known persons in Newport ana Phlladeiphla So
''e's POPULARITY OF GOLF.
Golf playing is the popular sport with the older
members OF society this year, and the links are
fairly haunted by II. Mortimer Brooks. A Cass
canaeld Pembroke Jones' Lspenard Stewart and
the Rev Roderick Terry. The clubhouse is
favorite place luncheons. and large gatherings
OF parties occupy the tables IN the grlLroorns
stopping place to break the monotony OF the ten
mile ocean drive.
Dorothy Whitney at The Breakers: These young
,yornen are greatly attached TO each other and Ii
&c nrohahle that Miss Whitney Will spend the
greater part of the season In Newport
For The FIRST time since their marriage Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney are absent from New
port this season. They are aoroao and unless
they change their plans IL "iil DC soie ihoi's De-
alfred g. Vanderbilts polo field is completed, and
hrotber Reginald ana Willing Spencer tried the
new Acid and the ponies. Upon the arrival OF
few more OF the chums OF the Vanderbilt boys
Mr. and Mrs John r. Drexel have arrived at
their handsome villa on Ochre Point, and Mrs:
Tre,e,,s series of entertainments at the villa and
an hoard their handsome yacht, the Sultana, prom
ises 10 be more brilliant than ever.
An attempt will be made here this summer TO re-
cnsches here TO make a prcsentable parade. but
the movement seems TO suffer FOR lack OF an en-
ergetc head The paradss OF IA sae S tnse lew years
dismal faures' ns eofnpaieo win sae11 pred
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