The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-30
A SWELL AFFAIR AT NEWPORT.
son-Gfven by Mr.. and Mrs. Penn
broKe Jones.

DFOkc Jones
A special dispatch from Newport to
the New York Sun Of the 23rd inst.
gives the following account of an en-
tertainment given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Pembroke Jones:
The largest social affair given this
season took place this evening at the
Havemeyer villa Friedman" which
this summer is occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Pembroke Jones. Mrs. Jones has
given a number Of large functions this
season, but the affair tonight surpassed
them all. Arrangements for the dinner
dance. as it was called, but n fact for
a grand ball, have been going on for
weeks, and a small fortune has been
spent in making it a great social sue
cess. Not only had the villa been trans
ferred into a bower of roses and greens
but the lawn was studded with tents,
and it was under these that the first
part Of the evening was spent.
The guests began to arrive shortly
before 8 o'clock and were received by
Mr.. n Mrs. Jones in the reception
room of the villa, and from there were
taken to the lawn, where the dinner
was served. There were tents, n of
red, one Of white, one of yellow and one
of pink, and these were decorated elab-
orately inside and out with flowers to
match. Two of these tents were for
the dinner guests, one for the music
and the other for the vaudeville show
that went on during the progress of the
dinner The tents were so placed that
a full view of the stage could be had
by all the guests.
The guests were assigned to twenty
tables, designated by some sort Of en-
blems, made of flowers and tiny cleo
trio bulbs. The emblemS were suspend
ed yer the tables. They consisted of
an anchor. arrow, star, clover, horse
shoe, crown Tyre, triangle, diamond.
horn CT plenty, harp, crescent, ribbon
and bow, and three links Of chain.
A new idea was also used for the
lighting of the tables. Sprays of cleo
trio bulbs shot up from the floral GEN.
terpiece of each table. 1t was an ideal
evening for an outdoor entertainment
on the sloping law with a view of the
ocean in the distance.
The special feature of the outdoor
part of the entertainment was the
Devils Dance" given in the vaudeville
show. This was done with all the
lights extinguished the flames that shot
up from nde the stage around the
dancers alone lighting the scene. Fol
lowing the dinner the guests were o n
Quoted to the ballroom andIthere they
met a beautiful scene. An addition
had been built On top of the west piaZ-
"a to be used as a ballroom and it was
decorated most Skilfully. The room was
enclosed with folds of white and pink
CLOTH. from which were strung garlands
of pink roses and green foliage, stud
ded with tiny electric lights. These ex-
tended from the center of the room to
the frieZe, and then were feStOoned
gracefully on the sides. Tall palms
were used in the corners, but the prin-
cipal decorations were the garlandS.
The lighting of the ballroom was done
by hundreds of tiny electric lights con-
cealed within pink roses. making a most
striking picture. At the erd of the room
were two gilded lattice bowers behind
which were stationed the music, and
from the time the dance began until
the last guest had departed there vas
a continued strain of music.
At midnight the cotillion was danced
It was led by Elisha Dyer, Jr., with
Mrs. Jones, followed by about a hun
dred couples. The feature of the cotil-
Ion were two special figures, one call
ed the Japanese figure, in which the
favorS were brought in by Japanese in
their finest costumes, n the other the
Chinese figure, the favors being SINH
AoAiJ l. AiuolS Lol llCoC
figures were weird. The favors for the
other figures were brought in by Mrs.
Jones. and included sterling silver nov
elites. Following the cotillon there was
a supper served and the general dane
ing was in order again, lasting we'll in
to the morning hours.
Not since the grand bal give by Mrs.
Potter Palmer three years ago has
there been anything given in Newport
of a similar nature to compare with to-
nights event Mrs. Jones is a natural
entertainer and she promises to become
one of the most popular matrons in the
summer colony. This summer she leads
in entertaining. She has given a num-
Der of large luncheon and dinner parties
and entertained extensively on board
the steam yacht Narada, placed at her
disposal by Henry Walters. When the
invitations were sent out for tonight's
dance all anticipated something out of
the ordinary, but they did not think it
would be On such a grand scale. and
when they entered the ballroom there
was an expression Of delight on the
faces of all. 1t is safe to say that the
dinner was the largest ever given in
Newport, no attempt ever before hav-
ing been made to sea so many at a So
cial function. The guests included all
the cottage colony.
A Sexcon,S wit