New-York tribune., 1901-08-30
ABOUT SOCIETY.

Town will be full to-day of members of the fash
lonable set who returning for the Futurty race
at Sheepshead Bay tomorrow. Clarence H Mackay
arrived Yesterday morning. and % William c Whit
Paset and others expected in the course of the
The automobile races and Mrs Edward j. Ber-
winds ball at the Elms constitute the principal
features of societys programme to-day at Newport
Mrs. Berwnd's house is beautiful one, par
ticularly well adapted for entertaining, and the
dance promises to be the most elaborate affair of
the kind that has taken place at Newport this
bT f snd sSn Of Ms
Berwind's friends. who will afterward take their
guests on to the ball.
With regard to the automobile races they
certain TO attract large attendance. providing the
weather is fine Society will flock this afternoon
to the Aqudneck Park. four miles out from New
port, where the contest will be held. There are
about fifty entries and the prizes consist OF valu
able a pieces OF silver presented by Mr. Mr. and Mrs
Oelrichs, Mrs. John r. Drexel. Alfred G. Wander
as timekesper. Before the races Mrs. W. K Van
ro1e nsa w sye PsT party beb al S
dred invitations have been issued
Meanwhile the local authorities at Newport con-
tinue to wage war on the automobile men, and
bit among number of motor owners fined in
the police court for driving at faster rate Of
The gymkhana organized by Mrs. Burke Roche
and others for to-day. which was to include do
mestic pet races egg and spoon contests and other
the lack of interest in the affair manifested by
society.
Among those who arrived yesterday from Europe
We're the Bishop of Newcastle. Of the spiritual
lords Of the British Parliament; r. G.. Vivian Duff,
W. Lyman Biddle. Colonel R. H. / Goddard Baron
yn Of Pa lin
Austro-Hungarian Consui-Cenerai at this port. and
Henry Fournier, OF automobile fame
The new squash ball court at the Meadow Club
at Southampton will be ready for use early next
James L. Breese has left Southampton with his
new French automobile Green Dragon. with which
he has arrived at Newport TO take part in the
races there to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly will leave
Newport for their country place at Madison, y. j..
the week after next. Colonel and Mrs Astor will
about the same time while Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
takes her departure soon after for White Sulphur
Springs. Va
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt have ar
ranged to leave Bar Harbor next week for their
country place at Biitmore ~ G. where everything
is being got ready for their arrival
T Shaw Safe and his wife. who Miss Gam
mel and whose marriage took place last autumn
at Newport are expected here tomorrow from
England where they make their home They will
20 al once Newport their arrival, and Mrs
Safe will open the villa which she owns there.
William Douglas Sloane has given out the con-
tract for the construction OF the new greenhouses
at his Lenox country place. They will be the
largest greenhouses In Western Massachusetts,
one alone being over four hundred feet long
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Astor Bristed have left
7 Ak nj at
for the remainder OF the season
Mrs Harry Lehr's dog party yesterday after
noon at Areigh was OF the most original en-
tertainments that have been given at Newport this
season. Mr. and Mrs Lehr's friends and acquaint-
ances present in the role OF chaperons OF
their various canine pets. for whom an elaborate
table was set and as several or the dogs were
badly spoiled and devoid Of good manners nuch
trouble experienced in preventing lighting
and general pandemonium.
Waldo Story. the American sculptor at Rome
gave a large dinner last night at Berger's by way
OF returning the hospitality which he had re-
ceived during his stay at Newport this summer
His guests numbered about one hundred and hfty.
After dinner ne took them 10 the vaudeville show
al Freebody Park ard then brought them back 70
Berger's for a dance, the cotiHou being led BY
Elisha Dyer. Jr
Barclay w Kountze who died yesterday at his
PARENTS summer home at Morristown, y. j., had
been seriously III for some time He will be sin
cerely mourned as he very popular In society
especially among the younger set. He was a
member OF the Knckeroocker and numper OF
other clubs He was n son OF Mr.. and MIS- Luther
Kountze OF No. East Fitty-seventh-St