New-York tribune., 1901-08-24
ABOUT SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Cary opened their house
at Westhury this week and many of their neigh
bors are expected there within the next ten days
Indeed. everything points to a gay season at
Meadow Brook. Preparations are already being
made there for the hunting. and Ralph EIIs Is tns
several finely bred foxhounds. which are now being
whipped into shape preparatory 10 the opening OI
the Meadow Brook Hunt Club season
Glorious weather favored the horse show at
Southampton yesterday. and the trains from town
were crowded with members of the fashionable set
intent upon taking in the show and the gay din
ners, luncheons and house parties organized IN
connection with It. The absence OF the profess
the popularity and the success of the affair. and
not even Srooms or coachmen were allowed in the
show continues to-day being brought to close
this evening. Last evening the weekly dance at
formance and vaudeville in aid OF the Village I'm
provement Association.
1t is seldom that hat gives rise TO so much dis
cussion as did that worn by Mrs. Charles Fl. Mar
shall at dinner at Sherrys the night before last IL
was built on the lines of those peculiarly shaped
umbrella hats worn by Mexican ranchmen Around
its high sugarloaf crown a silver serpent
coiled and extending from the back half way
around the front seven white ostrich tips
ranged on the brim. With this she frock OF
pale blue satin crepe de chine. combined with white
striped up and down with bands OF the blue crepe.
Dining with her were Mr.. and Mrs Egerton
George KeppeI. Mrs Winthrop's toilet was Of
ioEa noTered ID pink & &organdie The bodice had deep
drapery OF the organdie was arranged Mrs
'h, Wh,nthrSPs hat was Of yellow straw trimmed with
of men, his wife being still at Newport.
Cedarhurst. bent on emulating the example of
Newport. Southampton and Bar Harbor is
solved to have horse show. 1t is scheduled for
Labor Day, and will be held the grounds Of the
club at Cedarhurst. The prize list has been issued
and entries will close the day after tomorrow with
Rene La Montague at the clubhouse. In all six
teen classes to take part in the show including
carriage horses. saddle horses, tandem teams.
ceiva6t species Of horse and equpsge The show
ring at Cedarhurst will be perfect in it's appoint
show.
Last night moonlight golf concert took place on
the links of the Babylon Golf Club at Bay shore
Long Island The grounds were lighted by Chinese
lanterns.
The pigeon shooting match will take place at
Bay Shore this afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs Myles Standish somewhat better yester-
day, although she Is not yet out OF danger and
still lies dangerously IN Breeze HiII. her summer
home. near MHbrook. While cantering her horse
stumbled and fell As she lay unconscious IN the
psGed in pna bo1g IN 2gngnE to regain htS feet
serious injury She is the daughter of ] F. 10
Lanier One brother. Charles Lanier, is on J. Pier
pont Morgan's yacht
A bridge whist tournament will be given on Mon
day. at Bar Harbor the Kebo Valley Golf club.
for the benefit OF the links.
James L. Breese who intended TO take part IN
the automobile races at Newport next week will
be unable to compete, owing 10 his machines being
disabled. He is busy organizing an automobile
meet, which Is 10 be held at Southampton in the
latter part OF next month
The opposition 20 the automobile races at New
port the part of Professor Agassiz and his
friends is discouTaGinG many automobile owners
from taking part in the races next week. and a
number OF machine owners have informed the COM
mIttee in charge % the affair that they will not
appear- The principal interest in the race Will
wick ''''''''' '-''' - anu '''s'' - DUST
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has issued invitations
for large dinner party Beaulieu on Friday
next after which she will take her guests on 10
Mrs. z. J. Berwinds. whose housewarruing will
season The new Berwind house Is splendidly
Tonight Mrs. stuyvesant Fish will give large
dinner dance at Crossways. her place at Newport.
Afterward there will be vaudeville show. and
then cotillon-
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer will leave New
port for the season on September and go 10
LenoX for the autumn.
NOTES OF THE NEWPORT SEASON
tBY TFLrGRAFH TRIBUNE.I
Newport. r. l., Aug 23.-At the Newport Golf
Club this evening Mrs. Clarence W. Dolan gave a
large dinner party
] De Forest DanieIson has leased for the season
of 1872 the Swift cottage at the corner OF Bellevue
and Wheatland aves.
Mrs Robert Garrett entertained az luncheon at
hcr villa. in Narragansett-avC.. this afternoon.
Mrs. Charles \. Childs entertained AT dinner to-
night. II served at two large tables on
the veranda. One of the tables was devoted to
young people and the other to married couples
NJ : Alexander ;. Clarke entertained at the
villa Beech Bound this evening. the Glover Club
furnishing tho music for the guests.
Newport season September 3 and will go TO
LenoX
GIFT TO HONE FOR AGED WOMEN.
Richland. Ind. Aug % Trustees OF the Mar
garet Smith Horne for Aged Women have received
from William b Leeds OF New-York a check for
S25 600 to be used for the home in the name of Mr.
Leeds's mother who lives here.
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS
Among the passengers booked TO sail on the
steamer Maasdam OF the Holland-America Line.
for Rotterdam to-day are y. Dohr. G. Albert