The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
SOCIAL AND = PERSONAL.
Newport and Bar Harb0r Maintain
Their Supremacy.

No Cessation Expected In the Whirl
Before the Middle of September
The Seasons Entcrtninments-
Whereabouts of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
During the one week that is left before
September there is little prospect of social
diversion of any sort away from the re-
sorts. Newport maintains her supremacy
as n fashionable centre. with Bar Harbor
as a formidable rival At the former re-
sort it is evident there will be no cessation
in the social whirl before the middle of
September Next week will bring the an
nuaI five days tourney of the golf club
the Gymkhana races are underlined for
| Tuesday. and the automobile races FRI
day. In addition. there is unusual hustle
| for the horse show and the first meeting
| of the Rhode Is. and Jockey Club, both of
| which fall the first week in September.
The first distinctly society wedding OF the
season is not due until September L, while
| the Martin-Oelrichs nuptials are not likely
| to take place until after the middle of the
| month.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley en-
| tertained at a dinner and informal must
| Gale Friday evening at their home in
| Canton. Mrs. Rand. of this city was
| among the guests.
The little son of Vice President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, who is now in Roosevelt Hos
| pital. as well as his sister, Alice, is said
to be doing well. 1t is expected that
| Miss Roosevelt will leave the hospital to-
| day. The Vice President and his wife
secured a private apartment in the hos
| pital for themselves so they could watch
| the progress of their daughter. and they
Will continue to keep the room while their
| boy Is ill. His unexpected serious illness
| has somewhat upset the plans of the Vice
| President, but, it is believed, not seri-
| ously.
| Can 1t be that Mr.. 7. Sanford Beatty
is to occupy the position heretofore filed
| by Mr.. Harry Lehr? The former gem
| tleman was referee at the pet animal
| race given the other day at Newport by
Mr. and Mrs. S. s. Rowland, and during
| his recent visit to Newport was master
of ceremonies at several other functions
that last season were performed by the
| squire to Danes.
Mrs. Burton Harrison gave one of the
prettiest and most unique affairs of the
Newport season at Sea Urchins Friday
afternoon. 1t was a fete cfampetre. with
some very delightful open air theatricals.
More than 400 guests assembled on the
lawn at Sea Crchins, which was decorated
with brilliant flags and bizarre booths
The affair was patterned after the time
of Marie Antoinette and the costumes
were designed to represent famous char
acters. The opening feature was min
net. led by Miss Barney, of this city.
There followed a little entire act entitled
THE Comedy of theo Fam" written by
Mrs. Harrison. The, characters were cast
or1tti
Davenport. who was one of Lady Sybil
Cuffe's bridesmaids and a niece of Mrs
Harrison. took the part of Amarylis Miss
Palmer, a beautiful woman, took that of
Egeira Mr. Hubbard played Strephon.
There next followed f'Orpheus With His
Lutte, the Shakespearean words set to
music by Louis Won sGaertner. who played
violin obligato to Miss Stricklands rem
dition of the song
There were scores Of quaint and Gu
riously CARRIED figures. Capt. Tom
Bush, the well known Kentuckian. repre-
sented scene from The Reign of Law
in the Kentucky hemp fields. John Drury
keene was a chariatan. Arthur Patter-
son was a monk. -
The lawn stretches to. the waters edge
and the bay at that point was filled with
hundreds of craft watching the scene.
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Mrs. and the Misses Barney and Mr.
Grip. the Swedish Minister. were among
the Washington guests at the musicale
given at Newport Friday evening by Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt The chief
artist of the evening was the violiniste,
Miss Leonora Jackson.
In the descriptions of the cotillions
given at Newport almost every evening of
the past week it is evident that Mr..
Elisha Dyer who led them ALL has been
kept pretty hard at work Friday night
the dance was given by Mrs. George
Crucker, Mr.. Dyer leading with Miss
Rutherford, the daughter of the hostess
The fayorS included stuffed birds in
gilt cages. handsome portfolios and silver
ash trays with foreign stamps in each
from Washington.
Dr. and Mrs. Everett NJ Culver will
leave their summer home near New
Marlborough. Mass. in a few days to
spend the early autumn in Montana and |
California. Mrs. Culver is Just recovering |
from a severe attack of whooping cough. |
The Chinese Minister has arrived at |
Newport and taken apartments at the |
Aquidneck.
Cen. Fitzhugh Lee. while at Newport. |
will be the gnest of Captain and Mrs. |
Chadwick of the Naval War College.
Mr. Joseph Letter spent last week at
Narragansett, where he was continuously |
Among the late arrivals at Newport
are Captain Bayly naval attache OF the
British Embassy: Marquis de "a Gandara
of the Italian Embassy. and Mr.. Gel Viso
of the Argentine Legati0'L
Capt. Charles ID. Sigsbee was the guest
of Mr.. c. Il. Rheem, while at Atlantic
City last week.