The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-08-16

Twelve dozen views of Baby dear!
Margaret Seymour Hall.
Society at Seaside Resorts.
Mrs. .Adolph Ladenburg is settled at
Hogeson's Willowbank cottage on Nor
ton avenue, Newport, for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid have left
they will spend most Of the summer.
They have closed Ophir hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Brayton Ives, Miss Fran
ces Ives. Miss Winifred Ives and Miss
Eunice Ives are at their place, ''Chel-
sea- at Ossining, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman S. Walker and
the Misses Walker of Staten Island, who
are spending the season at the Isle of
Wight. intend to return in September.
Tennis is reviving everywhere. In
Newport it rivals golf and in all the
summer places new courts are building.
me tennis tournaments promise to be
popular this year.
From England comes the news of the
engagement of Miss Winans, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Winans, to Sir
;Merrick Raymond Burrell, son Of the
late Sir Charles Raymond Burrell, and
lieutenant in the Royal Dragons.
George T. Slade, who was appointed
assistant general manager of the Erie,
will soon marry Charlotte HILL daughter
OF j. J. HE, president of the Great
Northern road. The engagement was
announced by the family two years ago.
Bridge whist survives all condemna-
ton and thrives apace. Quiet Southamp-
ton is devoted to it. and makes it pop
ular vehicle for charity. Bar Harbor
has many deyotees of the game and large
afternoon and evening parties are fire.
quent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
Scotland, have decided to extend their
Newport visit and will be the guests of
Mrs: Vanderbilt at the Breakers. They
go later to Scotland for the shooting
season.
w. Bayard Cutting, Jr.. has bought
the Breese estate, near Oakdale, his faith
er's Long Island country home, where he
and his wife, Lady Sibyl, have been stay
ing since, their arrival from Europe The
6reese place is at Great South Bay and
Great river: and is within sight of ".
K: Vanderbilt's country home Idle Hour
Mr.: Cutting is about to go into business
with his father.
The wedding of Edward Maitland Arm
strong Of New York and Miss Gwendolen
celebrated on Thursday, September Is.
King and Mr.. Armstrong was announced
in the spring. Mr.. Armstrong is
the son Of D. Maitland Arm
strong: formerly consul at Rome. Miss
King, and her mother was Miss Rives'
a sister Of Col. George Rives. The we'd
ding will be very fashionable affair, as
the Kings are related to MANY of the
old families and the Armstrong; are also
widely known and we'll connected.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard gave
dinner the other night at their New
port cottage, which is situated on the
shores OF Narragansett bay, and affords
a charming view of the Examinations on
the bay. The able decorations were es-
pecially appropriate. A miniature lake
occupied the center of the oblong table.
and on it floated tiny but full-rigged
sailing vessel. Aquatic plants and flow
ers formed the bank of the lake, and
fleet Of wee sailboats foated around the
~. Illuminated and decorated with cleo
trio lights: lanterns, etc, these being red.
bunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Carter Of
Philadelphia have purchased the pretty
place IN Narragansett avenue, known as
Qnarterfoil. and will occupy it in future
as summer residence. Quarterfoil was
bought few years ago by C. Norman
Ray Of Chicago. and greatly improved by
him. hut Mr.. and Mrs. Carter have plans
FOR ITS further betterment which will be
acted upon during the coming winter.
This season the Carriers are occupying
the Satterlee villa, in Clay street.
Bar Harbor is to be exceedingly CAV
this month. and the third week promises
to be the gayest Of all. The Horse show
takes place then. and a number of other
charming. affairs are scheduled for the
week. Mrs. Burton Harrison is sending
out invitations for rural fete, which is
to take place on the afternoon Of Friday.
August q. 1t is to be held on the lawn
at Sea Urchlns: and the costumes are to
Marie Antcinette and her court ladies
played they were shepherdesses and milk
maids. There are to be several novel
features-an outdoor play ending in a
rustic dance and pantOmime interlude
Of shepherdesses and their SWANS called
THE Comedy of FAM
With the fete over, Newport is turn
ing. it's attention to the contest for auto
mobile races planned for next month
Should the plan be carried out there will
be the finest display ever made in this
country of motor carriages. More than
hundred machines are to be there, either
entering the race or for display. VIII
liam K. Vanderbilt, Jr., is the prime
mover in the matter, and beside his new
German racer, the Red Demon, there
will he entered the new gasoline racers
q CO.: John Jacob Astor, Frederick II.
Carroll, Henry Rogers Winthrop. Regi-
maid Vanderbilt, Albert G. Bostwick and
others. Very handsome trophies will be
offered. A number of the cottagers will
petition that that portion Of the Ocean
drive used for the races be closed during
the contest.
Driftwood the Eskimo's Salvation. -
No trees grow anywhere on the coast
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