New-York tribune., 1901-09-27
ABOUT SOCIETY.

Society was ahoat yesterday. and the Fashionable
world was all at sea. taking part in the brtltan,
maritime carnival afforded by the Cup rac.s
Favored by weather which was delightful for yacht.
ing parties. though perhaps satisfactory 10,
the actual races. there nothing but the failure
OF the rival champions finish within the tins
limit TO mar the pleasure OF those board ,hs
immense fleet of beautiful yachts The processo,
of the latter down to the Hook and back again was
a spectacle not easily forgotten. There were at
every description, from Sound steamers to tugs and
the day. Each had gay party on board the rnsn ,
for the most part in yachting costumes, while tha
superb weather to don something more dainty and ana
elegant than the ordinary tailor made frocks usual
y worn by the fair sex az yachting regattaS.
Owing to the immense number of yachts as we'll
to the fact that tire majority the parties had
either gone board the night before or else had
been living on the yacht for several days previously
as. for instance in the case OF Colonel Anthonv
Drexels guests on the Marguerite. it impos-
sible TO ascertain the names of the people on the
various craft. Colonel Drexel, however. seems to
have monOpolized great extent the visiting
foreigners His party comprised Lord Athlumney
the Duke of Alba, Lady Lister Kaye and her sister,
Miss Emily Yznaga; Captain Gordon, Lady Sarah
Wilson. the Hon. George and Mrs. KeppeI. Lady Al
wynne Compton and Francis de Muretta. SD
Henry Burdett with the Hon. Charles Russell H
Norman. of the British Embassy, and several Brit
ish members of Parliament. We're the guests of Sir
had a party on the Narada comprising Mr. and
Mrs. Pembroke Jones Miss Lily Oelrchs. Miss
tin, Edward BuIkeiey and Mr. and Mrs l. Townsend
m on and ihs 1 A"a w1ah e Tb
Mrs Alexander Van Rensselaer, had number OF
Chaplin carried the members of the New-York Yacht
Club and their friends to the number of nearly
Phelps Stokes. E Dahgren Adrian isein. ms, =.
Butt, w s Wetmore. J. r. Bartlett, John q 04r
William Milne Grinnell. c. l. Peters Barclay Ward
party on the Electra, Eugene Higgins on the
and Mrs John n DrexeI on the sutans. Mr. and
Mrs. John Waterbury on the Saxon, Mr., and Mrs.
Phoenix on the Int epid and Augustus schermer-
horn the Freelance.
crowded to such an extent 70 convey the i'm
preston that the Horse Show already at hand
Indeed it is only during the Horse Show week
that Delmonico's. sherry's: the Waldorf-Ast0ra .A
brilliant and animated scenes as they afforded
| last night.
Among those dining Sherrys were Mr.. and
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. the latter in black lace.
spangled with jet and with black and white tulIs
hat: Mrs. John Jacob AstOr. in pale blue crepe da
| chine trimmed with white lace and black picture
| hat; Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg, in toilet OF black
spangled with a small black tulle bonnet Mrs.
F A Beach. in black lace, with a large black hat;
/ Mr.. and Mrs w Payne Thompson, the latter in
black hat. with white feathers; Miss Alice Blight.
| whose frOck of white crepe cloth. with which
! EVELYN Burden in dress of black spangled net.
with large pink picture hat; Miss Alice Bah
| and a large picture hat: Mrs Lawrence Water
Td STy T IN W6Hney g9W S warren in White crepe de chine
| with large white hat. trimmed with black. Inc
| Winthrop Rutherfurd Creighton Webb. Colonel
Astor, Paul Thebaud, Howard Willets. Rawln
| derbilt and Frederick Beach
Talking of horse shows, it is to-day that the
| Horse Show begins at Tuxedo. and it will continue
| tomorrow Numerous house parties are being
| given at the park in connection Herewith. and
| many people who have come 10 town for the Cup
| races will take in the show, thus assuring to the
in fact. seem to divide societys attention with the
yachts. for there are two morse SHOWS S ia W3 .1r
| chester County. while Morristown is 10 have one
| early next month
Mr. and Mrs William Bayard Cutting, IT.. are
| going to California with the view OF enanhns
Mr. Cutting to become acquainted with the various
intrcacies of the sugar refining business winch ne
wishes TO study IN all its branches, starting rom
| the very lowest rung of the ladder He Is 1onls
! the Oxnards who have great sugar rennerles IN
California and will establish himself with ms Eng Eng
lish wife Oxnard so as 70 De close ~ M IoDs5
| ness Mrs Cutting by the by. has entirely cropped
the use oghfer OF ne of an earl following in this re-
spect the example of other sensible 1oIelshsIs S1
| names on making their homes in the United states.
| Mr. and Mrs Peter Cooper Hewitt. who arrived
the dav before yesterday from Europe viii remain
| in town for few days before proceeding 70 their
country place for the autumn
Mr. and Mrs j. Norman De R Whttehouse are az
| their country place at Meadowbrook; Long lsiaiuA
and viii remain there until late in the fan
Cards have been issued for tea and reception
! AT the opening of the annual GoIr tourhaiIeH' q"
| Baltusrol october 5
Mrs Theodore A. Havemeyer and Miss Beecs'
man have been staying with Mrs FREDERICK L.
| Ames Pride's Crossing
Mr. and Mrs. J. Montgomery Sears have been &C
their farm at SOuthbOrO since leaving BAT hH"
bor
Mrs ] Boardman Hartman and Mr. ana Mss. @
Pierre IorilIard Ronalds were among those w.
arrived from Europe yesterday on 0oa'u '1'
Deutschland.
NJ and Mrs William Rhinelander and MI anu
Mrs T J. Oakley Rhinelander who nave spe--
the summer abroad are on the ocean, HUME
ward bound.
NJ. r1.nr1, n KnowIton has been staying at
| GARDEN Citv Long Island. since her return ir'l'
Bar Harbor
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt with her dausn'es
| c.Iadvs is in town for few days al her houSe' =
Eifth-ave and Fifty-seventh-st she wli, li,rIv next
rsinrr 70 Newport either tomorrow or G g1iI5 I,s in
week and remain at the Breakers uhli 1'0
| October.
| Among those who have returned 20 Tow" ~ - eo,,
| Gun races are Charles Laner. who came uE -, -,
Lenox and AnsOn Phelps Stokes from MS ~
| in the Adirondacks.
Mr. and Mrs H. Mortimer Brooks reacnTr - Ss
last night from Newport Mrs EuN'" -, ,.v
will return to town early next week from 'ne ''''
by the sea.