New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
A GAY AFFAIR AT NEWPORT.



! Newport R. l.. Aug. S--one OF the most original
and brilliant entertainments of the season was
given at Beauleu this evening by MI ana Nlrs-
Cornelius Vanderbilt. For weeks this affair has
been eagerly anticipated, but besides the per-
formance of the wild Rose company, the guests
totally unprepared for other features Mrs-
Vanderbilt styled her entertainment simply an
lat home and discreetly silent the sub
Ject of what the Eat home" was to consist or
until 1t was announced that the Knickerbocker
Theatre was to close down for night. in order
that the company might be transported TO Newport
and perform for Mrs Vanderbilt.
From the outer entrance to the house hld-
way was erected and the guests rolled through
the voices of the fakirs announcing their various
attra ctons could be heard. The Midway was
lined with turkey red and was bedecked with
, streamers and garlands of flowers and electric
lights IN red and white while strands OF DARK
green laurel leaves hung overhead ana on the
sides around the booths, where were the uahcihs
girls the fortune ,nIler doll baby game, ring the
cane, shooting gallery, coored minstrels ana d
liberal buffet room beyond which was the ticket
Office where the seats for the theatre were pro
cured The sides of the Midway were lned with
tall palms and hydrangeas.
\ view of the house and the theatre peyoh"
could be seen from here. The guests were driven
to the western end of the main driveway at 'ne
decorated entrance to the Midway. lelt 'Ieh
wraps and proceeded to see and enjoy the fun Inc
trees and shrubbery the lawn were Illuminated
making brilliant background for the rest OF the
scene. Passing up the broad stairway the guests
were received and escorted to the drawing room
and thence TO the theatre which was later used ror
a ball room
Az the guests passed through the Midway they
were asked seatinss for the theare at 'he
box office and then ushered TO their respec-
tive seats by uniformed ushers. In the auditorium
tho floral decorations were principally OF wild roses
From the centre Of the ceiling large flower basket
was hung with electrical attachments. and served as
a chandelier and floral centre piece From tnls
basket sarIands of Wild roses radiated toward the
flowers suspended with ribbons. and in each OF the
several panels were Louis XIV baskets filled with
wild roses The stage was set with palms
While supper served many things IN the
theatre were changed. the basket Of flowers In the
centre removed and chandelier with myr1ads
of tiny electric lights left In place Inc
theatre seats removed and the gilt chairs tor
the cotillon substituted The musicians occupied
the stage The supper tables were all decorateh
with punches Of wild roses and everywhere this
flower seen. carrying out the idea or the en-
tertainment. The performance of the wild Rose
began at II o'clock and after this was over supper
was served at small tables in the dining halls and
the piazza Supper over. the guests returned TO
the ballroom and the cotillon was danced Mrs
Vanderbilt and Roman Baldwin and Miss May
Goelet and Henry W. Bull led The figures were
pretty and original and the favors handsome
Hand painted fans for the women and tie cases for
the men, silver baskets and match safes. dolls and
monkeys these being mechanical figures. which
were wound upl. atoTnizers and cigarette cases.
kets filled with bonbons were among them
Among those present Mr.. and Mrs. William
Starr Miller Mr. and Mrs Hamilton Fish Web
ster Mr.. and Mrs Ogden Mills Mr.. and Mrs John
Jacob Astor Mr.. and Mrs ]. F. d. Lanier. Mr. and
Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly. Mr.. and Mrs Peter
Cooper Hewitt Mr and Mrs. Stuyvessnt Fish. Mr.
and Mrs. Winthrop Chanler. Mr. and Mrs Victor
Sorchan, Mr and Mrs. Winthrop Rutherfurd, Mr.
and Mrs Gordon Norrie. Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Ran
dolph. Mr.. and Mrs Henry symes Lehr. Mr. and
Mrs Pierre Lorillard Ronsds. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs
William Payne Thompson Mr. and Mrs Oliver
Hartman Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Brooks. Mr.. and
Mrs. Orme Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. George B. De
Forest Mr. and Mrs. A. Cass Canheld Mr.. and Mrs
H Anthony Dyer. Mr. and Mrs +. X Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. whitney Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Drexel. Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Havemeyer. Mr.
and Mrs Lloyd s. Bryce Mr.. and Mrs Pierre Lorfl-
lard Mr. and Mrs Nathaniel Thayer. Mr.. and Mrs
E L. Winthrop. jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Howard,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Martin. Mr. and Mrs E J
Berwind. Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont. Mr.. and
Bda B5s flITna Mr ana ES Mrs Herman F IToy Emmett r
and Mrs. Oliver 6; Jennings. MI and Mrs. Rob
Glynn. Mr.. and. Mrs. Pembroke Jones. Mr.. and
4Ts AuguSfHs 5nS 5nSS m Mrs anq JoseBh Irogue G
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas MeKean Nj IT and gSl- Mrs
Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Stevens Mr. and Mrs J.
M FTsd I Tam5 sS MIR and Whtshose @ r and mrs SD
ney smith. Mr. and Mrs Edward Moore Robinson.
lei b, Fearing. Mr. and Mgs James Il H. KeTn9'Ran' 1g han
Phin6 Phi a',H N Hydig Mr and Mrs l. l. Lorard Mr..
and Mrs j. {. Mallory, Mr. and Mrs James NJ
Waterbury. Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Deforest Danielson.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Carroll Mr.. and Mrs. J. stew
arr Barney. Mr.. and Mrs Moses Taylor. Mr.
and Mrs Hoyt. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews;
MIR and Mrs H Casmir de Rham: Mr. aud
Mrs Lawrence Waterbury, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
o Havemeyer jr.. Mr. and Mrs EdWard
Henry Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Har-
riman Mr. and Mrs. r. r Wilson Mr.. and Mrs
Austin Flint jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward wharton
Mir and Mrs +. S. q. D'Hautevile. Mr.. and Mrs
q II Warren Mr.. and Mrs. James Arden Harrt-
man Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Webster. Mr. and Mrs
+ q, willing Mr.. and Mrs Seth Barton Erench
MIR and Mrs e T. Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs Char!es
NJ Oelrichs Mr. and Mrs. II. Mortimer Brooks, Mr.
and Mrs Delaney Kane. Mr.. and Mrs Htchcock
Mr. and Mrs T. Townsend Burden. Nh. and Mrs
Nicholas Fish. Mrs. II. II. Hunnewen. Mr. and Mrs
Leroy Edgar Mr. and Mrs. BOnaparte. Mr.. anu
Mrs Baldwin Mr.. and Mrs n. B. Duryea Mr. ana
Mrs E Livingston Ludlow. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoadley,
MIR and Mrs Oliver Bard. the Duchess of Mari
borough Mrs. Astor. Mrs Camhrill Mrs Burke,
Roche Mrs Moses Taylor Campbell Mrs Fred
Nelson Mrs. 1adenburg. Mrs. j. Wadsworth
Ritchie Mrs McCreary. Mrs. Ogden Goelet MISS
Josephine Johnson. Mrs Kernochan. Prince Hohen-
Iohe Count Laborde, Viscount de Paris Don
Juan Riano Baron Ritter Gruenstein, Sir Philip
Btirne-Jones J. H. Van Roen. Baron Won kep-
Herr Baron de Moroques. Captain Ward Jack
son Perry A. Mitchell. Baron George de Franck-
enstein.
LEMON NOTES
Ienox Mass. Aug . (SpeciaD.-Mrs. w Forbes |
Of Pan France arrived this evening at the