The Washington times., 1902-08-24

mounted policemen in the vicinity where
the automobiles scorch, and these Off
GERS made it point to carefully observe
every automobile in town and find out
who the owner was. description of
each machine was written in a notebook,
and, armed with these, the officers went
forth to put stop TO the scorching.
This had the desired result, no matter
who the owner was or how much of a
| bank account he possessed if he was
guilty of speeding his auto faster than
the law allows he was Immediately ar.
rested and fined.
The American Duchess.
The most important arrival OF the
week vas the Duchess of Marlborough,
who is the guest of Congressman o. H.
z. Belmont at Belcourt The duchess
has been given royal welcome by the
] cottagers here. and several large func-
tions are being arranged in her honor.
Congressman Belmont arrived with the
duchess. and when he landed on the
steamboat pier he was the picture of
happiness and good health and seemed
! pleased to be back to Newport
Many OF the people OF the city whom
he passed on his way TO Belcourt waved
welcome home TO the genial Congress-
man. Mr.. aud MIS-. William X Wander
I bilt, jr., were also among the party
Just from Europe, and il is expected that
MIR. Vanderbilt will bring some OF his
big racing automobiles TO town by the
latter part of the week
! Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. one would
| think, had enough TO look after in pre-
pairing for her entertainment tomorrow
evening at Beaulieu without giving any
thing else. but last week she had a large
dinner for thirty guests. and later other
! guests came in for the musicale. among
the artists for the occasion being that
wonderful Bohemian baritone and plan.
ist, Monsieur Oumiron.
A Prince Expected.
/ Prince Giovanna del Drago is expect
ed in town this week He has not Wis
! tied Newport since the summer when
he and Prince Ruspoli were the lions
of the season. Prince del Drago Hives
with his parents at the del Drago pal
ace in Rome. the family. as is well
| known. being enrolled in the Almanach
| de Gotha as one of the conscript families
/ of the oldest nobility. retsted to half
the crowned heads of Europe and also
to the Duke of Aosta. the heir apparent
of the kingdom of Italy.
| Mrs. Burke Roche is giving a dinner
dance TO introduce her daughter. Miss
| Cynthia Roche, on the evening of Sep
| tember I. and Mrs. H. Mortimer Brooks
has taken September for her dinner
dance. TO be given in honor of her daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys Brooks.
Mrs John R. Drexel gave very en-
joyable bridge" party at her cottage
last week. AS an additional attraction,
Mrs. Drexel had that wonderful little
! magician Prof. Melini. II will be re-
| called by Washington people that Me-
| lini is the man who was so much in de-
mand by society at many OF the fulc-
tions in Washington last winter. espe-
cially among the Congressional people
At Mrs. Drexel's affair Prof. Melini was
assisted by Miss Alice Roosevelt
The Macarthur -McCalIa Wedding.
A very pretty incident occurred in
connection with tie wedding OF Lieu
tenant Macarthur to Miss McCalla last
week on the part of the crew of the
torpedo boat Winslow. which the groom
commands On Wednesday the crew OF
the torpedo boat called upon their com
manding officer at his quarters at the
torpedo station and presented him and
his charming bride with ma agnifcent
wine decanter of heavy cut glass in
cased with silver trimmings After the
presentation speech, Lieutenant MacAr-
thur thanked his crew for their gift and
invited them all 10 the wedding The
crew speak in the highest terms of their
commander and such devotion existing
between commanding officer and crew
l.. Id t., L.,
States Navy.
Cardinal Gibbons has been much en-
tertained during the past week by the
cottagers here. and several more social
functions are planned for his reverence
before he returns to his home. One OF
the most delightful affairs was the din
ner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Martin
at their cottage in honor of Cardinal
Gibbons. Besides his eminence. there
were present Bishop Harkns. Bishop
Tierney. Father Meenan. Mrs Charles
NJ. Oelrichs, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J.
Collier, and Mrs. Charles Carroll The
much pleased with his Newport visit.
Personal Notes.
NJ. Walter V. r. Berry. of Washing
ton. is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Starr Miller at their cottage home
Mrs. Yznaga. mother of the Duchess of
Manchester, is visiting Miss Leary be-
fore sailing for Europe.
The Messrs. Doherty. of England who
have come on for The tennis. are having
a most delightful time here, and cards
for social events are ben- sent them
from all parts of the cottage colony.
Baron Kop Herr is at the Paran Stew
ems villa.
Baron Aliotti. Of the diplomatic
corps. from Washington. has arrived for
the remainder Of the season.
Senator George Peabody Wetmore. who
has been in New York for several days.
has returned TO Newport.
Miss Jones and Miss Harbaugh of
Washington, are registered at the Bay
View Hotel. in jamestown
Prince Woh Ally Eassan Bey, of Lon
don. is AT the New cliffs Hotel.
Mrs S. c. Comstock aad. Mrs L. T
Ward. cf Washington. ase registered al
the Aquidneck Hotel here
Rev. c. W. de Lyons Nichols. of New
York. and Nichols. Coni.. ne protector
Of the National Social Trust Of :he -Four
Hundred Coroneted Families Of ;he Re-
public, has arrived in town. He says il
is Just as necessary for American So
eiety people to come 20 Newport 10
have their social claims passed upon
and duly accredited as il WAS Cor SOY
creigns in the era Of CharieEa.se 10 go
TO St Peters, Rome, for coronation.