The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
NEWPORT At
THE VANDERB|LIS
SWEETEST Event of Recent DAYS
at the Resort
MIDWAY OF TURKEY RED
Opera Company Brought From
New York for Guests.
MIDWAY OF TURKEY REQ

Newport. August sa-BeauIieu. II.
place beautiful. was faithful 10 its nams
last night The occasion was the i'm
portation by Mr., and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Jr.. of whole Broadway
production. from chorus TO calcium.
But the real story Of the evening lies
just as much on the outside OF the Dor
rowed footlights. and has to do with
ten dainty wooden dolls won by Harry
Lehr and with other Midway Modihca-
tons the ike Of which Newport never
saw.
Newport has seen a great deal. but
last night at Beaulieu seemed at last TO
show Newport what eyes are for. and
incidentally how $4,000 can go up through
turkey-red calico. ike incense and be
wonderfully amusing as II arises. This
morning when all Newports meets at the
/ Casino at 10 O'Clock. Just as If it hadn' I
danced TIL ). there will be one verdict
! The greatest thing in this seasons world
vas the bail at Beaulieu
But speaking OF the Casino verdict
passed over tennis. where they all sit
every day, it may be well TO foreshadow
one thing. that Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
evidently consider, not imitation, but in
vitation the sincerest fattery. for the
list OF guests made public last night
showed barely TWO hundred Of the var
ious Newport sets, ard even with Mrs
Fish. with her lists trimmed and pared
TIL vacancies became virtue has never
dared 10 discriminate so deliberately
The YanderbIts list OF guests. said
the Oldest inhabitant Of social Newport.
Is a victory in vacuums Nobody is
here who ought not to be"
AS every one who ought TO BY this
standard arrived. the carriages were
stopped half way up the long drive and
the guests alighted before a fragrant
funnel OF flowers. This was the en-
trance 10 the Midway. And just before
it in the grounds west Of the house
lighted and set for the fete ehanpetre
stood Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt TO re-
ceive.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was in a little circle
OF light, with a background OF lighted
green for her green gown Her gown
vas OF mousseline de sole Of pale green
and white. and a great black picture hat
made her look like a portrait with an
attendant landscape OF exquisite shad-
ing. She touched the hand OF each guest
for a moment and then every one turned
70 the Midway whose entrance glowed
red in the trees a. Of a path OF perpet-
usl red fire had flowed out OF the dusk
tunnel through a tablesu. N reality
ii was rods OF turkey-rec calico. import
Cd from every where, and letting The
electric lights shine through redly until
dowagers and debuutantes blushed in
chorus. Nobody ever had a hre-roon
before. looking as this did as L they
had used pure fame for the walls and
roof
Many went n the Midway at the Van
derhiits last night. expecting to see the
usual grotesque collection and arabes- +
cues that make up a society summer
circus. As they entered they stepped on j
2 Persian rug and passed great jar Of
orchids. Persian rugs and orchid Jars.
Tot Punch and Judy. were The keynote
Newport has run 10 barn dance sim
plicity FOR novelty the yanderbilts vent
ieftly 20 the other extreme. The Van
ierbI5s Midway was ike a luxurious
salon. with every booth a picture
They said afterTard that It was -
feet long by = feet vide ard IS feet
-igh, but It looked more. II vas made
y white duck covered quite with red
ird lighted b. 90 electric lights though
'ns ought as soon n think OF counting
he rays e the sun as these lights.
zhich made a wonderful new kind II
'aylight
Whether il vas that Roman Bald
yin had bath arms stretched out u re-
.eive his sixth wooden ball. rs yea En-
cred. or whether the long stretch car
.etsd il real velvet and peorled w.th
we baterfies vas unlike All other e.
ertainments- You don't know. bat Il
q'Itts certain that The picture was re--
ect- Under the blazing red OF The COW
red archTay hair the socisfy leaders =
Newport we're ~ hat moment engaged
d tossing or csaes o. SryfuS strength
machines
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duchess q Marlborough 81 the- Cassno. Z
as holding OUT both hands % a szarthv
aced fortune teller Eho lesncd FROM
e- scarlet booth and aod6e6 he- crimson
appel head
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