The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-10
EXCITEMENT
At NEWPORT
Leader ofPhiladeIphia's Social
Forces Has Retired.
HAD CROWDED NEW YORK
Successfully and Was Making
a Great Hit.
HAD CROWDED NEW YORK

ported departure from Newport OF Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph widener, the young and
wealthy couple who have been so prom
inent IN the gay life OF the fashionable
Watering-place during the last two OF
three summers. and the future rurnor
that they VIII not return possibly even
next year, has made q yeritable sensation
there and has been the subject OF CON-
naent in the clubs Of New York and Phil
adeiphia and in the country houses at
Narragansett and other fashionable re-
sorts
For there IS more involved in the ~
mored abandonment OF the summer home
which Mr.. and Mrs widener had es-
tablished IN Pinard cottage No. !. on Mar
ragansett avenue, Newport, than The mere
freak or restlessness OF q very wealthy
young couple. who might perchance have
found the season dun and desired
change This move OF the Wideners IS
OF import and significance 70 the initi-
ated in social doings everywhere. It
means the probable abandonment on the
part OF Mrs. Widener OF her place "a one
Of the three acknowledged leaders in the
remarkable campaign FOR social suprem-
acy that Philadelphia, through her soci-
| ETY. representatives. has waged at New
port for three or four years.
/ While there have been coca ional refer
! ences TO this lily concealed warfare be-
tween the leaders OF the so-caIled Phil
/ adeiphia and New York smart sets there.
/ little has been told OF the causes OF the
strife and OF the details OF its progress.
Last season closed with Philadelphia well
20 the front. and it was freely predicted
during the winter by close social observ-
/ ers and old society veterans both here
and in Philadelphia that the summer
would see an almost complete rout OF the
New York forces and the victorious ad-
vance OF the Philadelphia contingent led
by the three generaIs-AIrs. Joseph Wide
ner. Ms. William z. Carter and Mrs
Clarence Dolan. with Mrs. Edmund
Moore Robinson a warm ally.
The news that Mrs Joseph widener
might abandon the field and retire from
the battle with victory in sight and with
the flag 4 Ritenhouse Square still proud
y waving. as may be supposed. has
caused excitement in New YORK society
and CONSERVATION IN that Of Philadelphia
While Mrs. Widener's place as member
Of the Philadelphia social strategy board
and one OF the three fair commando
OF her army viii re filed in a way by
Mrs Edmund Moore Robinson the Phil
adelphians both at Newport and else
where admit that Mrs widener's loss
viii be in some ways irretrieveble
Her tact. her popularity with the New
Workers. as well as Philadelphians. her
skill in senerslship and her winning ways
which have brought 70 the support 81
the PhiIadelphians the Boston and Baiti-
more contingents at Newport. cannot be
well replaced. Not without reason Is there
mourning over her reported departure not
only in many Newport villas and homes
but az Cape May. Atlantic City and the
various beautiful suburbs OF the Quaker /
City-in every place IN fact. where the
sons and daughters % William Penn
are now discussing their grandfathers. +
diseoursing on the delights q scrappIe /
and catfish and munohine their Tanles. I
Mr.. widener VINO is still on the sunny +
side OF thirty. was Miss Ella II Pan 4
coast and through her mother IS re- 4
lated 20 the MunnIkhuysens. Of Mary I
land and other prominet families She 4
IS a cousin Of Mrs. Jack Conoysy. and 1
also the latter sister. Mrs.
Pancoast who is well known IN the 4
New York and Philadelphia society
Mrs Widerer was a widow when she
married the son Of IRE great Philadelphia
muiti-miliionaire Mr.. P. A q widener.
her first husband. n late Mr. Hsberton.
died 81 Paris a few years after her mar
rage. she has been Mr. wIdener row
FOR some seven years. she was very near
widowed again last year by the falling u
Mr. Widener from coach on which he
vas one 81 the guests CT the way from
Philadelphia 70 one % tire country ciubs
nearby. but careful nursing ard that as
siduous attention q physicians which
only great wealth car command brought
her husband hack from TIE very Jaw
= death.
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been able % take an active part n oct
door sports as he formerly did but his
love q athletes ms kuown aoerazs s-a
PERSEVERANCE and his zrnbitior wfll as hir
seslsh j. now hearty restored .1on brig
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polo ring ard yachting waters
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