The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-13
HOT lime Al NEWPORT.

HOT TIME AT NEWPORT.
News of the rich is always interesting because the
fich are rich The only papers in the nation who keep
thoroughly posted on the wealthy those of New YORK
And several important announcements made this
week.
Following the example Of the late Queen Victoria
of the Empress Frederick and of the present German
Kaserin and of many other royal and imperial ladies oil
Europe. Mrs. John Jacob Aston is nursing her baby
daughter herself"
Good for Mrs. Astor. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
has just scored tremendous triumph at Newport She
found by chance in New York Prince Hugo Hohenloe
cousin of Emperor William She carried him off to New
port for her guest the Other social leaders
are greeneyed The prince poor and obscure and is
having the time of his life.
Good for Hugo. Miss Cathleen Nelson is the hance
of Reginald Vanderbilt New York paper says; Her
eyes would be far less beautiful were it not for her
straight dark brows and long thick lashes. Her nose
or mouth lovely as they are would not be worth dwell
ing on if it we're not for her exquisite skin"
This is important John w Gates showed up the
other day at faro table plunked down $4,000 for
chips He was playing when a young man, trembling
threw down five dollars for chips. He received one.
Gates told him play and he Then Gates
said young man. take the money and buy girl ice
cream and keep out of this place." The young man
went away abashed.
Mrs Joseh Widener Of Philadelphia has created con-
sternation at Newport Several years w K Wander
biIt ST. asked her to eat dish of ice with him
From that day she became the leader of the Philadelphia
forces in Newport Her leadership became supreme
Last week packed up her and went home sur
foIISU nv
Newport is also worked up over another report 1t is
this: very much to be doubted whether the young
Duchess of Marlborough will visit Newport this month
as has been announced The story of her coming
to rest upon chance remark made at the Casino by
friend of Mrs. Oliver Belmont, the mother OF the
Duchess to the effect that she received letter from
the latter anent her homecoming The who men
toned having received this letter said 81 hope she
viii bring the Duchess with her. And this idle remark
being repeated the report that the Duchess was
coming 1t viii be remembered that similar reports were
in circulation the past summers and that nothing
came of them.
Newport is warm place. The total valuation of the
cottages of the rich there is s1OOOoOOOO The town has
300 mlionaires Their combined wealth is far from
g. 900 100000 The principal is named Bellevue
On this thoroughfare the rich People worth less
than 100000 are permitted walk the street
Sight of people worth so much than they, might
induce heart disease.
People worth less than 100000 not permitted to
look at the street from either end sideways
man worth less than $4,000 is not permitted to
get off the train at the depot
who walked in last week :ounl by the
police to be only $26OOo and in by the
lice for yagrancy.
J. Cutter Whistler of Boston bought mantel the
other day for $4,000 and off and forgot his change
3 little matter of $267S5. He left it the counter