The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

New York. May 25.-If it were not for
the races the town would be dull. Flower
boxes blooming with pansies are at the
club windows and stripped awnings give
them a look of defiance against sunshine,
which, by the way has had little warmth
in IT.. Boards are closing many hospital
doors Almost everybody has a villa or
country seat near the city. Some like
Tuxedo, some Westchester, but the ma
Jority are going down on Long Island.
This stretch of sand-bank. shadeless on
the south side. with the ocean five miles
across a shallow bay, is favored by Willie
Vanderbilt, the Cuttings. and Suydams
are at Islip, the Belmonts. Corbins, Hol-
Inns, Woods, Johnsons and Hydes at Baby
Ion; while the north side with its high
bluffs overlooking the smooth waters of
the sound, and crowned with fine old
trees. is being bought by Whitney Roose-
Welt Clarence Mackay and Howard Could.
l like the north side. The island is so
narrow that one gets all the breeze that
is necessary and the country is something
more than a sand-bank.
ADfODOS OF the kTOuluS. L toJit IdNt us
covered that Mrs. Howard Gould is
very charming young woman and not at
all inclined to give herself airs Their
country seat will be one of the grandest
show places of this island of summer
homes Hospitable, courteous and con-
siderate the Goulds are becoming very
popular.
SILENT Smith," or James Henry Smith,
has purchased Tommie Tailers cottage
at Tuxedo. Tommie and Mrs Tommie
are at outs" so since love has fled the
cottage got into the market. smith IS
now its owner. This Delights IuXedo
folk, as James Henry is a lover Of good
things and the prince of entertainers.
But, alack, alas he has sailed for Eng
land Next week he takes possession of
Tony Drexels yacht the Margheritta, to
attend the regatta at Kiel. Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Rhinelander Stewart Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles b. Alexander will be his guests.
Last winter 1t was said Smith would
charter a Cunarder and take hundred
guests. 1 am surprised it was not sug-
gested that he put on summer motel
on a float and take it over.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon have a villa
at New Dorp Beach, Staten Island for
the summer. where they will entertain
house parties during the season. Mr..
Stuyvesant Fish has a villa at Garrisons.
Miss Marion Fish, during the absence of
her mother, who is now in Paris, Is mis-
tress of the establishment. Her cousin,
Janet Ham Fshs daughter, is with her.
They will keep the house full of young
people. Mrs. Louis Stern, with the young
| ladies' and younger members of the fam
il,r will E,urOnp parlV In ,IunP.
.delville A. Stern, now a senior in Yale,
will be graduated in June. Mr.. Louis
Stern will await this event, Immediately
after he will take Melville and hasten
abroad to Join his family. Mrs. Ollie Har-
riman has returned from Paris looking
very charming. She has brought home
trunks and trunks of the most exquisite
gowns. She made a sensation at Long
champs, delighting the Parisians, who
believe there is more consolation in pretty
gowns than in religion.
Mrs Carries NJ. Schwab is very much
sought after, and tempting suggestions
are being made to them to take a villa
at Newport but Mrs Schwab prefers the
Jersey coast. Great interest is being taxi
en- in her plans anent the establishment
! of a summer resort for children of the
poor on Staten Island. The magnificent
scope of this mucn-neeueu cndrlty mas
fairly taken the breath away of the fash
ionable danes who have been managing
summer outings. The Elbridge Gerrys
will return in June, as the Commodore
has ordered his yacht in commission by
the 10th. Bobbe and Peter have been
keeping up the Gerry name for hospital
ity so that the genial and hospitable Ell
bridge Gerry must look alive for his laur-
els Peter Cooper Hewitt has fitted from
his tall tower on Madison square, where
he is performing wonders with electric
lights. and will alight in London. Mrs.
Hewitt is with her beautiful and charm
ing sister Mrs. Bourke Roche, all
doubts as to the musicales are dispeled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement C. Moore, with her
boys and her girls are going to Moose
Lake. Edgerton Winthrope and his love-
ly little wife, will be in Newport In Au-
gust Mrs. Lorillard Spencer has rented
ChastelluX to Barton French. Alfred VAN
derbilts brother-in-law, and will possi-
bly, go to London, although they m sail