The Washington times., 1902-08-31


festivities has kept the eottagcrs on the
90 continually.
Naturally the largest event Of the
summer and. in fact, the largest frolic
that ever took place here. was the en-
tertainment given by Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt at Beaulieu, when the entire
WILD Rose" Company of New York
was brought here to give perform
ance Outsiders have little idea of the
magnitude of this entertainment. and
snlv those who were fortunate enough
TO be admitted TO the grounds can ap-
nreciate the affair.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mrs,
Vanderbilt imported the company, sh7
also hired a large number OF takers.
who took possession of the long drive
wav. There the cottagers had chance
TO shoot rifles, throw balls at the dolls,
have fortunes told, ring canes, and
other amusements.
The nIay did lot commence until l2;5V.
n m. after which supper and dancing
were in order. and when the cottagers
retired to their homes many OF the Ia
borers were just getting 10 their WORK
Among the cottagers this entertainment
is regarded as one of the boldest So
cial strokes ever made, and the memo
ries Of Monday night Will long remain
as a notable recollection for those who
attended the affair.
When the entertainments of the pas
two seasons are compared with those
of several years ago. the contrast Is
truly wonderful Then dinner for
thirty people was considered Dig
affair. but now a dinner of that size IN
hardly noticed There is an interesting
battle on among the society leaders az
10 which shall be Queen EnteTtainer.
and to win this title thousands OF dol
lars are expended on an evenings en-
ter;ainment.
The entire town including cottagers
and towusfolks. turned out last Sunday
10 see President Roosevelt. Wis Visit
here was rather short. arriving at 10 p.
m. and leaving the next afternoon az :
d. m. II was rumOred that the Presla4h'
would attend divine service at the ms
torical Trinity Church, and IN antic4-
pation OF seeing him. large croTH
gathered about the church, Wh'ie lH9iue
every seat was occupied
while all this was going on the Presl-
dent was driving down TO the New York
Yacht Club with naval officer AT the
clubhouse the President entered
YACHTS tender ard was rowed oil TO the
steam Yacht Warturus, where he met
Mrs. Roosevelt.
While the President was here he was
guarded with the greatest of care. On
the ride from the yacht club to MT.
Chambers house a Secret Service man
rode on the box with the coachman- Two
mounted police officers rode close Dy nc
rear wheel OF the carriage. and all the
,1,ah tat fnff to
Chandler house police officers were sta
toned a few Yards apart. About The
house q squad Of officers we're stauono5,
and il was impossible fer anyone 70 got
anywhere near the house without being
pounced upon by Newport copper.
On Sunday afternoon the President
was given rousing send-off, and az
long as the train remained IN sigat h
stood on the observation platform ana
waved his hat TO the crowd.
Tennis and polo have certainly mad ne
call the past week, and although tennis
is over. polo will run on fo- another
week. As the past week was the decid-
ing one in the tennis line. there was nat
uTaIly considerable eXcitemnt about
town, and the crowds at the Casino were
the largest in years. Things have been
looking rather English ever since the
tennis started. and il was feared that
Doherty would also capture the cham
pionship in singles, but at the right
time ". A. I.arned began TO play real
American tennis, and the crack foreign
er was defeate, =, thereby keeping the
championship tennis trophy in this coun-
try.
Polo attracts large crowds daily, and
the crack teams are giving some mighty
Interesting matches.
"Wednesday q
the coming week the horse show al the
Casino will occupy the attention OF the
cottageTs and the affair this season
promises to eclipse those Of the past
years. Everybody is interested in the
horse show. from the millionaire with
his thoroughbreds, 10 the drivers of coal
carts. and as no partially is shown,
everyone has chance 10 win the prizes
offered by the management.
Mrs Stuyvesan: Fish gave q large
luncheon in honor OF the Duchess OF
Marlborough a. "Crossways'' last week,
at which some forty guests were pres
ent. including the Messrs. Doherty, the
tennis players.
Mrs J. Townsend Burden, who has
been giving a large number of brilliant
dinner parties at "Fairlawn' during the
season. gave a handsome dinner party
last week in honor Of the Duchess OF
MaTlDOFOEEl. ! ne large tdbie Nd5 d
masterpiece OF dinner table settings and
the gold service was used. while the
decorations were American Beauty roses.
Among the people well known in Wash
ingion we're Comte de Paris. Hon. Huge
Barring, Baron J. II. Van Roijen, sec
retary OF The Netherlands legation, and
Baron Frankenstein, OF the Austria
Hungary legation.
The handsome steam yacht Josephine
Just from abroad arrived from New York
Thursday, with the owner. Mr.. p. 4.
p. Widener aboard. He has as his guests
Mr. William E;kins Mr.. George Wide
ner, and Mr. George a. Huhn.
Mr.. Walter V. X. Berry, of Washin-
ton. is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Rollins Morse.
Newpor numbers among It's cctta2ers
some Of the finest women swimmers 70
be found anywhere along the coast. Hun
dreds OF matches have been swum OF
the fashionable Bailey's Beach the past
season, ana almost every pleasant day
several matches are pulled of IN en-
durance swlms the ladies' are particu
larly strong and the majority think
nothing of swimming two or three miles
alcng he coas. line
Fer several weeks past lady has been
noticed swimming far of the shore, il