New-York tribune., 1902-07-27
NETWORK SOCIETY.

! More house parties are being held to-day than
at any time during the summer. and in spite OF the
singuary incement and unreasonable weather
every fashionable summer resort is the scene OF
much week end gayety Thus. at oyster Bay
the members of the Corinthian Yacht Club OF
Philadelphia, are the guests of the Seawanhaka
GorEthian Club which gave dinner m last dsnc 6n
the Aloha, the yacht of - Willis James fS IFs
yachts At Bar Harbor the season is in full swing,
and the usual weekly dance last night at the kePo
onabe set have already arrived at saratoga for
will form joint attraction with the racing next
month.
Luther Kountze, who sailed yesterday for Europe
with his wife and daughters. has decided 20 build
country house on the M5ndham f9 han s KSsd eaT R
whose marriage to R. c. Livingston takes place In
town next winter.
Mr. and Mrs Lewis S. Thompson in the
Adirondacbs I for the summer occupying the Cooper
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock. who has leased Mrs.
Duncan Elliots cottage at Newport for the season,
will entertain the Bridge Club there the day after
tomorrow.
Prince Giovanni del Drago. of Rome. who has
been making a round of country house visits on
Long Island. will be at Newport throughout Au-
gust
L. F H. Belts has left town for Newport. and
IS staying with Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Harold Vanderbilt has received from the Heres
hoffs at Bristol thirty-fve-foot knockabout
which he has christened the Trivia and has left
Newport on board of her for cruise.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gould. who have leased the
Dutch cottage at Bar Harbor. arrive there the
day after tomorrow for the summer
Southampton's horse show is scheduled for Au-
gust q and Is that of Tuxedo for September 26
and q, and that of NewPort for septemberc land and
IS to %'ii last from m November IL to %,
Mrs. Archibald Alexander. of Castle Point. Ho-
boken has gone to Saratoga with her son Archi-
bald.
1t is on Thursday next that Archibald G. Thacher
gives his farewell bachelor dinner His marriage
to Miss Ethel Davis takes place on August g. at
Newport.
T. Shaw Safe. who has been abroad for short
visit, returned Yesterday on the Lucania. and
Society is preparing to receive Prince Chen who
arrives here at the end of the week. and who is
the first member of the imperial house of China
to visit the United States He is cousin OF the
Emperor Kwang Su. is entitled to the predicate OF
Imperial Highness. and is rather handsome and
stately looking y0gng man. m & whose M and
and air OF courteous condescension which are no.
where found in such perfection as among Oriental
potentates. He has been In England for the pur-
pose of representing the Emperor at the corona
tion OF King Edward and has been received there
we'll as in France with the utmost distinction.
The principal feature OF the social programme Of
yesterday was. OF course, the wedding Of Miss Sara
Van Allen and Robert ]. Collier. Of which
count will be found in the telegraphic dispatches
from Newport.
The report from Newport that Miss Sara Van
Allen who was married 20 Robert ]. Collier yes
terday. has become a convert TO the Roman Cath
oc Church is denied by her relatives and intimate
friends And the very fact that the marriage cere-
mony took place the brides house. instead of
the parish church. serves to corroborate their
assertion. Her presence after the marriage cere-
mony at WakehUrst at nuptial IN the
parish church does not in any way imply that she
attend mass matter what his or her faith
Mrs, Reginald W. Rives has gone TO Newport
where she is staying with Mrs. David King. Air.
and Mrs. Oliver Hartman. jr.. the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Drexel there while Mrs z
ID. Morgan is entertaining Mrs. Arthur Mason
Jones at Beacon Rock. her villa in Madison-ave az
Newport Mrs. Jones has house at QUogue for
the summer.
at Lawrence Beach. and her mother. Mrs. John r
Brady. have gone to Lenox 10 stay with her sister
Mrs. Frank X Sturgis.
Mrs. Frederick Bronson has returned to Newport