New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
NETWORK SOCIETY.


GIL tho eIories of the national holiday Saturday.
the first week of the summer season presages
great success. In way. even among those WHO
have business interests in town. the next seven
davs will be more or less Of midsummer hohday-
Newport will have very gay Fourth Ihere Will
be not only the clambake which regularly opens
the season there. but Mrs James P kernochan IS
to give a reception. and on the evening previous
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish will have a large dinner
followed by vaudeville performance. Southamp-
ton will have a dance at the Meadow Club on Fri
day evening. and Oyster Bay a ball at the yach'
club station the same evening. Larchmont
Tuxedo Cedarhurst, New-London and other resorts
will all have celebrations The outlook for the
week opening to-day Is IN the circumstances en-
couragtng.
The arrival Of President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
marks the beginning of very gay season at tnat
resort on the Sound. There Is promise of a naval
review later in the summer. and, with the many
regattas and the wide interest displayed IN yacht
ing there is sufficient to make the North Shore Oh
Long Island very interesting this summer. Inc
North Atlantic Squadron of the British fleet, now
stationed at Halifax. is going to pay Bar Harbor
visit next week and to remain there several days
Perhaps the ships may be tempted to come down
to New York and If brilliant series or tetes
could be arranged Americans appreciate the kind
Iy courtesy shown them at Kiel by the Kaiser, and
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt and her party. which
includes Mrs. Ogden Goelet. Miss Goelet and Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies, have been enter
tanned in the most imperial fashion
July will be the sailing date from England Of
many of the well known people now abroad Mrs
Astor and Colonel and Mrs John Jacob Astor, with
Miss May Van AIen will from London. Mrs
Hermann Oelrchs has telegraphed to Newport 10
have her cottage ready. as she sails on the same
date, and Mr.. and Mrs. William K Vanderbilt, jr.,
expect to come over with her. Hermann Oelrichs
has gone to San Francisco for the Mrs.
Ogden Goelet and Miss Cioelet will arrive with MI
and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt about the same
time. They may all come over in the North Star,
the Vanderbilt yacht. Eugene Higgins. with a
party Of friends to be at Newport with the
Varuna during the first fortnight of JULY and there
are runors that Mr.. and Mrs. William K Wander
bnt ST., may take short trip to this country
board the Valiant
Sir Michael and Lady Herbert. who sailed Fri
day. will return In September Mr. and Mrs
Charles B. Alexander. who went over the same
ship, pass the summer abroad. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies will remain abroad until
early autumn. Mrs. Cadwalader Jones and Miss
Beatrix Jones have gone abroad. and they have let
their house at Bar Harbor to Mr.. and Mrs r T.
Wilson. jr.. who occupying IT, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay will abroad for the
month of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. George R. schiefeHn are at South
a-apton. with quarters at the Meadow Club. and
Mrs. Bruce Ismay Is visiting them. Later they will
go abroad. They have let their cottage to Mrs.
Charles 7. Barney for the season. who with Miss
Helen Barney, will give number OF house parties
there during the summer.
Among those who are still in town are Miss
Leary. who will not go to Newport permanently un-
til the middle of July; Captain and Mrs Philip Ly
dig. who We're in few days from Newport. and
Edward Cooper who is at his house. in Washington
Square North. Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Sloane left
here on Friday for their place at Lenox.
This week Will witness the commencement OF the
long announced polo match at the Rockaway Hunt
Club and it will last a fortnight So far very few
of the Meadow Brook people have left Hampstead
and neighborhood, and they will remain until
after the Fourth before going to Newport. Gen
erai and Mrs Lloyd s. Bryce are at their country
house at Roslyn. They will spend the summer at
Newport. Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Beeckman have the
Charles Peters place. in East Williston- They are
to sail this coming week for Europe to be absent
the entire
Among those who expected this week from
Europe Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Drexel who are
to go to Newport. Lady Cunard is booked on
the ship. Those who arrived from abroad this
last week included Goold Redmond and his sister
Miss Redmond. who are TO be at Newport this
summer:
The last Of tie dinner dances at the Morristown
Club took place last evening. These dances were
held all during June. and have been most success
full Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nick Twombly have returned
from their visit to Biltmore House the country
place Of Mr.. and Mrs George ". Vanderbilt and
Mrs. Twombly will give a large card party on
Wednesday afternoon at Florhani. Mr. and Mrs
George W. Vanderbilt will sail for Europe on
July I
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank X. Sturgis will not ba M
Newport until late this year. as their house f. nor
ready for them. They at Clipston Grange
Lenox. Major and Mrs. Charles Hall Miss Beck
man and Mrs. Gouverneur Kortrisht have been
their guests and Mrs Sturgis has given aoma