The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-09
IN SOCIETY.

this may go on record as the shortest OF all
seasons.
Next Friday, from the outlook, will be the
gayest day on Viewpoints social calendar.
One Of the events scheduled for this day
will be the elaborate entertainment at Wake
hurst OF the Army and Navy Branch OF
the Young Mems Christian Association.
James j. Van Allen has given the use OF the
fine blllroom in his house al well az the
grounds. On this occasion officers Of the
army and navy and the cottage set gem
orally will unite to make the affair success
full. Miss Elsie Whelen of Philadelphia,
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Whelen, Jr:, who is quite the belle now;
Miss Alice Roosevelt, Miss Cynthia Roche.
Miss Anita Sands, Miss Marion Fish and
others will sell tickets for chances on a
variety of articles. The bands from the
army and navy stations will play and the
cadets will give exhibition drills on the
lawn
Miss Leary, who has been in secuson
since the death of the Pope, has many
teas, dinners and musicales in project to
be given continuously now at her new cot
tage. There il a CHEEKY looking red and
white marquee on her lawn, which is to be
the scene OF informal O'Clock teas She
will also entertain number Of her friends.
including Mrs. Henry B. Plant, Miss Paget.
with whose grandmother. Mrs. Paran
Stevens, she was intimate for many years;
and Mrs. Antonio Yznaga. mother OF the
Dowager Duchess of Manchester. She
will issue cards at once for a series Of din
with Miss Leary. who goes on inviting extra
guests up to the last moment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Komtze, Miss Anna
Kountze and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Liv-
ingston. now at their country homes at
Morristown, will start this week on Cana
dian trip. In the autumn the various MEM
bers Of the family, as we'll as other rela-
tives, will 60 to Macon, Ga, to attend the
Martha Johnston.
Miss Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly's debut
will be one OF the events Of the Newport
season. Mr. and Mrs. ii. Mckay Twombly
will give dinner dance for her on Tuesday
night, Aug 49, Their elder daughter,
Miss Florence Vanderbilt Twombly, was
introduced a couple Of seasons ago. Both
have comfortable fortunes inherited from
their grandfather, the late William II.
Vanderbilt, and are prospective heiresses
to many millions. There Is only one more
young woman in the family still to come
out, Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, who is year
or two younger than Miss Twombly. Mr..
and Mrs. Twombly gave q large dinner
last night Miss Ruth Twombly ia an
expert four-in-hand whip.
Mrs. Aston dance % morrow night will be
a big affair, and she is likely to have nearly
four hundred guests. Mr., and Mrs. M Orme
Wilson are now with her, and Mrs Wilson
will dance with Mr. Dyer, who is to lead the
cotillon. The favors will be exceptionally
pretty. At her dance late last summer
her friends saw her grand new BALI DON,
which was not then completed. They
will now have their first opportunity to
view her handsome enlarged dining room
entirely completed, az she has deferred
giving her summer series OF dinners until
after her dance. Now her cards are cut
for all of these, which will be given on
Thursday nights as usual.
Mrs. Aston never gives dinners on
her sball nights, hut many others have
cards out for tomorrow night and will
take their guests later to Beechwood. Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, among
these, give their dinner in honor OF Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt
will go abroad in September. Meanwhile
they will continue to entertain their friends
at their new Japanese camp, on the Upper
st. gis Lake, which has caught the fancy
of so MANY visitors already. Mrs. Wander
bilt and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt will be
with them for brief period in few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
will sail for England on the Cedric on Friday
They will join Mr.. Whitney's sister and
brother in-aw, Mr.. and Mrs. Almerc Hugh
Paget, on their arrival on the other side.
Mr. and Mrs. Paget pass much OF their
time now at Brandon Parks, their country
place, in Suffolk, England.
Mr.. Paget's niece, Miss Leila Paget, is
expected to arrive here on Saturday and
il will be her first visit to this side since
she was child. Though granddaughter
of Mrs Paran Stevens, she was born and
brought up in England, and is typical
British maiden. She has been out in society
for several years. Miss Paget. who will
he constantly entertained while here,
will be followed over soon by her mother.
Mrs. Arthur Paget, who Ia lingering for
"c,lre" at a German spa, and will come
on business connected with her late fathers
estate She is to stay with Miss Leary
in her new cottage.
Louis 8. Bruguiere will give a dinner
of fifty covers at the Newport Casino on
Sunday night. Aug. %, Next month he
will 90 to San Francisco to attend some
of the preliminary festivities of the mar
rage OF his brother Emile A. Bruguiere.
to Miss Vesta Shortridge, to take place
there in October. He will assist as best
man and Mrs Allen Wallace, now Of this
city, who was married there some months
ago, Ia going to be matron OF honor.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Martin. who were
to have had dinner on their wedding ami
versary, July "a postp OF ed 1t on account
of mourning for the Pope until next Sim
aav right 1t will be of eighty covers.
and the floral decorations are to be gor-
geous There will be music afterward
i, a marquee on the Casino grounds.
Mr.. AID Mrs Martin Five a smaller Ginr er
tonight at the Cash O.. Their first ei.ter-
tair rnert after their marriage was a big
dim or late last season in hon or of the Graz d
Duke Boris, then the guest OF Mrs, Ogden
Goelnt. This after ton TO him was re-
tur, ed in mar fold fashion when they
were abroad last winter.
Cards will be sent ont this week for the
wedding of Miss Gladys Brooks ard Eugere
V. r. Thayer, Jr,, of Boston at old Trinity
Church, Newport on Thursday, Sept. g.
The arrar cement Of the charcel, high pull
,,jt Ar ii sour dirR board ir this old Queen
Anne edifice is conducive @ elaborate floral
decoration Miss Brooks will be after ded
bv sor1e Of the girls Of her set, including
.G;.a iyarul0rn a aiatnr of her