The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-17

one the seasons bellies are falling VIC
tiIls TO the scourge, and one by one
lney are retiring to an enforced exile.
while the world-famed resort suffers.
Inere seems to be nc relief other than
seclus1on. "Rest!" say the doctors:
rest is the thing" Go from your sum-
mers resting place to some secluded
spot where you may have quiet they
might add, despite the paradox.
Against this epidemic society is pow
eriess, and the season, which should be
at It's height. is apparently on the
Wane The strenuous life cannot be
LED when there is no one to lead it
and this is the extremity (which con-
fronts the nations gayest of resorts.
And Newport is not alone a victim to
the pace that kills. From all the vari-
Gus resorts of the smart set during
the period of recreation, so-called,
comes similar story.
With all her wealth and lineage the
young Duchess of Westminster is not
popular woman. She is arrogant and
assertive, and even her sister peer
esses are inclined to be xexed with her.
Her grace was Miss Shelagh West.
and nve years ago she was one of the
most prominent young women in Lon
don society. She was blessed with a
beauty that the English admire. Her
sharp nose and clear-blue eye appeal
ed to the BritiShers, and when she and
the young and rich duke were welded
her friends told her 1t was a MASTER
stroke. The duchess refused to bow
the head before the other noblewomen
of England. She was aghast because
the royal family did not call her "She-
lagh. my DEAR" and show other symp-
toms of intimacy. She was not willing
to meet people half way and her
grandeur impressed no one more than
herself. She said she loathed and de-
spised Americans. She called almost
everyone vulgar and her bitter
tongue achieved certain undesirable
fame. 1t is said the young duke Is
under his wife's thumb, and even adj
mires her superior airs and manner of
condescension. AT any rate, the
Duchess of Westminster is not dear to
the British public. although one of the
richest, youngest and handsomest
women at court.
At dinner on the yacht Niagara
recently Mrs. Howard Gould, the
hostess, wore a gown that her guests
will remember long. True, it smacked
of the stage, but the effect was inge-
NOUS and appropriate fer a dinner
gown on the water. 1t was a sea-
grass effect, and both the pale and
dark green tints We're used. Especial
ly pretty. were the strips of filmy
green chiffon that hung over the
shoulders. The skirt was plated and
had an overdress of these pale strips.
Mrs. Gould wore her straw colored
hair low on her neck. Although her
gems are worth fortune, she did not
wear single jewel on that night
Even the large pearl earrings she has
worn constantly for three years were
absent.
While Mrs. Gould rejoices in purple
and fine linen her husband dresses as
If he were a struggling clerk rather
than millionaire. His clothing might
be compared to that of Russell Sage,
and it is said he rejoices in this form
of independence. In the Oriental hotel
one night last week he attracted more
attention than if he had been CARRIED
conventionally. He wore gray fiannels
that evidently had been wet, and the
coat hung in folds from his shoulders.
he, was alone, and sat on the veranda
under an arc light. Senator Platt said,
Give that boy beard, and he would
be the living image of Jay Gould"
Mrs. Travers was Lille Hartman.
She is sister of the present Mrs. W.
K. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Stephen Olin
She and Mrs. Waterbury are boon
companions and go everywhere togeth-
err So fnseparable are the two women
that Mrs. Waterbury scarce has time
to regret the absence of her husband,
who has gone to Saratoga to specu-
late on the races. Just before Harry
Payne Whitney left Newport he joined
forces and capital with Mr. Waterbury
In piunging heavily three ways on a
horse that was placed in one Of the
first races. Between them they cleaned
UP quite nice little pile of money.
The younger men of the smart set are
watching MIR. Waterbury very closely
these days, and are most importunate
in asking him for tips. They feel GER
tain that they cannot lose IL they fol-
low his lead.