The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-31
abiding place of many St. Louis people !

abiding place of many ST. Louis people
/ during the summer, much can be said. Us
chief pleasure is the quiet-a quaint. pic
| turesque Old settlement Of singular beauty
and interest it particularly appeals TO
! Westernsrs seeking rest and most salu-
! brIoUs climate.
There is also at jamestown a pretty
( beach facing verita0le forest OF masts,
/ OF pleasure craft lying al anchor or scud-
! ding about the bay.
| Several cottages are owned here by st.
| LcuisanS. who are enjoying one OF the
I few perfect summer seasons of late years.
| September u and Is are the dates OF the
annual bench show at the Newport Casino.
| Some OF the best dogs in the country are
| owned II Newport, and the exhibits from
! without are large
| The police have received orders to devote
| particular attention 70 automobiles on
/ Bellevue. avenue and Brci. iway. the two
places where most Of the speeding is done.
and 10 arrest any who are running their
! machines in excess OF the legal speed.
{ AIr. and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt gave
/ q dance at Shady Point Farm" Friday.
| The large lvins-roonl is the one available
! place for dancing. and not more than
/ twenty couples were able TO he on the
( aoor at once. Mrs. Vanderbilt is so quiet
entertainments Mostly young people are
} invited. Mrs. Pembroke Jones. with Mr..
| Vanderbilt and Elisha Dyer. Jr.. with
| Mrs. Vanderbilt. led the cotillon.
With the sudden rise of the temperature
| during the past week. society has found
! itself reduced to bathing in the surf as
IDHuI tIt only IOTIl OF amusement Iflat
does not entail discomfort. From IL TO l
every day the be ttch Is crowded with peo-
| pie. Society troops TO the water ir. shoals.
mary of the G3thers coming directly from
the Casino.
During the bathing hours the whole
| breadth of the beach is lined with all kinds
| OF vehicles. and the coonists who cannot
| swim md some other form of diversion.
| Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney is generally
Acknowledged to be one of the best women
| swimmers at Newport. She swims grace
| fully, with head and shoulders out of the
I water. and can easily beat any Of her
rivals in speed
The tennis enthusiasts do not allow the
weather TO interfere with their practice
for Mrs. John Jacob Astor's tournament,
which will begin next week Every morn
| ing the Casino courts are occupied until
II O'Clock by candidates for champion
ship honors-
Among the Western arrivals this week
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Wilson Of Kan
sas City, Mo. who are registered at the
United States Hotel
Late arrivals at the Chandler cottage,
jamestown. include Mrs. c. S. Taussig.
Miss Madeline Tauss.g. Mr.. Knox Taus-
sig. all from st. Louis.
John H. Dewitt OF Nashville, Tenn, is
Lionberger Davis Of ST. Louis will race
his half-rater, Nassau II. in her class in
weekly regattas OF the Conanicut Yacht
Club.
The second-class knocka bout. Grace.
Ehpron Catiin, Jr.. of st. Louis, is queen
of her class in Conanicut Yacht Club cir
cles. In half gale last Saturday she
a six-mile course. Henry Smiths Rowdy
and Hugh Willoughby's Skraeling were
partially wrecked in the race. MIR. Catlin
sails his boat like veteran skipper.