New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-24
NEWPORT GROWS GAYER.
The Housc Warming at Sandy Point
Farm To Be Brilliant.

c'ew2ort. r I. July % (speciaD.-As the season
advances the indications that the month Of August
VII ne -" one are more promising. and from
the present outlook there VIII be a continual round
o. smart auaIfs given by The coJtagerz- The gay
season VIII begin Gle latter uarr Of -he coming
Week Win The house warming, as Mrs. Reginald
=. vanderbilt c2ccse5 10 call The bail which she
Is to give Friday evening 1T her country home,
Sandy Paint Farm. = is said that this VIII be
orc of Inc smartest affairs ever given in fashion
able Newport L VIII be the first large party given
DS AlHs. aHdeFa,4t 90 ner now home. and as many
OF the cottaGe-s have not seen the beauties Of the
place much interest Is centred in the affair.
Already the work Of decorating the place has be-
gun. The grounds and approaches VIII be brightly
Illuminated Tor the occasion. There VIII be
ullon, led by Mr.. Vanderbilt ard Elisha Dyer.
u and The former VIII dance Mrs. Pembroke
Jones and the latter with Mrs. Vanderbilt In
conjunction with this affair number large din
ner parties wil gwen in tie cottage colony that
evening, after which the guests will be Criyen out
10 the farm. Following Inis incident there Will De
number Of large affairs OF a social nature, and it
IS new announced ,hat the subsar ltion ball which
the men Of the cottage colony ara trying
range viii be given on the evening Of August
az the Country Club, providing the necessary num-
Der OF subscriptions can lie secured.
The first tennis tournament OF the season will
begin the coming week at the Casino. II IS c be
tournament n which the players viii be women.
There is much interest ID the this season. ard
the playing is not confined 10 the Casino alone, but
estates. and Bailey's Beach. AD1ong the
women who play the game and Who Will be
II The tournament are Mrs. Astor, Miss Roche.
Mrs. BarF2r- " a4lach, Sies Anna Sands, Miss
Ele2Dor Sears Miss Anita Sands. Miss Busk, Miss
Barger and Miss Maude Wetmore. a we'll known
cottager has offered a cup for the tournament,
and oonbons and gloves viii change hands as a
result OF the play. These tournaments are con-
Quoted regular national tournament lines. and
The handtcaps are arranged by Tom" Petit. su-
perlnceEGeLt OF the tennis department the
Casino. Following This tournament there Will 70
a l--AeG toAthal-eht ana also junior tournament.
Mlcn interest IS Being taken 10y the cottagers IN
The a~totaooi.c races when are 70 be held next
TO be large entry list. The cups. which have been
slNen o. summer residents have been placed on eX-
$500 - .t4u ne e -
ESt5oqs events are G0ins n N good nGtoet as
Jhe-r machines. and there promises TO be some
made Tor All except Tie Big omen event for high
speed machines. but tins class viii not be without
starters as II Is understood that the Vanderbilt
boys WI enter their machines and viii race them
resident n the p p Of George Z. Widener Of
Tor liz purchase Of one Of the finest Estates N
BeLeyle-aye. For nl!n5er o. years Mr; Widener
The anroun cement IS now made that he has about
e-tae. and the announcement of The sale is looked
Cor any time TINS estate IS one OF the most
desirable n the cottage colony. II is situated IN
me lower pert OF beleyGe-aVe. ana has most spa
ton OF Mr.. Widener 20 make extensive altera-
Tor occupancy by next season.
During the week Just closed there have been
scores OF small social functions. and the leader IN
this sort Of entertaining has been Mrs. Pembroke
Jones She has given a number Of luncheons and
dinners, and last - ednesCay gave q sailing party
and dinner on board the steam yacht NaTada-
Entertainments have also been given by Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs, Mrs Harry Lehr. Mrs George +.
DcFCresr. Mrs. StuyVesant Fish. Mrs. Royal
Phelps Carroll. Mrs. Z l. Ludlow. Mrs. E: T
(Ier-y. Mrs c. =. Moore. Mrs. c. T. Hoffman. Mrs.
7. : KIP Mrs. r c. Vanderbilt, Mrs. William Z.
Carter and number OF others
Among the late arrivals az Newport is Mrs. VIII
lam Aston. who arrived late IN the week on the
steam yacht Nourmahal. which Colonel and
Mrs. John Jacob Aston went 70 NeW-Tork 10 meet
her on her from Europe. Mrs. Astor is
looking remarkably well, and II Is announced that
she viii remain at Beechwood. her Newport villa,
until well into the fall months. During the month
OF August Mrs. Aston viii give a series OF dinners
and her annual ball viii take place the latter part
OF that month 1t is also understood that she will
entertain II honor OF Miss May Van Allen