New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31
SOCIETY At NEWPORT.
Sandy Point Ball First Of tie Big
Social Entertainments.

,s~r,,ort r. =. July 50 CspeciaD-Another week
,ss gone by, and the Newport season has not de-
,,oDca any large entertainment other tina, the
,ogse warming as the ball was called which was
s,ven By Mrs. Reginald e. Vanderbilt at stony
,,tnt Farm last night. There have been scores Of
dinner parties ard lpucheoas. but outside OF this
.tsre has been nothing Of 4 socia! nature on an
elaborate scale. From this It should not be inferred
,sat there viii BE no large affairs. as there are
,1r,aler arranged for early IL tie coming month
ard some OF -AeGa 10 De very elaborate noab bly,
,he ..wh.te balI" 10 &c given b Mrs Hermann Gel
rchs at Roseclf on tie evening Of August IS. The
women powder their hair ard The men to
wear white wigs. Mrs. Stuyvesaat Fish has cards
cut for a large dinner that night and her guest
Of hoacr VIII be Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs and after
,be d.rner all the guests VIII be driven to the
Oelrfchs villa. u IS announced that Mrs OeIrichs
las several surprises in store Tor her guests.
The CHIEF function Of the week was the house
vn-n1rg given by Mrs. r. c. Vanderbilt at which
ell lie cottage colony OF Newport was in attend
snoe. i vas the largest affair that this young
mauon has ever given. and she proved herself to
b. AZ able entertainer. Early in the evening Mrs.
Vanderbilt gave = dinner for young people and in
IRE cottage colony there were number Of large
dinner parties the guests driving the island
20 the farm for the dance.
TIE woInen Of the cottage colony have found
INCH amusement this week IN the tennis match
nj the Casino for cups offered by Mrs. John Jacob
Astor. Next week there VIII be another toU-na-
,nent this tine a handicap singles in which the
women VIII battle Tor a cup offered by =. prom-
rent cottage who docs Tot care 70 nave his name
r-sntioneG. = Is understood that Mrs Jacob
Asfor VIII enter The singles tournament
The Clam Bake Club has been the scene this week
Of several enJertainmeEts, and i premises 10 be
The popular place Tor social affairs thIs season.
Mrs Hermann Oeirchs and Mrs. Clarence W. Dolal
gave large dinner parties here, and Miss Van Alien
i now arranging for a moonlight picnic 10 be sven
here next month.
Society folk tn Newport. especially the women.
are taxing great interest il the Newport Society
f5r the Prevention Of tuberculosis and they have
arranged FOR garden party 70 he given on Satur-
day next when they hope 70 raise s.. 800 for the
work 81 this society. TIE affair viii he given at
the Ems lie summer villa OF Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward J. BerVind. Mrs StuyEesant Fish VIII pre-
slGe over the table AT which fruit VIII be sold
and Miss Edith Wetmore. daughter OF Senator
Wetr70re. viii serve the ice cream
a Sunday school picnic WAS given by one % the
local Methodist churches on Thursday. when three
hundred youngsters we-e the guests OF Mr. and
Mrs A fred q Vanderbilt For three years the
Tanderbilts have entertained the children IN this
way
Newport society was Erieved 10 learn OF the death
OF MS. George Croker. wife Of The well known
New I ork banker. She haG arrived al Newport
oaly week before from Europe. She was great
favorite IN the summer colony. and her daughter,
Miss Alice RuuherfurG. who was 10 have been mar
rled Newport this summer. was most popular
with tie young people.