New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
TAsLEAUS AT NEWPORT.
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Newport. Aug S1-The Newport Casino Tb..
was the scene tonight OF a series Of tablean. s
ranged By a number OF prominent cottagerz a..
given for the benefit OF the district nurses, -,
OF the Newport hospital and the Presentation Dsv
Nursery in New-York- The affair was the ~
elaborate of the kind ever held In Newpors -
the various tableaus were witnessed By a Lar
gathering Preparations for the entertainn.o
had been under way for some time. and everyfs,r
was perfected when at $50 o'clock to night the o.,
tain was rung up on the first tabIeau The voms. =
charge were Mrs Hamilton Fish Webster NJ
Francis Burial Holman. Miss Edith Wetrnor,
Mrs. William Starr Miller and Mrs Blair Fairchns
Howard Gushing, of Boston. staged the tabIeaDs
1t was ideal night for the entertainment ana
the theatre floor and galleries were taxed TO ths,.
utmost capacity. In the audience were most Of fb,
prominent cottagers. and the display OF gowns and
jewels was alone worth a visit to the Casino
The first tableau was Les Enfants Jardinia-,a
a piece Of Gobelin tapestry. the background q,
which was set off with bay trees and fruit treas
IN iuH truit In this tableau were seen Miss Mimi
Scott. SCss Rosa Grosvenor, Miss Jennings 1lur
ray Hoffman and Masters Smith and MaIIoy Fol
lowing this MorIand's a Picnic" Miss SAM.
Ihayer was unable to appear and her place wa7
taken by Mrs. William Payne Thompson with
MISS Rosamond Street, Louis Brugere and William,
Oeirichs.
"A Wedgwood Plaque" by FIaxman. proved
interesting In this Miss Helen Brice Miss Maria
Moran and Blair Fairchid appeared They wera
dressed IN white with faces and hair powdered
In The Infanta' by Velasquez, Miss Helen Briea
who posed wore the gown worn BY her ar ,ba
Bradley Martin bail in New-York several years
ago.
One OF the most pleasing scenes Of the evenn-
was Invocation the Night" in which Miss
cynthia Roche represented Night. while Miss
Alice Blight gowned in flowing gown OF silver
tissue. over dark blue. held out her arms pleading
~ 10 Night The tableau was shown il a frame
OF palms and fruit trees and brc rght forth great
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by Mrs. Philip VI. Lydig. She appeared as a vene-
tIan comedienne. She was dressed in n gown of
orange satin. with garIands of roses on the sida
OF her head wearing little black cap, while her
neck was epcircled with string Of pearls. Several
little coored boys appeared with her in this scene
one holding parrot on his arm
The hardest tableau OF the evening TO stage repre-
sented French cafs. With the guests and walters
the newsooys, pastry sellers and flower girls and
was applauded to the echo. The Characters IN
this were taken BY Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg James
V Parker. ViscouHt Charles de Chambrun Count
Salla, Prince De Bearn. Masters Hoffman and
Oeirichs. and NJ Paul Dupuy. Editor OF "Ie Petit
Parisien, who volunteered his services and ap-
peared as the newsbOy.
The other tableaus were Miss Farren. bv Sir
Thomas Lawrence. in which Mrs. ]. Ellis Hoffman
posed; a Piece Of Chinese Embroidery in which
Mss Cottenet and Miss Grosveuor appeared in
Chinese costume. and the hunting scene. in which
the men appeared in pink hunting coats and ths
women in riding habits. To add to the scene sew
eral bounds from the Monmouth County pack were
used In this scene were Mrs. J. De Forest Dan
ielscn. Miss Louise Baldwin. r F. Collier Willing
Spencer and Ralph y. Ellis.
A<csr the fifth ta5leau there was an internis-
sion. in which n. GUstavs Borde the French
barytone, sang. Following the ta5leaus supper
was served on the piazzas those entertaining BE-
ing Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll. Peter F. Collier
Mrs William Starr Miller and Mrs. George A.
HUM.
There large crowd at the Casino this morn
ing TO see The tennis and witness the dst round
In the round robin tennis tournament, which was
begun to-day In the matches played this morning
Busk and Thomas Sliddell 90, 70. and Miss Anna
Sands and Charles Sands beat Mrs. Bargss Wallach
and William p Burden 6-4, 60
This afternoon the largest social affair was ths
musical given by Miss Rosa Grosvenor which was
largely attended by the cOJtagers, Miss Grosvsuor
having for the entertainment of her guests the
hungarian vi0linist, Desc Nemes and Mrs Nemss
pianist, and Leon Rene. barytoEe
Mrs Charles Astor Bristed entertained AZ tea
this afternoon and this evening dinners were given
ey Egerton L WinthroItsNIrs. T. shaw Safe and
Mrs. j. ]. Mason.
Mrs. stuyyessnt Fish has cards out for a dance
at the Crossways on the evening OF September &
"A committee consisting OF Mrs. Eugene Stuy-
vessnt. Mrs. William R. Hunter, Mrs. T. Shaw Sass
and Mrs. William Grosvelor has arranged to give
fair the grounds OF the Newport Casino on
the afternoon OF September 5 for the benent OF s.
Mary's Orphanage. of Providence.
The annual meeting Of the SpOuting Rock Beach
tion OF the following officers: President, / Town
send Burden; secretary and treasurer. Henry A
L.; Winthop and George L. RiveS.
s. Montgomery Roosevelt arrived here to-day on
the steam yacht Calypso, having hts guests Afr
and Mrs. Leslie Cotton