New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
ON FLORIDA EAST COAST.
Season at Its Height-Nany Pleas
ures EHjOYed by Visitors.

St Augustine. Fla March u (SpeciaD The sea-
son Is at its height every hotel the city en-
tertaining its fun number Of guests The hundreds
Of visitors eager to enjoy every pleasure and to
SEQ the beauties and the Old OF the CITY They
enjoy sailing over the bay. driving beneath tropI-
cal forests. wheeling about the city go on excur-
sions 70 the home Of the oyster and have new ex-
perience IN roasting them direct from the water
Clam chowder f. also made on the beach many
visitors going there 70 enjoy it.
But Eayer pleasures occupy many Of the visitors
who averse 20 DOMINIC their prettfest
gowns. their most bewitchinE smiles TO attend a
fete, or lawn party The first OF these given on n
large scale this season was in the AIcazar Court
on Tuesday. II was ideal day. bright. warm and
sunny the court beautiful with flower bedecked
walls Cherokee roses running riot 70 the top
OF the house and beside the clinging vine another
Of wistaria. with long purple clusters OF flowers
The fountains were playing beneath the arbor
arched with new green leaves. their music nlnSlnE
with that furnished by the AICazar Orchestra
during the hour the guests and their friends spent
there. The tables where tea. sandwiches punch and
Ices were served were decorated with roses carna-
lions. nastUrtiums and pausies. women in summer
gowns presiding over them. Mrs McIain and Mrs
Seagears poured tea Miss BiddIe served ices and
Mrs. barrow an AlCaZar punch. Mrs sumner
Mrs Brooke. Mrs Kinney. Mrs. Morris and Mrs
Narcotic received. General and Mrs. schoheId
General Brooke. John ". Ellis. Mrs Hugh Cole
Mr. and Mrs w T.. Hardness. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles W. Harsncss Mrs Shedd Judge and Mrs
T. Hinsdale. Mrs. William Ely Mrs. W. J. Russell
AIR and Mrs PheniN Rensen. Mr.. Wagstaf and
Mrs Henry Gribble were among the New-Yorkers
present
on the same evening Mrs A. Anderson gave
dinner Rt MARYLAND her home. On Tuesday Mrs
NJ H Spades gave luncheon in the AIcazar grill.
entertaining representative society women from oil
over the land. on Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
A Lawton gave a charming reception O., their
quaint home. IN Valencia-st.. all the society folk
attending. The guests Of honor were Mrs. Asch
or New-Yorl- Mrs. LawtOn's sister. and Mrs Sher-
man sister OF Mr.. Lawton.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Peck M and Mrs Wallace
F. Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. W r Potts Mr. and Mrs
George C. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Germond
Mr.. and NIrs. Herman G. StrobeI are among the
New-Yorkers at the Ponce de Leon coming up
from the South Henry Shoemaker and party.
who have been touring the different East Coast re-
sorts arrived at the Ponce de Leon on Tuesday 20
spend few days before returning home. Mrs j.
". Beekman. and Mrs. Bruce Ismay stopped on
their journey to Palm Beach
Among the New-Yorkers arriving At the AIcazar
recently are Judge and Mrs f. Hinsdae Mr. and
Mrs. William Ely. Howard Carleton j. H Richter
Miss Richter. Miss Katherine Richter. Mr.. and
Mrs. A =. Hamilton Mr.. and Mrs A. Emory MT
and Mrs. William p Northrup and Mr.. and Mrs.
John NJ. Written.
abouts took place Wednesday afternoon. every
thing that could be sailed appearing on the bav
It the fastest sailed. the CIarissa DR.
Anderson's boat. coming IN first. the CovaHa l. NJ
Boomer. a second later.
On Thursday a banquet was given i'm honor ~
j. P Greaves. OF New-Yovk in recoeuitfou ~ bfs
successful efforts in behalf OF yachting About
fifty covers were laid. General SchoheId was toast
master. local men responding to Yachting and