Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09
NEWPORT, R. I.


NEWPORT, r. l., July S, 1865.
About all the people on whom Newport
relies to do odd and interesting things have
arrived. If not, they are foreshadowed by
their baggage. list of the old and new
guard would surely include James v Par
ker Mrs. Stuyvesant FISH Harry Lehr,
MISS May Van Allen, Mr.. and Mrs Penn
S Sroke Jones T. Sanford Beatty, Mrs. T.
ShaW Safe, Captain and Mrs Philip NJ
Lying ana Miss Maria De Barril. Two or
three OF the foregoing are not rich in the
Newport sense of that word, but they are
none the less important to the summer per-
Iorhnance here Such figures as Foxhall
heene and w. K. Vanderbilt, jr, are lack
ing, out they have permanently foresworn
Ne"port because of repeated arrest for
automobile speeding, so the woodland play
ers nave settled down to emitting them
from the cast Tandems have begun to be
plenty on Bellevue avenue, and the Goose
perry Island Club has had its first lunch
con, mere is no longer the slightest op-
portunlty to declare that the season has
not been formally opened in the most ap-
proved local fashion Fourth of July, as
usual, was rather stupid day The townc
FOLK, who must have their racket live mr.
ole, We're put through the usual PAGES of
oase oa1l games, bell ringing, artillery sa-
tutes, pand concerts and boat races the
Greek nshermen taking part In the latter
Many of the residents are greatly bored nv,
these inVariable adjuncts of INDEPENDENCE
day, but with the feasting that trails it,
o ofia throughout the heated term on the
GINS and the abolition of fete day the
populace must have something. and the
o4u-ulne program Is relatively inexpensive
Arrivals the last week have been encour-
aging, ana an average season, at least, is
expected. The talk that has cropped ont
regarding the fitting of many families he
cause OF the increase in the tax rate has
Few pins to stand upon. The smart set
IoHs ago reaHZed that the advance could
not be escaped, and while a few are still
StlH-necked, heads are being rapidly bowed
Inc city s information bureau is again
praVeIy In operation, and doubtless does a
Ie" people good, but the whole attempt is
TO cut a new channel, which, because of
strong counter currents, fills up almost as
rapidly as it is dug. Newport can no more
be made popular than Atlantic City could
be turned into an abiding place for the
ultra-Wealthy.
Mrs. James P. Kerrochen's Fourth of
July reception to the cottage colony was a
real touch of the Newport of thirty Years
ago but II also served to mark how COM
pIetely that period has forever passed To
and grief to the occasion, Mrs Kernochen
was forced to add a variety show of a non
descript order. The old-tirne functions
Mrs. William Astor's stately affairs alone
excepted, have lost their attrac tiveness and
are so openly dubbed Anticipated that few
of the older residents have further cour-
age to attempt them.
The Casino season really starts Monday
when the orchestra arrives The series of
womens lawn tennis tournaments at the
casino DeSlnS week from Monday, and,
barring the week of the national cham
pionship, will last until September They
will prove a great factor in social activity.
AS expected, the attempt to run O sum
mer stock company in the local theater at
popular prices has failed Iamentably
NiscOunt Charles de Chambrun third
secretary of the French embassy at Wash
tngton, has taken a suite at one of the
apartment hotels for the season.
Mrs. Arnold Hague of Washington has
opened her cottage on Beacon Hill
Mrs. +. II. G.. Slater of Washington has
returned from trip to New London and
New York.
Senator and Mrs. George p. Wetmore are
entertaining Frederick II. Allen of New
York. who is registered at the Casino.
w. 5. X. Wetmore made a great catch of
worthless dog fish last week.
Miss Minturn is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. II. II. Ward at the Cliff cottage
Thomas L. Walsh of Washington who
has joined Mrs. Walsh here, has got rid
of great load by subleasing the John
Thompson Spencer villa.
Lispenard Stewart gave a dinner this
week to Baron de Tuyll of the Netherlands
legation and Baroness Tuyu.
Late Washington hotel Corners are Mr.
and Mrs w f. Russell, ]. ]. Greenough
Miss Jessie Greenough, James b. Kinley,
Edwin Packard, S. j. Bancroft Clarence
Bancroft and II. NJ. Forest.