Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
NEWPORT, R. I.

Special Correspondence OF The star
NEWPORT, r. l., July q. 1906.
The progress of Newports social season
is anything but satisfactory. Three weeks
of July have slipped away and the only
big affairs positively scheduled are charity
benefits. which for the two last summers
here have taken the edge of everything else.
Because of the drowning of young Twom-
bly, even the opening of Alfred Vanderbilts
hlppodrome fell through. and will doubtless
prevent any large function there before
another season. So far two parties for
debutantes are the only rays Of hope ahead,
although nights are now well taken for the
regular weekly entertainments of August.
Every one is after Saturday evenings now,
of which Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish formerly
had monopoly. Mrs. Elisha Dyer, jr., and
Mrs. Rollins Morse have fixed on Saturday
nights, and already there is feeling because
of certain clashes. Mrs. Harry Lehr has
long had plain sailing on Sunday nights,
although the Casino concerts on that even
ing are the best of the week and always
draw literally. Sunday evening, however.
is to be pre-empted by others, and Friday
night, just now dominated by Mrs. Penn
broke Jones Ten years ago Mrs. Fish
alone had the temerity to take Saturday
night, and Sunday evenings were blank.
But the business world has brought about
great changes ana men must De snapped up
at the end Of the week, which is the only
time they can be got.
Mrs William Astors movements become
more uncertain with her advancing age,
and while it would not surprise people if
she arrives early next month, ii seems
likely just now that she will cut any ap-
probable figure In local events this year.
To add to the paucity of entertaining Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt the younger has been
somewhat indisposed at Beaulieu, and now
because of the Twombly affiiction her Au-
gust activities are likely to be clipped.
Next month. however is to be full of
sporting events. The New York Yacht
Club will be here on the 7th for the Astor
cup races, which are included In its annual
cruise. The national tennis singles cham
pionship will fall here probably on the 2lst,
about the same date as the carnival, when
1t is expected that the North Atlantic
squadron. with more than dozen ships
will be in the harbor. Polo week, too will
follow closely after and just behind the
horse show, so that for three weeks or
more there will be something doing every
day.
Although hundreds of people are watch
ing automobile scorchers from trees and
all sorts OF uncommon vantage spots. 1t
seems next to impossible to catch two or
three notorious offenders. Fines this year
have been few and small, but the officials
are bound to make up for lost time Ii they
have to put glue on the highways to catch
rapid drivers.
The Casino concerts and amateur tennis
are now In full swing.
The sale of ]. ]. Van Aliens mansion
Wakehurst, appears to be as far off as ever
jamestown has been as quiet as a mill
pond for a week. One afternoon IL was SO
dead around the ferry landing that the
hackmen, express drivers and shopkeepers
closed their places of business and had a
ball games
The yachtsmen OF the Conanicut Club
have been out of town every day this week
for series of races up Narragansett bay.
80 there has been little doing afoat as
ashore.
A picnic party opposite the Shore-by-HifI
section had lively tussie one afternoon
when the long grass caught fire and nearly
ignited several women's thin gowns
bucket brigade had to be organised to pass
salt water from the bay.
The jamestown Golf Club is the liyeItest
place In town just now--the links and
courts being thronged all day.
The promise Is made that Bay View drive
viii be extended by another season
The town Is chesty over the fact through
baggage Is now being checked from New
York for the first time
Senator George p. Wetmore has given
500 to the carnival fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lowell Putnam OF Bos-
ton and Misunderstanding the-Sea are visiting
Mrs. Reginald De Koven of Washington.
Miss Maude Wetmore is entered for the
amateur tennis matches at the Casino.
John McClelland and family of Washing
ton arrived Sunday at the Gardner cottage
In jamestown.
Mrs. Reginald De Keven was one Of the
luncheon guests this week of Mrs. stuyve-
SAINT Fish.
Mrs. . L Ebers1eld of Washington Is
here Tor the season
A mission conference was held this week
At the Wetmore villa.
Miss Louise Mae Farrow Of Washington