New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Long Island is coming IN for large share Of at
tsntion on the part OF the fashionable world these
days. The Vanderbilt Cup yesterday morning
attracted the biggest gathering OF society at West
| bury that has been seen in many long day. To-
day every country seat. villa and cottage in the
district Is the scene OF gay house parties organized
not only IN connection with yesterdays sensational
motor contest. but also in view of the opening
morrow OF the fall racing at Belmont Park.
! and tomorrow night several dances viii be given
| in honor of the occasion. It is doubtful however
| whether the horse races tomorrow afternoon viii
! awaken much enthusiasm those for the Van
derbnt Cup yesterday. Certain it is that matches
| of speed between equine favorftes have never yet
succeeded in inducing pretty forego their
| beauty sleep they did on Friday night. TO be
ready at daybreak for the great motor race, their
interest in which sufficiently great TO lead them
TO submit to all the disconforts Of long wait IN
| q drafty grandstand in drizzling weather, their
compilations exposed to the crude and trying light
| of early dawn.
| wellnigh every table has been obtained at the
| Turf Club at Belmont Park for luncheon before the
| beginning of the races tomorrow, and each coun-
try house within motoring distance Will furnish It's
quota toward the gathering of the smart which
will throng the verandas. the rooms and the lawns
| OF the old Manice homestead. now the hsadQuar-
ters of the club in question. Colonel and Mrs John
Jacob Aston will come from Roslyn where they
| are spending the week end with General and Mrs
| Lloyd Bryce Miss Gwendoyn Burden will come
| over with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
| who have a number Of friends at their country
| home Roslyn and among others present will
be Mr. and Mrs. Herman B. Duryea. Mr.. and Mrs
| Henry Rogers Winthrop. Clarence H Mackay. Mrs
| Thomas Hastings Mr.. and Mrs. T. Norman de r
| Whitehouse. Mr. and Mrs r. Livingston Beeckman
Mr. and Mrs William X. Vanderbilt, jr., Mr. and
Mrs Robert Collier. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitch
cock jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Thomas. Mrs. James
l. Kernochan, August Belmont with Mr.. and Mrs
August Belmont. 1r.. Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. p Bel
mont, besides many others.
Missing from the Will be Mrs. Stuyvesanr
Fish, who with Miss Marian Fish sailed yesterday
for Europe board the steam yacht Varuna as
the guests OF Eugene Higgins. They bound
for Mediterranean ports. and not expected to
return until Christmas time and possibly even
later. it is on the cards that they may make
trip up the Nile after touching at Alexandria
They likely TO many OF their friends in
Egypt. quite large number OF people. among
others Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Drexel and Mr. and
Mrs. Peter ID. Martha. have arranged to spend the
winter at Cairo Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mortimer
Mrs j. Laurens Van Allen and Mr. and Mrs Blair
Among the weddings OF the week is that OF Miss
Evelyn Blight to Mahon A. Sands, which takes
place Thursday next at Newport. The cere-
mony IN Emmanuel Church will be followed by
wedding breakfast at Shady Nook. the summer
home OF the brides father. Anterior Blight. Miss
NatIca Rives. Miss Muriel Robbins. Miss Margaret
Winthrop and lAiss Grsenough. the latter OF Bos-