New-York tribune., 1907-06-30
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Rarely has there been a summer when New
Workers have remained so busy from a social point
or view. The unreasonable weather and the condi-
tons OF the business world have contributed 70
make the season later than usual Even those who
have places at Newport, at Lenox. at Southampton
In the Adirondacks and at other summer resorts
make point OF spending three days in the
city in the middle OF the week and then on Friday
and Saturday there are the numerous arrivals and
departures by the liners. which have the
effect of thronEing the fashionable restaurants at
the luncheon hour. For II is there that the fare
wells take place and whittier those returning
hasten on landing. In order TO their relatives
ana friends and TO hear the news and gossip OF
the hour Owing TO this one is likely TO see many
familiar faces on the avenue every day OF the week
excepting Sunday. For Sunday the fashionable
set makes 1t point 10 abandon the town for the
country and TO exchange urban pleasures and
frivolities for wholesome rural joys
ocean travel is still at It's height Boats leaving
yesterday were SO crowded that many persons had
TO be left behind owing to lack of accommodation
Among those who will go abroad within the next
ten days are Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whitney. Mr..
and Mrs. II. NICK. TwombIy and Miss Twombly
and Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Payne Whitney who as
usual will take with them a party of friends and
who will entertain series a shooting parties
their place in Yorkshire throughout the month
OF August before returning to America In the
autumn. Meanwhile their children will remain at
Newport, which is filling up and promises. in spite
of many notable absentees. to prove very gay.
Most of the cottages and villas at Newport have
been opened for the summer. and every day sees
arrivals. True. Mrs Astor will be missing for
the first time within the memory of the present
generation. but her place at Beechwood will be
taken for few weeks by her daughter. Mrs NJ
Orme Wilson. and there will be others almost
strangers 10 Newport. who will appear there after
remaining away for many seasons for instance.
Mrs. Robert Goelet. ST. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ellis
and Mrs. I yybn vUV 6.A
at Wakehurst, and Mr.. and Mrs L Townsend
Burden.
OF course. the feature of the week opening to-
day will be the great national holiday Thursday
next which will have the effect of converting the
entire six days into a prolonged festival. At New
port the day will be observed by Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish, who will have more than one hundred OF her
friends at dinner at The Crossways. many adGi-
tionaI invitations having been issued for the enter
tainment when follows later In the evening Mrs.
James Z. Kernochan Will give her customary re-
cepton in the afternoon in honor of the day. and
on Gooseberry Island the Clambake Club, one OF
the most popular mems institutions OF Newport,
will hold it's annual banquet, with Elisha Dyer In
the chair in the absence of the president. Center
Hitchcock who is abroad. At Lenox Mr.. and
Mrs William Douglas Sloane. who have just re-
turned from abroad. will have a large house party
for the Fourth and great display OF fireworks
in the evening, while at all the country clubs and
yacht clubs elaborate programmes or sports have
been prepared for the occasion
Bay Shore will celebrate the national birthday
anniversary by means Of pony and steeplechase
races at Oakwood Park. under tho auspices OF the
Bay Shore Horse Show Association. and as tho
entries are large and of the best known
gentlemen riders in and around New York will be
sean IN the saddle the affair promises 10 be
success II is under the management OF Harry T.
Peters and of several of his friends and is entirely
distinct from the annual Bay Shore Horse Show.
TorT TbIIrS 3 or fha
two following days.
Weddings for the week include that OF Stowe
Phelps TO Miss Edith Catlin. in St. Lukes Church,
Morristown n. J., on Saturday next. Ansel
Phelps will his brothers best man, but the
bride will have attendants. and the number OF
invitations which have been issued is relatively
small owing to the fact that Mrs Julius Catlin.
the mother OF the bride, Is In mourning. After
the ceremony the newly married couple will leave
for a wedding trip around tho world. returning
by way the Siberian Railroad and the Pacific
Ocean Stowe Phelps u architect. associated