The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23

absence Of representatives OF our four
hundred from the Isle of Wight during
the Cowes week In years gone by the
place has s. nply swarmed with Ameri-
cans in he shape Of visitors from the
United states and OF those who make
their home in EAICope. In fact. they
fiocked "a Cowes for the regatta week
IN such numbers as 20 give rise to COM
ment n the press which was not alto
gether of friendly character. More
over. the Stars and Stripes were TO be
seen huttering from many a handsome
steam yacht on the Solent. on board
OF which much hospitality was dis
pensed.
The Duchess, who since time imme-
mortal has rented for the regatta week
the Cowes place known as Egypt
House. for the special purpose OF en-
tertaining there Ki.s Edward and his
particular set-the private wharf at
Egypt House enabling him to land on
the island and to leave it in privacy
without being uobbed ard snapshotted
has retired 20 the Cautarets, one of
the olIlerost thermal rAsorts in the
South of France. while the Anthony
Drexels, who have alwaya entertained
so lavishiy on board their magnificent
steam yacht Margheretta, likewise
kept away from Cowes
Last summer and the year before
Queen Alexandra and her daughter
Princess Victoria, as we'll as other
members Of the royal family, visited
the DrexoIg OF. board their boat But
Il is reported that. IS Mrs. Drexei had
Fnr IN her chit
this season at CoweE her sister, Mrs.
James Henry Smith, it was quietly in
tinated 20 het that Mrs. Smiths pres
ence on the yacht would have the et-
feet OF keeping the Queen and the
other royal ladies away. For Mrs.
Smith has not been presented at the
Court of ST. James. And owing 20
the notoriety OF her divorce from VIII
liam Rhinelander Stewart, in order 10
wed silent Smith. it Is improbable
that she will ever be accorded admis-
sion to the Court OF st. James.
In the AdirOndacks.
Here on this side Of the Atlantic So
ciaI activity just at present seems TO be
at Newport and IT LenoX, al
though there is a good deal Of life end
dnlAlhAANA ~ DG AOuAAAA E1AAAbAAE t@-N -N-
rious colonies Of New Workers. up in the
especially on the chair OF
lakes, the banks of which are lined WITH
luxurious summer residences. misnamed
camps" one more picturesque and at
tractive than the other, the palm IN
belonging TO Pine Tree Point
where ihe Fred Vanderbilts have been
the governor general OF
Canada, with the Countess Grey and her
as well as Mrs. L. l.. Mott,
d. o. Mills, and a number Of other
friends. The Vanderbilts purchased 1t
some years ago from the Twomblys,
and have since then. with the assistance
Of Japanese landscape gardeners and
artisans. completely transformed the
place, nearly all the buildir gs being or
japanese material and architecture, and
so situated and arranged IS TO blend
with environing nature in that artistic
fashion so peculiar to the Land Of the
Rising Sun. Most of the camps have
their squash courts, their first-class
chefs, their well stocked cellars; are
with telephones and even with
tickers, while ali have their docks and
their fleets Of steam launches, motor
boats. and small sailing yachts, which
figure in the races and regattas that
are Of weekly occurrence.
Now that the season at Bar HarbOr
is virtually at an end, and that people
are arranging 10 leave the other seaside
resor s. there will be a considerable &C
cessiun Of visitors TO the Adirondacks,
as IL has become quite the fashion TO
spend a few weeks in the mountains
after leaving the seaside and before
returning to town.