New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
NEWPORT.
Brdge at the Casino Doesn't Seem
To Be PrOsperlng.

N.v,,ort ruIv 1s-There seems to be. judging
from the attendance something radically "rons
with the new bridge whist venture at tho New
port Casino this summer There is no social war
on in Newport this year 50 far as is KNOWN lor
everybody appears to be good terms. but SUN
tho bridge whist department OF the Casino is not
having the attendance 1t should have
II Is not because the summer colony Is not play
ing the game this year, for 1t appears 10 De as
popular as ever and each afternoon carriages and
automobiles car be docking TO the Newport
Golf Club 1t thus appears that there is some RI
valry between the Newport Golf Club contingent
and those who have charge of and are patronlzns
the bridge rooms at the Casino
The latter opened on last Monday after-
noon and while it is said that there are nearly
one hundred subscribers to the new project ana
that is well of financially, there were few pres
ent to play. 1t had been planned by Mrs bareer-
WalIach. who has charge. to have large gath-
ering on the opening day. The rooms that nave
been fitted up for bridge are extremely pretty ana
we'll arranged. but still throughout the first week
there have been few who have spent the AFTERNOON
there. Those who have charge OF the new venture
are therefore at a loss to know just what is the
trouble Those who play at the Casino are well
come at the golf club, and those who play at the
golf club are nearly all subscribers to the Casino
bridge department. and thus it seems to be only
a matter of choice
Besides what has been going on at the Golf CLUB
and Casino during the week there has been plenty
70 keen the summer cottagers busy for there were
more dinner and luncheon entertainments during
tho week than at any time since the summer sea-
son opened Principal among the entertainers were
Mrs Craig Bidde. Mrs. Joseph n. Stone. MIS-
Elisha Dyer Peter F. Collier, Mrs r. L. Ganmell.
Mrs. Seth Barton French. Mrs. Charles F. HON.
man. Mrs Philip NJ. Lydig, Mrs Joseph r. Dill
worth Mrs. Charles L. F. Robinson. Professor
Alexander Agassix Mrs William T. Bull, Mrs. r.
Livingston Beeckman, Miss Anna Sands and LIS
penard Stewart
NTru Iaia
derbilt during the week. for she is to spend the
greater part of the summer and fall abroad In
her place however, there are two newcomers IN
Newport that have arrived during the week Mr.
and Mrs Henry Carnegie Phipps, OF New YORK,
arrived This Mr. and Mrs. Phipps's first visit to
Newport since their marriage. and they VIII remain
throughout the summer. The other newcomer Is
vice-Commodore Isaac E Emerson OF the Balti-
more Yacht Club who arrived with a party or
guests on his houseboat Margaret. Mr. Emerson
has been charmed with Newport as a summer
home and while he and his party are living aboard
his boat they hunting for suitable cottage in
which to spend the remainder of the season ashore
John W. Ellis and his son and daughter-in-iaw
are to be back in Newport before the summer is
over. 1t was said during the week that when they
arrived they would take possession Of the E. r.
Thomas estate, which Mr.. Ellis sold to Mr.. Thomas
q few years ago, and which Mr.. Thomas seems now
to have abandoned.
MI and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney paid fleet
ing visit to Newport during the last week Ihey
dropped in at their Newport summer home TO see
their children before returning their Long Island
home prior sailing for Scotland, where they visit
annually for hunting. William Payne Thompson
will accompany them this year.
The announcement that Peter F. Collier is to
build a summer home here was pleasing bit Of
news last week. 1t will mean the adding Of an
other pretty villa to Newport's Ocean Drive, and
also the filing of place that is vacant and bare
The home which Mr.. Collier intends building will
cost probably about 100000. and will be of rustic
character, though substantial IN every respect.