The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-16

ly typical Newport day. the day of the
married settle day of the younger
set has them beaten, as our. late Ia
mented resident says-Ha! beaten to
a frazzle! At II O'Clock in the morn
ing Mrs. Lehr attended the tennis
tournament at the Casino. then she
hurried off TO Bailey's Beach for a
swim, followed by a luncheon at home
with six picked-up guests. Then over
to Mrs j. Widener's for Fits charm
ing birthday fete. There Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs picked her up and,
Whit. they were off! Mrs. Lehr loves
to skate, so they motOred over 10 the
training station, four miles away. for
the weekly party. Then they returned
10 Mrs. Oelrich's to work out a most
marvellous picture puzzle and drink
tea. At ESQ Mrs. Lehr hurried home
to dress for Mrs. Ned BerWind's big
dinner. After the dinner there was
bridge for an hour or two, and then
Whit, they were off again for
Mrs. John Drexers dance, from
which she returned at O'Clock in
in the morning. Whiffi whiffi whiffi
day after day, eight weeks for
stretch. Il il any wonder she needs
the rest cure?"
Oh. whiff! whiffi Oh, whiffest
whiff. Indead. is it a wonder! Whit!
Just taking this one day of Mrs.
Lehr's. I figure that she expended the
equivalent of 100 horsepower in en-
ergy. That is just enough to make
Senator Chauncey DepeW tell a new
funny story.
But what is the energy expended
by q member Of the younger set? It
starts its day at 9 o'clock and closes
its night usually at 5 o'clock in the
morning. The girl who snatches six
hours of sleep. out OF the tWenty-fOur
during the season is a rare bird. From
6 TO $50 or are the usual sleeping
hours OF a Newport belle
And, of course, there must be men
to follow II was Edith DeacOn's en-
ergy which laid low her fiance, George
Lee Peabody and which IS still keep
ing him on the sick list. Miss Deacon
played tennis for hours at a time with
Mr.. Peabody. He has generally been
considered strong man. But the day
his first wife, Mrs Elsie Copley Pea
body, arrived in Newport, Mr.. Peabody
collapsed on the Casino lawn. Had
his energy not been misspent so upon
tennis he would have been able 10
have Withst0Od the shock OF Mrs. Pea
bOdy's appearance. But 1 cannot really
figure that out in exact horsepower
terms. The combined energy of Miss
Deacon and Mr.. Peabody, II expended
sensibly. would, however. 1 calculate.
have been enough to build another
Washington monument out of tennis
racquets
And as for eating! Before going
into terms Of energy let me go into de-
tail. They begin at 9 o'clock In the
morning with cantalouIe, eggs, chocO-
late and rolls. AT II they have ice
cream soda. At u they have another.
AT they lunch heartily of soup, fish,
meat and sweets-no quick lunches for
the Newport belle. AT 4:30 they eat
sandwiches. salads and sweets. mixed
with punch. At $50 they have a cup
OF chocolate served in their boudoirs.
At they dine-and how they do dine.
Al luncheon they consume cocktails
and light wines. AT dinner whiskys
and champagnes. They finish dinner
at 10. then they play bridge or dance.
At 1880 a buffet supper-cold birds,
salads. sweets are served They dance
again. At z.30 a breakfast is served.
something simple and hearty-fried
eggs, coffee. corn pOne. Is il any Won
der. then, that Grille Brown sue
cumbed one afternoon al the Casino
and was carried writhing away?
Younger Set Does.
But eating alone cOmposes not the
day OF one Of the younger set After
breakfast Bellevue evenue fills with
motors and basket phaetOns con-
veying them 10 the Casino. Here they
4ray tennis, cleyerly and strenuously