The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-02
RE SHRyk G(RHtSJRlEi.
THE PLAYGROUND OF
II IDLE AND RICH AMERICA.

Women iii the 1Smartesta of Smart
F'rocks, and Men in Summer Garb
81 Represent Acme of Fashion. 49,.
NEWPORT, L. Newport. IS. a
place that is consecrated to pleasure
The people who have their summer
hdmes here represent the acme of
wealth and fashion and exclusive So
ciety in America >NVfth@the possible
exception of one o.. Two. local chart
ties with which they concern them
selves actively unobtrusiTeIy
theiEa sole raeeupation asaduringa the.
mAnths they live in Newport is to
AROUSE themselves One of the prin7l
ci BAL places o1 resort of these fndsfa I'll
ighble pleasure seekers As @Ba ley s.
B@ach, anco1np aratively spla n ist rete3h3
ofBand and the most exclusive place
in ball America Photographers have
tired to get pictures while the idle
ana fashionable rich were disporting
themselves, but in every case they
waFe detected !ank theil'Q apparatus
smashed. One corner of The beach is
reserved for children-the children
ofgthe millionairesG J w .5(IIl
Everybody who is anybody at New
port is ardentlyl devoted to horses
ara horseback riding or pretehds to-
beH Therefore the horse show each |.
summer means much to fashionable |.
Newport. 1t is. al far more Exclusive
affair than the tennis tournament, I
foE the latter is not O1lya public, but \
a Rational event Lrlie horse SHOW is |
msre select, and perhaps the most /
PECULIAR thing iabeut~,it Isl that the 4
hdgses appear to take a more Keen 7
interest in what is going on than the |
PERSONS who own them. aoffE
One of the scenes of most brilliant
social life at Newport is Alfred Van
dabilt's place at Oakland farm His
garden PARTIES aTe among the mile
ST ines .@of sthe sphlmerIs nfogreBs. |
These gatherings are Undoubtedly |
the finest expressions of summer So |
cial entertainment in America, and |
arg most beautiful to look at. The !
w0men in the smartest of smart I
fraCks, the men in summer garb, the !
r93inue of servants moving about
these make the life of the picture
tHAt is set in a frame of shady lawns |
whh the splendid mansion as a back
gfbund One or two bands or or
chestras make music that is pleasant |
without being Obtrusive. Even the |
n9bst rabid proletarian could not |
glimpse the scene without falling un-
def the spell of its charm.
Vim, For the Wealthy Only.
Another place of fashionable re- |
sort is the Point Judith Country
Club. Polo is the principal amuse-
ment there. Polo is played every |
day II At this club it is an amuse-
ment that has become more exclu- |
siyely- connected with the aristocracy
oftwealth than anywhere else in this !
country. 1t is the game of the mod |
ern young man of fortune who isl
fond of stirring sports out of doors. |
Harry Whitney and Alfred Wander
biGt always furnish at least a dozen I
ponies for the use of the visiting
bachelors who enjoy this sport. !
Even the recreations that the New
port colony has at it's very doors pail /
now and then, and it is no uncommon
thing TOR a merry party touset out 4
for Narragansett! QG1.a nearby place
waerea there are, ROLLER coasters and +
all sorts of popular amuSements and !
pafrOnize everything with the utmost
zeSt for an hour or So They merge
WITH the rest OF the crowd and are
ndfstinguishabfe~ i'm their enjoyment /
from those about them.
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Right in YOU, busiest, season When