New-York tribune., 1913-08-25
VANDERB|LTS ENTERTAIN
Give First Elaborate Party Since
Return from England.
DANCE IN SHOW RING
Brilliant Setting for Event at
Oakland Farm a Novelty
to Newport Guests.
LBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune !

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| Newport, Aug. 24.-Oakland Farm. the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G. Wander
| bilt, was again a social centre this even
ing, Mr.. and Mrs Vanderbilt giving their
| first elaborate party since their return
from England.
They had n large party Of guests for
| dinner. the tables for the most part being
set on the veranda of the house and later
/ there was a dance In the trophy room Of
| Mr. Nanderbilts private show ring Sup
per was served amid original surroundings
or the roof Of the show ring building
| where Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt had a
| most realistic roof garden arranged
The roof. over which a white awning
/ Lad been placed. was laid out with many
! little flower beds and gravel paths
Around the sides were lattices covered
with growing vines. The whole scene was
illuminated with hundreds OF small red
and white electric lights
Mrs. Henry Clews was a dinner hostess
at The Rocks tonight
Mrs. John Astor was also dinner en-
! tertainer at Beechwood. with Conrad's
Orchestra PLAYING during the dinner and
for the dancing that took place after
midnight
The feature entertainment tonight will
he a dinner given by Mrs Richard Ste
vens. followed by dance on the lawn OF
the Pnard cottages. in honor OF her
daughter, Miss Elsie Stevens
Many other guests will come in for the
dancing from the numerous dinner par
ties. One Of these will be given by Mrs.
|
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Hoffman have
selected next Friday night for a dinner
in honor Of Miss Marie L. Rodewald Of
New York.
Miss Rodewald is niece OF Mr. Hoff-
| man, and among the guests will be all the
debutantes I'm Newport. Later in IN.
evening the party will go to the barn
dance given that night by Mrs. Stuart
/ Duncan.
The home OF Mr. and Mrs. T.. Rollins
Morse will be used by Mrs r. T. Wilson
! for her domino ball on September 3
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. Iothrop Ames are the
| guests OF Mr. and Mrs. William Wood
ward at The Cloisters. MIR. and Mrs
Ames are planning TO return here next
summer and take one of the larger places
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph n. Ellis. who are
visiting here, may return next season and
take house.
A. D. Chaplin, Of Providence, is the
guest OF Robert Grosvenor.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt will show some
OF his horses at the Southern New Eng
| land county fair at New Bedford on
September 9.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul d. Mills. Of Phila-
delphia, will end their visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Carter tomorrow and
20 10 the Massachusetts north shore,
where Mr.. Mills will play polo
Alfred G. Vanderbilt has been invited to
he one OF the judges at the Westchester
| Horse Show.
Registered at the Casino to-day were
w r. Eldridge. of New York, the guest
Of his brother, Henry F. Eldridge; Mr..
and Mrs. Christopher s. Lee. OF Tuxedo
and r. w Stevenson, jr.. Of New forK'
| the guest OF William Grosvenor
Three OF the big steam yachts left for
New York to-day. Mrs. August Heck
scbcr started on the Anahma; Pembroke
Iones and ]. Russell Pope on the Narada'
and Miss Carol Hartman on the Sultana'
II was learned to-day that after all
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt VIII
not return from abroad In time Tor the
late Newport season.
Miss Martha Beeckman will return from
abroad in September and will be the
guest Of her brother and sister-in-ia"'
Ar and Mrs. r. Livingston Beeckman.
r. McGraw OF New York who recent
lv returned from Paris, is the guest OF
Mrs. George S. Scott