The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Society's Newport
Programme Partly
Arranged for
Busy Month
of August.
OF August.

TINE social .'lcular here has begun
o. Il" up vr', rapidly this weel,
and from now until the end OF
August tsnrr j. not expected Ia
n much of any lul, In the social gay.
eues for the members of the colony
here Already there il the same feat
hat arises each summer. the fear OF a
clash Of dates OF large entertainments
= Taus FAR this season there have been
no clashes and the practice now of an
njuncins the dates Of dinners, luncheons
and dances and other events AS soon rs
hey are decided upon has gone n long
way toward removing the fear of a
conflict OF dates.
This has been one OF the livellest
week ends in long while. Dinners and
.rncheons have come along in regular
procession and since Thursday there
rave been many such parties crowding
onesanother for social prominence. while
his afternoon the fete given on the
avn OF Mrs. Lawrence l.. Gillesple's
summer estate on lower Bellevue ave-
nue for the benefit OF the Newport His
,or+cal Society held the centre OF the
social stage.
Last night the dinner which Mrs Z.
no. Slater gave at Hopedene in honor
q Sir Arthur and Lady Herbert of
England. who are here as guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. T. Shaw Safe, was the feature
. q the evening. for Il is the first visit
hat Sir Arthur and his wife have made
10 Newport In long while. Mrs. Stuart
duncan was also n dinner hostess the
same evening. as was Mrs, George
Peabody Eustis at ZdlrisSle House
Mrs. Eust.s has been am ing the most
frequent entertainers this week.
Some o., the others who nave helped
20 swell the social programme have
heen Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. j.
Stewart Barney. Nine. Rakhmeteff,
Bishop and Mrs. James H. Darlington.
Mrs. f. Horace GallatIn. Mrs. William
Gro7vsnor, Austin l.. Sands. Mrs Ed
ward J. C0nckln. Pembroke Jones'
Mss Fanny l.. John on. Miss Charl5tte
Pell Mrs. Eugene s. RENAL. Mrs. II.
livingston Bcool.man l.. !. Gammell
Mrs. I Sulftrn Taller, Mrs.. j. +. A.
lark, Mss Martha 4 Goldman. Mrs
G. l.. 7. Robinson, Mrs. Edward Il. Nc
lean, Mrs Edward j. Berw!nd Mrs.
Gillespie and Mrs. II, Nick. Twombly.
Count Anton S!gray Of Hungary has
ESQ given one or two small parties in
honor NJ hls friends here. lie has
closed his visit with Ms. Vanderbilt at
he Breakers and has left for Montana.
where tho Countess Spray Is visiting.
INey VIII return here for part Of
August
Mrs. William X Van lerbnt, Jr., who
' now Settled Wa Go~ .Wo daughters.
me Misses Mur.cl AID Co0a"clo Wander
o't AZ lockwood the Ag,or residence
On Bellevue avenlc. VIII, according to
ne present plan. figure pr mlnently as
hostess during August. Her first
ahner dance will be August s. She has
O. $50 spoken for the evening OF August
:" Tor tho Same sort OF an entertainment.
Following along IN their order the
next large affair now known will be
VI the evening OF August IA, when the
moral ball will be given by Mrs. Stuyve-
@ht Fish at Crossways. Next Friday
''gh' Mr.. Fish Is giving a dinner for
"V guests as a preliminary TO the Chi
hese ball which Is being given later on
me same night by Mrs. Oliver II. p.
'emont IN honor of her daughter. the
duchess Of Marlborough. who found
me this week to run up 20 Lenox for a
Mort etay.
me horal ball OF August II will be
ae ~ the features OF the midsummer
"0Wer show being given Jointly by the
e"port Garden Club. made up ex-
Nus'e'y OF summer residents, and the
""port Horticultural Society. This af-
az now promises to be the feature en-
~a'nHs~nt OF tho Newport season,
"OugA tho Chinese ball by Mrs. Bel
"'ht who has given the use OF her
Hounds for three days for the flower
"O"' Will also take high place In the
''dson's social history. 1t Is to be a
"Nune party and all OF those who have
"e'F'd lhy.tatlons, and there will be
~'"''n 300 and 400 issued, are having
special Chinese costumes made for the
Occasion.
4 mo next event on the social pro-
'"nn" thus far arranged comes the
~'0"'hF nvht, August 10, 1t is a small
'"'' s'''n BY Mrs. Edward j. Berwind
mo Ems. Mrs. Bcrwlnd always did
'a'o' saturday nlghtsfor her dances and
.ae y showing her favoritism again
-" summer and probably, as has been
' custom the party will not be ex-
,"uea after Inc midnight hour. Mrs.
D''"'nd mas also selected Saturday.