The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26

N. LeruN Hower show on Wednesday and
hursdav In no summer colony where
saety resorts are the gardens finer than
m LeuoN and an exhibition of their prod
cts IS always important Prominent
among the exhibitors were Mrs. John T..
rarsors Ms Robert Winthrop Mrs. Car
10, Do H.rclla. Mrs. William r. OsEcod
Yield Mrs William f.. $. Griswold Mrs.
william u sloane and Mrs. Giraud Fos-
r-. Their gardens furnished the bulk of
The flowers
Tie class exciting the mos, interest was
irat - sweet peas, where twenty-four
,sristIsS were shown by some contestants
Tor awards Mrs Giraud Foster brought
ogi now variety. five flowers on each
IN ,'sk which was one OF the rare exhibits
VI c1a-les lanier made a large showing of
y plants
NJ and Mrs. William r. Osgood Field
entertained The Duchess of Marlborough
during her visit In benox. Mr.. and Mrs
WN'sm Douglas Sloane would have en-
is-ta ned hor a. Elm Court were they not
n t.ep mourning Tor Mrs. Sloane's
h-o'de.. tho late George W. Vanderbilt
The Duchess arrived last Friday night
~ Highl9Nn House. the Field place, which
as been built since she was last In
terox and which interested her very
ru-h N-s Field Is cousin OF the
ul.Nesg and they were very intimate he
ore Tho marriage OF the Duchess In 1895.
A pleasant part Of the Duchesss stay
- her visit so the flower gardens at
Hsh3wn House and at Elm Court. She
j. very fond Of old fashioned flowers and
~ riot If blooms in these gardens de-
'iated her. Mrs. Field. who has special
alar' 10y the arrangement or flowers. Sc
s'is1 and arranged the floral centre
reces '- tho dinner table during the
.sI' ~ 'Ne Duchess. using the flowers the
Duchess found most pleasing. The enter
ainneuts were very largely Of an Intl-
nate family nature. only one large en-
'sr'a' um,ut h.,1g given.
During he- visit the Duchess wore white
s'rns ~ the morning ana while motor
~ she was seen In white lin ms, and on
sunday AZ church she wore soft white
r-cne and small Leghorn hat trimmed
with daisies and her evening gowns were
white Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Ham
mnnd who were az Elm Court, went TO
Newport with the Duchess on her return
hero
Sports have been prominent all the
VCk on Monday the Junior champion
Sh'rS ho.an AZ the IenoN Tennis club
very large entries from all of the sur
rouRd ug resorts meeting on the courts
IN the opening games 81 the girls cham
| rorshln There was a surprise whom Miss
Hope Palmer Of Lakewood, y. j., de-
featsd Mss Alma d. Gersdorff Of Stoclt-
bridge. who vas one Of the strongest en-
'rants Miss Palmer won the Hotel As
p.nva!l championship IN 1913,
Gof has been largely followed by both
men and women The weather on Tues
Gay aai Wednesday was cool and with
touch Of September n tt air. Miss
Anna ~ bc10tld, daughter Of Mr. and
Nrs Frederic ) pclahrld, who has taken
W fof tH.s year, won the woman's tour
Mmtn', with Mrs. George Baty Blake
" ina runner NJ. John sloan" and DR..
Al ~ D. webster were tied for the LenoN
Nlb sU cpSttkcs At golf.
Seye-t dinners were given for theatre
Mrt's who went to Plttsheld for the
'-rformonre Of the P.ttsfcld players in
we Young Idea" play in which Har-
'son Grey f.sKc vii present Lydia Lo-
lqlhowa. the Russian dancer. on Broad
way IN September. Miss Lopoukowa has
rlsy
Gen. John Il. Brooke OF Washington.
"a annual visitor to the Maplewood in
tlUfed reached his seventy-secend
oNhday on Tuesday The dining room
W me hotel was decors ed In his honor.
snl Mrs Charles Hewitt Wright gave a
iteheon FOR him at the Country Club OF
tuteld. Red, white and blue flowers
Formed the setting for the luncheon. and
tne army was largely represented In the
guests IN the occasion.
LenoN s now the richest town In the
sntrkthires. Its value as placed by the
o'Ate Is ho,000,0 900. In wealth II out
hhs a.l ~ the manufacturing towns and
Nl' ''fg'r resorts. Its wealth consists In
aooli eighty large properties which are
seuer'i about its hills
- william Douglas Sloane and Robert w.
Ne'S'r are N" largest contributors 70
ne 'uud raised for the purchase OF
"n0Ns'de. tho Grecnlcaf estate, as a
'1o''S '.lh The purchase of the estate,
#sf q "a Il Ia
',''E'r- fine property OF $50 acres and
.h.fe villa whirh is capable OF being
1al''l ~ The needs Of a country club
~ soon MS the legal formalltles are con
N1'I the club will take possession OF
o. p''n' ~ and II will be put in shape
'N opening Of the clubhouse in Sep
The club viii I've open all the year and
.....h'rrs ~ the club will he put up there
Week end visits during the winter
The house has twenty bedrooms
a.. II complete equipment for lodging
'''i NJ It's members The winter
r "'' %" developed, Skating to-
-Nh.hs, s0owsdoeing. skiing, curling
~" b" Included on the programme o
r,I'S' PROBABLY tho property OF tn,
TlN club on walker street viii shortly
,"Np'Scd Of ms a villa site and thu
C "1'ro for forty years the Leno,
~ ~ mas mad lis home will be wiped out,
c,,. INSTANT changes in the ownership o.
s,nny Properties are going on. Mrs
,.leI = Sands has sold the Sand,
,An'r house and $50 acres at New Leb
49, To- George lockwood OF Indian
EG.s William r Wood OF New York II
SItss VIA In Egremont. Mrs. Mrs
MI ~ brooklyn has sold her countr,
M, 20 Lewis Smith OF Brooklyn Her
pra ~ robinson Of New York has Dough
'Terty m Egremont
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