New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
Contests Of Winged
Graft Give Zest to
These Summer
Afternoons.

busiest month OF the season. II is Al
ways a busy month, but il seems from
the social calendar that has been rap
idly filling up for the last couple OF
weeks that the month is to be buster
than ever.
Besides the many social affairs, and
there arc a number Of large ones ar
ranged for the month, August is
marked by a number of the regular
out Of door fixtures that always de-
mand a great deal Of attention from
the members Of the colony. There is
tho dog show, the national tennis tour
nsment, yachting week and the Astor
and Kings cup races, ana besides there
are also scheduled for the month the
official try outs Of the cup defender
candidates. that is, the two that stu
remain in the race for the honorcd
place.
There is also on the calendar the
midsummer flower show to be gwen
Jointly by the Newport Garden CIuo
and the Newport Horticultural Society,
Mrs. Belmont has offered her unused
estate. RellcOurt, for the aHalr' ana
those members of the social coIo.!
who are on the committee WIN 'he
men from the horticultural secret! are
taking the matter very seriously .
There is no one more interested I'D
rho success Of this show. which prom
iscy a number Of novelties both IN the
M, Of exhibits and in entertaining
features. than Mrs. Stuyvesant flsh'
who. with Mrs Thomas J. Emery, mrs
Charles +. Hoffman. Mrs. Frederick
Pearson and Mrs. J. J. Wysong, IS
member Of the executive board oil the
Garden Club. Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs:
Lawrence L. Gillespie are members OF
tho committee Of arrangements ana
all are working hard for the show.
The owners Of the large summer cS-
tates i'm this city are no longer leaving
+, entirely 20 their gardeners 10 nave
fuT saw about the outdoor ornamental
ZION Of the estates. For the last TWO
q, three summers the interest mas oeeh
increasing among the summer COLO
rists and the result has been the ior-
nation OF the Newport Garden CiuO'
Resides taking an interest in arrane-
inc the show the women Of the summer
colony have also offered numerous
urizcs, those Offering them beng Mt
Elisha DYER. Mrs. Edward }. BerNluu'
Mrs. Gillespie Mrs. George y. NiuGHTI,'
NJ. T. Townsend Burden, Mrs. WI
lam Grosvenor, Mrs. j. ;. Nysong' Mt
Uormar. Mrs. Frederick Pearson, MIS-
'rf-r.,ss / Fmerv. Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Cor
rclius Vanderbilt, Mrs. l.. sun g"
Taller. Mrs. Samuel Huntington, MIS-
m Mex. Twombly and several others
The same as last summer the mem
hers Of the Washington diplomatic
,orrs. who arc summcrng mere 'hlS
wear. are very popular with inc mem .
bers OF the regular summer co.OH!:
Ambassador and Nine. Bakhmeten' OF .
Russia. as usual, arc enJerIainlh ~
tcrsivcIy "a the summer headquarters !
al the embassy. and in return they arc
bcirr entertained and are to be found /
among the guests AZ al Of the larger .
social functions The same can also .
he said or +. Haniel Won Hsimhauson' /
charge d afaires Of the German en- /
bTssy. o.,
Mime. de Riano. wife the Spanish 4
Ambassador. is also entertaining quite
a little this summer, though the am ,
baesador. as yet, has not spent much .
time here Count and Countess dc San .
Estcbau. OF the Spanish Embassy
wing 10 the birth Of a daughter early
in tho summer, have not taken very
prominent part in social life TINS sum
mer. but the Younger members OF the
.,erman and Russian stats arc busy
men. especially Barons Kurt and Horst
Won Lersner. of the German Embassy,
and Boris YOnne, Of the Russian DIP
lomatic corps.
For the last two summers they have
taken prominent part in the social
life here They are experts at tennis
and other out-of-doOr sports, always
willing TO take part and, besides, their
names can be found on about every
guest list Of affairs large and small
Joseph Loris Melikof. OF the Russian
Embassy staff. is also 20 be found at
many Of the social affairs, and u can
DO safely said that he made the hit
of the evening at Mrs. Belmonts Chl.
nose ball. His costume was one OF
he most remarkable worn at this
brilliant affair Mr. Melikof appeared
as a Chinese nobleman, and, desiring
10 carry out the role TO the letter, ne
vas borne into the ballroom IN a Chl-
rese palanquin carried on the should
.rs Of two men rObed as Chinese
guardsmcn from the Imperial palace.
IL was not Mr.. NclikOh's costume
that made his biggest hit ~ was hE
timely entrance into the ballroOnI
His palanuuiu was lighted I'm true Chi
rose fashion, and as the blowing out
al a fuse outside Of the Marble House
grounds had left the villa and grounds
I'm darkness, Mr. MelikofT's arrival with
his miniature illumination was most
timely. and as he alghted in front OF
Mrs. Belmont she was prompted to
say: 81 see YOU have brought your
lights with YOU
The blowing out Of this fuse was
the only thing that married the ball. II
hapreucd lust as the many guests were
assembling. and as 10 was some llttle
timc before repairs could be made u
Was ANYTHING but pleasant for the
hostess OF the evening.
Mrs. Fish will take due precautions
that nothing will happen OF tins kind
during her floral ball on the evening
OF August IA. which is 20 be the next
large social affair TO be given here. All
circuits OF extra lights will be gwen
thorough tests prior 20 the ball, though
II was not the fault Of the electrician
in charge Of the decorations at Mr.
Bclmont's that the place was suddenly
plunged INTO darkness, the fuse thal
blew out being outside OF the GROUNDS.
Mrs Fish has her plans well IN hand
Tine invitations for the floral ball were
issued this week. and as the women
arc 10 90 representing the bowers OF
che garden and the men rs farmers ara
gardeners the costume makers mere
arc experiencing another busy spell.
Mrs. Fish has been one Of this weeks
Entertainers. and others who have been
on the list during the week have in
Guided Miss Edith n. Hunter, otuyye-
SAINT Leroy, Mrs. w. Fitzhugh White