New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
Social Life at New
port and Other
Centres Largely
in the Open.


m interest seemed 20 be focused upon
he European crisis The New York
Yacht Club feet arrived on its annual
cruise. but did not leave again as a
Feet after once arriving Yachtsmen
we're much in evidence ashore, but
here did not seem to be as much en-
( tertaining aboard the boats as usual,
and il WAS quite noticeable that there
we're not as many guests out TO see
the Aston Cup race as heretofore.
The cottagers, in view Of the close
connection Of many OF them abroad,
have had hard work to get away from
thinking about the troubled times
abroad and as il happens there are a
large number Of the summer residents
ri this city at present marooned in the
var zone, there is naturally more or
,l,ss anxiety here and will be until j;
= learned that all are in no difficulty.
Among those on the other side Of the
ocean are James J. Van Allen, Mrs. f. o.
French. Mrs. Lorillard Spencer, Mrs. /
/ Louis L. Lorillsrd and her son, Louis
L LorillArd: Mr.. and Mrs. George Cor F.
dor King, Mr. and Mrs. William Storrs
Wells, Nj aud Mrs. It. J. Oakley Rhine
lander. Amos Tuck French. Mrs Will 7
lam R. Leeds. Mrs Burke Roche and
her sons, Maurice and Francis; James
Stillman. Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Del
riehs and their son and daughter-ln-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry I. Oelrichs;
Nr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mr. /
and Mrs Alfred G. Vanderbilt Regi- .
maid c. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Emile 5. Bru- .
guiere and Louis Bruguiore, Mrs. Alex /
spder S. Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Z. 4
Widener. Mrs. Henry Clews, Mr.. and .
Mrs. John r. DreXel, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed /
ward r. Thomas. Mrs. Harold Brown .
and Mrs Samuel Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs Ogden Mills and Mr. /
and Mrs. Ogden L. Mills were abroad. .
but they we're fortunate enough 70 have .
sailed. and were on the ocean headed I
for the American coast before the real I.
trouble broke
The war also served TO change the
minds OF several Of the cottagers here
who had been planning TO go abroad F.
for short stays, and what effect the 7.
war is TO have on the social gayety
here remains TO be seen. 1t has not
has any effect this week, though the .
Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bakh- /
rreteF and Haniel Won Haimhausen, F.
charge d'affaires of the German Em-
bsssy. have for the time being can
tened all Of their social engagements :
and are not giving any further lunch F.
cons or dinners or accepting any inVl- .
tstions.
There have been plenty of small az
fairs given during the week, but none |
Of any size. The next large event VIII
be the floral ball, by Mrs. Stuyvesant +
Fish. AZ Crossways next FRIDAY nlgnt.
Mrs. Fish. when asked this week II she
had any thoughts OF abandoning her
proposed entertainment, said that sne
had not. that she saw no reason TO
ebandon H. though Mrs Fish realizes
what serious time il is abroad and /
the anxiety Of those Of the colony who I
have friends and relatives abroad as
well as other interests.
Some Of the women do not feel as /
Mrs Fish does on the matter, and there .
has been some rumors during the week
that there was q possibility Of few
OF the larger social affairs being aban-
doned. Mrs French Vanderbilt is one |
who has been seriously thinking the
natter over. She has a large dance
planned for August 26, and is yet not
fully decided whether or not she Will
call the affair of.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Parsons are
expected shortly 70 visit Mrs. Parsons
father, Henry Clews, al The Rocks; and
Eugene Higgins is also expected 10
make his annual visit here in short
time. Mr.. Higgins is on the steam
Yacht Eros. Commodore T. c. Benedict
has been in on his Oneida during the
week, Vice Commodore George r.
Baker, jr., on his yacht, and Colonel
Oliver II. Payne on his Aphrodite.
Captain LLOYD Phoenix is here on his
yacht, the Intrepid, and he has had with
him rs guest this season Colonel
Schuyler Crosby, Of New York. Colonel
Crosby was taken sick on the yacht
early In the week and was removed 70
The Newport Hospital for treatment
Or. David l.. Hsight, of New York, IS
usually a guest of Captain Ph9nix on /
the Intrepid. but he went abroad late
y June, and, as far as known, is still
here somewhere in the war zone.
Mrs. Charlie. A. Child, who has been I
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paulding Fos-
dick, was 20 have gone abroad this
week, but has changed her plans, and
Ar. and Mrs. Philip A. Clark, who have
been spending the week ends here, had
planned 20 20 abroad some time this
month. They also have changed their
plans and have opened their Ocean av.
home.
Mrs. ". Fitzhugh Whitehouse, like
The Duchess Of Marlborough, had all Of
her plans made 70 60 TO Europe and
vas 10 have sailed on the same steamer,
DIT she has returned here and is aS2in
me guest Of her soI and daughter-in-
! law at Eastbourne Lodge
Baseball rs cropping out into popu-
iaflt. again, as 10 does about once 4
every sumner. There has been one
short game played after a luncheon
party given by George !. Scott at the
Claml Ike Club. but before that Preston
Gibson, who. though he and Mrs. Glib .
son have house this summer on the
north shore Of Massachusetts,, has spent
Few short visits here. suggested a
game between q team representing the [
members Of the reading room and a
Nam representing naval officers. The
game is scheduled 20 be played during
ne present month and will be for some
enarity, probably for the Newport Hos
piiai, for which there has been a game
Played for the last two summers. The ]
payers 90 into the game seriously, and I
.ss, summer II is a fact that instead of /
tac contest being joke. as everybody /
e1peeted IL terminated in a real /