The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-17
BEAUTIFUL GOWNS
AT NEWPORT TENNIS
Most Important Week Of the
Season Opens With the
Tournament.
SOME CUBIST COSTUMES

N.vport season. The lawn tennis tour
r,mnet brought out villa holders. and
tonr before noon groups Of women gath
cred about the lawns watching the
matches. while many were In the boxes
facing the principal court. 1t was dis
,lnc,iyely a Newport gathering. with
few strangers.
Mrs. ogden Mills. who wore a gown
a, white chiffon covered with black lace, ,
with hat and parasol to correspond. ar
rived early and Joined her daughter,
Mrs. Henry c. Phipps, who was with
Miss Anna Sands. Mrs. Charles de Loo
scy oelrichs and Mrs. Lorillard Spencer,
Jr, came together, and the former later
,olned Miss Louise Scott In a box.
Mrs. Richard Stevens wore. an efec-
tive costume of black taffeta and over
Il a sort of coat of white lace. Her
toaue was of black straw and a bit
OF color was lent by her large cerise
parasol Miss Marguerite Shonts came
with her sister, the Duchess de Chaul-
mes. who wore a black and white cos
tune rather futuristic in effect, her
hat being of the same silk as the gown.
Mrs. Henry Clews wore a costume of
wistaria linen and a hat to correspond.
Mrs. John r. Drexel was in white silk
and lace, with hat and parssol to cor
respond.
Mrs. Elisha Dyer and Mrs. Frederic
Nelson came together. both wearing
costumes Of cream colored lace and
elk. Mrs. Devices w. Dilworth, who
came with her mother, Mrs. John A.
Logan, Jr., wore a striking costume OF
blue and yellow striped material, with
hat and parasol to correspond. Mrs.
RutheTfurd StuyvGsant wore a gown of
pale rose colored silk and white lace
and small hat Of corresponding shades.
Those at TEAMS Games.
Among others In the gathering were:
Mr., and Mrs. August Belmont, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mr.. n Mrs.
Eugene Reynolds, Mrs. Horace Gallatin,
NJ and Mrs. George Howard. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence l.. Gillespie, Charles T.
Mathews, Mrs, Nathaniel Thayer, Mr..
ana Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster. w.
James Appleton, Miss Mary Pyne. Mrs.
william +. Draper. Miss Margaret
Draper, willing Spencer, First Secretary
o! the American Legation In Panama I;
'iNi'h iNiigs JI.s otinutl Nllitl3,
AS. +. Burial HOFFMAN. who will re-
turn tomorrow to Southampton Mr..
and Mrs. George Brooke. Miss Lucille
Carter. James v. Parker. Newport's
~octogenarian, who yet takes keen in
ierest In the life here Mr.. and Mrs.
Olive g.. Jennings. Ms Frederick
Pearson, Mr.. and Mrs. David Wagstaff.
Edward ]. Berwind. Robert w. Goelst.
w. Grafton Gushing. Lieu;enant-Gov-
ernor OF Massachusetts James j. Van
Alien, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Laurens Van Allen.
Mrs. French Vanderbilt and her son.
William II. Vanderbilt. who recently re-
turned from the Adirondack.
Mrs. Hamilton Nick. Twombly. Miss
Ruth Twombly. Mr.. and Mrs. White
wright Watson. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
]. Frelinghuysen. who are visiting Stuart
Duncan at Bonnie Crest Mrs. Penn
broke Jones, Mr.. and Mrs, w. de Forest
Manice. who came with Mrs. l. Hay
ward Perry Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sedg-
wick. Mr.. and Mrs. Paulding Fosdick.
Miss Alice Drexel. Mime. George
Bakhmeteff, Mr., and Mrs. Grenville T.
Smelling. who were with Nine. de Con-
~s,antinovich Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. c.
Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter T.. May
hard, Miss Helen h. Rives, Miss NIL
dred Rives, Miss Muriel Winthrop,
Schuyler /. Parsons, Jr.. Miss Gabrielle
Warren. Mr.. and Mrs. /. Townsend
Burden, Miss Evelyn Burden.
DR., and Mrs. Valentine Mott, Miss
Sophie Mott, Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Bid
die, Mrs. John Sanford, Mr.. and Mira
John du FATS. Miss woollett. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gordon King and Miss
Violet King, who wore a rather startling
black and white cublst costume Stanley
Mortimer, Miss Edith Mortimer. Mr.. anG
Mrs Charles Belts Hillhouse, Mrs
Henry +. Perry. Miss Alice Preston
llrs. William Ii. Emery. wife OF Real
Admiral Emery Mr.. and Mrs. Georg,
l., Rives, Miss Helen Brice, Henry T
Firitmann, Nine. Riano, Mrs. James II
kdder, Or and Mrs. Henry Bartor
Jacobs, the Misses De Ford OF Baltimore
Mira. George b.. widener, John w. Riddle
NJ, and Mrs, Grenville Kane. Egerton L
Winthrop, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Thompson
Spencer, Mrs. Richard ii. Townsend O
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +
Holman, Mrs. Richard Gsmbrill, MI
and Mrs. Edward Morgan. Mr.. and Mira
+, X Sturgis and Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott
Lawrence.
Maurice Roche Has $50 Guests.
Tho principal event OF this ~evenin,
was the large dinner and anoe given b!
Maurice Roche at Hill Top. Nearly 10
guests attended dinner and afterwar,
more called for the dance. There wa
ono large table and twelve smaller ones
some being placed on the lawn. with dec
orations OF red roses and lilies of tn
valley. Mr.. Roche was assisted in re
ceiving by his aunt. Mrs. i. Coope
Hewitt.
Among the dinner guests were Mr.. an
Mrs. Charles deLoosey Oelrichs. Mr.. an
Mrs. George Brooke, Mr., and Mrs. Olive
Perrin, Robert w. Goelet. Morris Kinney
Miss Rose Dolan, George Henry Warner
Jr., Mr., and Mrs. +. l.. Dixon. George !
Widener, Jr. Mr.. N Mrs. Rober
Strawbridge. Prince Paul Troubetz
koy, Thomas de Beaufort, Wads
worth II. Lewis. Richard V. \
Gambrlll, Mr.. and Mrs. David Wal
star, Henry T. Fleitmann. Mr.. an
Mrs, Howard q. Gushing, Mr.. and Mr.
Joseph r.. Widener, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthu
). Burden, Charles +. Hayden. Mr.. an
ton, MIR. and Mrs. w. Adams Delan'
William ii. Hands, Mr.. and Mrs. Dsvi
Dows, Mr., and Mrs. j. Fred Pierson, Jr,
Lieut.. Richard NJ. Elliott, l.. S. NJ. NJ
and Mrs. George Il. Post, Robert SEEDS
wick, Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Forsyth Wicke
Mr. and Mrs. Paulding FosdiCk. Mi,
Wdrhurton. w. Rh.nelander Stewar
Jr Miss Mabel Gerry. Thomas Slide
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ridgway, Franc
Roche, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Lothrop Anne
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woodward, Pre-
ton Gibson, Mrs. James b. Duke, Mr.. al
Mrs John II. Pope. Mr.. INT Mrs, DIV
q jennings, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry LaMol
tagne, Mr.. n Mrs. Joseph Sampsf