The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
Tennis Tournament,
Dog Show and Polo
Precede Long Round
of Dinners at Famous
Summer Place

III tdSt oAtuTUay, N
day fi.led with agreeable
events, Chief of these was the we'd
ding of Miss Margaret Andrews and
Morgan Belmont, and while there was
q rather limited gathering for the
marriage and the breakfast following,
It was most brilliant, restricted in
point Of numbers, as it was a house
wedding. In the afternoon every one
went to polo. where the picturesque
meet was added to by the appearance
: OF all the bridesmaids. who had come
from Rockery Hal, the hom, Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Andrews. parents of the
bride, and then those who had not
been at the wedding had an oppor-
tunity 10 view the costumes, which
were Of beautiful orchid shades.
Those inclined to sport in the course
Of the day went to the dog show.
One Of the largest dinners Of that
night WAS given by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
LAurens Van Allen for their cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Astor. After the
dinners were over there was a general
rush to Hill Top Inn and to Berger's
ot.iSN ut i<ou6V, WhcIC uhihCAHk h6pt
up until the small hours Of Sunday,
but this did not seem to interfere with
church going.
Another diversion Of Saturday eve
ming was the showing by Robert Wall
ton Goelet at the Bitou Theatre In
Thames street Of moving pictures.
made at Newport and elsewhere, and
the folks of this colony had ar op-
portunity Of seeing themselves as
others see them, and probably for the
Hrst time on a Aim.
Indeed, Newport has been a con-
tinuous movie show all the week, wish
Ito ever changing scenes; the early
part of the day at the Casino for the
lawn tennis tournament; then to
Bailey's Beach and later on at the
polo grounds. Mr.. Goelet made more
moving pictures on Wednesday at the
tennis tournament. and doubtless he
will give his friends another oppor-
tunity Of seeing the results.
Preparations are being made for a
moving picture fete to be held at Rose
Gin, Mrs. Hermann Oe.richs's villa,
in September. They will be known as
midnight movies" for they Will TO-
low a series OF dinners to be given by
Mrs. r. Livingston Beeckman. Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr.. n others.
After the pictures are shown there
will be supper and a dance. One OF the
important films Of that night Is called
"The Battle Cry of Peace" and Is said
10 be most stirring.
weather conditions have
been favorable tn the Ia wn tennis tour
pament, and each morning. even with
The heat NJ the ear,y part OF this
week there has heen . gathering rep
ressn,atiys y, Nawnor, summer lie,
and rather local as fewer
than usual have attended the matches.
which have been conducted on a more
intimate scale than for many years.
There was each day an opportunity
for the display of costumes, the major
ity NJ the women laying aside the
sport costumes worn earlier in the
season for gowns combined OF silks
and Nlmy materials. covered with aces
md entroideries.
There have been dinners innumer-
hble this week with many formal ones
among ,hem Maurice Roche began
IN. week with one at Hill Top Inn,
where he had nearly $50 for dinner
with as many more coming from other
dinners for a dance.
As his mother Mrs. Burke Roche,
has gone TO visit the exposition in
California. ACCOMPANIED by Mrs. Will
lam II. Sands. Mrs. p. Cooper Hewitt
helped her nephew to receive his
quests. and they were stationed dur
ing this formality under a large red
marquee, which had been constructed
on the lawn. Most Of the dinner
tables had been placed on the veran-
da; which was cleared after dinner
for the dance.
The grounds were gayly Illuminated
with festoons of bright colored Ian
terms hing in the trees and nv sur
face lights which were lac along
the porders az the garden paths.