Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-05

The last few. years have seen the
development OF little Washington"
at Newport which plays an important
part In the life of this most famous
OF American summer resorts. The
national capital has had scattering
representation within its sacred pre-.
cincts in former days, but only of
late has the colony of Washing tonians
swelled TO such proportions and been
augmented by men and women of
such social prestige as to WELD a cen
siderable social influence. 1t is posi-
BE that the logical successor I: Mrs.
Paran Stevens, Newport s autccraf in
the old days, to Mrs. Astor who ruled
Newport as graciously as she ruled
New York, and to the late Mrs. StuEye-
SAINT Fish, who for years exercised a
brilliant sway. may come from Wash.
ington.
Mrs. Robert Mccormick. who div.
ides her allegiance between CHICAGO
end Washington where her new home
on Massachusetts avenue is one OF
the handsomest residences in the capi.
tai. and whose social experience in
cludes that of two European courts
at which her husbend represented
the United States; Mrs William F.
Draper, widow OF the former Amer.
lean Ambassador to Italy. born of a
distinguished Kentucky family and
wielder Of nc inconsiderable power in
Washington society: Mrs. Robert R..
Hit, whose late husbands Dosition az
chairman of the foreign relations COM
n1ittee of the horse of representa-
tives brought her for years into init
mate association with the most cos
mopolitan element in America; Mrs.
Richard Townsend, who has been fire.
nuently called 'the Mrs. Aston of
Washington and whose daughter
married q son of one of Viewpoints
Oldest families. the Gerrys; Miss Mar.
tina Codman, whose acquaintance with
Newport's innermcst circle dates from
the days when her parents were regu,
lar patrons of the old Atlantic Hoteli
Mrs Hope Slater, a leader in New
ports ultra-fashionable life before she
took her place among Washington's
influential hostesses-th are the
women of Washington who will com.
pete for social leadership in New
port with the most important hostess.
es Of New York
In addition Newport is coming to
its own with the diplomats, with
whom for many years ii was out OF
favor, being regarded as an essential
ly American community. Two embas'
sizes are now established there, those
of Russia and Spain, and there the
representative of third, the mill
tary attache of Great Britain, makes
his, summer home. l..
This seasons most interesting sd.
ditions to the members of the Wash
ington colony who Lave bought villas
and who are fegarIe ed as permanent
members Of the summer colony are
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont. Their
villa, Belcourt, purchased from Mrs.
o. H. p. Belmont, is regarded as one
Of the handsomest estates in Newport.
Mrs. Hope Skaters Hopedene, is one
OF several beautiful places belonging
to the Gammell family of Providence
Mrs. Slater was born Gammell-
which cluster together, their white
marble terraces, wonderful hedges and
gorgeous blooms giving an impress
sion of exotic loneliness. The Italian
gardens are the most striking feature
of Hopedene. Mrs. Slater's hospitalf
ties at her Newport villa are as not
able as the distinctive functions OF