Evening star., 1919-08-31
80cieR
Continued from First Page)

Continued from First Page.)
floor once more vibrated with life.
Every one was present who cared 10
dance and many who were content TO
lend their presence to aid the future
of the Casino and its new adminlstra-
tion, which for the first time incluoes
women.
In writing to a Washington friend
Mr.. c. w. de Lyon Nichols Of New
York. whose, books THE Ultra Fash
Madonna" we're not only read in this
| country, but in the courts OF Europe,
Interestingly gossips of the season at
Newport, which. being the first real
season since 1914. is of particular mo-
ment. The letter runs thus:
This is one; of NewpoFt's epoch
making seasons. Washington's quota
| of cottagers and their guests. while
not large, has been ultra-smart. Be
sides various members accredited to
legations, who are socially personae
gratae everywhere, there have been
staying there, for greater OF shorter
periods, former Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont, Preston Gibson. the Oliver
Perins, the George Peabody Eustises,
the Jerome Napoleon Bonapartss. and and
Mr.. Richardson Gibson was lately. 1or
several days. a guest of Nj. Reginald
Vanderbilt at Sandy Point farm.
! THE invitation lawn tennis tour
nament at the Casino. suspended dur
ing the war. was resumed with signal
success. Admiral Cameron MGR.
Winslow threw the doors of his villa
wide open for the tennis champions
TO stop in. and other cottagers fol-
! lowed suit. giving round robin OF
| dinners and lunches for them. Some
tried to draw the line about inviting
| To MI their
tables. but Mrs. Vincent Astor. who
has real sterling independence of
character, took up the cudgeis in their
behalf. inviting the japanese along
with the other tennis players to dine
with her at Beechwood. agreeing with
Queen Dido of Carthage that Trojan
and Tyrian shall be treated by me
with no discrimination
| aside from the recherche jewels
and toilets of some Of the cottagers.
the general style and size Of social
entertainments were much less osten-
tatious than before the war. In fact.
/ in the teeth of the steady uprising Of
socialism in our midst, the more dis
Greet and far-seeing Of Newport's cot
tagers would have more ambition to
of centralized wealth or as incinerat-
ing money in fambeyant entertain
ments. AS to any composition rife as
to who should be social leaders dur
| ing the season. that is mere news
paper talk Of unqualified scribes.
Mrs. Ogden Mills is really the great
social power behind the throne at
Newport. having the most exclusive
drawing room, but she ridicules the
| title of social leader. never utteFs q
word for publication and even keeps
The names of the guests at her din
ners and dances. both in town and at
Newport, rigidly out of print. Anent
| of social leadership, Mrs. Henry BAR
ton Jacobs is universally recognized
as Baltimore's. and Mrs. Edward T.
Stotesbury would have been as Phila-
delphia's had she arrived at Newport,
as was hoped. The Edward r. Ste
tiniuses. with their attractive daugh-
| ters, would have proved q most well
come addition to Newport's summer
| colony had they elected to sojourn
there.
'voicins the opinions of a compe-
tent quorum of women, the handsom-
est man at Newport this season was
c. Whitney Carpenter. jr.. the young
husband of the former Mrs. Sydney
Smith. nee Fanny Taller, sister of
T. Suffern Taller and the brilliant and
original Mrs. Henry l. Burnett, the
widow of former Attorney General
Burnett"
Miss Jane Gregory, daughter of the
former Attorney General and Mrs.
waas meas dreaerz e The hos oae1 been q
Queen Elisabeth by Belgium's queen.
It rs probable the queen will bestow
| the honor in person during her visit
here with King Albert in September
Miss Gregory has received this signal
honor in recognition of her service in
behalf of Belgium during the war,
she having adopted three little Bel
gian orphans, to whom she turned
over the entire amount of her re-
o ~1n l. =
ministration offices. where she work
ed diligently throughout the war, and,
IN addition, gave much Of her time
after office hours in assisting Mrs.
James Hamilton Lewis at the Belgian
relief commission.
Miss Gregory is spending the sum-
mer with her parents at. the Forast
Hills. Inn at Forest Hills Gardens
L; l.. and It was there she received
ton Of the award of the medal To
her. She is the only girl Of the VII
son cabinet to be decorated by a for
eign sovereign for conspicuous sery-
ice during the war. and Queen Eliza
to American women, particula riy
those who did not see actual service
abroad.
The marriage took place in Paris
on Thursday of the Hon. Amelia
Sackville-West. whose family is well
known in American society, and Mr.
| Mliliam Martin. attached to the
ambassadors and ministers.
ME- Martin was an important fig
ure In the many formal functions con-
nected with the peace conference. He
was was the .ne second person President viii
with the opening of the peace tri-
bunal. President Poincare presented
Eimseif to President Wilson: Mr.
Martin then was introduced, and, in
French cabinet and other members
| of President Poincare'S suite to the
President of the United States His
| official duties brought him into similar
prominence on many subsequent oc-
casiOnS in Paris and in Versailles
Echoes have come back to Wash
ington. throughout the summer of the
Point. Manchester, Mass, now occ1-
pied by the present owners. Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac T. Mann. The natural To-
cation. high above the rocks over
looking the sea. is being enhanced
vising the laying out of wonderful
{! gardens. which have delighted the
eyes of their many house guests, In
! Guiding many of the friends of her
Mann and Mr.. William Mann. belle
| and beaux of a season or two hence
! Already the charm Of Mr. and Mrs.
| Manns entertainments have inn
| pressed Manchester society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams Entertain.
The controller Of the currency, Mr.
! John Shelton Williams, and Mrs will
liams. who are spending the season
! at their country home, CHAIRMAN. in
the Blue Ridge mountains, gave q
chamingly arranged dance last week
for the friends of their tWO oooc NIX