The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21
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Europe because she was bored to
tears with American society and the
same old social grind.
She Is having q wonderful time In
the French capital and Is giving no
end Of swagger entertainments and,
for the first time in ages and ages,
10 not bored.
With Mrs. Oelrichs eliminated Mrs.
stotesbury will undoubtedly be hailed.
before the close Of the present winter.
as the one and only social leader Of
Palm Beach.
Mrs. stotesbury Is eminently better
suited for the place. She Is a born
diplomat-her own sensational social
rise Is ample proof Of that statement.
Mrs. Oelrich, despite the fact that she
is one Of the most delightful matrons
in society, Is not q diplomat Like the
late Mrs Stuyvesant Fish she Is a
matron OF few words-but those words
never leave any one in doubt as to
his or her social standing, SO far as
she is concerned.
There is such cosmopolitan
gathering each winter at Palm
Beach that no one but a great diplo-
mat could be a successful leader.
North. South and points West" are
all represented at the winter play
ground and in each of these various
sets there are leaders who think
themselves supreme. Mrs. Oelrichs
would soon set them aright-that Is.
she would soon advise them who's
who" Mrs. Stotesbury, on the other
hand. has a charm Of manner
which carries firmness with 1t, and
still gains the point.
haUe nffan yypNdaraH Univ Mrs
Stotesbury has never attempted"
Newport. With the Stotesbury mil
lions to back up her campaign, to
say nothing OF her personality and
gorgeous jewels. II does not seem
possible that she would ind the great
social perSonaKes at the Rhode Is
land watering place indifferent"
OF course, the Stotesbury wealth
would not make much of an impress
sion on such high and mighty ma
irons as Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Mrs. Og-
den Mills, Mrs. Elbridge T. Gary,
etc, but the tact Of the former Mrs.
Oliver Cromwell. to say nothing of
her delightful entertainments. would
soon win over the great powers at
Newport.
The gradual increase in the Newport
tax rate and valuations during the
last lC" lAAAht lltNCSSdly OS 1AAC
ever increasing city budget. may have
caused concern among some members
OF the Newport summer colony who
own estates there. but there are
others. though. who have no fear.
judging from the number of sales of
summer estates made during the last
year.
Announcement is expected soon that
Paul j. Rainey, Of New York. and
well known here, has purchased the
estate OF Mrs. Delaney Astor Kane
in Nara Eansett avenue and Spring
street. which has not been occupied
for several years. Mr.. Rainey has
occupied a number OF the Newport
summer estates. and last summer he
had Stonleigh, next door to the Kane
estate. Mrs. Kane went to Newport
from her home in New Rochelle re-
Gently and it was said that her visit
was in connection with the prospec-
tive sale Of her estate. Immediately
after her departure came the report
thst Mr.. Rainey was to be the new
owner.
NEWPORT
GOSSIP.
Ar. and Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons are
said to be planning to quit Newport
because Of the ever increasing tax
rate They told some friends last
week that they intended to spend the
greater part OF their time in the flu
ture at Mrs. Fitzsimons' farm estate
az Chester. y. II. Mrs. Fitzsimons,
who was formerly Mrs. French Van
dCrbilt. will be greatly missed there
owing to her many philanthropIc and
Charitable efforts. They will maintain
their Newport estate. Harbourview
and will spend Christmas there, but
whether they will ultimately sell the
place is not known.
DR. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
Rice. who will end in the winter their
explorations in the Amazon regions.
will be back in Newport again next
summer. Mirimar. which was closed
last summer. will be open again. Lat
est information received from the
party was that all were we'll and that