The sun., 1919-09-07
NEWPORT. Sept. 6

Tnlr9l COilL anu SNeAil
and the presence in the city of the
italian Ambassador, Count di Cellere,
and his family and various attaches
Of the Italian Embassy, have been oc-
casions for the starting of a round of
entertaining in honor of the visitors.
These began on Thursday evening,
when Admiral William s. Sims, now
nresident of the Naval War College,
eaye a stag dinner in honor of the
italian Admiral. The Governor and
Mrs. Beeckma.n gave dinner at
Lands End on Friday for the officers.
Mrs. Whitney Warren, whose husband
Is friend of Admiral CONF, gave an
informal luncheon for him this after
noon at her summer home.
AT dinner given this evening at
The Elms by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j.
Berwind the visiting officers were the
ruests, while Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bllt will give luncheon for them to-
morrow at Beaulieu. Mr.. and Mrs.
ROYAL Phelps Carroll and other MEM
bers Of the summer colony are also
manning to give entertainments in
honor of the visitors during their ten
day stay at this port before going to
New York.
With his officers and many of the
crew the Admiral will attend a public
reception tomorrow in the Casino,
when they will be officially welcomed
BY Mayor ]. P. Mahoney. This is only
one Of the various affairs in honor of
the visitors that have or will be given
BY the city, the italian colony and
other agencies.
One of the principal social affairs of
this week was the dinner and dance
given this evening by Mrs. Ogden Goe-
let at Ochre Court. This, one of the
largest events of the season, was in
honor of the Duke and Duchess of
Roxburghe, who will close their stay
here next week. Many guests from
other dinner parties of the evening
we're present for the dancing.
Much Entertaining During Week.
Entertaining was general during the
week. Mrs. Vanderbilt entertained at
the Breakers and incidentally she has
as her guest there the Countess of
STAFFORD of England, who is visiting
Newport for the first time in years.
Mrs. Vanderbilt's daughter, Countess
Szechenyi, is also due to arrive before
long to visit the Breakers. Her COM
ing, it is expected, will have a tendency
to keep some OF the coionists here a
little longer than they had intended
to stay, for there will be numerous
parties given in honor of the Countess,
the sarhg mS those being arranged in
honor Of the Coqntess of STAFFORD.
AnnAng ;ffhers who were hostesses
this we3Es were Mrs, Clarence w.
Dolan. Mrs Arthur Graham Glasgow.
Mrs. JanhesJ. Brown Mrs. ]. Norman
de R. Wsi1tehouse, Mrs. George d.
Widener. Mrs. Rogers Pratt, Mrs.
Ogden Mills Mrs. Edward NJ. Padel-
ford, Mrs Charles s. Whitman, Miss
Anna Sands.s Mrs. Gustav S. ]. White,
Mrs. J. Philip Bernhard, Mrs. Frederick
Frelinghuysen, Mrs. :. Lewis Quentin
Jones, Miss Geraldine Miller, Mrs.
William Payne Thompson, Mrs. Ora
ham Miller, Mrs. Paul d. Mills, Mrs.
Clifford A. Cochran, Mrs. Robert K.
Cassatt, Mrs Henry Barton Jacobs,
Mrs. George Dallas Dixon, Mrs. George
Bahkmeteff and Mrs. Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte.
James ]. Van Allen has also been a
dinner party host at Wakehurst, and
G. Louis Boissevain has given a din
ner at the Clambake Club.
Mrs. Bonaparte will remain in New
port for some time longer, but she and
Mr.. Bonaparte are planning to visit
Europe in the winter. Mrs. James
Mcdonald Of Washington, who will not
close her Newport season until the
middle Of the month, is also planning
10 go abroad. 1t being said that she in
tends to go to London in November.
II is continually reported that Mrs.
Mcdonald will purchase a house here.
Aspenard Stewart after spending a
month fishing and hunting in Canada
mas returned to his Bellevue avenue
nome, White Lodge. where he will
pass the fall season. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence L. Gillespie do not intend
10 close their Bellevue avenue home
until the last week of October.
some COlOnists Are Departing.
some of the colony, however, have
already brought their seasons to a
Close departing during the latter
part OF this week. some for their win
Ter homes and some for the fall re-
sorts' 5. Montgomery Roosevelt went
70 Lenox, j. Gordon Douglas closed
MS stay, and Mrs. William B. Caper-
ION and her daughter, Miss Marguerite
eaperton, started for New London.
MI and Mrs. W. Starr Miller have
closed their home and returned to New
iork' Mr.. and Mrs. George Brooke,
VINO occupied one of the Pinard cot
tdges Tor a month or more, have re-
turned to their home at Birdsboro,
IA Mrs. ]. r. Williams Of Washing
ton who also occupied q Pinard cot
ttge during the season. has gone to
view York, where she will remain a
WINE before returning to the capital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills closed
tneir Bellevue avenue home, and with
the Countess of Granard went to
S'aatsourg, N. Y. Mrs. II. NICK.
i"omDly and Miss Ruth V. Twombly
surted for Madison late in the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert X. Cassatt went
10 Philadelphia this week.
AIRS. Pembroke Jones, accompanied
Oy ner daughter, Mrs. j. Russell Pope,
and the latter's children, will soon be-
sih months stay in the Berkshires
oetore returning to New York. Mrs.
Hathaniel Thayer has set September