The New York herald., 1921-08-03
Tennis Group Guests at SwisS Farm
in Newport of Mrs. Arthur C.. James
Entertained at Dinner, Supper
and Dance at Model
Place.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YoaK HERALD.
NEWPORT, r. l.. Aug. "A heavy
rainstorm did not halt social events here
to-day. or course. the tennis was post
poned. and that meant that the morning
hours of society were disarranged, but
the afternoon and evening brought
many entertainments for the partici-
pants.
Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James Joined the
gathering at the Casino and offered to
postpone her party at the Swiss Farm
this evening for the tennis players.
Their dates were all filled, however, and
she decided to go ahead with the party
irrespective of the inclement weather
Commodore and Mrs. James have a
model Swiss farm on their place at
Beacon Hill House, and this evening
the tennis players and a number of the
younger set gathered for a real frolic.
Evening suits were discarded and the
men came In tennis clothes. The din
ner was at the miniature farm. An or
chestra enlivened the occasion. Dancing
was held in the large villa Of Mr.. and
Mrs James following the supper.
Mrs. Oliver c. Jennings gave n
| luncheon to-day for the tennis players
at her villa, Bell Acre. There were n
few Of the younger set invited and the
guests numbered fully sixty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Astor to Give Dance.
On Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Vim
cent Astor will give dance at Beech
wood for two hundred guests. Miss
mil xtx linn 70
| morrow evening, Mr.. and Mrs James
will give a dinner on Saturday and Mr..
T. Suffern Taller will have a luncheon
tomorrow for the men tennis players
and a few other friends.
Mrs. Marjorie Oelrichs and her daugh-
ter, Miss Marjorie de L. Oelrichs, re-
turned to-day after a short visit with
friends at Southampton.
Arriving at the Muenchinger King
| were Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, who has
taken the Muenchinger Redwood cot
tage; Mrs William B. Caperton and
her daughter. Miss Marguerite Caper-
ton, who will be Joined later by Rear
Admiral Caperton. and Dr. and Mrs.
Clement Cleveland OF New York.
Beginning tomorrow there will be
two interesting exhibitions at the Art
Association. They will be by Rosamond
".
through until August 10. Rosamond
Tudors real name is Mrs. w. Startling
Burgess, and she is the wife of the fa-
nous yacht designer. Mr.. Burgess also
Ia here, and they are at the Muenchin-
ger King. Her nom de plume, as II
were, was chosen because Mrs. Burgess
Is a descendant Of the old Tudor family,
and she has a rose as her coat OF arms.
She has three distinct styles OF tech
nique, direct studies. done quickly with
one sitting, carefully studied art, and
underpainting done on wood. One Of her
interesting portraits is Of Mrs. Junius
S. Morgan, Jr.. and her two children.
Paintings Of Capt. Lamar.
At the other side OF the gallery are
shown the paintings OF Capt. Lamar, a
former army officer and graduate OF
West Point His art career has been
meteoric, for he has been painting only
two years, yet he has had much sue
cess. Capt. and Mrs. Lamar are at the
Laforge cottage Among the interest
ing portraits Is that of Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., and another of her young
daughter, Grace Green Roosevelt An
other striking portrait Is OF Miss Ailsa
Mellon, daughter Of Secretary OF the
Treasury Andrew w. Mellon.
At a meeting this morning at the
home of Mrs. Robert w. Lovett, at the
McCagg cottage, plans were made for
an outdoor entertainment to be given at
Freebody Park Saturday afternoon. Au-
gust 90. for the benefit OF the Newport
Hospital. the Civic League and its vaca-
tion committee OF New York. II Is
planned to have a baseball game be-
tween the summer visitors and the New
port city officials and other forms OF
entertainment.
At the New Cliffs Hotel are one-time
Senator James Smith, Jr., of New Jer-
sey. and his son. Mr.. Richard Stockton
Smith, Of Trenton. n. j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
William J. Brown, from Attleboro: Mrs.
c. II. Taylor and Miss Taylor, from
Cleveland
Mr.. and Mrs Carl A. de Gerstdorff
have arrived from Lenox and are visit
ing Miss Edna II. Barger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes. Jr.,
have gone 10 Washington to inspect their
new house now being erected In Massa-
chusetts avenue.