The New York herald., 1922-08-19
DR.. and Mrs. Rice
Gipe a Brilliant
Ball at Newror
Four Hundred Guests Attend
Following Dinners-Thr0ng
at Tennis Tournament.

| SpCcfdf DtsputcH 70 lie NEW loBK HERALD.
NEWPORT, r. t. Aug. ls.-Following a
day crowded with events In society the
rendezvous tonight was Mrimar, the
villa of DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Hamil
ton Rice for a ball following many din
ners Fully 400 attended the ball. Sup
per was served from large buffet in
the main dining room. where there were
! floral decorations in coors matching the
tapestries. Fifty small tables were
| placed here and on the stone veranda
where the guests were seated.
4 The table ornaments were of variegated
flowers and the verandas were set with
bay trees, palms, hydrangeas and large
oak trees There were also hanging
baskets OF pink lilies with colored lights.
The ballroom was profuse with green's
and Egyptian lotus.
Among those giving the dinners before
! the ball were Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Suffern
Taller. who had tAirty-four guests Mr.
and Mrs. James w. Gerard. at Fairlawn.
for eighty-four Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Gould Shaw I'd, Mrs. Lewis G. Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden II. Hammond, Mr..
and Mrs Woodbury. Blair, Mr. and Mrs.
Philip RhinelanGer I'd. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Goadby Loew and Mrs. Brady Harri-
man.
Luncheons to-day were given by Mrs.
Henry Clews at the Rocks. Mrs Wander
bilt at the Breakers, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
Duncan az Bonnecrest and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Curtiss James at Beacon Hill
| House.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. w. Flint will leave
! Tomorrow for cruise on their steam
yacht Halcyon to Bar Harbor. They
| will return Saptaphar
Among the visitors.
Among those visiting here are Mr.
| Cecil ID. Landale, who is with DR.. and
Mrs Henry Barton Jacobs: Mr.. Arthur
| Paine Garrett, here from Southampton
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry p. Robins, with
Mrs. Henry Parish, and Miss Emily
Sloan Hammond with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Stewart Cushman at Avalon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Duncan have with
them at Bonniecrest. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric< I. Frelinghuysen. MIR. and Mrs.
4 Whitewright Watson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel w. Niles of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ~ Dubarry of
| Philadelphia are visiting Miss Elizabeth
S. Sands in Greenough place. Mrs. Fred
eric P. Sands gave a luncheon for them
to-day
This evening at the Hilltop Tnn-many
reservations for tables for the weekly
! dinner dance. The grounds were H.
lumina ted. Among recent arrivals there
are Messrs Richard IOunsbery Perry
and W. Haegin Perry and George King
Churchill Mr.. and Mrs Philip Rhine
lander 2d had one of the parties for
dinner later joining the ball at Mirimar
Miss Kitty Wickes was first, Eliza
beth Kay second and Milicent Ham
I -
Baileys Beach yesterday for girls unler
49, The prizes were given by Mrs De-
lancey *. Jay.
Society Sees Tennis.
For the finals in singles at the Casino
this morning there was large gath
ering. The weather was ideal and the
display o.. gowns interesting.
Mrs. ttederic Sands had with her
Mrs Joseph W. Frazer, Mrs. Robert I.
| Grosvenor, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ~ Du-
| barry of Philadelphia. who came for
the first time; Miss Elizabeth Sands and
Mrs. Roland Dickson. Mrs. Dubarry
wore white Canton crepe, embroidered
in white silk figures, white hat and
/ Jade earrings.
| Mrs. Richard Hooker. wife of Col
Hooker. L. $. NJ c., formerly Miss
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parents. Col and Mrs. Joseph II.
Willard. wore brown chiffon with panels
| and pleats. purple and white flowers
| caught at the corsage and black hat
| with pink roses.
| Mrs. Robert Goelet and Mrs. Oliver
| II. r. Belmont again joined the gather
| ing. Mrs Belmont wore brown silk,
4 heavily embroidered. and black hat with
gardenias Mrs. Goelet wore mauve
crepe and yellow straw hat trimmed
with gold ribbon.
/ Miss Garcia Kip wore heavy netted
silk and a straw hat draped with mauve
! satin ribbon.
| At the beginning OF the finals Miss
! Cathleen Vanderbilt and Miss Isabel
Kemp were playing doubles match
| on another court with Messrs. w. West
brook and S. w. Merrihew. Miss Van
derbilt was in white, with blue
| bandeau. and Miss Kemp in mauve ath-
letic costume with bright orange
bandeau.