The Washington times., 1931-05-25
Soon
To Begin at
Newport
Society Leaders of Washing
ton Arrange to Open Sum-
mer Homes at Fashionable
Watering Place
By ANNE PATTEN

BY ANNE PATTEN
The Newport regulars" are
planning their annual trek to
that most fashionable and ul-
traexclusive of seaside resorts.
The famous Rhode Island spa
In the days since the delights
Of >its tangy sea air and pleas
ant SUMMER climate were dis
covered by the late Charles
Wetmore, whose daughter, Miss
Maude Wetmore, continues to
make her summer home there,
has grown far beyond the
dreams of its original discov-
erer. Today Bailey's Beach, the
Clambake Club, the Country
Club, ETC., are known wherever
the social register penetrateS.
And there are few. if any, Of
those listed on its envied pages
but who have dreamed Of a
cottage" generally a mansion
commodiouS enough to house a
small army at the resort.
RSnun SOCldA NIIHlUcES
The original coloniSts con-
tinue, however, to maintain an
attitude most forbidding to the
social climber. Unless the new
conner can claim the distinction
of a nodding acquaintance with
Mrs. Nelly" Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Arthur CurtisS James, Mrs. Suf-
fern Taller or Mrs. willie"
Woodward, their aspirations are
apt to be dampened by more
than the Newport mists. These
four remain the bulwarks of
the "old guard" And woe be-
tide the outsider who dares as
pire to Newport without their
approval!
Washington has a distinct
Newport colony headed by no
less a formidable Ito the
. climber) matron that Mrs. Glib
son Fahnestock, of Harrison
House. Mrs. Fahnestock, who
has fingered this season much
longer than has been her GUS
tom in Washington, is already
packing for her annual visit.
Will Join Daughter
Upon her arrival in Newport
she will find her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben.
jamin Royal Holcombe (the
latter formerly Mrs. Sylvanus
Stokes of Washington already
established at their estate pur-
chased at the close of last sea-
son. with them are the two
Stokes children, Marsyl and
Vivian, and little Caroline Lee
Holcombe.
Leases Villa For Season
Mrs. John C. O'Donnell, OF
Washington, has leased Miss
Elizabeth L. Bottoms villa in
Gibbs Avenue for the coming
season and will arrive June l.
She has been at one OF the
Pinard cottages the last few
summers. Mrs. ODonnel is
the mother of C. Oliver O'Don-
nell. of New York, who has
Gravel Court, the Lanier villa,
for the summer, and Of John
C. O'Donnell, of New York,
who, with Mrs. O'Donnell, will
occupy one of the Wood cot
tages while their new summer
home in Indian Avenue is be-
ing completed.
Mrs. George Mesta, new
conner to Newport last season,
will delay her arrival at the
resort to permit a trip across
the seas to London, where she
will be presented at Bucking-
ham Palace during the June
courts. Mrs. Mesta will spend
three months abroad and will
only return to this country for
the "tail-end" Of the Newport
season.
HOwes Open Cottage
The Walter Bruce Howes. old
timers at the resort. have
opened their cottage and expect
to be in residence by the first
of June. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Matthews Dick. who have sue
cumbed to the destinations of
Newport, will be among the
coloniStS this season and so,
also, will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Carr, who have re
Gently transferred their perma-
nent residence from Washing
ton to New York.
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Diplomat Is Guest
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Bost-
wick Hall, of the American en-
basSy, Tokyo, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. AdolphuS Smed-
berg, at their home in. New
York. Mrs. Hall is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Smedberg.
With her husband she will pass
two months here before return
ing to Japan.
Mrs. Richard S. Aldrich, who
was at the Ambassador, in New
York, has gone to New Haven,
Conn, for a visit.
Fishers Hosts at
Afternoon Tea for
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