The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-13
Side Street
Hotels Have
Old History
Boarding Houses at New
port Prove Pop
ular.
BY HELEN WORDEN
Time special Writer

NEWPORT. Aug l3.-"The most
~ interesting places to stop IN
Newport. # YOU aren't visiting
friends Mrs Joseph Long said yes
tcrdav. are the little hotels and
boarding houses on the side streets"
I had dropped IN TO call on Mrs.
Long and Mrs. Herbert Witherspoon.
The former has taken the de Rham
cottage, on Red Cross-av. for the
summer. Blanche Witherspoon IS
her house guest.
But, OF course" said Mrs. Long,
people ordins rily miss them. for
unless you've been coming here a
good many years you'd never know
they existed
On the list Of boarding houses and
small hotels are Tudor Hall, Pine
Lodge. Miss Bokee's. Batcmans. La
Forge and The Cliffs.
I sampled Tudor Hall fare last
night. The house is big, white
frame mansion shaded by cedar and
elm trees. A blue lime gravel drive
way leads to the front porch.
Bay Windows Overlook Garden
Gould YOU serve me dinner?" 1
inquired Of a busy little dark-haired
woman dressed in bright yellow,
who sat at an oldfashioned wal
nut desk. set in the wide hall.
Just a minute and III ask Mrs.
Holmes" she said as she hustled of
in the direction of the kitchen, and,
returning slightly out OF breath,
Mrs. Holmes said to tell YOU one
OF our guests Is having a bridge din
ner party, but if you can cat now
it's all right. Miss Lucille Quinn Is
my name. Mrs. Holmes runs Tudor
Hall. I'm helping her
NY table was a small one placed
in a bay window which overlooked
a big garden. bright with pink DAN
las. yellow golden glow and rose
and lavender zinniaS.
The "bOarders' table" was large
center affair, set for the occasion
with the best hand-painted china
service plates. neat little dishes OF
sailed almonds and an array of sill
vcr that promised everything from
soup to nuts. Wine glasses were
missing.
Keeps Wives Apart
An eager. serious-faced lady.
dressed in Powered gown, dashed
in, carrying place cards. L want to
keep the husbands and wives
apart" she explained to the maid.
It's Miss Ethel Zabriskie that's
having the bridge said Miss
Quinn. Louise Glider is with her
this season"
Are all the boarders at the din
nero" I asked.
No" said Miss Quinn. Its
party just Miss Zapriskie is giving
Most of our other folks are eating
in their suites. They had late
luncheon"
When was the house built?" I
asked. glancing around the fine
mahogany-p aneled hall and black
and-white marble floor. Miss Quinn
and I were having our coffee away
from the dining room. Guests al
ready were arriving, the local rec
tor among them.
This place is 81 years old" said
Miss Quinn. The Moore family
built it. They say The Night Be
fore Christmas was written in the
library. The owners were Dr.
Clement MoOre'S folks. They called
the house The Cedars. Mrs. Rob-
ert Potter had it after them
Patrons Are Distinguished
Tudor Hall has a list of distin-
guished patrons In addition to the
Misses ZabriSkie and Glider, the
Baroness De VlllierS TERRACE and
her son and daughter. Rene and
Jeanne Marie. of Paris; J. Harlin,
O'Conneil. and Miss Georgine Iselin
are registered.
Mrs. Henry D. Phelps. the former
Muriel Vanderbilt. daughter of the
late Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt.
makes Tudor Hall her Newport
home.
She'll be up here again before
she goes back TO California" Miss
Quinn said 1t was sad about her
mothers death. but not unexpected.
The Baroness Is a sister of Mrs.
GliswOld Flagg. and Mr.. O'COnnell
belongs to the Union Club" said
Miss Quinn. A perfect gentleman.