The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-20
FiernnOnteS
Face StareS
at Newport
Former Prize Fighter and
Social Register Wife
Get Attention.
BY HELEN WORDEN
Times Special Writer

Times Special Writer
NEWPORT. r. T. Aug. 20.-Po-
~ lite but curious eyes follow the
EMO Fiermontes in Newport. With
head up the former Madeleine
Force Astor Dick and her handsome
young Italian husband, one time
boxing instructor TO her son. John
Jacob Astor. deliberately have faced
down Bellevue-av.
They made their first appearance
at Bailey's Beach Aug. II. Mrs.
FiermOnte must have drawn a long
inward breath before she stepped
into the conservative gray-shingled
pavilion on Ocean-dr. The crowd
lined up in beach chairs stared with
the frankness of Paris first nighters.
At the opening Of the Casino
Theater, Mr. and Mrs. Fiermonte
and the latter's sister. Mrs. LOrillard
Spencer. were guests Of Mrs. Joseph
Long. With nose tilted and a
slightly scornfuI expression about
her mouth Mrs. Fiermonte deter
minedly sat in the front row Of the
box.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and a
group Of friends occ lpied the box to
the left Of Mrs. ng. Mrs. F1er-
monte - and H., Laurette Taylor,
the star-held their attention. They
saw tall, slender woman gowned
in deep mauve. with smartly waved
light brown hair cut in the latest
fashion and an appealing look in
her really beautiful gray eyes.
Reflects Good Nature
Emo FiermOnte has taken the
stares good naturedly. Bronzed,
healthy and muscular. he is a COM
binatlOn of Max Baer. Johnny
Weissmuller and Ramon Novarro.
Newport IS funny. In spite of its
Queen Mary hats. early twentieth
century -Royces and calling
cards. the Bcllevue-av crowd has
had its moments.
Thero are those who still remem-
Der the day that Mrs. Burke Roche
married Aurel BatOnyi. the Aus
TRAN riding master. Alfred and
Reggie Vanderbilt brought their
share Of sentiment into the picture
Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont added a
gl9morOus touch. The Snowden
FahnestOcks. the BulOngs and the
Frazier Jelkes also have embroid-
cred patterns in the tapestry.
Adventure and romance always
have been part of Newport. Baron
Fersen, the handsome Swedish
noblemsn who figures as the heart
interest in Marie AntOinette'S life.
offered his hand to a Newport girl
when he was stationed here with
Rochambeau during the Revolu-
tiOnary War.
The ghost of Beaulieu. the Cor
nelius Vanderbilt residence. is
beautiful young Cuban who died of
broken heart. She lived in the
present Vanderbilt home before the
Civil War The flower of Newport
Is the gardenia her favorite flower.
The air was heavy with the
fragrance Of gardenias at the open
ing of the annual Newport Flower
Show in the Newport Casino.
Curious Blooms Win
Exotic blossoms, fabulous enough
to have been grown in the gardens
of a sultan. are blooming in the
Casino. First prize in still life went
to Hubert VOS, who comes from
Honolulu. Curious, sinouS scarlet
blossoms splaShed against a deep
crimson and dull green Hawaiian
scarf.
Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James won
first prize in the French flower and
vegetable booth exhibit Her stand
was decorated with French signs
and hung with OlG-fashioned herbs.
punches of onions and SavOry ParS-
ley was used for a bed on which to
rest the vegetables. I've never seen
such perfect leeks. cauliflower. beetS
and beans. The white grapes looked
artificial in their gorgeouSneSS. So
did the giant red raSpberries piled
high in quaint French wicker mar
ket baskets.
Those winning prizes. in addition
to the JameseS. AuchincloSSes and
JenningseS. included Ruth Thomas,
Mrs. Louise BENEFIT Phelps. Mrs.
Nicholas Brown. Alice Brayton, Mrs.
Moses Taylor. Mrs. Robert Goelet
and Mrs. Henry Parish Mrs.
Franklin Roosevelt's godmother).
While a quartet played "Narcis-
Sils" in the Victorian bandStand. Wis
itors TO the flower show gathered
al the little tables set out on the
lawn for tea.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. bril-
liant in a purple and white printed
frock, with purple hat. slippers and
wrap. slipped a bright orange lem
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