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This page satirizes the wealthy Newport, Rhode Island social elite through mock society columns and cartoons. The humor targets their: **Frivolous pursuits**: lawn tennis in revealing bathing costumes, elaborate dinners, card games (bridge-whist, poker), and wedding celebrations like "cake-walks" — presented as shallow pastimes. **Moral bankruptcy**: A "ten-thousand-dollar pool" betting on who will divorce next; newspapers shadowing a society member suspected of becoming engaged ("benedict"); young matrons gambling away their summer wardrobes. **Pretension and excess**: Count Camstetti attending seventeen luncheons and thirty-one dinners in one day; absurd party favors (garters and shoulder braces). **Class indifference**: A separate cartoon shows a wealthy motorist (Cholly Fastboy) recklessly speeding; another depicts homeless men begging for food while the wealthy ignore them. The satire suggests the Four Hundred (elite society) are disconnected from ordinary morality and suffering, indulging in vice and excess while dismissing the poor.

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SOCIETY NOTES FROM NEWPORT. AWN TENNIS on the beach, in décolleté bathing-costumes, is the “smart” outdoor pastime these days. The social board of strategy will announce the next monthly campaign in a few days. This was a big day socially for Count Camstetti, who was en- tertained at seventeen luncheons, twenty-four dinners, and seven card-parties. Berkeley Bigswell was seen driving by the home of Miss Daisie Débutante to-day. It is generally supposed their engagement will be announced in the near future. Mrs, Stuyverity Mackarel gave an elaborate dinner -dance this evening. The favors for the la- dies were garters and for the gen- tlemen shoulder: braces. The regular Sunday evening sacred concert was held at the Cassenoe this evening. Among the se- lections rendered by'Gullaly’s orchestra were the following : * From Broadway to Tokio,” “ The Sing- r * In Wall Street,” and “ Ef you hain’t got A POPULAR SONG. : Tu. sua-SERPENT—"* Jast tell them that you saw me and they will know the rest." The social event of the season was the Haverly- Whiteby wedding. The wedding-march, “ She was happy till she met you,” was played by the Two- hundred-and-seventh regiment -band. A notable feature was the cake-walk onpthe lawn. Bridge-whist and poker are the favorite card- games with the matrons, a number of whom are said to have won their full summer wardrobes at the delightful pastime. There is much speculation by the young men upon the next divorce sensation. So great is the in- terest taken that a ten-thousand-dollar pool has been formed, to go to the winner picking the principals. Society was mortified: by'the action cf a New York newspaper when it was known, that it had seven staff ‘men shadowing a‘prominent member of the four hundred, whom they suspected was about to become.a’ benedict. A BUSINESS PRINCIPLE. ‘e've taken in ten boarders fer th’ summer.” Can you accommodate ten?” course not. Maw says if we could accommodate ten we no money you need- n't come round.” Cholly Fastboy, jr, was arrested to- day for driving his locomobile through the streets at a speed exceeding ninety miles per hour. Mrs. Foxall Lan- dau and Mes. V nythrop Castoria pass by and never ed, is said to have > accepted the use of . Mrs. Landau's pal- "ace for the summer without consulting Mrs, Castoria, The . honorable Miss Springfote of London has accept- ed one and declined OF DIRKS'S DREAMS. forty-three invita- GIVING HIMSELF AWAY, — tions for the annual Emrtover—‘ How many people were at your grandmother's funeral Now you get out of here! You're the ise of the Lob. Yestenlay?” seventh tramp that has asked me for something to eat this Cruise of the Lo! Book-krerrr—"* Well, really, I was so interested in the game I didn’t morning. ster yacht-club, notice,” comicbooks.com