The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-21
Newport, July 10, 1915.

NEWPORT, July III, lb40
Shots from, the Sea Shore, ArrivGis, Scenss, r..
The little nest upon the Narragansstt" 10 inst
filling up. Bsves of summer birds have already
arrived, and focks sffull hedged fashionables are
daily alighting upon this sweet summer ialsnd.-
The season, we take pleasure in announcing, has
fairly opened, and the "danoings and doings"
have commenced The long green lanes Of
Newport, odorous with the sweet briM and
honey-suckle, begin to feel the tremuloss
tread of lettering lovers-vlnainous Vows
have already been perpetrated-the twilight LIS
tens to the ssft spings of love, and the sweet So
breeze watts the aroma OF stolen kisses-fod
knows where The chaste and queenly moon
(whose full face is now turned upon ns) watches
these wicked wanderngs. Provoking surveil-
lance She is as tiresome a. a maiden aunt
Many an axions eye is cast OCCASIONALLY upwards
TO see whether no friendly cloud es in hef track.
Alas no. The sky is bright and blue, and starry
No cloud tonight lowers over the Management.
Come, let us enter the grand saloon" OF the
Ocean" There we will md the hons ana
the ladies--the nucleus of Newport society
Beauty and fashion hold court here. Sit with me
on this soia-sott as the couch OF queen OBJ
serve what is before you. Fair forms are fitting
to and fro over an acre oil brussels carpet. oome
reciine upon the chairs and otornans, looking on.
| Men with moustaches-some very fierce ones
are figuring upon the floor. Two or three whisper
"soft nonsense" into aabaster ears, little fell
low, with carefully kempt locks, has retired b q
shady corner land unobserved, Us no thinks, il
| twisting and frettng with pair of very small
| white "kids-" He expects TO dance shortly. HE
sun must have swollen his fingers. They won's
be gloved. Devils how awkward Ha! There
is a movement toward the piano song =
a song-Hush - =.
Two beautiful xrls-ssters we bsicve-ffom
| the city Of Penn, have seated Themselves % the
piano Presently the chords are touched, and .
| rich soprano voice, blending with sweet tenoI.
strikes tho ear. Conversation il instantly suspend
ed-every hearth entranced, ana tne wno'o saIoos
| al N "a 1le
! these fair daughters of Penn sing cxquistely.--
| They are arfisfes in the management OF their mu-
sic, and there is divinity in their voiscs, That Of
the Younger sister reminds you of the clear sweet
notes of the throste, while the others posse sses
the full bold tones of the mocking bird. These
fair songstresses entered early On the Newport
cam paign, and their swest songs have hitherto
KEEP toff ennui from an almost unisnantsd houss.
The singing over, conversation rseommensss
groups grow chaity there is dsGros Of cold
ness and stiffness in the manner; parties have
not vet got well acquainted with each cher
'Nob" breads the contact with " Snsb," and
each individual is aiming to mako acquaintance
with those in higher rank than his Or hers
may be. As the season advances they viii all
things will exhibit new phase. just now some
daring woman is wanted to "break the ice, and
begin the dancing. Ha here she she comes, and
like "jocund day" she is already standing tip
toe.'' A dashing, daring and yet withal lovely
Bostonian. BY her example half dozen parties
are already on the carpet, and good naturco'
obliging creature has taken her scat By the piano
for our splendid band is like " Gilpin's bat, y
on the road The music commences-a whnz1
and away 20 half dozen couples wninnn9 10 70
kicking as ii all their souls were centereo IN men
heels. This is smcceedsd BY the Pelna, nanrkss
ceilarzs other dancers offer ii S ~ irsss
onss follow, and on until the ncui = ~ ~
s e. ~ ~, ,xbch extend out among the "w9o
.mas hours ayont the twal-" A Oatch mysslf
,cr;bbling just now among these SANE, shall
here break OIL ncoL'
Fursu IN THE ROANOKE .--The Psfrsbswg ~
lgeycv says" There has been another IT,
ed since the last freshet The crops on the hignisn
6ne II estimated 900 barrels OF corn wes ocsS
ed on the Roanoke by the first freshet' We leen Unit
very great injury has been done on the s'aunson
A large body Of Mormons are said TO DC 'eestoc
| IN, The d;anutsd territorv between the N.Y. w