The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-18
NEWPORT, Aug. 10Th, lSi7,

NEWPORT Aug. 10Th, 1si7.
Doings at Newport
OF all the watering places to which the in frame
and in spirit resort Newport Is that which combines for
the and invalid the varied attrac
ton So much has already been written OF the nvigora
ting air. the beautiful and retired drives and luxurious
bathing that 1t would be needless to indulge in rhet
oric to convince you OF the enchantment lingering
around this favored island 1t would seem indeed as If
Calypso had made it her favorite abode had warmed
with the inspiration of her presence and avshed here
all the of her charming court Quite
certain are that Ulysses revived in the form Of
modern tourist, and his yacht driven by avoring
gale on our beach, 1t would require than the
lectures of that able pedagogue Mentor to induce him
to refuse the SPELL and fly from the wes and witchery
of the fairies encing than the airy nymphs who
dwet in the grottoes Of Fenelon divinity No bore like
Mentor is tolerated here but Fashion and her prime mi
MISTER that reign supreme partly by the grace of God
like Victoria but still by the grace and influence of
woman Here the statesman and the scholar the au-
thor and the poet relax from their schemes, forget
their wearing yield unreluctanty to the
delightful foies of the hour While the mob Of the CT
ties snob and the gent the petty pretenders
for week to Saratoga, disguised In stage foppery
warranted imitation according to their creed, Of Dor
say or Montpensier the wealth. wit aud fashion from
ali the influential circles In every quarter Of our Union
fly to Newport to assemble their various coteres which
united form cosmopolitan society liberal elegant, and
rican manners
And never did Newport present more brilliant at
traction than during the passing The purest
gold Of fashion, the very refined and sublimated
embodiment Of ton Is difusing Its influence around
The air and the fog have aristocratic hayor-
In the superb drawing room OF the ocean whose
lofty ceiling gives it the appearance of venetian
salon. how many elegant forms recherche tohette ana
beautiful faces greet the eye. l.,
Let their benignty forgive us for presuming 10 IN
trude into this seraglio Of loneliness ana hastily pencil
ling their portraits Among the married beauties ngure
the admired all Mrs L., the wife OF celebrated mil
Ionare your CITY, and her sister Mrs j. Inc beauty
of the former purely Greek, u more composed ana
hut not imposing than when three years
ago she glitterng bride iitte distant from THESE
IA grouped a refined and brilliant coerie presided over
by those nigh pSiestess Of fashions temple, Miss j.
aood Miss N Inseparable, they are surrounded by n
throng of beaux who vanly endeavor TO escape the
charmed circle and fly from the elegance Of the to
oid M last to the beauty Of the other Dividing like
10 nrincesses the court Of the elite, wiles or in
trgues for the sole government interrupt the harmony
~ sbe feminine Nssus and Euryalus. The graceful
manners of the former and the Hebeike form OF the
,a,,ar Leave the mind bswildered how TO make choice
~ o bcb attribute his confused sensation of delight
In the vocational charms Of the draw ng room
ronla prefer the blondein the of tho Polka
Redo the eye would vain seek quit the beautiful
Iv moulded form OF her Of the darker tresses.
Let linger for moment longer to admire the grace
full figure and expressive eyes Of Miss b. whose face
would excite memories Of sunny France and 10 glance
at the countenance Of Miss II whose thrilling Grisike
notes had often delighted mine In this
lon, haunted by memories Of enjoyment, We have
wont to turn from the nosier throDg TO contem
plate the elegant and placid demeanor Of a lady
who long accustomed TO grace the highest cir
Giles Of foreign court--we aluds to Miss O., daugh-
ter of former Ambassador to France-ever
sembled beneath the pavilion OF a monarch. The
Bellevue Ia indeed conservatory from which the poet
the painter might draw his ideal OF beauty grace
IL II a feast OF and myrtee Indeed in Newport,
plagued preference. Here be admired the ee-
CANT aud syphde form and hne features OF Miss H. Of