The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-05
Notes from tho SUMMER Rstreats.

Notes from tho Summer Retreats.
NEwPoRr, X. June 30, 1919.
Prospects fths Season. emarkabt lAyrsral VIsit-
@s from H,ndostan--Being Coaversed--A Mer-
ry Bail--DistingUishsd Danesrs-G Great Ereite-
msnt in the Blanket Market
The drawi room Of the Atlantic is very much
admired by visiters, especially the painting of the
walls, which is chaste, elegant, airy and tasteful,
representing birds of Paradise among fruits and
flowers, and graceful wreaths. Many inquiries
have been made who painted IT. and it will doubt
less bring the 1kiu artist an increase of both fame
and business. Tie hotels are beginning to fill,
the hot weather precipitatng the flight OF the sum
mer fashionables, from the burning streets of the
great cities. The Atlantic seems to be q favori,e
house, and not without cause, for the baron, its
geniemanly landlord, omits nothing that can be
done to make his visiters feel happy and at home.
There have never been so many visIters before al
Newport, go early in the season, and everything
promises that it will be an extraordinary year for
the number and elegance Of the families, visi,ers
and equipages.
We had some remarkable singular visitors, W no
arrived here yesterday from the Himlaya Noun
tains Of Hndostan, Che highest in the worldly who
came from the remote regions OF the rapid Indus,
Great terminated, and he returned back TO Baby
Ion, satiaied with success and glory, to strike ms
friend Clytus in his cups, and die OF dclirlum ire
mems They were two IIindOo youths from the
kingdom OF Assam, in India, the one fifteen, the
other about seventeen years old. They were ha-
bted in their native Hlndoo costume, light tur-
bans, gracefully adjusted, not concealng their raven
locks and high toreheads, with long flowing tu-
mic, such the Greclan or Roman toga may be
conceived to have been. On their slight, slim
forms, this costume was quietly elegant. The
youngest was very handsome boy, with large,
ghstening eyes, regular and interesting features,
mouth rather large, but set with beautiful teeth,
the ha Jet black and coarse, and the skin a bright
copper color Young as they were, they seemed
cute as Yankee captain, and as intelligent and
knowing as an American boy. They are juvenile
specimens OF the people who first invented symbo-
lie arithmetic or algebra, and the cotton manutac-
ture, In which, IN finer fabrics, they excel us still
also, they are The first who had the cholera, when
hence is called, after the quarter Of the globe they
live in-the Asiaiic. Now, II Is singular enough,
they are temperate people in eating and drink
ing, never tasting fermened liquors, and eating
nothing but rice. What, then, becomes of the
theory, ihatii is disease which chiefly IL confined
10 the Incorporate |! They were objects of general
curiosity, and a crowd OF gentlemen gathered
round them TO survey, examine and admire them.
tleman III the circle formed round them. "Oh,
dear, no." was The reply ''they eat beef, and
mutton, aRd poultry, and all sorts OF good things,
The saline as we do, for don't you know that
hearing this, II seemed to me that il would
be no bad thing II the lrieh and perhaps some
other people, were converted too; me,hinks they
would not dislike it. These youths, it seems,
have been brought up and educated, from their
early years, by the American missionaries in
Hindostan. They speak English huently, and are
now on tour through the United States, under
the guidance OF the missionaries, and aid, no
doubt, by their pretty appearance and interesting
history, 10 excite curiosity and stimulate each
audience before whom they appear, To u pretty
liberal contribution. These some of the fruits
and wonders OF the great religious movement Of
the day.
Yesterday Fnday) was quite a cold day
strong Northwestern brought 10 the island taste
Of The geld climate, where Sir James franklin,
with his ships and crew., IS either alive or dead:
and we have no appropriations available to send
and aid his sorrowBg lady to nunt him up. The
day was usherrd in with chill beating rain, the
theimorpeter fell below 20, we shut our doors and
lorssok the colonnaded porch. Winter seemed
longed sadly for my huge dread-nought,- which
excited so much chOler at the Academy Of Medi-
cine, On the famous and futile debate about the
cholera. In the evening most OF us had fires in
our apartments; but the ladies, whose skill it is to
make the interior home smile with gadness, when
the exterior world frowns gloomly and the sun
aes Its lace, hit upon an expedient which turned
the gloom IL sunshine. II was an extsmporaneous
ball, and right merry and gracefully did the gay
pretty witches from New York, Boston and the
Souih, foot ii along TO the sound Of merry music,
forming scene more enchanting than the dance
Of ihose ugly witches in macbeth" Governor
Anthony and his lady led the dance, and senators,
representatives, Judges, lawyers and philosophers,
with their wives und daughters, followed. The
chandeliers shed u soft light over the room. the
sounds OF the harp, piano, and violin echoed
through the halls, the gentlemen irippcd smlIngly
along in deep buff and white vests, the LADIES'
checks gowed with animation and beauty, and
their lapguishing eyes were lighted up with the
excitement OF exercise. All without was chill
and drearS; the norwester every now and then
gave the shutters n snake, ans the music Wed
merrlly with his huge voice. AS 1t grew late we
began to retire, snd then when any one "turned
IN" quickly afterwards the loud ringing of his bell
was heard, as If it sad, with tremulous shiver,
"Oh, II Is cold" then, by and by, servants were
running all along the corridors, exclaiming,
"Cbsnbermsid, No IL wants blanket" "Chanl-
BERNARD Chaubeimsid a couple OF blankets for
No no" This sudden rse Of blankets IN the
marset stt all the girls and yellow boys running
and scampcrlng nlong the passages, like mad bulls
under four blankets and a counier pane, (bcing a
menon worthy TO be chroDicIed in the memorable
events Vi the hot summer Of 1919. At Last, when
bnsl settling time came, each inmate Of the merry
castle, with noses sDugly housed and defended,
under bran new mskiDaws, bowed one after mo-
Their, uDcobtcIcusly, beneath the soothing inlu-
ences OF the swcet Iesorer," and their example
In due time. after little scribblng, was peacefully
and gladly followed by T,m SPECTATOR.
OCEANIC IloUsr, CosxY ISLAND, July I, 1919.