Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-04-05
Newport, R. l., Thursday Morning. April s. 1e49


7 IN ADVANCE OF THE AGE,-Society is com
posed of three classes, viz; those that keep s
little behind the age, those who keep just up
with it, and those who 60 in advance of it
The fist are blundercrs in sciepce, bungers il
trade, conservative followers in politics, anC
apish in everything; the second form the great
undisiiuguished mass of nether-high nor-low
good -nor-ndii diilercnt, well to-do, common.
sense people; the third comprises the philoso-
pliers, inventors and discoverers, who are al
ways clcar-sighted, distinguished, sound-heart-
ed, and often fortunate, though moro often
otherwise, but in o, erything are always lead
crs in their vocation, let it be what it may
and casting cur eyes round, for an apt ilustra-
ton of the kind Of person who will serve as a
representative of tins class, we cannot discover
within the circle of our rccolleciions. just now
a better instance than the director or directors
ofthe Astor House, who as Hotel Keepers,
have rcvolutlonzcd the business ofentcrtaning
the travelling public, and set anexample which
the traveller experiences the good effects of,
in an increase of comforts, throughout the en-
tire extent of our country. The Astor House
however, always keeps just IN advance Of
every other establishment of the kind in the
country; the proprietors are genuine progress
sonsts, and keep fully up to the intelligence
g. a..
they are always in advance of their competi-
tors. They set the fashions for Hotel ar
rangemcnts, which are followed at a distance
! ny the middlo-men.
The fire which broke out in the Astor
/ House few weeks back afforded an opportu-
nifty for improving the interior Of that noble
hotel whch The proprletors were not back
ward in taking advantage of; the ladies par
lors have been newly arranged, enlarged, dec
GRATED, furnished, mirrored and gildcd in a
style to correspond with the latest fashions
adopted in the best private houses, and some
Miag Htle Leyond; so that those who are
used to Louis Quintze luxuries and Sultan-lke
! SulOOllS dl HOIlc VIII uh hi"' "Ny
have been accustomed to, while those TO
whom such things are unknown, except by re-
port, will be able to luxuriato at very small
cost in unwonted elegancies.
The ladies' parlors of the Astor House are
furnished with the richest and most recherche
furniture, carpe,cd superbly, and the walls
have been painted in the most beautiful style
Of nursal decoration, Of the age OF l,onls
Quintze, by Sig Mollin, an artist of rare tai
lents. The entire fitting up is in admirable
taste, extremely rich, and at the same time so
harmonious as whole that it creates no i'm
preston of ostentatious magnlfcencc, but gives
sense of satisfying fulrcss of effect, like any
of the gorgeous realities of nature. The AS
tor house remains the first Hotel of the world;
the largest and best appointed, and is likely to
continue 50, for it will be many years before
there is another Astor to build such monu
mental mansion, and we fear many years be-
fore two such men as the present propretors
of that famous house will be found 10 manage
one.-N. Y. Mirror.