New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-03
Filling up-RontiBe Of Life Mt Watering
PIaces-BathinR Costumes-fi-hing-fr
Hops--trakoscb, Tedssce, and Irufh.
CofFesPonderce Of The 4rOohe-


The houses at this delightful watering place
are rapidly filing Up. Last night three hundred
people slept 10 this house leaving ample &C
communication, for one hundred and fifty more
Every dav will add % the number here until the
the season eliminates about two weeks hence.
There is every indication at present that the
season will be one Of the most fall and brilliant
that Ne xport has ever seen. 4 large number q
leading fa,honsb.es, at present q, Saratoga, are
expected 20 make their advents within the next
two weeks. The prevailing impression that the
sea side is more free from Cholera than the Ia
terror has tended this year to send an unusus.
proportion OF the pleasure travel in this direction.
As to Newport, it would seem as if people never
died here for it is remarkable fact that Of the
entire population, strangers and residents, only
one death has occurred in the last tSo weeks
and that was the result Of hip complaint !
think but few communities OF equal size IN the
country have escaped IS well However, the
saubriOus breezes always blowing here aud the
free facilities for bracng sea-bathng renders this
exemption from disease but little surprising.
IL also undoubtedly fact that the entire free
dom from anxiety and care prevailing here has
tendency 10 keep the sy stem ia equilibrium. Each
one gives himself or herself up 70 the enjoyment OF
the hour, utterly careless OF tomorrow. 40 re-
sponsibii,ies upon one, excepting 10 be dress
ed for the BATH, or the dinner, or the ride. The
wearing cares Of business or household duties are
whistled down the wind, and the only aim OF all IS
20 gid the passing hour and ENJOY the dolce t1y
nienfc. The Italian maxim is the governing rule
mcQliO an n0rO Oggi che una gatiad dOmdni
Z nder this rule digestion goes on regularly, and
the system receives no shock-untl! the bili Is
presented.
The routine of watering place life is, suppose,
much the same everywhere. Here, those OF US
who WOO the early morning breezes battle before
breakfast, but the larger portion oil the visitors
prefer Morpheus TO Neptune at that hour Alter
breakfast brief promenade is usually taken
through the immense hail Of this house, and then
the Hours, transformed by Undesirable bathing
costumes into housemsids, begin TO cluster about
the dOOrw avs, and are taken away in brlgades by
coaches and cabs. Gathered on the beach, they
dash into the breaking surf and rise like new
Nenuses only much more decently as well as pic
tnresquely clad than their beautiful prototype.
Here, unlike Rockaway, the ladies' and gentlemen
battle in common, wearing costumes Of which no
parallels can be found in any Magazine des Modes
unless the plates were done Ia IN Insane Asylum.
and which at a distance give the beach the appear
ance OF an exploded State Prison. Red IS the pre-
dominant tint bat nothing comes amlss, aud the
more exasperated the color the more rectcrctt the
costume. The widest fsntes, however, are ex-
hibited in hats TIE souched straw is the rage
lust now. and in these dismal sepulchers the dear
creatures endeavOr 10 bury their sweet faces. aud
they succeed extremely well, for the gsilant'y
even OF the chevalier sans pepr e. sans reDrOcte
could not conceal the fact that the belle Of the
beach and the belle Of the draw ing room are crea
lures Of an entirely different order, aud that the
charms Of dress contemplate sd juncts,
even - the finest forms aud the most beautiful
faces. After ~ o'clock the beach is nearly de-
serted, aud the company return to the hote
20 lounge an hour or two 10 the drawing
room or In their own apartments, and then 10
dress for the great event OF the day, dinner At
this meal the resources of the toilette are exhaust
- 20 add brihancy 10 the display. ard the show
Of iewelry would establish halt dozen first lass
Broadway shops. With the dessert comes the
delightful music Of the Germsnia Band, VINO are
engaged here for the season. Alter dinner the
whole com pany sit or promenade the extensive
hall and listen 10 the Band during An hour. Inen
the walking and riding parties get away others
try their skill IN the bowling alleys or the stead
ness OF theirnerves in the shooting galleries Some
20 of 70 the rocks under the pleasant de'usOn
that they are about to catch hsh. but no instance
is on record when the party arrived at the right
time. Either the Tide IS 100 high or too low, n
time too early or too late at any other time the
party would have caught innumerable hshes. 1t
q O'Clock those who have been riding or walking
drop in to tea The Germanias again play In the
hail for an hour or two selection of iavOrite mu-
RES in the psrlor, promenade the grand hal, in
dulging IN weak small talk. At there IS a gath
erlng about the entrance 10 await the arrival Of
the staees from the boat. and 10 scan the new
corners. Tohave an acquaintance arrive is quite an
event at u Altering ace. assure you. At clock
supper Is served, and the inner man can be comfort
ed thence forward any time TIL IL o'clock. By n
O'Clock the ladies have finished up their hlrtstious
in the drawing room and the galleries and have
generally retired to register their conquests snd
dream OF new, and by midnight the house is quiet.
Thus We carry on the war at Newport.
The Ocean IS admirably kept this year. and in
the matter OF attendance there is manifest im.
provement on last season. The rooms are neat.
AIRY and comfortable, and II the thermometer ever
gets above 20, II is only by accident, and II backs
down again Immediately upon ascertsining the
fact. The cuisine Is unexceptionsble, and the
management of the house by Mr. Weaver and his
attentive assistants, Messrs. w hite and Olmstead,
could scarcely be improved.
should be glad to describe some of the charm
ing women who are here, but consider such pub
cty as contra b0h0s Ds0res, and fear shall wound
the feelings rather than hstter the vanity OF such
as might describe. for true beauty Of every kind
shuns notoriety or one in particular whom |
might name II may be said
"Whsier she does, " here'er her step she bends
Grace on each action silently attends
Another, whose name, dared mention it, would
be recognized by large sirce of friends, has al
ded 10 a rich gift Of Nature all the embroidery
which Art and long cultivation can give. With a
soprano voice Of great compass and most excellent
quality, she has & method which proves she has
studied under the best masters wealth could pur |
chase. and to all she adds the soul, without Which
all the rest is mere tinsel. Occasionally. when |
the guests have retired for the night, she sings in
the parlor 10 q select audience gems from the op
eras with finish and power have never heard |
excelled by an amateur. With a little more |
cash and power she could enter the lists for the |
prims donnsship with Tedesco or Trufh.
We bad free hop on Friday at the Atlantic |
and one on Saturday at the Ocean At each was |
gathered all the beauty and fashion OF both houses
and the music Of the Germsnias set al feet in
u N. This interchange OF visits between the two
houses Is productive Of much good feeling. and |
assists materially to Kill time pleasantly. Anon. |
the visitors noticed Hon Lew Woodbury..
srakosch and Madame Cssloi have lett for Ssr- |
At "a, bat are 70 return soon. He had two very |
successful Concerts and made many friends by bis
snisble manners. Tedesco and Trufh are expect |
ed here soon TO give the benefit OF OF their |
charming voices. trust they viii not come 10 |
sether, lest " be drowned In sweetness.
HHk the dinner gong. That's call which |
cannot be neglected with impunity As Horace |
says QVo Duct eula. :.
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