New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-11
LETTER FRoM BETsEY BLAKE.
Millinery y-Nu-ic-Moonlight aud The Polka.
Correspondence Of The Tribune

Correspondence OF The Tribune.
CcEAN H0CsE. Newport. Aug y .-i'
! GESrLENES Tuere is great deal ct miAner
work 20 what they cal watering ?. aces. A sres
many silks. mus.Ias sad bareses, with young a
dies in them, and great many brisht ri50ols fat
terins sort Of animstedly. as II they knew boa
careialiy they been pu, on. and xal;ed u bell
the fascination ST. they could and there grea
deal Of WAT GONE people Cal beauty N WHIT
nscks aud arms with guite choir Of voices q a
kind. Of tones-some sweet and soit ike whss Il
ca ed minor key, and some solto, pert and llics
IKE semiquave-s and sssrps.
But real beauty IS NJ IN white srEis and ks
" cheeks ;ha. sometimes We been to.i have
roses bog-ut ior them, because they do 10 com-
H.tu.u- or have g3t So faded under toe chan
irHers OF ate balls, that they need c,.oriug s-ain
I IL s.ad that | do ~ KNOW anybody tnat buys
them 4ever should have thought oi ny sell that
the rouge tlat mother cleans her silver with
~asn used altogether for that. i anybody was
With me that told such a story IN her cheeks. | m
sure should iee as It she might tel me stories o.
other things, aad should u know saw the rea.
c.lor Ot her mild. is $ stra ge that an body
sn.ud take 50 much palls 90 make gcd cnecks that
are false, " hen ever 81 pale ones. % thc! were
true would br 81 much better f0r TIE heart blt
0h I'm gisc D. Wute about some real beauty az
th.s watering place. sud some rea. musi-. that
brings every on. TO feel IS 10 they might be- So
sOuG and true as each a. give separate nut mu-
sica note 10 the ueaatiiu. anthem of love % Coo.
never citing any disrord come into the isin,y song
The real beauty. perhaps those VOL du 2 see,
thst were walking through me hsA .ooNiuy out
ouly for the bI.ht eyes ihGt Nero waitiu- 'or
them. But II HOUid be very plain 90 those ~ ~Ho
Ncu q know II wasu't the hands NEST dressed aad
n 81 smihng Tor praise, that could be called the
beIe. Some that m thinking of now have such
quiet. modest ioohs, WIKI eyes that doai sparA.e
much perhaps, but are ve-y cVustsutsud true. lNr
the difference between sfar, which Is very pret
q IN poetry. and O. ok a. Tor It's tSiuiir-. and
the steady beautiful moonlight " hich iaI on every
thDg hike pure and soothing smiles.
There iso.e who dlesn'tseem % attend 80 much
o. the mulilery work without rs - direct little
worker within, who has made her solie most mu
sical garments, causing Ter 10 be admired sui re-
spected by all those ho iHink beyond faces aud
tucks. Everybody feels that the gems these mi-
slca' garments drop as her heart moves O. .1ns 3D.
song, are a great ceai more truly 90 be proud o'
thau tie diamonds and pearls TIA, don't require
sny talent or study, bur only money, to put ou -
Tn.s oung lady IS the belle o mc, be. alse she
has something that's beautiful ln her face i-Jm fhc
ove 20 hesr her voice, in such pl, sssnt unafert
ed way. The band and this souug lady tom 3
more Mis- Ware. give kind oi musical atmus
% ere q the Ocean House which it Is deiientiui
% live In, aud help soiten tie tones which ou e
you once Ia while from the crowd OF gay fo.N-'
xnO have an atmosphere OF their own. male ur
of fine dust from from gold aud spa king things,
vi ch bind their eyes ard make their ears deaf.
they cant see the beauty which SITS glletN b>
enjoy ing It's own modest thoughts. aud can near
the true music Of voices which are all fealy =
chord win ev .ry thing that's iumo,t aud true.
The band OF GermaIias who seem So brofnfr.t
and have such happy time together, pay ffee'
deal i1r q dance which they call the POLKA, a'd i
aWays scems aImOst wrong 10 have stcn "'Alti
'ul notes spent upon sucu queer ay oi ENJOY l"-
Yourself as this. It's very fashionable, 10 douOt
AMI u seems u be very exciting 70 those WHO
1nOw all about Il. Bat | col.iut help beine
mahteued very much for them when saw lady
aui gcnllemsn sort OF rushing across the han, :
tear he Wouldut hold her strong enough sui she
might tall backW ard. which would mortiy nei
ireedfllly. The three ttie hops and tne tur inl
round. are well enough, aithon- there don seen
% be aDything but very strange taste and ungrscr
| uiness IN them. but when it cones the time io
the dash across the room. IL the lady was g)in-
20 be- put suddenly down la a seat at the other end
I've had almost to shut my eyes Tor tear something
| you'd happen to them on the way. m almost
used 10 it lOw b, ,caose they We always come rush
| ng safely back again, although the practice
should think II must take 10 Do n carefully w'ul'
nave been great deaI more useful u 70 he'd b .ei
| given % something more graceful and modest
| There isn't much true besury ia the Polka m
| sure, and there's some laughter here that's care
ess and wild but there smusic aud beauty IN the
wave aud the trees, Do some modest faces III the
| voice OF the band and the songs Mss Ward thai
make this cool island very delightful 10
BETSY BLAKE.