New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-06
B- In the month of June, Rachel, the
French actress gave "a performances In different cities
of France and Belgium, by which she made sl6,eO0
NEWPORT.
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Correspondence of The n Y Tribune
NEWPORT, Thursday, Aug. 5, 1859.
The Newport c0rSO can scarce y hold the
masses of carriages, horsemen and amazons,
crowding it twice a week. The cOrSO is in the
interior of Fort Adams where, summoned by
very Indifferent music, and principally urged by
the love of display and the necessity of seeing and
being seen, the beauty and fashion and all the
rest of mankind, turn for an hour or more around
green parterre. The walls and parapets are COW
cred with admired and admirers and on such oc-
casons the eyes of the bellies match the glitter
Of the polished brass cannon flashing in the
sun. This is the fashionable resort par &C.
ceiicncc, and during the exhibits the most
crowded turnout, and, to the very close, cottages
and hotels send thither all their inhabitants. As
for the hotels though now filled 10 the top their
brilliant days are departed Their hops and
dances no longer command the general interest :;
the gaiety of their parlors is to great extent
over. The responsibility of the cottages has alb
soibed and paraly zed the hotels the cottages are
the abodes ofthe great divinities of society
Life in the country or at e watering place, is
thought to be easy and independent, but custom
and fashion have drawn certain lines around it,
and wo to any would-be fashionable who pre-
sumes to traEsgTess that sacred routine. Thus,
the day here is Systematically divided aside from
meals and bathing, visiting, driving out and
going to hops, receptions, and even to private
balls in small rooms during the hot season, make
up it's regular round of occupations.
Shopping also takes large part of the fore
noon. Until noon, the beach for bathing belongs
to the ladies' then they retire and abandon it to
the exclusive use OF the men-but not to rest dur
ing the hottest part of the day. Their business
now is TO dress and fulfill the social duty OF max.
ing mutual calls, the number of which in single
morning amounts very often to twenty or more.
The fashionable hour is between ~ and in the
afternoon just when the sun blazes with the great.
est intensity. Thus, after sea bath, they take
one OF the suns rays, or, rather of dirty dust as
they are continually wrapped in its dark cloud 1t
serves also to try the strength of the horses, and
to procure for the drivers, imprisoned in heavy
suits of what is called half-liyery truly Oriental
or Russian bath Of perspiration. This is a daily
job, like turning in tread-mill.
At such visits, well as at evening parties.
a fashion prevails which is also dsagreeably
striking IN Broadway, and the streets of other
great cities Of the United States. Scores OF
women appear oyer-dressed, over.jewelled and
o'er'sllked. The secret of an apparently simple
not SNOWY not glittering, though it may be a very
costly toilette, adapted to watering plaee-this
secret is not yet dIscOvered-at least not by the
majority. Married ard unmarried beauties and
not beauties, every where, aud principally at
oaneing parties, appear ungloved or 10 very short
mttens, to dazzle the eyes with enormous, taste.
less diamond rings, and all other sorts of HEAVY
je"elry, which is perfectly unbecomn. for vonrs