New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-27

A FASHIONABLE WATERING PLACE.

Newport still maiatains its supremacy the hst
watering. place in America, as well as one Of the
healthitst snd most pleasant summer resorts in all the
world. The soft, caresspg, but neverth sless bracnc
air the transparent exhisrating sky; the waves mur-
nuripg the mysteIious corfd,nces of old Ocean-Al
these copspue soohe and cheer the gloomest minds
ard even bleeding hear,sif hearts bleed, nova days.
in America No wonder thst this enchanted island
sttrscts every year more and more visitors.
Politics Of course, give great food for conversation.
The Presidential excitement sezes upon men at other
tUes impossible, uDnterested In the politics oil
n, country; it seizes upon the cyersh monied man,
upon the hypochoRdrsc, the gouty individual, ana
the man Of aeuse as well 81 the biainess, wooh-oe
(ashionsbe 10 IL coDsoDg to observe THAI the Booo
caute has made pros-lytes among snch VINO uhtn no"
were ayerse to il. Numbers OF such suoctantiai men
openly d, clare for Fremont-a among them many DIS
touians and other New glanders of genuine rsspc-
ability. To be sure there others ncurable Dough
faces rom the g,eat commercial metropolis mensaAy
Ci1I pied, lame foges, who cannot nu. .ter mahnoou
crough TO ook into the face OF olsck afiseocra.
the South and avow an independent and noble opinion
Of Their own. There tossils TO whom hight and
fresh air are repusve, and there are a. well many
Ciosyn to whom fear OF the dssolut on OF the
Union is a hobgobn tiat 0ppreees them IN their
dreams as wei when they are awake-as II there
could exist any hunBn possibility OF carrying INTO exc
cuon this childish thre at There are inco'rg,be snam
Democrats Of ultra Pro-Slavery tint backing their
over logic history and moral sense. But on the whole
the cause of justice, humanity, and redemption oi
nation al honor, is the nsirg sioe
Politics yield, however, to gayety, ana this na.u-
ray irree be The streets, roads, the sea-shores,
are strewn il all directions With gay, cheerful guess,
with still Brighter geyer ooks, animal ted and excited
by TIE pleasure of the moment. The customary dis-
play of real and spurious wealth. by "ou bes, soci.
ety." perhaps more salient here than when scattered
| in various ciiies Dazzling carriages and teemng
ioises kick up dust in the eyes of pedestrian phioeo
rhers fbe ps for armOrals vlsibly ON The IN
crease EancIfu heraldry satisfies thus passon, with
its imapiuatiye nyt tOns. A Hooser would BE- ut-
ery unable 10 understand the beraldc signs symbols,
coror ets and other most astonishing and unscienno
cooIs and combinations. AT the presenS TINE, .he
arcien venerable musty of he Crusaders seems
10 be the favored crest. II can be seen IN various
shspes bearings fields, and heterogeneous comInin-
81 rgs. Poor cross Never under Godefroy, or Tan
cred, kiChaid, BarbarOssa, or 81. LOUIS, was II 80
twisted and naItyrized.
The season has reached its spogee, and soon the
deecension begins. Therefore concerts, bas ana par-
tea are hurried upon all sides. Two or three enter.
tsnmen,s on and the same evening are matters OF
coure Yesterday was given brilliant concert 6y
La Grarge, Gottscbalk and Bnanoli-a treat worth The
appaue any the most exquisite and f.siaious puo
lie. The programme contained tive pieces from vetns
Vespres Sciiiennes. If the whole opera sustained 10
the ssme admirable style, II IL undoubtedly the mot
remarkable tor originality vigor, and tuness OF mel
oo ous e Of all The productions OF THIS inexh sustoe
maestIo Taere is slight hope OF hearing the Whole
cert, ball was given by the gentlemen residing at
the Hotel Bellevue. II wss something new IN tos,n,
and was brilliant and successful crownng os tho
sessoD The spacious hall was lighted with what the
Itears cal NJ giorno and filed with beauty, fashion,
al ortnction, male and female, from all countries.
The coup d'ah was elegant. Sp1rg aad snmuef
drsses, spliDg aud summer blooming faces n
vailed the bouquets. Aside from them were many
setting suns in the shape Of winter gala dresses out
Of in the country, but - be hnally paraded
and out But in tb Q turn oil Of the vo'g4r-not
TO be called dancing, but dervish-Ike wheeDg IN
various directions, known as polka, schottHcb, and by
other coarse names symmetry, harmony and grace are
banisked. Even the ancient waltz, graceful and en-
cbaDing as suDg by Byron, now sdsys desecrated,
ahd on this occasion scarcely one pair ghded grscefu-
y over the Aoor in the old, fuotsensua strsct,ve-
ness fashion.
How few Of these snowy flowers will live more thao
one 81 ason The yellowish hue Of WEAKNESS and ex
meLt will make its appearance II general
ly know ledged that American beauties pass away
as quickly as beautiful dream. Its their own
fauf. They are wholly rgsrdless Of all the laws Of
hygiene a. preseryatve Of the freshness and the bean.
y of compile xion. Tt initiate mauy European cos
toIas some of ths wholly upted TO these social lah-
i,udes. Why can not they follow the healthy exam
pie Of European wOme n-beles aud no; belesj 10
fashion and out Of fashion, sOmebodes and noood,es'
exclusives aid excluded, proud, naughty ansoess''
and Iuf.d up, .nobb sh bourgeois VINO, al OF tae,h,
cor cider in every season, early morning "aMs eno
only preservatiye Of the compeXon Dos 0eIe, oe'
bellies aud lonesses either in city or country, ~ o
lner or Winter in noisy watering pisces VI ~ qaies
coitaees Iey,r greet the rising sani never, ny APi
ike, bathe in the morning dew. |h'SAphh'