, 1863-08-29

Correspondence OF the n. 7. Exprcss.1
:>'' NEwronr, Aug. 2G, 1868.
Newport is now In the height and agony Of
the season, the grand ehoW-shop Of tho nor
elites and oddities Of the day, and hence one
Of the best places In the world to study the
life and manners Of the .ll-class, representa-:
tire people that assemble here. The great
rater wealth of the county that now Initiates
Fathion, Is well US enob and shoddy, and
hence, in al1 the Watering places, the bubble
wal never 30 sparkling, 80 radiant, SO dis.
%en 3Ss SeY q i qst noT f., sTs; Ss Sasl tsa
The dollar is nothing--a nobody" and
therefore, hero gocs the dollar, and therc goes
the dol1ar-not, as II money were dug ont Of
the mincs Of California. or Australia. but as II
1t were rag gsp1n, as 1t Is. from pulp and pa.
grunt that Father Abraham may live forever,
nnd print payer noney-tor ho makes us all
SO rich In SO doing.
But there arc some good fashions In New
port among both men and women. The mcn
have quit Ill the old stir collars of the strait
tho ught.leggee, strapped pantaloons, the 50.
ycre silk hat, DC, md thoy now. jump into
sacks. bags and sport therein. Tho modern
gentleman IT, = great big bagKy fellow-as
women, too, aro improving. II they viii
wcar long, trailing dresses, now they not
only PICK thGm up when they walk In tho
street, but rin them up, and they stay up,
showing not on1y thc pctticoat In the back
kuown, certainly, long invisible beauty, call.
cd the foot. tho ankle. Women havc anklcs,
and walk on feet, It Gnu now be decided In
Newport. Some Of them, however, who arc
above NIL picking NJ, or planning up, linz
their ttoekt, or lobes. with leather, and With
Comnissioner booie, Il ho werc stree. Com.
| missioner herr. might employ them as street
| ewcepc1s to great advantage, as their 1cathcr
trailing brooIns aro better than the withc
broo1ns hIt swecrcrs have. Nevertheless, tho
The leather Is Ia fashion, a. tho leather eau DO
washed and ro.washed, ~ boots md shocs arr.
Indeed, It bat been suggested. thst tho boy
boot blacks who throng the Now York cor,
nern, might find employment here, ~ brueh'
cn md cleaners Of tho tFock trallcFs' NO
S a::, b1Ssh 4Sa{ ,ns yoar ttosE % :. uoy % Sos g e1
"Als.cr, brush your boots:"
The aCorto" Of Newport, the avenue. ir
which Ia ",he drlyc," TINT IL, ats Aveuuc, aboui
two siles long. that rsor!s dsl,o y hup p,,sn; snS
on, was Hvcncti on Saturday By an Eurorca.
tutu.out Of posti'l!ons iu high liyeraea, ian
kcyt, Ec thh like Of which has mover bef,r,
been seen In tho United statct. These posttl
lions. and tho cquipagc aud attendants, at
tfsctcd G1ent attention, and tue people ke2
driving up and down TIL tato hour ITO oce:,
Of cou7e, there was Ecnsatlou-the posul
lions were ail the town talk. Other e9uil
ages arc eueccedlpg-but nothing to compar
With the pos&tllions With teams Of four horsct
md Of three houcs, &c. The "Corso" Is be
coming the great show ground Of the Unite
States for equirages, cataisgcs, horses, Liver,
&c.
! The su,f at Newport for two OF three day'
!. haa been ftiEhtfnl, but to.day The bsthin
! vas resumed. and In eaftty, by the usual n.
nrrous crowds. The bAthc1s nov sou1eiime
coycr the btaeh nearly 3 milo long, In =
sorts Of varied costume. It ls htcontu
ley crowd. a. they emerge tom. The aea Il
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