Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-05

surd and atominabc fashion, the two classes
are readily dstinguishablc by their attire, de-
pertinent and manner. In the case OF the
fashionable women | refer, as you nave sup
posed, to tie wearing Of the panler style OF
dress, and the position called the "Greclan
bend, affected to set It of. The panler IS
nothing moro nor less than an enormous hustle,
upon which the dress is gathered up IN foldS
or layers, and from which the folds are allowed
to ''wobble, = while train Of from four to SIX
feet in length follows after on the floor. bio
The "Grecan Bend otherwise kno@n as
the ''Colic Stoop''-a name fist, given it by
SAKE, and we'll applied, for the position incvi-
tably suggests the need of peppermint candy
is difficult thing to describe with propricty,
since the posture is highly improper in itself,
and [ should have been quite at a loss how to
attempt what must have been attempted if my
letter were to touch upon the points of greatest
novelty and interest at this court OF fashion,
when luckily the following description fell un-
der my eye, which coming from an ADLER pen
and verified by my own observation, 1 beg
leave to adopt:
High-hccled shoes dispose the wcarcr to in.
cline forward, and high-hcccd CATERS are
therefore adopted by the 'bcllc Of the season.
She is thus the more readily enabled to elevate
the hips unnaturalIy behind enhancing the
aspect Of the l,Cll1er) to contract her stomach,
and to form an S-likc curvature Of her upper
shape by thrusting out her chest, drawing back
her shoulders, and bending forward her head.
| The latter is crowned by hideous chgnOn,
surprising, by several inches, the thickness Of
| the shallow brain beneath. So bent and de-
formed, the belle constrains her elbows against
her sides and, with horizontal forCarms and
| little gloved hands dangling from limp wrists
al fill, ~,
urc, and its ungraccful gait, are irresistabIy
suggestive OF q lame kangaroo. When it IS
whirlcd and tossed about in dance by one Of
| the fashionable jumping jacks in broadcloth
who arc here, so numerous and so much alike
| that you can hardly tell one from another, the
sight-what with the bobbing up and down Of
| the womans 120nicr and the agile sdelOng
! leaps of the jumping jack across the immense
| trail piled on the tlO0r-ls too CXaspcratlngIy
| ridiculous for laughter .-..
As intmated above. the vast majority OF
people who come to Newport are much too
| sensible to lend cCuntcnancc to these insane
vagares or devote all their time to indoor
amusemcnts to the neglect Of the hcalthtul
pleasure afforded on all hands by the charming
| cnvirons, the Mediterranean Sea and the ltal-
| ian atmosphere OF Newport, and gally dressed
| and merry parties in great numbers are out
morning and evening yachting or sailing in
! small boats, fishing, driving, and best OF all,
| riding on the hard black beach which COM
menccs few miles beyond the resort OF bath
ers, and forms perfect race-cOurSe, where as
some one has said "thc heaving OF the sea
sympathzcs with the rider and inspires him.
And SO, probably, it happened that Nep'
| tune, the God Of the galloping waves, was wor-
| shipped by the ancient Greeks as the tanner OF
! nd +ba nj
This beach, with the others, and the cliffs
| adjoining arc tavorte promenades tor visitors,
and both are associated with the names Of
| Berkeley the philosopher, and Aston the pain.
! ter, who loved to stroll On these shores, and
muse under the inspiration Of the cadence Of
| the waves and waters
mo spot On carth," says Dr. Claiming,
! 'has helped to form! me SO much as that
| beach" -... -. .. ..-..
| Newport is not without other associations Of
| an historical character, dating back to Revolu
! tionary times when it was considered place Of
the greatest importance, and held, as school
| boys know, with the utmost tenaclty, Tor
very long time by the British
| The rOtting warehouses on the docks, too,
could tell many tale of cargOes landed fresh
| from Guinea when Newport controlled the
trade in ivory, gold, and negro slaves and for
! the crcdulous and romantic Newport also, h as
its ruined tower OF the Vikings, celebrated by
! LongIcilow, but described among the requests
| of an early governor of the colony as my
stone built windmill. u
| But let US come back to our sheep, for
| Newport letter should describe not antiquities,
but things and fashions Of the present day.
| 1t must be said then, that the distinctive
| feature Of Newport as compared with all other
| American watering places, is the elegance and
| cxclusveness Of its cottage life. D." The hotel
season is shorter and less stirring here than
elsewhere or than it used to be. \ few years
ago there were not dozen dwellings south OF
the Ocean House, and the hotels were then
| gay and crowded as at Saratoga and Niagara.
! Now hundreds Of superb villas cottages So
callcd) cover the island, whose occupants visit
| among each other, give balls, dinner parties,
and receptions just as at home and in, short,
| form charmed circle into which the unintro-
duced stranger can hardly peep, aud certainly
| rot gain admittancc.
| Speaking of the Ocean House, the author of
Lotus Eating says: "The tickle goddess
| whose temple it was, is already weary Of dem
| ocratic congregational worship, and affects the
| privacy OF separate OratOrGS =" "
! Fashion dwcils in cottages now, and, though
| the c0ttagers come and hear the germania play
and hop in the parl0r they come as from prl-
vate palaces to i public hall, and disappear
| again into the magnificent mystery OF cottage
| life - .......
But although the stranger cannot sec the
| cottage arstocracy in their homes, he can be-
| hold their gorgeous apparel every Saturday
evening when they appear at the Ocean House
reception" and (Which it bcttcr) he can wit
ness their display every afternoon when the
unr ovnnUc ig filled for tW0 miles with StVliSh