The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-20
SUMMER RESORTS.
NEWPORT.

IA Ceavention Of Hotel Keepers .wnnfed--Ths
Pleasures of Newport Commenced-Genera
Sherldan-Fast Horses and Fast People
The Beach, the Roads and the Fort.
NEwpoRT, R. l., July l6, 1869.
A convention Of country hotel keepers Is urgently
required TO draft preamble and suitable resou-
,tlons-rafer the manner OF conventions generay-to
presentto that mythical being known as the "cerk
of,the weather." In order 10 induce him 10 change
his policy with regard 10 this mundane sphere 10
shnt up the suces OF his rain clouds apdopen those
''heaven's gaes' ut which the old English poet as
sures US that the lark sings betmes of the morning
The individuality OF this clerk of the weather being
mystery, wsuld suggest that If he should be found
an old and tmid person the delegation OF hotel keep
shall shake their fists in his face and threaten
him TO do better than he has been doing for the
slx weeks; but ii he young and susceptible fell
low then let them send O delegation Of handsome
and dsconsolate bellies who have been all this time
langushing--"wasng, waiting for the May"-to
him into good nature, so that we shall not be
robbed Of all our summer, our watering places de-
spoiled OF their early charms, the hotel men de-
franded Of their profits, and your wandering cor
respondent-hke 0thelo-deprived OF his occupa-
ton.
The whole month OF June and half of July have
slipped over, and yet the visitors at the watering
places have had no opportunity OF changing their
grumbling about the cold and damp for the luxury
OF grumbing at the heat and dust, for you know
they VIII 2rumbIe anyhow, They rush from the
oppressiveDess ofthe city atmosphere and COMP ain
because is cool and fresh IN the country. For one
s0f the rowing tribe, / must confess that have al
.Eeady visited SIX of our famous watering places in
a. many weeks and. as my previous correspondence
will attest ! have found pleasure beauty,
JeD0se ana health IN every Of them.
Newport is no exception. If there Is less crowding
and scrambling on the beach than there VIII be a
hn snrf nnf los
salt creeZe less refreshing nor the Atlantic less blue
and beautiful. II there is not so much noise dissi-
patton and nriation at the ocean House the Aquid-
>ueck and the Atlantic House, there Is quite much
<ASnfort The strains OF the band al the Ocean House
WITCH ae TINS moment formentng my pen into
writing rhyme instead OF simple prose, are all the
more delicious because they are shared by q select
and &ppreelatve rev OF about one hundred and fifty
guests Here is General sheridan sitting beside me,
beating time TO every bar with his tiny foot and
still udier cape and altogether succumbing to the
influence. The General looks as hearty and healthv
as he did when met MIN year ago on the Plains
watching with Feen and active eyes Little Raven,h
".yeOw Bear" tle " man afraid of his horses, and
a SGhe other red sknned rascals who nave since
ma " SO much trouble IN MS then restricted military
distr 'St.
The Gee " House, under the good old management
Of Mr. Ian Nes H. Weaver, whom all frequenters VIII
remember o9ei 5analI tb ana kept N Fun
esraiIishment bias a very respectable number OF
guests in social SDdng as well as In the list the
Tegiser the 9th nor so mncb a tee S Sotes ue
the nriyare bnuses c Spled by visitors that are the
ocs Of the temporary popaaen al the ,6a pace
nOne more eautiful in any Nsrt OF the country
for i 600 a month and man OF them at higher
price Newport Is chiefly mate up Oh men, ana
Rhode Island To see them ~ tae ialI,
ness Of sner beauty one snoqR ROAR. ra ie
For, Adams, which sweeps over a me country
that oyerlooKs the ocean with all the picturesque
inles boring .herr way through broken rosks that
-
fort which Is commanded by Brevet Major General
II, D. Hunter the afternoon visitor can ENJOY tue
music OF the splendid band oil the Filth artillery, OF
which General Hunter is colonel, and can see ran
quota Of the fne teams Tor which Newport Is just
now famous. Let me enumerate a few OF them.
There is ". r. Travers' sorreI four-in:hana, Mr..
Vyse's four grays, Gardiner Brewers two spanking
backs, behind which General sheridan rode to-day;
the four bays OF Edwin Matthews and the four
blacks OF Perrin stephens. Eesdes these Mr.. Ii. A.
Robbins and William Heath, OF New York and seth
Suits, Of Philadelphia drive each pair OF shining
black animals. c. D. Bradford's team is well known
IN the streets. The Peruvian Minister drives his
four-in. hand in good style and In the matter OF
saddle horses Miss Tonance and Charles j. Peterson,
OF Philadelphia, make 1Qe show. | need not say
that all these teams and dozen more that could
mention keep the town IN motion.
The new accommodation line Of steamers direct
70 this point from New York, Old Colony and New
port, makes tue trip very pleasant These boats are
sp'endidly furnished aud give one assurance OF a
comiortaple nights sleep The old Colony has the
although aSRU to please Admra Fisk IT,, he Is deco
rated with the official gold lace cap OF the Fisk navy
possesses none OF the stiffness and hanteur OF ofi-
ca station. but, on the contrary, is genial and con-
sderate 10 every one-old and young, rich and poor
alike. say this much because think IL is due to
the gentleman and because have seen evidences Of
the facts, which are the more pleasant IN view OF
their rarity In public travel.
There are probably not more than 500 permanent
or season guests IN Newport just now; but consid-
erng the ateness OF tie summer this Is not 10 be
considered as much OF falling of since last year,
when the hot weather commenced early In June.