New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-08
OUR SUMMER RESORTS.
NEWPORT.
NEWPORT.
THE COMING sEAsON-NEW ViLLs-coi' A"H'
RENTED-GREAT IMPROVEMENTS

RENTED-GREAT IMPROVEMENTS.
NEWPORT, June This place is alive WIN
busy preparations for the coming season. There ~
brushing up OF houses streets, and lawns CarpehteS'
panters whitowashers plumbers. ana mechanics aio
at work and visitors will find this famous resort more
charming than ever The avenue Ia now scene OF Ire anu
activity the cottages it thrown open the heavy
bptter, and baricades removed and tho lawns put
I'm order large amount Of real estate changed MINUS
last season. though In quiet manner ana WIN 10 No"
IN specuation SO scarce has unmproyed land pecono
ON the cliffs overlooking the ocean, that estates orisnay
e,nod only for ono villa have been cut up INTO lots TOR
six or eight and now no available stoS ie' On
tho ayenue fronting the water The coming season VIII
be a full one and all probability, ms gay as any NOV"
t bos exnerienced The show Of turnOuts on the new
road during these no afternoons gives US fair promise
of the bewildering display that IL coming
THE NEW VILLAS.
Mora than % new houses have been built since last
season by Summer residents They all fine, spacious
bousos many OF them very costly and with but ono or
two exceptions erected by NowYorkers and Bostonans
The style OF their architecture in almost every Instance
ia a mixture OF Swiss and French, and Is muoh more
snowy than that of cottages heretofore erected Ihoy
are surmounted by peaks, gables and dormer
windows slated with gay tiles or, IL shinged, the roof
nanted I'm strpes OF scarlet and brown The exterors
are crossed with heavy braces and ornamented eaDo-
ratey The trimmings painted In color entirely con-
trasting with that Of the body OF the house. In MUM
her of instances gray red brown, and yellow are en-
ployed on the building quite throwing the old villas win
their modest drab brown in the shade THIS fancy TOT
decorating house after the gaudy style OF birdca6e
IA in rather questionable TASTE and may not remain long
I'm fashion, The same choice prevails In furnishing inc
INTERIOR gay chntzes used instead OF paperhahS
ings and there parlors which reca the oreh
tai teastores" OF the city, Whore silk is used Is OF
costly kind and the effect IL very rich Odfashlohed
tiles. such as are to be found in che Maxwell House,"
toIIu In 9 NJ oil
ancient houses Of like description in the old part
OF tho city, are again fused in tho new villas
for hearhs and are set around manels and In starr
posts WainscOting is again fashionable, ana hali
dozen OF moro different modes, waxed ana mghy poi
ished are used room, the floor being similarly iad
I'm fancy pattern Carpets dispensed with IN many
houses waxed floors considered to be very pretty
and suitable for IA Summer residence. over sl,Oo1OOVo
have been invested here in these new places since at
season, aside from the large sums eApehuou III i '"
Mr r. L. Baker of Boston has rcmodeled the Mixt o
House at the extreme end OF the avenue anu MI 70 M
surrounding land at an expense OF soGO MI , n, W.
GGshns anS Will ho Sss an about Gfssc fuckers
place adjoining is expected to cost IKE sum, Dut wiz
improyements and new residents have been named In
previous letter. Among the purchasers Oh ou ne
nord to%e house Kayst cost $4,000 Mr. W. W. Fox
Bay Terrace cost SIS 900 Mrs. Coford Jones' the Bacon
Eas az changed and added to the Riddo House on Tour0
st. next the Club House. that no visitor VIII TeGog
Of the rainbow modest little cottage which has stood
there 50 1t PEsy Sf or n os
bachelor, though am he enjoys 1t all the more on
that and possibly when once enscon t %itG G
| ing there, and ornament 1t accordingly
Strangers cannot fail to perceive the many improve
ments in and about town since last season On the
beach 100 new he% has ha been VgS greatly Improved
and bcautihed Old Trinity the fashionable place oil
| a fresh NJ main
the steepc and the old wooden pangs when nave sur
To- neat iron fence Some OF the old streets have been
repaved, the rough paNemens removed ana otnsI
Mansion" on the Point" is completed and occupied,
after remaining unfinished dozen Or more years
sive iron fence has been erected There Is scarcely
Summer villa that has not been reprinted OF improves III
some manner. The end OF the town known as m9ho
Broadst" is becoming very popular ana faSonaDs
have 'h been made in this Vicinity and very desirable
building lots brought into the market The sites on the
the Winds and dnmpness Of The sea Many minor i'm
provements have been made, adding greatly to the
| beauty OF the town, and the comfort Of visitors
But few houses remain TO be let Owing TO the owners
Of few Of the places being in Europe their houses VIII
be closed Mr. George Tiffany, who Is going abroad Tor
two years. has let his place on Narraganse-aYe 10 Is
J. Diling Of NewYork for two season: Tor Ssg9 Jay
Gently sold for $1,000 The southerners are again max
ing this place of resort Previous to last season there
| have been very few here since the war
PROSPECTS, OF InE SEASON i ,,, ov.or,
thorough cleaning no essential change will he made in
them The Friends throughout New England hold
their yearly meeting here in June. The best preachers
| in the country always present, "a well as
delegations from Europe. They I'LL the town To over
| flowing and the houses of private citizens are
thrown open for their accommodation during their stay
of a week The rush Of visitors does not begin until the
middle June lst OF July, though in the interval
every boat and train will bring families. The season
grows longer every year. and many houses are occupied
from May TIL November Not few residences are open
the year round their occupants merely spending the
holidays in New-York going back and forth as they
choose paying their taxes in Newport, ana In raty
making this their home, yet calling themselves New,
Workers. Every visitors remain ana make
this their place OF residence. Newport is consequently
growing very rapidly in wealth and population. It's
mild Winters, and easy and frequent communication
with NewYOrk and Boston, make most desirable resi-
dence. The large steamers now on the Sound, ana
sunday boats will be put on the route again next
| month. -
GEN Grant and family will be the guests OF the Hon.
L. T. Morton, at his villa on Beevue-aye, IN July or
August. The Empress Eugene Is confidently expected
though what authority cannot learn g. i. Train
proposes trying in his wifes cottage near the
spouting Rock" Heaven help US IL the rock and the
Irrepressibe take to spoung at the same time There
year families from NewYork In cottages;
many put at the hotels and boarding houses and the
number OF transient guests is always large The place
looked charming than at present. the lawns
like velvet. the new foliage luxuriant and beautiful
CAPE MAY.
| NEW MEANS APPROACU-AN EARLY SEASON