New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-29
SUMMER LETTERS.
NEWPORT.

- - not unlike Nice in Winer-a place ol rcsluenoo
ainc the season rather than OF solourh OF NSi'"'o
7, il no longer as il was, rival oi oa"'oe"'
ara and Long Branch. 1t has become us'ino'Nol" '
,,o,or and neculiar its society IL is more pr
vate than public watering place ana Is iaNor'e WIN
Families rather than with fast men ana laS' Mou'o,i.
The quality of Newport may be stated ny Gaming "
a,orinc.nlace in coutradstinction TO brandy
ard,yatering-placc, as many OF the moro mseeH"he-
- oso,+s are BibulouSly speaking, Niagara
a. rtpunch; Saratoga, whisky straight Long Brahch'
gincocktaiI: Cape May, hock-and-soda; NeW-Lohuon'
.harpacuc. Swampscot burgundy, ana Newport cI'ret
q, Tho rcnuine Iaftte ChatCauMargauX, and Hantbloh
rn Those 10 whom going out Of town for the Summer
.,s merely a prolonged tippe, varied with gambling
and coarse Jokes do not come here That class long ago
Gated Newport "deucedly slow" and undeserviig the
patronage Of hghSpirted fellows who want To see
little life Won know" The consequence is that dssipa-
op Is more the exception than the rule and vulgar wees
sr REGARDED with disfavor. There no races here,
and so far a. am aware establishments in which the
tiger is exhibited for the benefit OF the zoologcaly curl
THE HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.
Tho baitnes of this place dwell in villas and cottages
moi I'm hotels which have been numerous espe
eiallv aourishug. With the exception OF the ocean
House. these small and rather unprctending' Anew
years ago the used to be crowded long before ths
and was Of great deal of gayety and fashion
able dissipation But now, though it Is reported com
ortably full" it has not should judge. half the occ
pants il might accommodate The time when the mid
at hours echoed with the popping OF champagne corks
especially in The Colony" devoted to registering bach
eors has passed return. The present guests
of the Ocean are exceedingly sad and decorous every
respect They look "a they might all have come from
Beaconst and were concerned with the problem OF hui
man destiny the theories arising from the correa
ton OF forces before last the proprietor of the
Ocean contemplated have heard, the closing OF the
house so slender had been its patronage for the two
three previous years Since them however business has
improved but il will never be what il Rates
are as Of oldS5 at the principal hotel 81 at two of the
others, and 50 at the very small houses.
Tue number Of bOardnghOuses where persons content
with plain and tidy apartments get accommoda
lions al SIS to per is large. The great dsad
vantage OF nearly all the hotels, and the great dsap
poinmcnt, TO strangers, is that they not only
uear bat not within sight of the The principal
house. for instance, which every would expect to
beach, least not far away is at the south
end OF Bclevue-avc altogether inland, with nothing TO
remind YOU Of the ocean except its name The Fifth
Avenue is quite accessible to the
the Ocean House and every time visit ii am and
amazed at the stupidity of its builders They might
have erected Ocean House in the midst of Sahara
great Western desert with equal propriety.
To suppose that persons seeking the seaside will stay in
houses where nothing but their accurate knowledge of
geography enables them TO believe they within a
thousand miles of the sea- shows firm faith in the idocy
OF human nature which the facts warrant. The
only marvel is that the hotels have not been
obliged TO shut up long for lack of patronage. The
Fillmore closed after its second year, and loss of more
than 100000, and attempt set up hotel has
been made since.
VILLA LIFE-ELEGANCE AND LUXURY.
The real and characteristic life Of Newport is TO be
found in the villas there are cottages nova
days. with which Bcevue-ave. is lined on each side for
two miles The avenue is by all odds the finest
and handsomest street Of any American waterngplace.
The villas merit the They country seats OF
wealthy persons as may from their elegance and
the elaborate and beautiful grounds with which they are
surrounded. The objection to the avenue as to the
hotels that is removed from the ocean, Its northern
end extends TO the and the cliffs but most OF the
residences are toward the south OF course one can
drive beaches of which there are three but that
is not like being within sight and sound OF the surf.
Nearly all the villas Detray not only the means and hber
atty the taste and refinement of the owners. They
a little too trim and artificial, perhaps; but their
dainty fittings their elegant furniture and perfect air of
luxurious comfort do much TO reconcile one 10 their
studied and starched appearance Many of them so
gracefully cmbowered amid fOwerbcds, shaded walks,
sparkling fountains and clustering foliage that they
little Edcns of domestic happiness II Satan ever
insinuates himself into charming garden it is to lie
hoped the sake of harmony that he offers his tcmpta
tons and conducts his Wickcdness in aesthetic form.
II is pleasant TO walk drive along the Avenue, !
catching involuntary glinpses among the trees and
shrubbery Of fair faces which airer for the fall Of
voices, and 1.-THE forms III flowing white, futering
and flashing through bright blossoms and green leaves
1t to I'LL with soft outlines that made
visible still better, only suggested have seen
there many women playing at bo-peep with nodding |
blossoms and swayng bOnghs, who might have fallen
out Of the open pages Of a romance which they had !
Quilted 70 dream over, dainty, and delicate, and
delicious their appearance. They seemed to be, and
by the law Of fitness they ought to have been beautiful
You who have admired them in their fragrant frames Of
nature believe they all your vision painted them
Hang them up in the gallery OF your Imagination, aud
give the key TO memories that only bright and |
blessed.
Bird MARBLES and feminine songs piano and harp notes.
voice Of children and joyous laughter ripple through
the walks aud groves Of the Avenue and make sweet
eldeuces in the hymn of comfort and content They
who spend the there have every external thing
terTors death should be relieved by the assurance that
they can afford fashionable funeral even ia NeW-l YORK
BATHING UNDER DISADVANTAGES.
There are various places bathing, but the customary
and most popular known as the cove near t Bath
Road, has greatly dctcrOrated of late years After going
Into The surf there abution elsewhere vigorously de-
handed Unless you happen TO have fancy Tor sea |
weed, Cd boots defunc ish and dead cats which, how
much they add the variety, do not usually
increase the pleasure OF sea plunge, II would DE Wen
not 70 bathc there For some reason or other the water
severely >Ocd, and 80 far purity concerned might
have been originally employed by Hercules for cleansing
,he Augean stables Few persons now venture mo Ine
tcuent surf who have any regard for personal ciean
neeS have heard that an audacious fellow VINO baNed
We NY a. Richard Swiyeer would put H. at inc cove
the other day. came out with an original suto sedge
taEs aid rotten wood crowned with couple OF deceased
pupIeo TOT cap ana dlspOted himself I9r some 1e On
shoTt IN that extraordinary costume; lie regarded ms
NEXT az ana saw drowned horse and two dogs rOllng
Toward nn he declared that the joke had lost It's point
Diving considered the proper thing to DO here and
Inc d.lVc the beaches around by the fort is quite
Pdsah though, II they were continuous, instead or be-
D. much more satisfactory.
Is james Fsk Jr, takes the lead In snowy turnouts
nSGe a. her loving ege does at Long Branch. She
sni III heath and ample proportions, and seems 70