The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-04
THE E0UIPAeEs AT NEWPORT.


About 6 O'Clock the avenue is nearly
filled ; elegant carriages with their pref
ty occupants pass and repass one anOth-
er dozens of times in two hours, and
the fair riders smile sweetly and criti-
cise sharply after the manner of the
sex. Mrs. BeImonfs turnout always at
tracts attention whenever it appears,
whether she drives the four-fn-hand, OF
comes simply with q pair. Her car
riage Is landau, luxuriously lined with
silk, the horses are bright bay, and
the careful coachman and immovable
footman are gorgeous in their maroon
colOred liverieS with numberless silver
buttons. Mrs. Belmont usually occu-
pies the carriage herself, in squiet but
very rich toilettes, of which black and
white are the predominating colors.
Her two daughters, bright. sparkling
brunettes, dashing and Vivacions, ride
on horseback. Their horses are sorrel,
very spirited, and yet easily managed
by their fearless riders. They wear
brown habits closely fitting to their
graceful figures, and high hats with
wells tied abont them. They ride re-.
markably well. and attract deal of at
tention by their grace and ease. Fol-
lowing in quick succession comes the
gay little turnout of Griswold Grey, of
New York, pretty Victoria drawn by
handsome bay horses, the eoachman
and footman in gray breeches and top
boots and blue coats. The carriage has
but one occupant, a dark moustacheJ
man who leans laZily back and views
the world ont of half shut. sleepy, cyni-
cal eyes. Yet everybody watches the
carriage most intently, for it represents
money, position and a possible match
for some wary young woman, who is
long time, it must be confessed, in
making her appearance. Meanwhile
the Victoria has but the one occupant,
and he enjoys life after his own fashion,
which is a very satisfactory one, judg-
ing from the immense deaf of comfort
he seems to get out of it. A cosy phae-
ton follows this elaborate turnout,
drawn by a mild, easy-going horse,
who gets as much comfort out of life as
any quadruped in like circumstances
can. Holding the reins and watching
the people very amusedly, Is Fanny
Fern, who, disdaining the requirements
of fashionable Newport, is cOstumed in
a cool white cambria, without orna-
ment, and wears plain straw bonnet
with trimmings of green ribbon. Lean.
ing lazily back by her side is James
Parton, very well content to let her car
ry the reins and manage the establish
ment, while he dreams out something
new for lectures next winter, or more
pressing magazine article good during
any month. If not the most stylish,
they are decidedly the most comfort
able couple to be seen during the whole
afternoon. By goes dashing landau
lette, drawn by a pair of housekeeping
bays, which are well driven by a good
looking coachman in black livery. This
stylish equippage belongs to Mrs. Shir-
ley of New York, guest at the Ocean
House, who, with her sister, Mrs. Aus
ten, occupies the carriage now. Both
ladies are very handsome and attrac-
tive looking, and dress in deep black.
Mrs. Shirley is slight and very grace
full, has abundance of dark brown hair
that is natures own gift. Mrs. Austen
is plumper and fairer, with blue eyes
and hair a shade lighter, which she
wears corOneted on the top of her small
head and shading remarkable pretty
landau, drawn by bay horses, and her
livery is brown. Her establishment is
the prettiest and most admired in New
port. She and her daughter lively,
graceful blonde-usually occupy it.
Their tOilettes are noticeable, even ut
Newport, as being exceedingly rich and
artistic. This afternoon Mrs. Hoffman
wore a brown and white striped silk,
made with slight train, and very elab
Orately trimmed with ruffies bound
with plain brown. The Over-dress was
very much Topped at the sides, and
slightly at the back, forming very de-
cided panier. 1t was finished with a
row of heavy brown fringe. The body
was jacket-shaped, with round baske
at the back, and was worn over a vest
of brown silk. The turban hat of En-
glish straw was trimmed with a scarf
of brown silk gauze and brown feathers.
Miss Hoffman wore delicate lilac silk
with demitrain, and Overdress trimmed
with fringe, and body with three wide
plaits back and front, and coat sleeves.
Her hat was q turban of white straw
trimmed with rolls of lilac velvet and
feathers of the same delicate shade.
Mrs. Anteile of Philadelphia, who,
with her three daughters, is staying at
the Ocean House, has carriage like
Mrs. Hofman's, but her horses are
lighter, although the livery is the same.
Every afternoon the four ladies are seen
together in the carriage, and il is a
question sometimes difficult to answer
by those who do not know them well,
which of the four is the mother. They
dress quietly but very stylishly, with a
marked difference from their New York
friends. The landau seems to be the
most stylish carriage this season, and is
used almost to the exclusion of every
thing else, though now and then a ba-
rOuche or Victoria is used. Phaetons
for 8 smaller carriage are decidedly the
thing and the most striking of them are
canopied with silk edge, with heavy
bullion fringe, protecting the pretty
girls who ride therein from the too ar
dent gaze of the sun. Dozens of these
dainty little affairs are on the avenue
every afternoon, and some of the girl
drivers are wonderfully well accom-
plished in the management of their po-
nies. The young gentlemen affect dog
carts, and mounted upon them beside
some pretty girl with feecy robes, and
eyes that rival the sheen of her ribbons,
with the solemn footman sitting IN SOL
itary state with folded arms and meian.
choly mein, he takes genuine enjoyment
out of his afternoon. Up and down
they ride until the twilight begins to
gather, shutting them out from one an
others sight, when by degrees the av-
enue becomes deserted, lights gleam
from cottage windows, twinkling star
like through the trees, and stream from
the open doors of the Ocean House, on
whose broad piaZZas the riders of the
afternoon are promenading up and
down or sitting in cosy corners, gos-
slipping harmlessly under cover of the
music which fills the aiF-strains from
the band stationed in the hall, and which
three times daily enliVens the hotel
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