New-York tribune., 1873-07-26
NEWPORT.
A BACKWARD SEASON.

rFRoM THE SPECIAL CORREsPosDESr or THR TRBUSEI
NEWPORT, July 21.-A solitary man finds time
pass tediousy enough in nalf-Ged hotel any day,
but on rainy days every shares the duness with
him. lie can take a little misanthropc revenge then in
seeing others miserable well as himself Such tmo
was t here last Thursday afternoon, and all day Friday
II rained poured If to wash Newport into the
There was melancholy kind Of rejoicing IN IL, too, for
II laid the dust and filled the cisterns. The thermometer
felt the general depression, and went way down
where in the sixties. The ladies huddled around fires in
the parors and the gentlemen enyclopcd themselves in
cigar smoke Dinner hailed with 10y Tor IL gave
assurance Of hours enjoyment. Thursday evening
there was hop the Atlantic; that j., the music was
played The musicians plped merriy enough, but no
body danced It seemed il 1t was wrong 10 be Joyful
on day that was given to cloudy spirits above
and below Saturday night the rain aud the chin blew
off together and this Is pleasant day as We haYo
had.
There "a one portion 0; the day here when there Is
nothing 90 do except bathe, and since fashion has sent
out an edct against much bathing, those hours have
been dreary waste, be filed up best one could
After using up all the known modes OF dling, some
bright young conceived the IDEA OF tho Casino and
through last Summer 1t In successful operation
suitable building hired and there during those
nnfashionable hours between II a. when breakfast
was over and p. ~, dinner time, all the Door Fc1b'
OF ennui could gather The ladies' brought their work
and gossip The gentlemen brought themselves and laid
them al the feet OF the ladies' Knitting work, music ot
tongues and brass trumpets, and dancing whied away
the hours which formerly were 50 heavy 30 the
problem solved. 1t was found 70 pleasant tAat ts
year George =. WotmOre, f. l. Smelling, A. j. CUSHING
and Mr. Hunniwell were made committee TO recon
struct the Casino for 1873 Subscriptions enough were
received $50 each to rent the Dexter Bradford house
on Caharinest It Is understood that the hrss enter.
tanment will be given this week
AMUsEMEETs AND INCIDENTS.
Some of the gentlemen, OF course, never viii De salts
fei attend the Casino constantly and need some
thing occasionally more exciting. The encIOachmenJs
OF civilization driven most OF the game away 80
number of the young huntsmen here have formed the
Narragansett Gun Club The members are al among
the Summer residents As IN ALL Henry Russell Of New
York is president L. H. Brnley Of Philadelphia vice
president and Frank b. Porter Of Newport secretary
and treasurer Their programme, as laid out consists
Of series pigeon matches az Bry ers Farm, short
distance from the city TO be held every Saturday Tie
first match OF the took place last stuIdty' Dc
tween Messrs Russell and Post Of EewIoIk. Tho lat
ter won killing birds to Russcl's Is These with nd
ing aud the Club proper, are the main amusemeuts now
But there IS one other participated in By outsiders not
by the cottagers. which Is unpleasant. without PIE
yous ntr0ductOns any OF those polite forms % de't
TO the aTtocTatc heart, sundry persons have been en-
terng cottages and Carrying of plate aud cwery prob
! ably as souvenirs. George WheatlaLd5 cottage on
Bel.evue-aye. and Mrs Gen. W.rl5worths on the same
street have been so entered But is reported thai
! these unceremonOus persons have been caught
Tie schoo-ship Constellation, with about 100 younG
midshipmen from Annapolis, arrived here ycs'-fi"y,
! under charge Of Commander A. T. XIX. The % MD
dies" who made their first appearance II town today
compose the first and tyd classes Of the Naval Acad-
ernv They will remain here q week or ten days, and
then 90 probably TO Gardeners Bay. Every respectable
gplace has its tribe Of ludaLs, but TIE Only
representatiyes here have left in disgust and nobody
mourns For a week they occupied miserable tent on
the beach, trying to sell baskets and bows anl arrows
and then left complaining that the season was backward
and Improbable They only echoed the many here
TIE SEASON BACKWARD AND UNPROFHABLE.
For some tine those who axe interested Ia hotels ana
lands have tried to fight that fact OF as an uHfuy
nightmare. But it IS near the oni OF july anu motel
keepers stablemen aud JCadesmen confess llat "l'
ness driving" So they look Tor the reason. First.
the weather has been too cold; second, those who
usually come here and make lie merry and pleasant.
especially around the hotels, have been Unfortunate IN
their specuatOus Money has not come AZ their CALL 50
that they have to spend Lere. Sull the above
complaining yet hopeful. Warm weather must
come soon, and they feel that they will have bust
ness enough in one way or another The Atlantic Ho so
has about 100 guests with arrivals Of any prominence
lately. There is 10 be hop there this evening. TIE
many young ladies who stopping at this house have
given notice tnat If their gentlemen friends do not ap
pear tonight and give them an opportunity 70 dance,
they will forswear dancing the rest Of the season This
terrible threat expected to secure fu attendance OF
these backward men, and through them good time.
The Ocean House had an avalanche OF guests yoster-
day, 60 people in day. Among them was Waldemar
Bodsco the Consul General OF Russia Tho Ocean House
reception on Saturday evening, poorly attended.
the cool, chilly keeping tie cottage visitors AT home.
Capt J. d. Hall and others OF the Oh Guard arc stop
ping there.
Prof D. c. Eaton Of Yale College has rented cottage
on Narragansettayc the rest OF the season Arthur
Gilman the New-Yorl architect Is staying al tAc Derby
cottage on Pelhamst., near the Atlantic House. Tho
Hon. Wm. B. Ogden, formerly OF Chicago s visitor at
Charlotte Cushmans. /. Is announced tuat yachdee
is to be sailed here the last Tuesday in October Com
mOdOre Bennett has given four prizes, each OF s iva
ior schooners aud two for soops, for competition Tie
usual course be followed from Br.ato"'s R3er
Lightshp around buoy at Block Island ana return.
Ii is not expected that the entries viii be confined to tho
New-YOIk Yacht Club, but that yachts oi other cnOs
Will be invited to compete. one OF the latest arrivals III
the harbor is tho yacht BuusbY owned " M COX 0l
New-YJrk.
Yesterday quiet Sunday "a tao srictest oD-
server could desire Dr. POtlecs church Was well hllei
At the Congregational Church, IN sprusst. DE- Paxton
OF NewYOrk aud Dr.. Dixon Of Syracuse conductor tho
services iD the absence OF the Rev. T. Ihayer ILe Row
Mr. Jones draws perhaps the largest congregation 10 MS
services IA Touros Park 1t would nave something OF
camp meeting look it not for the brass DAhu'
which plays the hymns in the most solemn way somo
ue object 70 IL and say that the band Is the attrac-
top but the audience always remains through the ser
mon. .. ,-.. .,,,,..,
Now that the roads IN good condition again. drN-
,, has b,come pleasure. one very pleasant ride Is
over what is called the East Road, extending nearly tho
whole length Of the island, over u milcs In company
,itb A. p si.sou of the Atlantic House stables as
ude the writer drove the road before 10 became
so dusty as lately Out through Broldst which looks
more Ike a village street, with It's tai. clm than any
,r o,rt of Newport the road winds along bOrjered