, 1874-08-29

Correspondence Of The CAieaao 7'ri1nnt. .
NlWppRr, Aug. 4. 1871

NkH[HNA3 11uRt - Aotss
I find yon cannot compliment Newportcr
moro highly than to discourse on tho gradual
Misrepresentation Of hotels, and the consequent uu-
likeness Of Newport to. Saratoga. Whatever
Saratoga has, Newport wishes to be Without
aiming only to crente style Of summer waser-
ng-placcB which shall have 4 marked character
Of its own and, tho moro You Gull it exclusive
or ariatocratic, tho better Newport likes it.
Whether tho day receptions, 80 popular last year
and this. originated in this desire to bo difroront
from tito roBt OF tho fashionable world Or in tho
laudihle ambition to .ta!sc tho first step III d
much-ncoecd reforn,. cannot say. But they
l,ayo almost entirely superseded oyoning-par-
tiea croquet divides the honorA with tho favor
ito waltz, and nobody rebels nj tho early hours.
Tho ono point whero Newport touches sarato-
Ga Ia ......
THE sATunnAy-EyEs1Nun nor At the OCEAN HOUSE.
Ihither all Newport goes unbiuden, and over .
thousand people throng. tho grand hail and I'LL
moro ratirlng disposition pace tho 1css.frequent-
ed piazzas. 4 stranger may noto with surprise
that comparatively fow Of this brilliant eatllor-
ing join in t4o dancing But lot mo whisper in
Dc ID creme quito " tho thing" to trip the light
fautaattc In lotet-paror. 80 tue dunclng IL loft
to 'NeWporterH and peuplo who mav ho staying
at tlo hotel; whlle the choice spsita his apart.
Or slowly promenade up and down tho bull,
through the moving mass Ut people. It orr
curious stranger is fortunate enough to got Q
seat among these groups OF people WHO arc all
Eayly chatting Among themselves, ha will have
tine opportunity to observe the different types
OF mon aud women who como from far and near
to this great wateriug-placc
Az usual. Now York contributes more people
than all the other cities put together. Next
como Philadelphia, Hoato,l, &nl Iialtinlote !;
while the number from tho Western cities tn
creasos from ,,s ysar to year' especally from Chi
latter aro tue Hon. q. IL. poudletol,. formerly
Demooratic candidate for Vlco-prpsident, and
his charming wtfa aud daughters. As, much
variety may bo soen in drcEscA at in faces; but,
ass rule, few ladies display elaborate or ahowy
toilets, and there arc fewor beautiful taces Tile
preHept Btylo Of asterii!g tho lair In Hat riueu
on tho forehead IL III unbecoming az tho fashion
ct "bnnslngn IL. lately ~ in vogue 1,'d glves tho
faco anything b9t refined intellectual cxpscs-
thls wear III Inst. when tho British, and AMERICAN
"Alixed Commission" were sitting. Surrounded by
meml,orH Of the Diplomatic Oorpa Ii tue Turk
ish Minis!or lIo is Greek, but Ills small hlack
al u dow, Tho French Minister iB, to tho griof
OF Newport, a bachelor, for Newport lniuHcs lie
lively wife OF his prosloaossor, tho hiaruuse lo
Noailea, IhiH lady WaH gr0at tfayorise -in no.
oioty. and took llvoly lntorose ln all pretty
YOUNG dn1nsolh. She was iu tho habit Of having
clss.o Of her favorltaa to dinner or ten, wtota
| a(lo callad her gt.irAQ,u}e, or "gArand" ol
beauties. The lair A1asauibo was aconatomol to
say that abo found III socially no young goutlo
men at all worthy Of these charming young
latlies, and it Nus difficult to convince her hui
| tic most desirable young n1en in Anollca wor<
not TO ho ioo]letl for at wntpring-plaoes.
| After tha Ocean IIouHe conlea
| Trinity GuGRcH,
wl,aro tho fanhionutlcs drive Sunday morning
aud till thu old square pows with tutter ot sils
| nud lneoy IhIH iH probably tie: OILY church It
| tho Unitel htatea stll Blrlnounted by tht
Colonial crown, rho desk wI.ore t!Ie Clerk onct
stood To rcnd tlta responses IL IN tho middle o
thu broad aisle; behind it rises tho ,reaQlng
desk; AMI oyor all towers tlle Ernnt, roi,nt
pulpit, with itu tremendous Hounaing-boaItl
The preachor gathers his robea about him
aud monnta tho long atairwAy to- ttht
pulpit, wheuce Ao 'ooalllauua Tho ,fot)io
Of tho world then. from, Dshop ]serlely's o!s
organ, with tho crown aud lnitGaa OF top, peal