The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-02

PROSPECTS OF THE SEASON-NEWPORT AT
PRESENT RATHER DULL-THE LUxURIEs OF
COTTAGE LIFE DEsCRIBED-THE SELECT AND
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS NOW soJoURN1NG
THERE.
NEWPORT Il. l., July 80 1875.
Ihe season, so far, at this well known watering
place is dull, very dull. truthiully speaking. The
usual number OF cotagers are here, but the guests
at the Cliff cottages, ocean and Aquidneck houses
and private boarding houses are not so numerous
as they were last year, which was also termed j
dull season. Newport is too far from the large
cities to ever attain much popularity from tran l.
sient or hotel guests Long Branch prospers, and
the reasons are obvious; Saratoga likewise.
However, Newport has been justly termed
the queen OF watering places" and she
numbers among her annual summer residents
some OF the best families OF New York, Philadel-
phla, Boston and Chicago. This class finds no
fault with the lack OF transient travel They de-
sire blessed exclusveness, and they have it to
their hearts content and are satisfied with the
society in which they mingle. Even during the
prevailing stagnation of business there are sew
eral elegant cottages now in course OF erection
for parties who are TO make this their summer r
home, and one OF the leading architects in the
place informed your correspondent that he was
then engaged in making estimates for cottages
for several parties, and that he never, at this
season or the year, mad as many inquiries in re-
latton to these matters as he had had during the
past six weeks
COTTAGE LIFE.
The prevailing idea is cottage life, and uni ess
one Is possessed OF this luxury he cannot expect
TO move in the society OF cottagers. Millions of
dollars are invested here in palatal mansions and
extensive grounds, and the individuals who own
them will continue to beauty aud improv 0
them and make Newport their summer home as
long as they live. Year after year the same
familiar faces VIII be seen on Bellevue avenue.
Careless, laughing schoolgirls whom we were won't
TO see daily have grown 10 womans estate and
have been led TO the hymenial altar. but
summer, and their children will, too. after they
have passed away Here their fathers before
them came from the larger Cities and, alter test
ing the salubriousness OF the climate and enjoy
ing its drives aud romantic walks, determined TO
make this their aDidlhg place as long as their
means would admit Tney came. bought land,
and at once commenced tho erection of COM
Portable summer homes, mot In the prevailing
snowy style, however aud here spent the sum-
mer Of their days, refreshing their memories
with the many revolutionary incidents OF the
place, the mysteries OF the old stone mill In rouro
PARK and the tescnngs Of B5aop Berkeley
FAMOUS NAMES
Men and women, famous IN the ranks of mer-
camille, Literary ana sclcatllc pursuits, make
croft, the Historian; Miss Charlotte Cushman, the
actress: w. K. Travers, the banker; Lew p. Nor
ton Morton, Bliss Coz, Miss Woolsey Susan
COoldge) Colonel T. w. Higgnson, G.. II. War
ing, Jr. Professor Ag9ssiZ, Hon. August Belmont,
Judge 3atchlord William Illden Bodgett GEN
eral George Cadwallader, Alexander Van Rensse-
laer, DR.. w. H. Claiming, John Winthrop 0haner,
Rear Admiral A l. Case, L. s. N; Judge Dlckey,
Professor W. b. Gammell, whose wife, the
daughter OF the late X. ii. Ives, Is now
believed TO be the richest woman In America;
DR.. Samuel q. Howe, Julia Ward Howe, w. T..
Richards and John Large, the artists; James
Lenox, the founder of the LenoX Library In New
YORK Daniel lie Roy, Ex-Governor H. d. Morgan
Levi y. Morton, John Paine, Royal Phelps. Rev.
II. Y. Potter, ID. d. or Grace churcn, New York
Lewis NJ. Rutherford f. A. Stout, George Tiffany,
George Peabody Wetmore ana others OF a sim
liar stamp visit Newport year after year, and
their magnificent villas may be seen upon every
/ hand. Men and women OF this stamp naturally
tend TO draw others OF the class 20 the place,
ana In time lacuce them TO become one
Of their number. There Is one fact which
Is worthy or note, and that Is that several
i OF those VINO spend the summer here find
that they can live cheaper and pay icss taxes. AMI
| 50 remain both winter and summer. Last winter
! upward OF fifty families remained during the win
! ter, and thus made Tor themselves a delightful
! coterie OF their own Those who rent houses oil
] course can secure them at about one-thrd the
| sum asked at the rate per season THIS Is getting
10 be popular ldea, and II IS understood that an
/ equally large number VIII also remain mere next
winter and sec Newport In ner winter array.
/ Ihus they Will have an opportunity 10 near Old
Neptune laFh tue beaCn IN all ms Jury and see the
Spouting Rock IA It's most terrific mood. A winter
at Newport IS not 10 De despsed. =