, 1876-06-25
NEWPORT.
The Emperor of Brazil at His
Best.
A Novel Way of Sendinu
His Compliments.
The Season Opened--.The Polo
Club Arrived.

The Season Opened---The Polo
! Club Arrived.
a Modest Authors Residence,
| Speea1 Correspondence Qf The Tribune.
NEWPORT, l. l., June 22--Dons Pedro II
certainly the most apprccatye OF men as we'll
as the most amiablc Of n,onarchs. Ills visit to
Newport, more than anything else. seems to
have brought out these pleasant qualities, ,w.,,cs.
I not common with the ordinary untitled crowd.
are rather extraordinary in u sovereign. Coin
ing to Newport straight from Boston, wh;c.,.
agreeable rs it is with its city gardens and parks
and its Interchangeable Common, is still 4 city,
| where even the June breczes flowing up fron1
Charles River cannot cool the heated bricks aud
solid masonry Of stone and mortar, the mir OF
Newport, sca-tinctured and howcr-la.lcn, and
tue si7M OF Newport, with its quaintncss, and
prett'ncss, and irrcgularty, its wide spaces and
country aspect Of homc'incss in spite of its
villas, evidently went straigh. to the heart Of
Emperor Pedro, aru put him into 4 holiday
mood at once. Everything was lovely III hi
| eyes, from
| THE CHARMING FoG-wAsuED FACES
mackerc!, which, by the way, thruws every for
eign visitor into yearly ecstasics. In Boston tho
| Dom wasa little more Of the King, simple and
unpreten.ling he is, for In Boston Nature is in
conspiracy against Nature, III the way of climate
and general bolt-uprightncss, and Beacon Hill
do-as-y tn say nothing of the
bracins elicit of its unlimited ss institoutions,"
| where unlimited "commttccs ~ and II boards ~
| wait upon the coming and departing footsteps
| Of the guest of distinction. But III Newport
| everything is in holiday attire. The trees and
the lawns have put on their livery Vt green, and
| II is such livery US no One ever saw outside of
| Newport in this country. Then Ncwport's
| i" institootions" arc hlcssedly small in number,
:1d tho visitor can't therefore be do;c to death
| with that kind of show. all that there was to
| 10 in this line was the Redwood Library, which
is SO delightfully."- unlike every other Library that
| the most violent auti-tuurist wouldn't obcct tn
4 visit there. The Redwood Library, and next
THE FAMOUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;
and knowing, is We do, Dom fctIru's liter
| ary tastes, iI surprised nobody to find 1ir1
much more interested in the former than in the
latter. Newport books-tlat Is, books relating
to Ncwport-werc his special interest, and with
his scientific lcarnin5 some Of the queer oil
curiositius came in for inspection. And this WIS
all, unless We might call the old stone mill I'M
"institootion." Aud with this relic the admrer
of Longfel!ow's books was much more familiar,
as far Us the romance Of the listory goes, than
rlany OF those who lire in daily sight II it, and
of course lie believes, with every true poet, tha:
the old structure WIS Ut Morse build and
Norscman stronghold. But, speaking OF Long
fellow suggests the p1cttiest incident of tho
visit, anil proves my assertion that the air Of
Newport put the Emperor into a holiday tenn
per, very unlike that OF the Boston proprieties-
Fancy the imperial visitor going about Boston
poking complimentary notes into the keyholes
tie Kiny' finds this the most natural thing in
the world to do. And not only does the atmos-
plcrc ai1ect
THE SOUTH AMERICAN PULSE,
but it strs up the sober sluggishncss of these
very descendants of the old Puritans, until they
join iu the good time. and MD and abct it TO tho
best Of their ability. To tell tile story straight,
without any wrinkles Of delay or romance, it was
escorted BY several Newport dignitaries,
passed the residence Of A1r. T. &. Appleton, tho
brotIlcr-in-law Of Slr. Lonyfellow. Dom Pedro,
upon being informed Of this fnct, expressed the
lcave his card, even though the family were ab-
sent Instead of the card, however, a second
thought occurs, and hc tears slip Of paper
from bis notebook, and writes thereon: "aluch
thanks for your book on the Nile" This In
reference to presentation which Mr.. Appleton
made at one time. No admittance, however,
could BE- gained to the house, and no one otaka
charge OF tllis interestiu. missiyc- What Was
to bc done with It'll
SOMEBODY SUGGESTS TIE KEYuoLE,
aud the suggestion is received with glsto, and
iato the keyho1e the cordial little note Of tn.
Emperor u punched, with great appreciation Of
tho situation, according to accounts. It re-
nl&:ncd there u day or two, and then somebody
was wise enough to remove 1t, anil, iaslosing it
in an envelope, mailed the precious document ia
Mr.. Appleton. And 50 Dom Pedro goes on his
way winning golden opinions, and making more
personal friends than any sovereign has eycl
had the grace or pluck 70 do before.
Whether It Is the lovely weather and tts
steady heat since June ellne in, do not know,
but certainly Newport Is fuller than her wont nj
both open, and all the boar,ling-houses-
they are many-are ready md partly occupied
Day before yesterday the Newport Yacht Club
met at their headquarters, and organized
for the a; season. They haye % stc up
boat-shop, where they can sit a.t
smoke the pipe OF peace and triumph while they
bet on the coming favoEites Of the fleet. Aud
ast evening the naval ball,-or should say, the
oy tho officers at Fort Adams to the officers vi
.he United States steamer MonongaEela, ut
which all the fine foam Ut Newport gay society
'ose to the surface in gloss OF satin and g!iEi.
squire in Stcvcn Lawrence called the glorics Of
tool" THE dress-paralc ut the Fort will take
,luee on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays;
IN the latter day there will be something a.idi-
ional in the way OF battalion drill which will be
after followed by drcss-paratlc. To
70 back to the yachts, there is a movement
broad by the citizens to get up handsome
,rizc to be sailc,l for over the Block island
.ourse. This is said to be 4 good business move,
Ind will be a paying investment, because the
are rich In this worlds goods, and
scatter these goods in great profusion during
heir visits; consequently thcy should be SEN
outraged to come" by these appreciating
,riZcs.
Another sensation-and the biggest one prob
biz this season-wil1 be
THE NEW ToRK COACHING CLUB,
7hich is to be here soon. It will be splendid
ight on the long, broad avenues to see them
olling along rcsplendent fn external finish and
Internally with its freight OF beauty. It is said
hat only very pretty woMen are chosen to ill
tese gay vehicles just in this present height Ut
xcitcnent. II there is any truth In this, woe
INTO the beautiful ones when the neglected sis
CTS congre5atc in parlor and boudoif! But II
IT. Junius Henri Browne knows anything about
:, men judge woHan's good looks BY her art
+ pleasing, and, If she captivatcs his heart by
'latsocyer power. she Immediately enters the
ate Beautiful OF his imagination. So, If this bu
rue, perhaps it will be the plain ones after all,
urged b. feminine standards, who wiilride In the
oacnes OF these kings Of the road. Simple folk
rom the country, WHO come down from Provt-
ence and all the lesser wayside towns, will have
stoEy to tell Of these coaches and the horn aud
upIe innings which will acrnmnanv them