The New York herald., 1876-08-21
NEWPORT.
BRILLIANTLY SUCCESSFUL sEAsoN-THE
PROMISED WATER sUPPLY--soCIAL MOVE
MENTs AND ENTERTAINMENTS.


season considered by those who have every oppor-
tunity for knowing being OF more than ordi-
nary brilancy, made doubt by the Inauguration
OF popular outdoor amuscmonts by the Wcstchester
Polo Club OF New York. The hotels enjoying
season OF fair prosperity and as will be below,
three cottages have recently been rented
prominent families have arrived and taken apartments
for the six weeks private houses which goes
prove that will extend we'll into the fall
months Last week the Ocean House came very
being full and for the past two weeks tho propricors
been dong great deal more business than they
did last season. and they believe tina. tho stecpe-
chases in September will add materially the sue
cessiul termination OF the hotel season Cottage life
is not governed by the hotels, for their owners or
occupants arrive several weeks before opening Of
tho hotels and always remain long while after they
closed, September ana October being considered
by many OF them the most desirable months Of the
whole year to be in Newport.
Newport fulfilling the predictions made in ref
to her future long a summer resort. and
TO show how lheso predictions have been fulfilled
give brief extract OF letter written TO friend
IN 1884 by gentleman then residing in Rio Janeiro:-
find love poor, dear old Newport and most who in
habit H. moro than was aware OF, and calmly
think though so far distant and away from the mis-
guiding prcJudces and affections OF mere locality that
its time OF renovation and prosperity Is near at hand
l predict this not with anything like the certainty
which the millennium predicted
calculated, by grave dvines but from the natural ell
ccs OF time and the inevitable progress OF natinoai
prosperity For, prosperous whole, in spite OF tho
oliies of politicians anu passions OF parlcs We shall
be, ana taste, operating upon opulence directing It
where 10 perch, sometimes where to settle, will, us
think, select in multiplied instances Rhoae Island
proper People who have money will come here. at
least summer, TO enjoy II; those who are high IN
what Is deemed rank and safe hereditary wealth.
because they display their rank and wealth advan
tageously; those who have accumulated II by hard
Knocks because they can elegantly repose from their
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turns and tricks of trade because they hope they may
be forgotten at distance and the giterng butterfly,
suspected OF having been grub. our relative
naval position, too, must IN time be duly appreciated
Thus wrote gentleman forty-two years ago, before
Newport had dared to hope that She would be the
leading watering place of America; where the FIRST fam
lilies commercial, literary and art circles from all
sections the country congregate for months
in the year. ANA until the north Winds and falling
leaves remind them that the season is over. The city
is growing IN popularity year after year and there is
no doubt that the number OF costly villas will ina
crease year year. Newport has bright future,
remains great measure with her citizens to
keep up her reputation as q desirable home or the
thousands who annually TO be found here and who
are willing to and IN oeautilying hei surroundings
When the gentleman referred to wrote tho above para
graph Newport had not IT'S Ocean avenue its paid Fro
| Department, It's fire alarm telegraph, nor the
possibility OF having wafer introduced into the city,
! Before another season shall have rolled round
perfect system OF water will DO full
| put to tho Inconvenience Of buying water, they
have been the present season. The gentleman who
generously offered to build the water works. lay the
pipes &c at his own expense, providing the properly
exempt from taxation for certain number OF
years. has already commenced operations. and when
the shall have been completed there will be no
little rejoicing, and will add much 10 the future
pery OF the place The water rates will be proper
ton charged in other New England cities and
the city can alter i've years, purchase the entire prop
erty at air price bv u vote OF her citizens In san
tary point of view another important step should be
/ TAX
As yet the place no danger, bu; the tmo Is COM
inc when effective measures will have To be ken In
order to protect the local population well as the
summer residents, from epldemcs OF every descrip-
ton. His Honor Mayor Bcdlow, IN his recent nautl-
raj most orciby refers TO this important matter aud
he is prominent citizen ana u gentleman who knows
whereof he afirms
The Invitations 10 fashionable wedding are out, tho
high contracting parties oeing James wadsworth OF
daughter OF Mr.. william Il. rravcrs Of New York.
Miss rravers granddaughter Oi the lntc Hon.
late General Wadsworth, who gave his lilo Ior his
country at the battle OF tho WILDERNESS. The wedding
will take place September IA at All SAINTS Chapel, one
Of the arstocratc houses OF worship and the Rev A.
G. Mercer, the rector, will oiiciac Three hundred
invitations have been issued. Two engagements in
fashionable circles have been announced but the pros
pec,ivc weddings will not probably take place here.
| All interested are New Workers.
Mr. Havelneyer, with the Austrian Consul General
and few In vied friends recently Rocky Point IN
his beautiful steam yacht the Ideal, OF the New YORK
Miss Kernochan, Miss Gautcr, Mss Kemiss Augustus
| Whiting. William Thorn and Hugo o. Fritsch
among those on board. After enjoying OF Rhode
Islands clambakcs they all assembled under the
shadow OF a towering rock and had their pictures
taken. Prince starhemburg, OF Austria was one OF tho
party who had his picture taken last year at tho
| place while the guest OF Mr. Havemeycr
| The schooner yacht Gypsy, owned by Herman 7.
| Livingston, Of Now York, who owns and occupies
cottage he'e, has gone on a cruise up the Hudson
| River with her owncr and few invited guests.
The french yacht surprise, owned by Baron F. do
peculiar build attracts considerable attention In naut
ical and yachting circles She rig of topsail
schooner, with sanding 'opsa aud iopgallant yards
aloft. She was built at BackwalI, on the Thames.
Since my last the two pretty yosc cottages have been
| Army and tnmy renting one and General Cuum,
United States Army, and c. H. BALDWIN, United States
Navy lreccntiy nominated by the President as a com
Mr. Robert l. Livingstone. OF New York, has rented
the Hcckscher cottage ON Catherine street. and several
other parties town looking for houses, at this
late day, which to prove that the Will be
! an unusually long ono
| Mutual Llc Insurance Company OF New York, who is
! spending the summer with his brothcr-,n-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs L. A. McCurdy, proposes 10
either oud or buy here before another season. Miss
Catherine L. Wolfe OF New York. said to bc the richest
single lady in the country has not yet arrived at her
villa at the of Touro Park she being Europe.
She recently gave $4,000 toward the establishing Of
school TOR girls Reno, New Newport boasts, 100. OF
having among her summer residents the richest mar
red lady IN the country, Mrs. William Gammel, Of
Providence, X. l., being so considered She was the
only child Of the late Robert H. Ives. one OF Rhode
Island lords and rulers
the German Charge d'Airaires Baron Thclman
has arrived at Hartman's Tor the balance OF the
SOU Luis Poodcr Beurabe Secretary o! the spanish
Legation and son oil Admiral Polo cx-Minis,er from
SPAN this country, and e. g. Cookson, from Canada
are also Hartnans
The visitors during the week have had an excellent
opportunity invest their spare Tor the benefit
OF The Emmanuel fEpiscopaD church, tue society of
the latter having arranged Tor Wednesday and Thurs
| day grand iar, which was held in large tent
Bellevue avenue IL is almost needless to add that the
entertainment extensively patronizcd by The cot
tagers and that the worthy society gained what they
desired On Friday evening Hon. Henry Bedlow,
Mayor OF the city, Will give a reading at the Opera
House for the object
FoREGN
The latest foreign arrivals at tho Ocean House in
cludc w. NJ. SAT- G. \. Bouthiiicr, Frederick Mac
KcnMc, W. H. Mackenzie, from MontrcaI G. De Bo-
DISCO i,ussa; Hiison, T.. Carlin Paris; I. G. Brad
shaw W. X Bulwer, David Bell, Thomas Thompson,
George r. Bradbury, q. IA. Bradbury, J. MURRAY, j. B
a.. ~ ef.ll tf..do If,.r. M