, 1876-07-23
NEWPORT.
A Party of Four Appealing to
a Higher Court.
Organdie *Musiins and TyroIean
Observation-Disclosures and
Betting.
The Story of Adonis and His De-
feat---The Moral Of 1t All.
Special Correspondence Qf The Tribune.

n'er, when Providence, spite Of its Narraganse
Bay, was gasping for breath, Dragged OF its CO
breczes, -" always cool here, you know; !
never know what hot weather is.'' And nc
in the shade the 1uid Of the thermometer STAN
at the nineties- Old Newport tars, sitting (
Long Wharf, shake their heads in a sort Of Sc
emn disgust Never like this before; never
aud no town record shows that there was ev
such fiery flames to deal with. There are co
places. If the sun will let you find them, DIR
down amongst the rocks Of the cliffs and o
Ocean will send in a puff OF two from her stor
But on the Occan-Hous piazza, and on all tt
piazzas where the sca doesn't come face to ia,
with them until after sunset, the heat of tt
days is sensibly felt But wit doesn't laneuis
in these hot days. The other afternoon, on
wide piazza, little party Of four sat, each c,
do~ed with pa1m;1caf fan. Presently al
preaching, an expected traveller appears.
HE Is FROM PHILADELPHIA
direct, Ehere he stTenuously asserts and rcas
6crts that business alone took him. swell
how did you find the weather there2'' was tn
noeking question put by an agggravatingly cool
leaf pIacidiy: "Weu, think can l.I Eve e'la to
place below odds. Philadelphians should har
no fear OF death; it can only mitlgate the sui
1ef1ngs Of the most depraved of them. But
QOnt thlnk you've Aad much to brag of here
Tue papers say that you've been in the nincties.
1he cool young gentleman, jealous Of the nam
and lame Of Newport, does not deny this, bu
Immediately declares that ''we have cool nights
you Know, and that one can find q cool spot a
any time somewhere-'
one Of the charming women who may gener
ally be found upon q Newport piazza eleyates
her eyebrows ever so slightly, and, with sly
look at tue young gentleman, who, recently al
1:iiticd to the Bur, has good many jokes tc
shoulder upon his grand airs, she says dc1nure.
ly: ''Ali have to offer Oh this subject is this:
that think # these cool nights and favored
spots don't accumulate SO that there may be
enough to 80 round, some Of Us will appeal, il
..ut pass up to higher court"
applause, and the cool young gentleman laws
down Lis arms at the feet OF the fair icste-to-
wit: his pa}n-1eaf ian. But, testing aside,
TUE COOL YOUNG GENTLEMAN IS RIGHT.
There are cool nights, and cool spots t. be
found in Newport, and the benighted traveller
from Philadelphia just now may bless his stars
II he finds his way into these shores where cool
so:ts may be found for the seeking. OF course
5a:hers increase with this weather. There
Is L charming widow here who not only bathrs
to perfection but Is very expert swimmer
Several young ladies are excellent swimmers.
one Of them last week beating her whole party,
lnclndlng stalwart masculine friend.
Every conceivable deyise in the way Of cos
tunes Which are at once suited to the weather
and becoming to the wearer is thought Of
Previously, organdies have been very little worn
Mt Newport, both on account oi their texture,
rendering them too thin for the climate, and the
logs, which wonld soon reduce one to '' lifclcss
rag - to use feminine expression But within
the last week organdies have dourishcd and
white dresses hare ragged. And pretty hat for
Shade is ta1l-crowned Tyrolean of chip, the
crown almost entirely Of lace, but so covered
with network of vines and leaves that this is
not perceirable, and gives what is desired,
ventilation and coolness-
AND NOW THE YACHT-RAcEs
arc on the docket, and bets run hiyh, feminine
bets running mostly to gloves. Last wear a
young lady t1ting in her hand with pair of
gloves a the playful ins1igation of an admirer,
joke then, and the loser had a queer time OF it
IN getting of from her importunate admircr It
is said that the coming Of polo. the Coaching
Club, and the hot weather, has brought more
men t TO Newport than at any other season. Par
coated gentry. But I can tell the young girl
who, lar away, reads Of all these fine doings of
line gentlemen, that she will bc much more
Likely to tlnd her ideal in some New Hampshire !
aook, or Maine shore village, than here at New |
bort. The young men here are Of two classes, |
rich men's sons and their inlitators. Fine, !
gallant fellows the first sometimes, but they !
AVE had no chance to try their strength or
bowers. They are ornamental mostly. The lat
er class, their imitators, are often such good /
mltators that they do 3 vast amount OF mis-
hicf before they are found out. They are the
dventurers OF society. The busy man, the man
mo has LIS own way to n1ake,-1 do not mean
lcrc!y the se1-maue man, but the Well-edu-
ated young fellow who has started out with lis
ortnnc in MS hand or his braiu,-does not come
. Newport Hc will come for u day or two per
al's to satisfy his curiosity,-to look at the |
u,cslcs and find out
WHAT THAT COMPOUNDED PoLo'' Is,
ut NJ doesn't 90 into society, and he is off
gain Where he can hunt, aud fish, and sleep in
&c open air il lie lik.s. and rest and refresh
imsclf for fresh start. This is tie matcriai
which the healthy young girl Of average
uial lie makes her ideal, and tinls it possible.
Is not the gay young elegant, who plays polo
nd spends his iathcr's money in yachts and
ie, and though, as 1 say, they may have fine
nd good fibre, it is not given a chance to de-
elop under our system. THESE are the men
no ottgltt TO marry Dukes daughters, as tile
ukc,s SOUS are marrying their sisters. But ,ny
rd tue Duke doesn't seem to think TINT the
.ie will work both WAYS. He is very glad oi
Is Yankee kinslnan's daughter with her
1w:ry, but be would not encourage the son to
:1l'spant his own daughter, By any means.
10 much work makes Jack q dull boy, it is very
ne, out TOO much play makes him also weak
y. aud between the two it is not easy always to
I'd the happy balance But unless Miss Coium-
a is IN the groove of the Dukes daughters
&c vii find this happy balance much more
SHY nut at Newport |
course, forms one Of the principal diversions.
'oking out upon the beach at about IL O'Clock
the morning. nowadays, one sees nlemora- |
e sight From the long pier in trout OF Con- ,
ess Hall, Tor half mile northwaru, the surf
alive with merry bathers. At that hour it is ]
Wilde, and the strip OF white sand between
I: water and the beach~drive has broadencd | l
t incousidcrab]y. Here aud there, below
,f,~water mark, are depressions in the sand, |