, 1876-07-02
Newport's Fullness and Liyeliness-.-
Money Not King in the May
flower Society.
The Boston Element-..What Boston
Girl Here Wants to Do for the
Old South Church.
The Fort Band .Serenades Mrs
Gen. Schofield.
a. New Fashion for Driving and Bath
ing---A Sea~Nymph and Giant

Specfa. Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Newport, June 29.-Nevcr before at this date
has Newport been SO full and so gay. It isn't
altogether the sudden aud protractcd heat OF
the month"; for the houses were, many o1 them,
taken weeks ago. The reason is to be sought IT
the constantly increasing popularity OF the
island city. And yet popularity is hardly the
wori, for the people who find their way here
wear after wear arc not OF the glasses who nock
after the sensational exactly. Newport can
never be called "a popular resort" 1t Is too
finely toned, and lacks all the attributes, the
advantages aud disadvantages, OF places. where
tie masses like to throng. You can't have
plat,c and position here merely on the strength
OF money, though money is very conyenfent
thing to have in tnfs City Of Distances where no
Stiffness and seclusion OF these Brahminic
streets. But mere money without other ad-
yuntarcs will not open many doors. The pos
SCISSOR can have the pleasure OF the avenue
drives in gorgeous cquipages which may out
shine Ill others. He, or she. can ouF OF rent
villa. or engage ....-
4 SUITE OF ROOMS AT THE OCEAN HOUSE,
thu limit aud state Of which shall be in
the upward scale OF magnifccnce. but al this
will not secure an invitation to Mrs. Priscilla
MaytIowcr's modest dnncr-tablc, at which the
Emperor Of Brazil and all the royal personases
Of this country and any other are pleased 10
sit. While the gorgeous magnlfcocs ycarn
for this entrce, they see their neIshoofs III tne
shabby cottage, or the boarding house opposite,
hetakc their way to the charmed precincts, foot
Passengers st that, and, by-and-by, II their am
!ition girds and grumblcs too much at THIS
spectacle, they pack up their gorgeousness anu
s.,n't mean to say, however, that the May
f,,"crs OF Newport are such wonderful SAINTS
Of society that they go about seeking modest
worth aud yiolcts that blush unseen ordinarily
Oh no. the millennium hasn't come ne set} eEcr
do mean to say is that mere money without
brains or background OF association doesn't
carry everything before it here, and that
THE WELCOME GUEST
is quite as often the occupant Of the shabby cot
taIc as Of q villa, .a1ten the fact is known that
The cottage is brain cousin to Darwin and Agas-
sz, or is Somebody in some other direction OF
distinction
And that comes OF the Boston elcment,'
was the remark the other day, for it is the truth
that Boston is largely represented here and II
It is true, also, that the Boston element tends to
make IN aristocracy Of brains over money, 1t is
gooF outlook in these days, when the pursuit
OF money has got*to be such disease that
am cure must he wholesome one
Srcaking Of Boston brings u? Boston topic
which some Of the Boston people have brought
with them to discuss amidst the cool breezcs
hcrc-the Old South Church. INC discussion,
however, does not cool of with the brcezcs,
am happy to say, and young lady who reads
the Boston papers regularly, and thus keeps
herself at
THE WHITE HEAT OF THE CONTEST,
declares that she means to get up fair in New
nort to add to the fund. Some one-a masculine
ad.n;rer-suggested that q rowing match would
pay better and BIC infinitely more ullique,wthe
young lady being a very graceful and sklllfui
[toatwon,an, to be put forward Us cham
MON rover, the prizes, Of course, to go for the
tlll South fund. But the young lady herself
doesn't favor rkis project. She sticks to the
orthodox feminnitv OF a fair. Whether she
will carry out the idea in time for the 18th OF
July. the day appointed when the specified sum
shall DC paid down or tho old relic destroyed, is
ore Of tic conundrums which very short space
of time will find answered. In the meantime,
her elders discuss the matter with no less Zcst
and earncstncss, and there seems sometimes
that there is great gain after all in this agita-
ton when VIC discover such deep vein Of sen.
t,ncnt aud patriotism, which probably would
never have come to the surface but for this pro-
TO sec the old church posted all over the front
with the printed cloqucnce OF
Iu1i.L1rs, AND EyAETs, AND MURRAY,
and by the daily accounts Of the funds progres.
zion 1t looks as though the 18th wouldn't have
to stand as day Of dissertation and disgrace
The Old South Society must enjoy, their new
church in the midst Of all this agitation!
But, to come back to Newport proper, and the
scenes and doings therein, let me speak OF the
eercnatlc to Mrs. Gen. Schoficld giyen BY the
departing officer, Gen. Vodges, of Fort Adams.
Gen. Sc:liufeld Is the newly appointed command.
ant and, as Mrs Schotlcld arrives in anticipation
of licr husband, the gallant Vodges pays her the
pretty compliment OF q sercnade by the Fort
band The lady is at present stopping at the
Aouidncck House, and at about 11lf-p1st
night before last Pelham strcetprcsented . very
lively appearance, what with the artillery band
and the piazzas and balconies OF the hotel filled
with cxduisitcly- dressed ladies. All the high-uE
L. s. AS AND q. 5. MS WERE OUT IN Full
FORCE;
as little 1rrl,in on the sidewalk remarked, ":
;,ilc of swells." But it WIS pretty sight, ant
III the military service discourscd for upward:
Of an hour and half nndc real street festiya
like those Of Continental cities.
The avenue is all alive with fine turnouts ant
in the toilette. But the toilette is SO very tin'
that the woman herself is generally extinguish
cd, and must be exceptionally charming to b.
noticeable. There is ono new !" kink' which dc
eopng tas AS 1t is oay ta
Inc dust i'll any drive outside OF this limit i
something fearful, aud the toilettcs come tt
very mortal grief ut once. What can be done
Two or three ladies', either out OF their ow1
vjsCum or with borrowed wit, have come out il
the pretticst of white and cream linen busters
1n.,lc prettier still with lace and embroidery
None Of your coarse, ordinary suit-lncns, but
delicate shirting-lnen, some in the dead whit
and others in cream color, which latter are sa1
10 he ............
A NEW AND DIRECT IMPORTATION FROM PARIS
No dress can be p1ettier than these Us seen II
a carriage, and then the comfort Of being speck
less Of dust beneath when the garment is re
moved. And of garments somebody has hat
the Centennial audacity and hardihood to com
on, in a d-whitc-snd-bluc bathing costume
When the wcarcr Is dSporting in old Neptune
arms, the effect Is like an animated barber
pole. and-wcll, nobody wants to enjoy thi
''kink." The prcttiest bathing g-costunle va
an ccru and hluc,-thc ecru very light in colo
and Of stit1ish woolcn fabric, and the trinlnin
ut blue also light in tint and put on IN broa'
bands. There was an absurd little pocket in til
train Of this costume; what for, no morris
knows, not even that mysteriously- crea
turc d1cssmal1cr, I'll be bound to say. III
beach, which 4 week ago presented rather de
serted appearance, now makes goodly displa
of human creatures,
FEARFuLLY>ASD WONDERFULLY MADE!
Creatures who in the afternoon clothed viii
the purple and fine linen of the day, tho blac]
broadcluth, or whatever, and the creams an
thr grays aud riolets, in silks, and laccs, an
fr;ngcs. you would never recognize for the SAINT
Now and then, however, ono sees 4 figure tha
no dripping drape7y can quite spoil. One morr
ing / saw two Of these exceptional figure.
When they emerged from their bathing house
in very natty suits Of navy blue trimmed wit
white, she with golden fleece Of hair flowing j
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