, 1876-07-16
People Do the Gueerest Things
Originality in Gowns.
! Girl Out of Rhoda
Broughton's Novels.
what the Chicago Youth Had Better
Do---Quiet People~--How
They Live.
vearisome Avenue Driving, and
the Girl WHO Relieved 1t.

NguronT, R. l., July 13.-"Pcoplc do tho
oueercst things In Newport" !" said an obscryant
1.dy the other day. As this remark
rrfcrred good deal to the dress ques~
; Hon, want to tell a story arcnt, in
fact two or three stories, to prove my
1sdy's observation true. Como and sit down on
thc Ocean House piazza just after the late fash
;cnable breakfast, or little later still. Nomat-
TER il YOU arc not ''gucst" within the walls.
Everybody strolls on to the Ocean House piazza
IN sec the sights, and you'll find thot you are
not the only one who is II visitor Well: we are
here to 1coz at The dress, which is study OF art
or originality, or reckless caprice and not at all
IN the usual fashion-plate order, except in gen
cra1 outline Of straightncss and sfinfncss.
whether it is because 80 many nationalittes, so
m:py fashions, coming together produces con
fusion which evolves a constant improvement or
diversity, don't know, but it Is fact that no
where ie dress SO varied, and so little arbitrary,
IS At Newport "You can wear anything at
Newport, is the common remark. e.
LoQk AT THIS MoRS1SG-DREs3 NOW
coming It's the avenue. 1t is charming isn't it.
4 % Ioyelv cream shade, the material soft and
Welding. Buntings Oh, no. It is-colncs
little cioser-nothing III the world but fine m,s-
waiterul cotton cloth. It is a long polonaisc,
worn over black silk skirt, and the bows Of
black velvet aud buttons must be removed when
Tie ]aundrces takes it in hand. Another is .
polopa:se that looks precisely like mass OF
Cluny lacc. but it is made Of tape trimming, the
tapc very 1ia,roW and held together by lacc work
done l,y the needle. This is one Of the cxtrnv-
asanecs, not cheap novelty which Will go by as
tie cotton cloth costume. Bunting dresses or
po.onaiscs arc plentiful enough. The ,prettiest
/ have seen arc not ornamented by the black
yclyct bo,:s, but with. nayy-bluc velvet and n
rich maroon, with buttons Of mothcr-o1-
pearl. / don't propose to write tasll'on
out OF 1nnc fashion routine, and really As
have said, suggest art and originality. Three
OF four wears EGO Annie Thomas wrote about
a novel way OF treating white muslin as dress.
member that queer recipe Of dipping the gown
into clear water, ard then, starchlcss,, wring1ng
It round aud round with large, clean rope;
the result being, when dry, soft crepe texture,
uhich fellin wonderful folds to the wcarcrs feet.
Whether this receipt has been carried into
is q white muslin gown tlourishins about here
which has precisely this appearance. The girl
who wears it ioohs us If she might have stepped
out Of one OF Mrs Thomas novels, or
RUODA BEOCGnTON'S,
for she has tall, s'sycltc figure" pretty, de-
tc7,n.ncd, up-in-the-atrish face, andaycry aeter-
mined gait that looks as il she might have
walked her IL miles over an English country
road. And this is all know about hcr:-or am
going to tell. But if any Chicago youth Is sigh
!ns ;1 1or vcrr decided new Acari-achc,-u young
geistlc,ncn ailow their hearts to perform SUCH
Gltl-fasiioucd antics in ti:csc Cays,-1 have only
to say tnat lie will doubtless get hs heart desire
il hc comes to Newport ami looks into THIS
cl.s,.ncr's eyes daily for little time: ou.:o,,
But, to ytt away lrOnl tho clVlucs question,
which is u pretty Lard n,attcr in sucli q gay,
merry 60, uun. IS life is, and cannot help beng
lcrc to great extent, Let Us 1oail a4lu see Ao@
t:ac Of tho Guictcr people, wilo cot:,e here ior
tho sea air and other beautiful things o1 nature,
lye. Prices arc down this scasun, and conf
Portable house Tan be hired, furnished simply,
for 500 and S5GU for the season, and in so:lc
Instances Tor less. Two or three parties have
rented houses together, aud GTc in them i'll a
quiet, unpretcnt:ous style Which Is luli u eci-
tort, but entirely a5ide from Coaching auu
1v1Io-;Aun aEssoATl0Ss.
THESE are the people who walk more than
they drive, and who go boating with company
Of friends every pleasant evening Tncn % tue i SUI u
tI;lleheu1 would cnll out Of society, sare W
chvce. Madamc May1lowcr aud Mrs. Mile
i:cur herself, who feiluWs the lead of tho May
flowers when she is quick enough, las been
seen 70 @ eaye r sas a: @ c.ae erc 10
spcni my days III dressing for avenue and Fort
iispIays,'' saws one Of these sensible folk. 1t
ulay, perhaps, seem that where tue Gays arc 60
lous tucrc would be ample time for evening
drives aud visiting and rort a,sp,taye' toSetner
lug. and Walking, etc But Try tt, or ask some
b0ny who has tired it, or tried to 90 it, You
breakfast ut S, say, perhaps laf-past, or: il
luxurious, 9 o'elocE7 for Inc nights, mosquito
griltlcss, in all the finer loca'ities,. arc laden
less at home, You will drift away into balmy
Numbers here which may catch you mapping ct
! later hour than your accustomed one, ana 1or
slich mapping you may be thankful.
AFTER uuEAKFAsr
you prepare for the bcach or Tor ealis-you can't
IL 10th Of morning. High nocn Is upon
you and afternoon beiorc you arc through with
either Of these pleasures, or duties, as YOU may
chanrc to look upon them. Then 3-o'clocA Gin
nc., that you may have time 1or tue avenue
driving, which will consume inc resi- o1 thc gay
liri.t: Or, il YOU a:ept invitations, the variation
c0lurs In the way Of en- earlier return from TIC
drive, ";y;ns-ip Of The batfs Or morning calls
lur tlv .:swcIl u party breakfast 1t Will bc
EASILY seen that, il you want time. for qutct,-
time 10 hare got to &c e31ofc aaei
puts Vi Egypt and the Paradise of Bishop Bcrk-
lvy's mcdiiations. Newcomers to Newport
youthful newcomers, usualfy-arc at ilrst cI,or-
nously taken with thosc gllttering dlsEiays;- s.
sailed the avenue drives. .~Aow IcsVcAls!
said ;oung lady not long sincc who Was new
TO the situation, Us she flashed past Alr: Hare,
ncycr's four-;1-hanu and heard tho clarion peal
(rua his lco1nlap, who sounds IlS horn Ill l1l-
..ation OF old coaching days And there Is sonlc-
:AnE cxllilarating about it at first; but try this
DAY after day. Il was my fortune Two or three
years aco,-1 don't wish to be too explicit, be-
:ause everybody reads =.
TIL; CHICAGO TRIBUNE,
ind don't want to blow car1on.Teai o1
lau!t-andiEg from the front scat OF honor
tsu With ny kind hostcss,-but two o1 three
lears ago. I had daily experience u TINS
asenuc-ariyirg. Every afternoon about Or
ta!f- past, the luxurious landau would DC AZ the
eoor as rcgularl; as clock-work; a1'd as
regularly US clocii-Eork, and eloc's that
never varied h2ir's breadth o1
minute, Nc would step iuto it and
presently take our position in the line o. car
aaggcs. Thcn, up aau down, up anu do"n, III
.acil others wake ut regulation pace, now OIL
onc side, then OH Tie other, until Tc lad gotten
BY heart the colors OF each horse, the wrinkle
n each garment, and as much Of
wrinkle as you could see behind the
masking veil, that almost invariably cov-
ITS each woman's face; for are Trey not
= On SHOW,
aal mustn't the fairest aspect be given at SUCH
ashow:: With lust remark offer, &c it un~
serstood, entirely in tho interest and on the
lnle Of tho. masking bceutiticr, and BY no means
against il, my morals not being OF the per,
5er:cd order Of old Cotton Mathefs: Up anu
1cTn up and down, ell thcfaccs utterly dcvolu,
lou find at last, Of every other expression than
ne sight-scers, the questioning curiosity, tile