, 1876-09-10
TIN Ocean House Grand Ball...A Thou
aand Persons Presont,
hr& In Dress aud tfonso-Fnrnts1lng.''A
Triumph Of Taste and Economy.
a Uew Book Of Newport Stories In
! Verne. illustrated By staigg.
polo, tho Yachts, and Steeple~
pnases.
soreta, co,,xpondsncs of Tas Tribune.


Rbc present, AMI pretty good idea may be got
8of The affair when We anl Lord Churchlfl's, Ad.
4 mlral portera, James Gordon Dcnnctts, and
I 55Leonard Jero,ncts names IN the list Of tho
! Comm tttco OF Arrangements. Tho sdancing
was in tho great dinliig.haf, and ono looking In
/ from tho outside, where strings OF Chinese Ian
4 terns werc suspended from tho upper windows
to tic trees, saw q stene Of yerttnble oIlchant'
! lncnt. Dresses that were works Of art In fasl'-
I!ton s,nt matcrlal aud Aubtle combination mado
}ttone wonder II after all We might not come at
last TO stuly tlrcss wholly on tho principles o1
art, and thus make a really very tlnc
thing out OF IT,. Let no hasty
reader, now remembering my acattlc of criticism
unon women and clothes q few wcnks ago, cry
ont thnt asn going paek upon TINT crttic1sm'
On tho contrary, an not going back nt All ior,
observation of II on ono's notghhor will no
longer b. ln,nlllLatIng counting OF cost ana
per rata of social Rtatus, bnt duty OF euaca.
ti9 whereby we my e. ri esis. MI.s Tvaoos e
Of to-day who wears
lllsc Joscph's coat ol many colors' aTtl AZ N the
st Ter rut1es les md loices Hi viii 10 at discount
then. 1t will no longer, bo possible 70 gauge
1,rrsons purse and styis by Tho lntricasies Of
iicr costume, those intrcaclcs which tel IN IN
.drsssi;aker' , eo It ' vii, ~ not be- matter
's''i,ISnti Of i,eenulty, but Of edneatctl tasto,
which e quito another thing from Ingenuity.
THIS sulnmera fashion Of putting t!e soft, fine
tion Of arts influence, tor ills purely aud simply
the eGert Of ct,lor and fabric, and not In The
icast tin high cost Some Of tho protticst ar
rapgcl,ents of the summer-fouscs hero intloors
arc produced by tasto entirely, and not money.
Or ..a,n!ly In good society, slich society Us
MIS-. suoDpy, wITH HER CAsuMEREs AND p1A-
stoNps,
might strive In vain for, took Q small and very
taste hayo turnctl It into most delightfully."-
artistic home. As thelr. star does not point
s1s nil sy ts s sos sooa q Il 9 ,os NJ.
Persian rugs and rcal laardwood floors, 70.
gotllcr with tho graces Of drapery and knicli-
kl,ackcry sho Knows is fnr beyond her reach.
vary this sanlneas Of surface now aud then.
but they did not mount up into the Persian
prices. They were homemade ot bits Of bright
Erittir i rias, aud others viii hook, ruliine
gay odds and ends through What is called, l
ter wero rcally beautiful, and wero arranged
1crsla,,s,. Lung boxes, with act OF wire springs
claspcd On tlo strong hars, lifted crosswiso IKE
be,lstcad slats, and all covered with bright
chintz, with a act Of largo pillows, mnds a
charming lounge md q comfortable hed for q
vsittr II tho huuso were full
a SET OF oLt-FAsalokED PLAo-sEATED u1Atns
wcro rejuyeiatcd in why that g worth M art
tot'al. ft'o flags painted q delicate butt, tho
woodwork painted u brilliant black, aud, on tho
tonne pasted antl then varnlsllcd I nover saw
sueh pretty chairs IN paElor before. The cur
}ns were o. s9n1se ; na lass w
cheap wood, aud tlrrofofe not Of vnlue Of
beauty Ia its orfginA! fornl, WIS painted black,
and b0rlcred with beautiful selectfons from tho
rrensl cs5otqnns P, cut "at s1a pastel o. aaa
WITH IND n w. H. csoFc 1
lku ono, Of tlloss charming Fronch boudo!r
tables that cost hundreds Of dollars. q
where surl taste ami skill rclgned. "But tlllnk
Of tho tllne,' cTet Miss Iwo.Hhoes, With II
~ knitting and hoetiE end pasting anl varnis'-
Ing, aud ult The rest of tho box and chintz busl-
DEAR MISS Two-snoEs,
the sult..urporters rs th twko must coin your bread
naent Dut you arc .,of Tle Twoskocs family
9n the feminine side mover earned their aalt.
You only know how to spcnl other peoples
earnings. And can tell you II you want m
nttractlYo sl.u,nGr-house, and thesa hard tlmes
make n y impossible for pateri4mllia., to give y
70 you ~ account Of the cost Of furnishing, tho
o' Af !" 81 s' at w0'ia once s'' tits Ss' tas s
lsaitting and hooking md pastng and yarnal,-
iMg, an the rest Of Tue box and cllin.a business.
Thc women OF tie faInily of which speak did
1ncaIsA neglected to reul tho daily papers, aud
bright book now and tlen, at,l to otherwise
,!ltiYatG eilnr tncntal and social faculties. Ant.
thu result Is huuse that IL entirely charming,
jf iirft ty1ii Ia
!, Earcu tog. mud nnwAtehcl through tho winter
/, stHsul. ! don't commend this furnishing to
the nso!e %'lo tsally want 70 make pasta cfiost
Es aG s1, a ia To y tnk INK ta, ta these pretty
/ cheats. TIuy urs for themselves, Just wllut
they ure,--th!ngs oi original beauty. And they
r t1f lno Pi9Rto n, OF pssnfSy who ca"
ALApY WltosH DlNlNo-looM AtoHa COST 81, ,000
ralMe calling tn.o this pretty homemade place
",oh, hoy charming! I'd heard al,out Il, hut
e!alme hol!iins up hc. lands. 1ut @ sim5l i dc
The pretty place Eicat injustice IL don't tull
how the wills OF the rooms wcro paneled Will
p,st1res, w.o$l,sats, ana % %sllfomos Il Is tle
out with grcat exrcllHo In thu original tlcGgn
Tho pictures arc pluecu about thfce feet iroi1
TIC toor, and nlatclrt In By a[zc and real pau
cling; Tint Is the orthodox style, done b,
profession. rhcso hateful wQncn Of wlpm
apcak ''wrnt by tho eyes" and In QUO, rootu-
thu dlh!nE-roonl-thcte Was u row OF prett,
chromos pAstaA upen u simple ncutrattfDtet
paper, mud each picture b0TlcTea In tho Joining
bya plain hi1-ncil band Ut darker trab. Til
parlor WIS a srt Of fine wuuHlcHts savud from
tins to time, a,lsl the eNcst III all was inuo
srrlbahly good. Hut dpnt propose tn set Up
IN art rlaptGr on ltouseilold-turnlshEnR IN thest
eulrnlnsf olly wanted to say = ward u conso
lutlon tU tlr tnyttA.ls af wula0n Wha plne f0l
tbs glorics VI tlfs .ewllduriDg world, anil whe
think tioy Are nut tu bu Lad 0utslla of Perial
looms md F0rtnnltus' purse; and with t!liA Wur.
another to show how far family industry mt
! tasto may 70 in developing nil economy thu
i sllAll help lls out 0f our lMr times, mud al tn
!, BaWc ttaio help lis up tho road to truo develop
Il, Hlcnt In All art matters.
u AND ALL Tlila tTAltTRb FH0M'TNK OCEAN H0usl
AND ITS uHK39E31
IL my readers could have looked In upuIl tllos
Arcstcst perhaps hu s'le might have secA E,o,
closely tho nl1G subject evolved frn1. the other
tnr leaNty beauty, md tue urlgtnul and Arttsti
L beauty Ut splna III thUso tlTVssus, by natura
Eequenec, sugsastel ths next most otfgtnu
+ working out u arttsttc taatc, aud hease III
Il story u lluusc.
X TGa tptarcst shown by sllu summer res!dcn.
Il here an Ncwpurt'a 0s1.tllne beauty anA belle
4 Polly l.awtul,, seems to 70 beyond that Of til
Il native residents, but this ID uultu uAt1lr1l DcF