National Republican., 1877-08-25
WATERING PLACE NOTES.

PROF. HITCHCOCK, of Dartmouth college. and
State re )ogist Of New Hampshire, Is at Hampton
Beach.
MANY are the stories told by old captains
who conduct fishing parties ut many of the water.
ing-places.
AT AN illumination ut Martha's Vineyard
on Saturday night last A. A. Tucker, of New York,
made the finest display.
For ONCE this season watering place hotel
has been found with supply OF young men some
what in proportion to the demand
Four hundred guests arc ut the Ocean
House, Newport, and ninety at the Aquldneck
House, md ffty at the Perry House.
THE dinner given at Newport by Mr..
Thatcher NJ Adams, in honor of General Mcclellan,
last week, consisted of twelve courses.
BOTH the heavenly and earthly minded
residents OF Martha's Vineyard are enjoying the
rdrely good fishing off the island at present.
THE man or mon who burglarized the Rev.
II. c, Potters residence at Newport the other night
must be Grace-less scamp, or set Of scamps.
THERE are nineteen steamers, several
barges and a large number Of sail boats on the
Mcrrimnc river engaged In conveying excursion
parties.
The mosquitoes and the crickets now enter
| tain us with Wagner opera music every night, and
following the Bayreuth example, the orchestra Il
hidden from sight.
The sudden departure from Newport of the
| EhlluHt Clhu lH Dlut ClOtn utcOfhc1
with gold lace the summer residents say, Is really
| the result Of too much hospitality.
On Thursday and Friday of this week the
game OF lacrosse will be played at Newport by two
native Indians from Canada. The game will bS
| played on the grounds Of the Polo Club.
A FISHING party recently at Martha's Vine
yard was out only four hours and caught two hun
seven @ Hundred Blue isS at South Beach. h' DS"
THE Judiciary of New York, New Jersey
and Maine is represented at the Profile house, Fran
coma Notch, n H. respectively BY Judge Gilbert
| of Brooklyn; Chief Justice Beasley, OF Trenton anC
| Judge Shepley, of Portland.
| 1T Is Just about the season that the guests at
the suburban resorts gather on the yerandah, and
10 the buzz OF the festive mosquito the weary move
ment Of the palm fans, and the general sultriness
eSelaim in concert, "Oh, how hot IL must be In
| town"
THIS Is the way the 'swells" pass their tim,
at Newport An early drive; breakfast ut nine
after breakfast comes the sea bath then eroquet o
some other game on the lawn; following this come
the newspaper reading. and then the nap and The
dinner, and finally the dance.
EVERY variety of seaside evening mantelet,
are to be seen The danticst arc OF white cash
mere made in the fichu patterns, with long end
and turned-over lapels, trimmed with colored sill
enbroideries or braidings, and edged with firing
ings of the combined shades. Other warps are 0
| darker hued cashmeres In the same patterns will
long or short ends to be tied loosely below the bust
and all embroidered or braided In bright coloret
silks.
ONE of the beneficial effects Of the diffusio,
Of summer boardcrs among the retired towns !
the awakening Of the rural mind to the beauties o
nature. The granger, who has been accustomed Il
look at the sunset only 10 tell the time o. day an,
to consider meadows and forests only as capable o
producing certain amounts OF crop Of lumber, !
now taught by apprecistive visitors to study III
combinations Of glory in The clouds, and the vary
Ing shades of green on the hillsdes and valley,
They are very apt pupils, however.