, 1877-08-12
NEWPORT.
The Coming of the Crowd The
Steeple- -Chases and the
Yachts.
servantgalisn and the Strike fa Wages
One Woman Equal to the
Situation.
1 Former flliIIiouairess' Ideas Of Poverty --
Dryers Of fa.Day, and the Old
Iea.louse.
Private Theatricals and Charles
Dickens Old Plays.

Private Theatricals and Charles
Dickens Old Plays.
From Our 0trn Cor71spondent
NEWPORT. r l., Aug. 8.-Tbe hotels are fast
t1tipe up Within the last few days, the Ocean,
Perry, and Aquidneck Houses have rejoiced over
the arrival Of a goodly number Of boarders, who
seem to have a come to stay ''by the appear
auce OF comfortable array Of baggage The
yacht-races and the stecple- -chascs which are to
come OF very soon are TO great extent the
cause Of this influx. The yacht~raccs are set
down for Wednesday,, the stecplc-chascs the first
week iu September. Six thousand dollars have
been raised up to this time, and other very gen
erous offers have been made Two days hare
been set apart ior this sport,-thrce races for
the first day, with 5000 for the first prize, $50
for the second, and 500 for the third. The
second days race is for the Newport cup,
which is valued ut $500. This Is for
ge,sNene,s riders, aud not professionals"
The third race will be for the Newport handicap,
the winner to receive The prize OF $500, the Sec
ond is $3.50, the third $50 The first race Of
the second day will be for the Sachuest handi-
CAP, the first prize $500, the second $50, and
the third $50 The second race will be a handi-
cap steeple-chasc,-
THE PRIZES
5000, $50, and S1OO. No pool selling is to be
allowed, and consequently the gambling ele-
1nent Will not mar the pleasure. The locality
chosen for the races is that beautiful range of
land near Sachuest beach which is known as
the third beach It IS just east OF the bathing
beach The land is broken I'D into fields BY
stone walls, and Is covered with fine
springy; turf. The most lovely scenery is
to be commanded from any point Of
this fcl1-range, and il the days
be fair nothing can be more enchanting than the
whole picture Of green field, and sunny shore,
and blue ocean, with the gayly~dressed crowd
and the; novel spectacle Of fine bloodcd horses
''tallng the walls +" in their course
III view Of al this, and in view Of all the
avenue splendors, and in sound and sight Of all
the dinner-giying,
TIE RECEPTIONS, AND THE BREAKFAST PARTIES,
one is inclined to ask, "Do the hard times really
tell on any Of this class of peoplc1' Yes, they
do really tell in way, not Of suffering Of
course,-that is, not OF suffering to those who
have means enough to keep their houses open
1lere,-but they tell in difference Of living.
Last week = lady who drives and dimes with
the best found herself without ,cook,
had *sstruck,' y upon her wages beng reduced
the day previous. Ny lady Of the parlor proved
equal to the situation. She did not distract
herself by rushing hither and thithcr for
instead to the Kitchen herself, and there,
WITH THE AID OF HEALTHY, HANDSOME
DAUGHTER
astoniShea the fan, family b} preparing dinner it
flock in for the vacant situatior;;- one utter
another of them departed, saddcr and wiser
than they came, with the information of the
reduction OF wages, and that, not being de-
al
should be S held TO-: Atter one wee week Of tbs,
applicants we're found ready and willing |
to fill the plsre ut the stated sum,
and so ended one phase of servant
girl tyranny, and one triumph may be scored
OF the mistress. I know OF one lady who ar
coded to the demands Of her cook in the begin |
ming OF the season to the tune OF $50 per |
month. The result VAS that biddy found her |
self OF such consequences that she set up con- |
tinuous grumble, united with other little tricks |
and manners, that finally ended in most un-
expected dismissal And so the war goes On. !
It isn't to be hoped for that many ladies will be
equal TO the situation in the way OF her whose |
autrgalism DISCOURSE because it is past hoping |
for that
OUT OF THE KSGDoH or HEAVEN
there can be found more than one or1,To at best |
of such wise women. Most of the families who |
6ndnecd Of retrcnching do it In the way OF re-
duc1ng their servants.
I'VE are poor now, you know,n said one lady;
tive Keep only two women servants and drive
Dpe horse in q phaetpu.' The horse Is thor
pughbred, By the way.
But the families who are constrained to very
slose retrenching don't come. They know by
experiences how much it costs to live in New
pert, and they prefer to stay away to the hu-
"keeping things mp" And not few Of these
houses are standing unoccupied, while the own
ers arc waiting for better times, either at home
or at some inexpensive country town A pretty
villa just between the first and second beaches,
OWNED ny DR. WILLIAM p. cHASNEG,
Is one OF these unrcntcd houses. It is one of
The most unpretcntjous houses about Newport,
but it costs more to keep it up in ordinary fash
ion Of comfort than a house of much greater
pretension on the avenue, tor It Is &*ont Of
town." and necessitatcs carriages aud horses,
with working force to Keep the wide grounds
n order: DR.. Claiming is the son Of the famous
rian divine The name Of Chanting is SO closely
associated with Newport that it is historical. in
1act7 for the famous Doctor was born and bred
herc. His father, an old chronicle says, twas
aSe9 q eausdersas ths ssii IL 9ae @She9
VAS the. daughter OF that famed William
Ellery, whose name Is amongst the siguers of
Lhe Declaration OF Independence 81 must
bless God,'' said the Rev. Doctor in 1886, s'for
10 take up au old record which declares upon
this ferrcnt declaration Of the reverend gentle
mans that the town was declining from his
birth. The tone Of society had not been improved
By the war. The West Indian trade had con-
ftnucd, and the habits OF seaport encourage a
iaxi1r Of manners and morals from which the
uld sea-captains and and heavy retired merchants
were not free Profanity and iutcmperance were
The chief vices Of the time
BUT HEAR WHAT TILE FAMOUS DOCTOR HIMSELF
SAYS
upon his beloved Newport II can recollcct,''
he says, - u corruption OF mora1s among those
of MY owu age which made borhood a critical,
perilous season; ret amidst this glorious nature
early received impressions Of the great and tie
beautiful Which believe have had no small in
aluence In determining my modes OF thought
and hablts OF life. had no professor OF teatb-
~ to guide ME, but had two noble places OF
10y One was youder beautiful editice, tue
I.euwooo Library, now so frequentcd and useful
rs pubtc iibrary; then so deserted thatI spent
oay after day, and sometimes week after week,
2inidst Its dusty volumes without interruption
!som single visitor The other place was yon-
.cf neach, the roar Of which has 50 often min
Gleu with the worship Of this place, ny daily re-
eort.-dear to me in the sunshine, still more At
1f7ctiFe in the storm" In 1Sn he
WROTE TO JOANNA RAuJ1E
tn this strain Of his beloved Newport: IA snot
ot which suppose you have never heard. hnt
"nica i IS 70 NC the most Interesting on earth. I
believe it Is universally acknowledged to be the
most beautiful place in our whole range of Sea-
coast Its surface reminds me more of t},e cen.
tie, graceful slopes Of your oxn country than