New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-06
SUMMER HOMES ar NEWPORT.

TIE RENTING or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TWO
SPACIOUS AND ELEGANT MANSIONS NOW BUILD
ING.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUSEl
NEWPORT, May 3.-The weather during the
past week has been very unfavorable for cottage rent
ngand business In that line has been very dull The large
passenger lists of the steamers leaving NewYork
eveywCek not very for the real estate
agents. who notice in the lists many persons who usually
spend tine Summer at Newport and who are considered
cottagcrs Recent rentals include the following: j. II.
Whtchouse of New-York QuthcrfOrds) HainsOu-aye;
Judge Emott, NcwTorS ThOrps), HallidOn Hill; Mrs.
B. n. Moore Philadelphia Uessups Bclleyuc-ave;
Aaron Ward New-YOrk Gewman's), Catherinest;
Franklin II. Story, Boston OPOers Catherlne-st: Miss
Anna Ticlnor Boston QIalrs), Annandale-road W. II.
Fearing. Ncw-York (Dae's), Buena Vista-sL
Free concerts will be given two afternoons each week
during season by the First United States Artillery
Band AT Fort Adams Landes orchestra will be ut the
Ocean House usual and 1t is expected that the CITY
Fathers viii appropriate funds for the purpose OF
having semi wcekiy evening concerts IN TOdro Park
The few cottages are rapidly approaching com
plcon They viii be equal in elegance to any Of the
houses which nave been erected here for several years
ON Beevueave.. the Ocean House, is the Summer
residence Of Commodore c. H. Baldwin who Will return
from Europe about the middle Of June and move into it,
The style OF architecture Is SAID part Dutch and
part Swiss IL IL mass Of projections Of all descrip-
lions. Tie bow aud doImer windows are unique IN
design II Is built Of brick and wood. the FIST story be
ing handsome Phladc phia pressed brick The ridges
Of the various projections arc surrounded by comb
Ing Of antique pattern, with turned hheals ana hand
-omcly bunrhcl yancS. IL Is three stories hgh, the
dimensions being 80 feet wide 10y % feet In length
The elegant front is protected By large porte
cocrrr which projects 30 feet ana II WIDE enough fora
coach and four great deal Of the room ON the first
n1or i, taken up by the hail and ycstibuc- There i no
obstruction from the hr- door to the roof galleries eA-
tending around the opening on the second ana 'Ni''l
floors magnificent chandelier extends from the ROOF
and serve, 10 Hight the whole very effectively. II is
about SD cc from On, nJog the apex Of the roof Near
The staircase han there Is window with row OF cot
| orod lsht, 20 the top. which Is 10 feet long by
/ 10 Zee. ~ wIItA-I very spacious opening TOT
/ a dgtiIil s-LuJ.r The rrcepton-!0Om is finished
! n black walnut the floor laid in marquette
pattern The library is also I'm .hcd IN black walnut,
aud 10 Is Uam-cutcd four feet from the floor The BIZ
! lr!..oom hasa thing, and tcuecota finish ovcr(he
chimney, The ceiling being pauccd IN black walnut.
Leading from this room j. q large balcony. The dining
room mas fancy hard wood ceiling with floor aud man
tel ~ The material and cuunoy breast OF ui'd
terrr,tta work. 1lc house has all modern improve
mtui and Doe most deliberately finished the tuTn.-
uI, being made expressly. 80 paint has been used ON
The H.t H,or Tho lal ceiling Is plLcl.ci with black
! walnut and butieuut, and throughout the Eous"
/ u,re Is a liberal us' ~ hard wood Of various
/ kinds; all Of the windows, which arc unusually
large, are filed with French plate. The second
third stories NL inca N pine anu ldlht.h Il
psr, eo.,r- on tlesc 1po.s there are twelve mammoth
Icrprg rpar'u,u Broad piazzI, extend on al sides.
/ The grounds have been carefully lard ont stable j.
also hudur Oh, land WJs purchased from tc heirs OF
ue late Henry c. j.. EGau, ot &ew-YorE They own the
villa ad Joining. \ handsome brick wall les low binding
/ IA front ~ iAr Coumulorr- residence.
! The largest aud by lar the moss extensive house
erected here Tor years is now building for Mr
Pore I,rIard. at OcArc Point, the residences
! Of W. -. Lawrence AMI Of Mr.. Flirm,u Rogers, OF
Philadelphia. The house jos large enough for Motel iis
me man entrance B., largo brick towcr. reached by
s,rl sfgrca,c The house IS after thc Gothic style
and, ngo Commodore Iald"us has numeIol'
| uatcrfunius r. Of cape Ann grantee the tim
Zone; tsc BODY t. bl Of Philadelphia br,k l5id
| rcd mortar. The nr,' ana second story windows are
WIDE extend a round the house, and leading out nom
the hl or The second floor largo balcony. In ihc
thIrd -i"ry "ir eighteen 'A"',,t' ""i''' van
uu,. Tho La, Uu ths hu"r D. 100 20 long WIN IhI,r
corridor about eighty fees long. liner, is "a" obs,
lion nom tie hr- E."' 10 I' i"I, san iI't 'N'e.!"-
ou 80 side, nom tie SECOND aud tl" nr"Is on we
them being twoaty-four feet square finished 3d.
| uuiioruUt with mauici. ot The SAME WOOD
ilrrt is a music gallery about ten feet square about
lindsay OF hc gallery over w., ia'n r"l.H,t M"''g la
u.-u music Tor thc balls which Nr ami MI. Iorlard
uroln- wing during tlc season IN lHc main hail. winch
~ n f1r tls purpose Tia Hour D.. reached by
woman n,gu- ~ STAIRS aud also by orc private stir
| case a, we'll The man entrance o, ON the west ,de
menu" a yrstliua which hasa tl.rl door aud brick
sides and thence through another Nrsi'nur r!rArI ANA
Wam,cot,d c.lt feet hOm the moor Hli hhtcrhut tho
ceiling being ~ raised panel, ANA hrtlb moy'..h-'.
Large massive dou.lc doors lead Into Ar man nall to
the right 81 winch AZ tine Iniary, dw!n--r"om ana
| mJruug-roum; the bi'ardroom, dining room und
servant haiI arr Oh tno opposite side; me r'!ut 81
l1 r ''" bea ts' Of ho,Iy sacc, work Sm.ar
! To- those IA the rmr'rI r""i' on ln'' moor
The ceiling over The galleries J., air" h'"'.y lEn'H.u,
90 compare with tho oiDrr over TIC mann pant "hu hrdNy
brackets extend from tl' ling down 20 the mann Night
Of stairs, and on either side are Iar.c carve! columns
and sr.ucd plaster drcr,-.u unusual slri IN modern
houses, The mornu--iDum has been finished WIN bui-
t"rnut nud Wih plaster cor I't ~, u'o W va"
fancy designs II j. connected Win Tue piazza on ly
east side by two large French windows The hnfh 81
the drawiugroom Is of red oirh' lAr moor w. arIu't'
STYLE being of the same IL = oclaEoh III rhlpr anu ~
! wirr, naught bat the Atlantic can be seen. The red
birch mante In this room 10 very elaborate Ihc library
| aud booa-ciscs. The nOor Is laid IN NUM- r"us
| designs OF white OAK. The room u adorned
the plaster corniccs. The dinngfoom Las been
trimmed with oak aud wanscoied hlr i'et iiom tue
moor. II II supplied with large and handsome
carved sidcboard and dresser 81 OAK. Tue man 81
| "A marvel Of convenience ana elegance Inc i!lhu d,
room is Oct1gona and on two sides are uphoSici'd
seats in acoycs and placed on raised platforms over
I h,ud There are uuuccd arches. The room VIII hc sup
Piled with tables. The floor Is laid in fancy designs
! ing as well. Three mammoth windows open upon the
Mr iSfinrd has also had built n stable, 79v5O feet,
and portcr's lodge, 3jl2x2lI3 feet and ll2 sorir'
| high. half brick and wood, to eoIrr5pohd WIN
| tho house IL will cost about $4,000. or about
| one-hIlf ms much as tho lodge Tho Grounds con
tain eleven acres aud cost about T3G,OOO Ihty
| were purchased from William Beach Lawrence. They
nave been laid out IN keeping with The elegant SUR
rOuudngs Fo0tpatis extend IN various directions to
| tho cliffs where are an attractive rrpcnswaTd bank
and sca-N al On the front - neat iron fence with
| scroll work IN thO centre. Salt water l. pumped into
the house from the ocean by Il huge air pump ON Top
| OF the stable.
Tine house exclusive Of tho furniture will cost about
100000, the original contract price being $4,000 The
tua! OF the buildings furnished and Of tho grounds,
will not be less S2lOOOO Ii ia not believed that II VIII
DO ready for occupancy this season. though that
! Ml. LOnllalds original intention.
| PfRALTUS RIDE or FIFTEEN HOURS.