New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
NEHPORT IN JUNE.

CLOSE OF THE MEETING or THE SOCIETY OF
FRrENps-PLAIN DRESS pIsCARDED-CHANGEs
IN OTHER CUsTOMs-sU8INfER VISITORS ARRIVE
IN LARGE NUMBERS.
lFBoM An OCCASIONAL CoEREsPoNDENT or TIE TEIBUNEl
NEWPORT, r. l., June 21.-The Friends,
who have been session here since last Thursday ad
journod Tonight, after euioynga weeks peaceful visit
10 the Isle OF AquidneCk Contrary to general expeca
ton the society voted have IT'S next annual meeting IN
Maine Portland being unanimously decided upon. The
original resolution as passed in 1876 Will, therefore be
carried into effect, and the society viii only meet in
Newport every other year. Tie meetings have been
well attended, not only by the members OF the
society but by outsiders, who delight TO listen to
the earnest plcadngs OF the approved miuis'cTs,"
aud others belonging to this denomination. 1t has
been very noticeable fact that the younger Quakers
were even dressed Ia the modern style than they
were 1876 and one, judging from their dress,
could infer that they identified with the society
which eschews foshOus and their atteudant foes Tho
younger ladies' wtIc u fact, conspicuous by their FASH
ionabc appearance, nnt many Of them wore the ore
yailng styles Of the day. taking example rom tAeH
mothers and others belonging TO The society,"
1t is evident also, that the Friends are doing away
with the siug-s0ug style Of speaking common among
them ONLY few years ago. At the Hotel Aquidneck'
where ths elite OF the Society have been stopping, q
young lady who UclUn the denomination sumuaed
the others by her presentations Of the old style Of Qaker
preachers aud every evening during the week she has
had the parors crowded with interested lstcuers who
appeared to euoy the unusual spectacle and was cy-
dent TO many observing people that tue hunoer WAC
cet esSTu @ neI io Te'e i m de aSS WITH Tie rdenIs
OF Portland offered e Friends many lnGlecm,n nts 10
hold their meeting iu that city, aud the authorize.
agreed the stones le church with sand III
order that might nutdsilrB them while they
were session This pleased the Friends very mneh'
Newport, OF late, has been great sufferer nom The
frequent rain storms, but as there 10 an end to
everything there has been 10 the mfayorahle
weather, ana everybody seems 90 be satisfied The
majority OF those who are 10 occupy cottages have
arrived and the season OF 1878 ~ now well underway
II Is not expected that many moro houses will be rented
this season. the real estate agents confident that
the renting season Is not much more than hail over.
They daily receipt OF inquiries By mail as wen rs
by telegraph and they believe that as many people VIII
occupy houses here this ast but THIS Is eH-
trcmely doubtful owing 20 various causcs, the pruc-
pal one oi Deug the visit OF 80 many 10 Ae
Paris Exhibition. The Lorng Andrews VIVA
the Austrian C0nsu-GencIal at New-H0Tk and ly
,he A5 d YeSyo&S has arrived at ms
new villa az Ochrc Point the finest villa which has been
Dnlll at t'iis laVe [ ~ y i t t ra1its r 9taIi
belonging Mr George Peabody Ncmorr oi Newl 0TS'
Philip schuyler, Mr. Il. r. winthrop, Ms. Ihomas Gar
ner, Mrs. Thomas s. Gibbs Herman y. LAY
Potter ana Mr.. Jonathan Thorno, IT,, an we'll
known New-Yorkers have recently arrived az their cot
fessor W B. Rogers and Professor j. r. Cooke Jr both
OF Harvard College, have also arrived.
The Count ana Countess Won ls1seh' OF oNouen WI"
recently arrived from Europe are spending the season at
the Barreda villa
August Belmont and fanny, OF ew-York have taken
possession OF their villa Belleyueave and the Cids
It's understood that Mr Edward Cooper, Of New
York has leased ex Governor Edwin d. MorgOn's villa
on Narragansett-ayo for the Summer
The hotels and private Doardlnghouses arc doing q
fair amount OF business. Tho Ocean House viii open on
Thursday next after unergonE extensive repairs and
lmproyements An orchestra will be In attendance
during the entire season few OF the rooms are en-
gagged for the Summer An elevator has been put IN re-
reDy-fhe first ever In Newport hOtel-aud which no
doubt will be appreciated by The visitors who have long
felt the necessity OF such cOny yyHicnCo.
The villa OF the late Thomas Wlnaus Of Baltimore has
been closed, and the employees have been discharged