Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-08-23

Eden. The tints of the geraniums, fuch-
sias, petunias, roses, hydrangers n all
bright colored flowers seem to be inten-
sified, and they are cultivated all over
the city in the greatest profuslon'
One thing that makes Newport so attrac-
tive, in connection with its fine bathing
and cool climate, as a summer resort, is
the beauty of its walks and drives. In
every direction out of the city n a find
a fine drive. The fashionable one is called
the Ocean drive. The entire route is eight
miles around-a good portion OF the way
along the sea shore. The favorlte hours
for driving are in the afternoon. On this
drive one can see the handsome turn-outs,
and some of them are worth Seelug. In
my drive this afternoon, which, by the
way, was the perfection OF d day, Was TO
be seen the ''four-in-hand' blo)ded bays
of Auguste Belmont, driven by himself.
Following close after is the Tally Ho!"
coach, fuur-in-hand. OF uavemeyer, also.
driven Icy himself. 1t is the shape OF the
Old-tashioned stage coach. This coach is
very gorgeous in makeup, and painted
black and bronze. The choice seats are on
the top, though some ride inside. Many
other handsome teams are also seen: now
a tandem, driven by some young swell;
again. Il team driven three abreast-the
Russian style, and sometimes the postillion
style-tWo abreast-with an Outrider on
a third horse; also may be seen a spanking
pair of blooded %sOrrels, q nice young lady
holding the ribbons, with the air Of a con-
noisseur, perhaps only accompanied by a
servant in livery, who sits in d little seat
behind: here a two-wheeled drag, having
the appearance of being made out OF solid
oak, and now a diminutive phaeton, to
which a donkey is attached, with occasion
al equestrians Of both sexes. Such is the
varied and interesting spectacle seen OIL
the Ocean Drive and Bellevue Avenue on
every afternoon in the summer season. At
the farthest point on this drive is the resi-
dence of the Winans, now closed on &C
| count of the recent death OF the owner. 1t
was a stopping place for the carriages to
listen to the magnificent organ built here
by MI. Wiuans. The house in which the
| organ is placed is some distance from the
residence, though the organ is connected
| by electric wires to the house, somewhat
after the style of the Roosevelt organ at
the Centennial Exhibition.
The handsomest hotel here is the Ocean
| House, though a misnomer, as the house
is nearly a mile from the sea and not IN
! sight of it. However it is an admirably
kept house, has a fine band OF music, and
is situated on Bellevue Avenue, the
fashionable drive. While the great at
traction of Newport Is the handsome resi-
dences and the fashion and display Of the
summer guests, yet Newport presents
many places of interest to the average
visitor. who does not care alone for
the foIies of the world.-In the old part OF
the town are many interesting buildings,
among them old Trinity (Episcopal)
Church, over $50 years old; a plain enough
looking building outside, though it has a
steeple 200 feet high. The interior OF the
church is very interesting.-An old
fashioned pulpit in the centre aisle, stu
ated so that some of the pews are behind
the preacher, with a sounding board sus-
pended above, and the reading desk in
front, though on a lower plane, and below
that the font; square, ~high-backed pens,
with seats all around the inside OF them.
and the glass of the windows i n panes
about AKA inches. The communion ser
vice was presented by good Queen Anne
and the organ, bearing date 1888, was the
gift of Bishop Berkeley, the author OF the
lines commencing, 'Westward the course
of empire takes its way" He preached
in this old church, and had a home here
in the lever so long ago" These and
other curious things, so different from oul
modern churches, make it a very Interest
ing place. On Sundays it is crowded will
fashion, and, as was the case last Sunday
the narrow streets for squares were crowd
ed with handsome carriages. Another III
teresting place to visit is the Redwood
Library, founded by one Redwood, in 1875
Among it's volumes is a donatlonof 81
books by George III. Its walls are lined
with numbers of old pictures, some very
rare and some not worth having. Also
some fine statuary-among them 1.-The
Dying Gladiator" in marble.
Not to mention the ''Old Mill'' in talking
of Newport would be like the play OF Ham
let with Hamlet left out. The old mill Is
the first place visited here, it stands in
"Touro Park" looking seaward, is we'll
preserved and enclosed by iron ratings
from the vandal hands of relic hunters
The structure is of unhewed stone laid in
mortar made of the gravel and soil around.
with oyster shell lime, circular IN form,
resting upon eight round columns. is q
feet in diameter and Is in heighth, and was
| formerly covered with stucco; The theories
of it's origin are numerous. 1t was Ger.
tainly used as a mill (of the Don Quixote
! pattern,) for Governor Arnold in his will
Of 1647 bequeaths the old mill to his daugh'
ter. Many think that it was built by the
Danes long before Columbus, and Longfel-
low in his "Skeleton in armor' pleasantly
associates it with the mythology of the
North, 1t is more pleasant to think OF it
as the Norsemen's work than as a windmill
of colonial times, for our parvenu nation
has no Melrose Abbeys. Kenilworths or
| castles Oh the Rhine.
A. H. W.
STARTLING SCENE IN A CoLoRED
| Huupru i asst nipht there WAS a GREAT