The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-07-30
SUMMER CORRESPONDENCE,
- detn roSet, at Nnrrnrnnsett.
NARnAeANsErr rlrn. R. l., July q

scarcity Of patrons "Jlmmy isan Institution OF |
the place that no one fails to see or hear OF.
For seasons and generations he has been
minlstcrlrs to the pleasures Of tho summer visl |
tors, and his grlzalcd old pate and his basko,
OF flowers are always tho signal Tor humorous on.
slaught from his Young friends aud customers. In
Jimmy professional mind arc noted all the nlrta.
tlonS aud love Affairs OF season, and " he were
disposed TO be communicative on such subjects one
might get much early and inside information. All
sketches OF Narragansett must include him as
prominent ngure, and in that weak and mushy ro-
nance entitled cupid on Clutches " the old florist
Is pictured forth In better style than any OF the other
characters. That Incompatible satite and micro
scopic study OF Natraganseu that apbeated In the
ScrfJncr OF last year. hinder The tite OF "The
Daughter OF Henry Sage Rlttonhouse - is not only
Miss Sprague's most able effort but altogether the
best idea and description OF the place to be found
anywhere The clever author OF ''The Earnest
Trner 80 rather adopted new method In this short
sketch, but sharply analyzed aud clearly drew the
salient and characteristic features Of the Plor society,"
| and every enjoyed tho mercilcss purirature OF
the over-brcd, extra nice, and we'll gucd goose from
Philadelphia.
The studio Is perhaps the greatest institution Of
Narraganset though why the square board house
| that holds candy store restaurant, and billiard
room should he called Studio no one can nnd out
Its porches command the full view OF the bath houses
and the beach, aud the ders can sit and sip their
lemonades and deyour Little Neck clans while watchA
ng the crowds on shore aud the red-capped heads In
the water The great feast and the local sh In which
every one induges is this tiny clam and after that
and always eats a cube of the matchess sponge
cake, FOR which tho Studio has special renown far
and wide. Adjoining the studio Is Billlngtons cafe
where more substantial feasts prepared: where
yachting parties put ashore for their dinners, and
where the epicues Of the Pier gather for little morn
lag lunches and evening suppers. 1t at Billing
| TONS doorway that Governor Sprague drove up one
| summer morning three years ago, and, dragging
shotgun out Of his light wagon, demanded, "Where
| Is hep senator Conkllng was his meat then,
as the Western trapper put 1t, and the cafe people
knowing It, and wishing to avert calamity, detained
aud pacined the irate Sprague until the shrek Of
the departing locomotive told him that that chance
was gone, and he climbed into his wagon
an1 drove back to Canonchet to go cunning for the
German tutor and make himself dlsagreeable gcner-
ally. That Incident is the only great bit of history
ever enacted at Na,ragauset and the summer visitors
| soon get 10 know the details by heart and with n
siglscer emotions tread the sandy road by which
the honored guest left Canonchet, and look with in
terest at tho hotel where he paused for his modest
MONDAY retreShment of glass of milk Canonuhet,
dark, spider webbed, dusty, and deserted Is lust the
place for legend to establish itself, and as long as
time that piquant narrative will cling to the breezy
height and the villa There Is talk OF party OF
New York and Newport men buying the place for n
| clubhouse II the mansion and grounds can be
bought separate from the fields and pastures OF the
great estate. Canonche cost the Spragues well
5000, ooo counting the improvements they grated
the original old farm house that first stood there and
the local landhoders think that 1t Will he great piece
of luck " 1t brings fourth fth of that price at
the coming sale.
Cottages are beginning to form an important pai
of the Pier settlement and the great white hotels
are offset now by many tiny and picturesque hab-
taons, which pont the way to what is yet to be the
great feature Of Nnrragansctt life. Land, even
on the front south of the Pier proper,
has heretofore been cheap, and the problem
! of housekeeping here such easy one that
those who took time by the forelock ha Il
had long seasons Of most perfect enjoyment.
| One family, indeed, have remained here all the
year round, satisfied they with the climate
aud comforts about them, aud they speak with =
thusiasm of the glorious wnter days and magnificent
storms on the ocean. Where there used to be only
three or four cottages the cllT above ''ThC
, Rocks t here are now dozen, and far seeing
| speculators have been buying up the laud along
: shore all the way to Point Judith. new road ait
out this spring leads to that point, following all tn,
curves and indentations of the shore, and the pro
pheic eye sees In this wind swept highway the fu
ure boulevard which the great villa will open ant
all the Pier people take their daily airing Fio tn,
top of the lighthouse at Point Judith One gains
fine and extended view of the ocean, bay, and sound,
with a rim OF Islands and mainland around the hOr
and visitors from the Pcr mu7t lead the keeper
weary life with their endless visits and questions.
The great jewelike lantern, with It's leuses like sc
many CRYSTALS is of unending interest to tht
l laud-lubbers. 1t North-Sde Chicago bell
who capped the climax OF all the queries by truly
asking him. "Who blows the fog horn ?'' when tn
Government servltor pointed to the mouth of th
5 great steam siren prorudug from II roof near by.
a The fashions at the Pier this year so varie
that one can tell what is particularly the ragin
style of the place. The race for oddly has cause
many damses to get themselves up In most astonisll
ing manner, hut If there Is anything novel and in
dcatiye 1t is the universal tendency tight lacing
Wasp waists aud hOur-glass figures all the mode
! | now, and most uncomfortable looking damses wal
| the beach In the morning with forty-lnch shoulder
and siXteeninch waists, and try TO claim admiration
| or fool one Into believing the deformity freak c
nature uncontrolled. At the very antlpodes of TIL
ldiocy Is .he mode affected by two slim maidens VIII
trip down from of the Queen Anne cottages on th
: | cliff each morning, with old-fashioned sun-bonnei
casting clear shade their pretty faces set ava
back In the white linen interiors These sweet Prsci
las rather pose the Puritan maiden In the rest
I, their attire and yesterday their long slender figure
were arrayed In straight gowns, the made OF pin
gingham, the other of pale blue This pair of prett
maids, a rustic Girohe. Girohi attract much atter
u tOn, and their uncomfortable rivals with pinche
waists look with infinite the picturesque pre-
II ceeding, while men follow them with admirlng ey,
= until the last glinmer of their sun bonnets has van
n ished.
20 strain as fancy and Invention may. II cannot e
,, feet much in behalf OF the bathing suits, since
le matter how dapper and airy Venus may look 81
Is trips down to the sea, she is dripping and unsght
v object when She emerges from the water. one mon
10 lug the beach cfectually eXpl0des that myth'
al ni, liar nf 1 uII
~ rising from the sea, for II Cyhea once wet III
hair she would present sorry and Ineffective mod
,r for either painter or sculptor. The various pul
aud poodles brought here to tone up their systems
sea air are often given the bygienIc advantage Of
N salt bath, and for two mornings II has afforded II
As much amusement to watch very stout woman dou
very frowsy little skye terrier into the surf. III
~ y, dog -Owner waddes down to the water In prin
le long shrted suit of blue flannel wades In knee deeI
and then proceeds TO dip the dear Fdo Into the sal
ed salt sea- regardless OF Its snaps and struggles 81
m performs the act solemn duty, and, having soak
m him sufficiently In the briny, wades back aud depo
iy its him IN the blanket that her maid stands oldn
After the dog the old dame takes her dip, ANA VIII,
ddss u dressed again she picks up the cured and petit
10 pup In arms and carries him tenderly back to Il
y hotel for q forenoon nap. 1t is bad enough to ha
M these little beasts washed each morning with Lubins
perfumcd soaps, and their hair dried and brushed
re carefully as baby's, but that rite at least is pc
'e formed In private. and all the world need not be
he openly disguised.
he Red Is still the raging color for hats ShawlS Bashe
s and dresses Every one has q red hat, likewise
,ir shawl and a sash, and some Kind of a red gown
really essential any who asplres TO move at
IN IN the Pier society Turkey red, currant red crush
he strawberry red and the duh half tint OF terra cot
s embellish every bit Of landscape whereOn there
figures by the Of dress drapery of those color
~ Little polo caps crocheed Of red wool belong to
y tennis and the evening hour and at the hops MAJ
o Young ladies' are seen wandering IN from tho pazz
r. with the most coquettsh little turbans OF red chi
As grape set back on their heads
he As 10 the belle Of this season there has been
o decision yet, although the beauty Of several YOU
le ladies Is much yRuntet by their proud townspeopl
he and each one Of them would gain the golden apI
er ,,,r,r. ., otber dear charmer away - Miss Nal
Of , ,,a ,.,,,h,o, 81 , r,oyIda,co ,,ui,onoIro