New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
LIFE IN NEWPORT,
LIFE IN NEWIOhi'
A NEWPORT AQUARELLE. 12mo, PIP. 2oo kooeru
- A'N"~ Brothers.

roc;.tv Nov.Ip-presents q sufficiently accurate
description of the Casino at Newport, OF polo game
and other summer diversions, but 1t IS curionsly
devoid of character painting Iu reads hkeia rea-
sonaby good report for newspaper In which places
and persons and their clothes and conversation are
sketched but in which little is said concerning mo-
tive. feeling, and reflection. The heroine Is an
American girl, whose beauty appears to be mel
chief attraction, for q more unpleasant young
woman is rarely seen in the pages of novel. AZ
for that beauty, "she was tall straight as an arrow
and slender. long-limbed, with small, round
waist wide shoulders and full. classic bust. care
fully displayed by the close fitting dress Of dark
blue foulard, fastened at the throat with pair OF
deep sapphire buttons Her head was magnihcently
act on her shoulders and it's pose was, to quote inc
phrase harrington had used, half arrogant ana
wholly fetching The head itself was small aho'
If not intellectual, intelligent IN shape her me
black hair was brushed simply back from her tenn
p!es-she could afford to show her
brow. Her eyes were dark and full of fire; the
thick line of the eyebrows not classic but enectve.
The straight sensitive nose with Its red nostriis'
showed what her friends called her high spirit /;
her maid yulgarly referred to it as mark OF her
.uely temper Her mouth was full and red,
curved and dainty-a beauty rarely found among
tbe women of her race Her tiny rosesaf ears had
never been desecrated by the needle OF the Jewelle
and the faultless teeth showed no trace OF a
dentists care singulary stnking-looking
woman. whose age might be anywhere from
eighteen to twenty and was exactly quarter
of a century" ~
This lady. having worldly desires and likings, is
persuaded that she must make highly ellglDle
marriage and in pursuance Of this wlse convlction
she engages herself to Brton seemingly wealthy
and of good rank. He turns out to he an impostor,
Mt hafnr Ica
Carleton learns this her heart gets the better of her
worldliness and she make. runaway match with
her cousin the love of her early youth. This fortu-
nate person manages to get an income out
of a silyer-mine so that no one is left lncon-
yen,ently and unfashionably poor except the Brit
ish impostor who during the progress of his court
ship lives in expensive apartments on rolls and
tea taken silly up the back stairs
The conversations of Newport society, as detailed
by the author are not brilliant, though In some
respects they are suggestive and perhaps faith
fully reported. In relation to Boston manners
this talk is heard at the Casino
"As to Gladys Carleton. can't say blame her
for pot likin' Boston people"
"WhV ~ asked several voices.
because when she came on there to make visit
last winter, she had perfectly hOrrid time She
stayed with some people TWIN r on NewDur{s- ISL.
PHILADELPHIA. and nobody knew them IN Boston.
though they had lived there five years got her
an invitation to the assembly. but she you'd not
20 because her friends were not asked. They were
Very nice people but somehow they did not get
on in Boston,"
place for any stranger 10 get on inP
MI Curtis Sears was the speaker. He was,
young Bcstonian. with cold, thoughtful face, VINO
looked as ii he had been fed on ice-water during
his infancy, instead of the less chilly fluid provided
by nature for the human young. Ills question was
answered by the handsome Drusque lady.
Mr. | A
stranger who comes to Boston tor few weeks. he
brings proper letters, is sure to receive great deal
people who come TO live among US, II is very
different matter. Then it is not question of an
acquaintanceship OF few weeks, bgt permanent
Zone of my old classmates at college
married last year, and brought his wife, who
was a New-York belle, to Boston. She hap
pened to have neither relatives nor friends in our
city, and as he was little given to society. he mad
few personal relations with 1t. he belonged to one
of the best families, but that served the little BRIDE
in no WISE. People simply let her alone. few OF
the best msnnered of the neigbbo called upon her,
and the husbands relatives asked her TO dine once
at their several houses, and there IL stopped She
now rails against Boston. and lives but IN the hope
of inducing her husband to remove to NewYork."
1.-THE truth of the matter is" said the pretty lady
with the three-syllabled name, that don't
want all the nice men 20 marry out OF Boston. We
all have cousins and sisters, even If our daughters
are too young TO think about from matrimonial
standpoint and it is very aggrayatlng to have
these New-York women just pick and choose all our
best matches, while we are QrOanng under the
overwhelming surplus OF our female population"
The opinions of the New Workers concerning the
Bostonians are expressed with great frankness.
"Those who come TO Newport are queer lot" says
the heroine who comes from Gotham. I'VE have
great many traditions about the cleverness of the
Boston women, the destinations of the men, but
confess to be greatly at loss to
account for their reputation, which / don't
think is deserved The women are not any prettler,
and certainly the specimens see here are 10 bet
ter informed than the average New-YOrker They
have a curious elephantine way of carrying on fir
tations, which is quite peculiar to them. The men
are all married and very much married. they seem
to have entirely severed their relations with all
womankind, save their wives The few bachelors
have met are so petted and spoiled that there is
enduring them"
A description of a Newport hunt a weak imita-
tion surely of the lveliest of British sports gives
q Just example of the authors powerSi
An excellent hOrsewoman Gladys Carleton,
and she never appeared to more advantage than
when In the saddle. At Mrs Fallow- Deer's warn
ing, she touched her tall sorrel lightly with her
CROP and the young people rode of at sharp pace.
Arriving at the rendezvous they found a large
group of riders, twenty or thirty men, and half rs
many women, all well mounted and we'll got up;
Some of the gentlemen wore pink coats, Others
were IN PLAIN Tldng-dress. The huntsnen were
busy with the hounds, iine pack imported from
Buck ghamshire, and the hunters were talking
and Laughing together, walking their horses about,
or tightening their grths for the long run.
In the large open space of the grove hundreds OF
carriages filed with spectators. were assembled.
and more were arriving every moment. The horns
of the coaches sounded merriy in tho distance and
presently "A drag. driven by wounded polo player.
his clutches conspicuously displayed beside him,
rolled INTO the grove.
On the coach the quick eyes of Gladys Carleton
esped her English acquaintance of The morning, the
Hon. Cuthbert darlington.
Mr. LarKington's horse, having been led out by
groom, was awaiting him. lie oprang into the
saddle and joined the group of riders making his
way to the side Of uladJs, by whom lie was half
Hraciously received.
She never was quite gracious to any one An
Introduction to Farwell followed and as The two
gentlemen bowed, the horns of the huntsnen