Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-20
DELUSIVE NEWPORT.
The Famous Resort Not What It Il
Represented To Be.
Dampness ana Othcr Atmospheric
Defects-vievvs Of Salt Water Much
Notwithstanding Bath.
ers q Myth.
Newport Letter in Chicago Timesl

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newport Letter IN Chicago Times1
one reason among Others why the hotels,
such as they are, are hardly half full in the
iatoer part Of july Is that the recent weather
mas iiot been favorable to soJourn by the
ine ,as' lorunsh' 'laS peen my
.nnns ou' GENIAL IL mas Deeh sood aeai OF
.iao In,1 .,ouuS, iaiy' iogsy, "nny, ue-
oa4i ior ouuio'rs, anu d. .ns se"soh
~ f,"Se ''' oi.e WISHES :" "' "A'lnu ""As.
ue 'nnan u newport Is mucn praiseo' ana
70 o'i. i'' u','e,US NJ l LINK ~ :. no",
- ~, ios p.i'esue A'en.e A"'ie'eu
~" uus'' anu nnpy uayS' ever, !"
'"'s'''''"e,' aie uis"treeaoe' "A@Aer
u III si,ia,i consequence !" n'e as f"'is as
- = '"oi "a" o,''i ANY hinu Vi 'i'e''"'cn.y,
"u. ''">' Persohs .aiho,, ai'o IAN acquA"'AA
VIZ" ',any VINO uis,iAe .e"por. a. any ~'a-
'cil iney "o ','' NM, 'ns er"'e'ui "'ii. %
often mentioned, ana us dampness gives thein
acaes ana disteihpcr. 40 not OBJECT 70 the
hannpness nor to many OF its atmospheric de-
'ecta lhe ract That II Is almost never not or
sultry resigns me TO the place, which, 80
clally, Is the reverse OF "nAt snouin ENJOY.
Bellevue avenue Is but proiongation OF
.
ana, II one must be festal ana dissipated,
winter Is preferable 70 summer IN point OF
time. The mental wear and physicai fatigue
of nigh social campaign at Newport, only
ieiicate, nervous American woman can Ell
dure "lthout approach ID exhsusuon-
THE PLACE DISAPPOINTING.
Persons who have formed their idea Of
Newport from what they have heard OF 1t
must be greatly disappointed, and many of
them are. They imagine that Bellevue
avenue skirts the sea, or ut least has grand
sea view. They are not prepared to find it
almost inland From one side OF the thor
oughfare the rear grounds run down to an
inlet of Narragansctt bay, but from the
front the water Is hardly visible. And on
the other side there is not a glimpse or sug
gcstion Of the ocean. To be at the seSshore,
and to have no vision of the sea, is like read
ing novel that is not interesting, or attend
ing ball where no one dances.
What misnomeris the name Of the Ocean
house, which is no more marine In surround
ins or outlook than II it were in the middle
1f Manhattan island. 1t is an ancient, old
fashioned, incongruous, announcement hostelry,
built nearly generation ago-good for the
day, but now wofully behind the times. 1t
~ houeiHiZcu VI uSC1u0o II
has no competitition-the Aquidneck is
modest nm without pretense-nor II hkeiy
70 nave; Tor no man would De % rasn as 70
put up hotei where there Is q oest Out
Siiiaii hotei patronage Inc ocean cou1o not
he kept open IL IL were not owned Dy its pro-
Prletor.
Inc oniy really pleasant part OF tnis place,
as seasiiore resort Is. 70 my mind, MARINE
Avenue wnich mas we" up 1he oay opening
mo the auaii'ic' ana where you may see the
waves breaKing on the GINS. Inc cottages
'heie are oenghtiuhy situated, put scarcely
any Oh inc o1hers are. many Oh tnem are, as
everybody KNOWS beautifui ana most costly
-'hey are Tealy maiisiohs-aho YET tney
are SO I" SPEAK, OUT q range OF tne sea. l
am uiiaequaih'ed WIN any resort abroad
that III any way equais this ior what may
can the s''hP'uouSiess anu eA'ravagance oi
i'S doniai equipments. Inc one thing New
PoI' hee'is Is 'ie"s VI Sai' "a.or.
Even the ocean Drive, oi whicn 10 much IS
s'ia' sa "eiuSioh. Inc ROAD ho' goh'
hld II docs not pofder the water only mere
anu 'nere' ana Is at Times quite distance
',ereiioii- AZ foohs gay "heh al Tue 'ehi-
cieS Oh an eiiofss variety arc roinhg over II
VI iauian' ai'eriion' out J" has very hIIie
'ii'' ~ ai'rac'iVe OF picturesque
CHARMING BAThERS MYTH.
The bathing is also of an inferior order.
The principal beach at the cove Is good Tor
women and children, because it Is shelving |
and the breakers are mild, as If they had sub |
dued themselves to agree with the widely |
bfnited gentiiIty OF the place. But the water |
Is not very clean. The waves often bring in |
straw, broken bottles, decayed vegetables, |
old hats and fragments OF certain garments, |
some marine connection with |
boarding houses and junk shops At certain
hours OF the day the water is comparatively
clear.
The character Of the bathing, however, is
u little import to the fashionable element
here, meaning the feminine portion particu-
larry. Correspondents are everlastingly de-
Sriibing the appearance. costume and man.
ner OF the charming young women In the
waves, but their accounts are usually imag-
med Charming young women, even with
much modified form OF charm, rarely ven
ture into the sea in public. They know that
whatever nature or art may have done for
them. it viii all he lost in the surf The love
Hest girl that America ever produced shows
after the waves have rolled over her to no
more personal advantage than the homeliest
!owdy. Every vestige of beauty, every line
If grace every dainty fold OF her costume,
Is tor the nonce erased. Why should she
wreck herself and her fine effects Tor sim
to do IT. and she is not foolish In that way.