The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
HIGHLIFE AT NEWPORT.
ALICE DESCRIBES THE Go1NGs-.
ON OF THE ANGLoMANIACs.

ON OF THE ANGLOMANIACs.
My DEAR LOUISE: Newport is wonderful
sight during its one month of active life. This
year, 1t Is promised longer lease extending
well into September. For this, the natives
have to thank Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney, who
failed to secure the property they wished TO-
purchase at Lenox, where they have been in
the habit OF spending the month of September.
1t is now their intention, (evidenced by the,
issue of dinner invitations for three dates in
September) to make Newport as attractive as
possible during te regular Lenox season. The
dinners at Newport given by the leaders of the,
400 are magnificent affairs, Mrs. Astor's TAX
ing the lead. Everything at this queen of sea-
side resorts is done in the most English man
ner possible-and pretty faithful imitation
OF the customs Of English high life is possible,
owing to the great wealth Of the prominent
cottagers-for without lots of money, one is
of no account at Newport, no matter how
azure tinted the blood may be.
Mrs. j. p. Kernochan made the hit of the
season In giving her guests bit of life from
"The Great City of Toxic" Those familiar
with Japan could readily imagine themselves
transported to that wonderfully interesting
country as they entered Mrs. Kernochan's.
rated in Japanese style with magnificent Sat-
suma vases and hanging scrolls richly en-
broidered in storks and other BIRDS three
Japanese ladies In kimonos of dark and dove.
coIored silk exquisitely embroidered, served
tea made after the Japanese fashion, accom-
panied by the bits of confectionery familiar to
the frequenters Of Minister and Madame
Mutsu's receptions In this city While the
guests were engaged in tea drinking, the three
Japanese women entertained them with song
and 1a~a A1fA ~, a
stringed guitar peculiar to Japan, and one on
the either. To this music the third one
posed, throwing herself into a variety of
graceful positions, which is Japanese for
dancing.
1t is now within the reach of people of
leisure and moderate means to ssdo Japan''
with very little trouble and all in the space of
fifteen days. The Canadian Pacific Railroad
over the Rocky Mountains connects at Van
couver with the new Empress fleet of ships
that watt passengers over the placid Pacific to
Yokahoma in ten days. But this picture of
Japanese life presented for the delectation of
Newport's elect was pronounced as great
success as Miss Maud Howe Elliott's talks on
art. Before leave off about Japan | must
tell you that Mr.. Akabane, who was SO long
one of the secretaries of the legation in Wash
ington, is likely to receive the appointment OF
Japanese consul at New York. This will re-
store Mrs. Akabane to her native country, for
you remember the little secretary married Miss
Barry, who made her home with Miss
Ownigs, at 1914 X street.
Mrs. +. w. Andrews, of Boston, gave a re-
ception on the 1st Of August at Newport in
honor of Mrs. Paul Andrews, one OF last
winters Washington brides; although to be
exact, the bride was off her naive heath when
married here, as she really belonged to Balti-
more. The queen of belles-Miss Mary
Leiter-is expected at Newport before
the close of the season, and Mr.. Barclay
of the British Legation, is already
on the ground. Mr.. Robert Garrett and
family are established in a handsome cottage,
and so far as appearances 90, there is no out
ward evidence OF the grievous malady from
which Mr.. Garrett is said to suffer- Justice
and Mrs. Blatchford are living very quietly at
their cottage There is great rivalry at
Newport to introduce novel and interesting
feature pour pdsser le temps at the drawing
room entertainments, ana, expect before the
season is over to hear that Burr Mcintosh is
chock full, to use darkey phrase, of engage
ments. He has just sailed from England,
where he gained high reputation as draw
ing-room prestidigitateur with cards. He was
patronized by the high-fyers in London
consequently he is established here. / well
remember Burr Mcintosh as the presiding
genius OF the amusements OF the Stockton,
Cape May, where he was as much at home in
conducting billiard match as in getting up
an impromptu hop, of which he would be
sole floor manager and musician. The last
time saw him was at Albaugh's in this city,
where he was exhibiting the versatility of his
talents by performing with New York COM
pany of artists.
Newport of course is the place to see the
fashions and to realize for the present that
the tournure is irrevocably gone The line
OF fashionable beauty in skirts is illustrated
in that called bell-shaped, which is very
closely gored and gathered in fan plaits in the
back. Stylish bodices are mostly in the Louis
court coat style with Valois sleeves and Medici
ruffs. The slender delicate looking women
of the Bernhardt build affect the Cleopatra
styles, where the gowns seem not to be
shaped at all by the scissors, but just wrapped
around and adjusted on the figure. Sleeves
have surely reached their greatest exaggera-
tion, and will probably commence to decline
l heard stylish milliner declare that Sara
Bernhardt establishes fashion this day as
potently as the Empress Eugene did for
former generation. To Bernhardtwe owe the
revival of the long gloves which were in vogue
in the days of Josephine. The long boa, the
empire dress, and directoire sash were in
troduced by the great actress, also the Tosca
hat. just now the styles are taken from all
ages for there is an evening wrap called the
"Charlemagne," and it is sumptuousl
Ever yours, ALICE.