Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-03
tects what is probably the finest prOm-

tects what Is probably the finest prom-
enade in the werld. 1t is know IS "the
cliff walk" aud follows the shore line
around the island upon which the city
OF Newport Is situated. On one side Is
the ocean, whose surf beats incessantly
against the base of the granite cliffs,
fifty. sixty and seventy feet below. On
the other side is the most magnificent
succession OF villas that were ever
erected, with beautifully groomed lawns
and groves and banks OF flowers sur
rounding them. Several representa- cost
OF $1,000, 900 or more, and none but q
that locality. 1t costs as much as lots
on Michigan avenue In Chicago or Fifth
avenue ia New York, and no one has
less than several acres. The public, by
the favor of the law have mentioned,
can share in the enjoyment OF these
scenes, and the landscape gardening
surpasses anything to be found else
where. l think, perhaps, the factory
girl who comes down here on twenty
five cent round trip excursion train from
Fall River may get more genuine pleas
ure gazing at the outside OF these
palaces than most of the owners find
within, although / suppose people with
millions
ARE SOMETIMES HAPPY.
But Mrs. Vanderbilt was determined
that no factory girls should stare at her.
Shecould not deny them the right to pass
by on the cliffs, but the law does not
say whether they may so over or under
the surface. So she had q tunnel
pierced through the rocks at an eror-
nous expense, and the entrances are
sheltered by great clumps OF thick
bushes. The promenaders can go on
their way rejoicing In the pleasure that
other landscapes give them, and the
tunnel adds to the picturesQueness OF
the walk, but they tan't catch the
slightest glimpse OF Mrs. Vanderbilts
house or grounds, and she Is glad OF It,.
Another such display OF sel1shness at
the cost OF so much money can not be
found on this side OF the sea.
They say, too. that Mrs. Vanderbllts
porter, who lives In lodge at tho great
gate, never admits any one TO the
kIOuuue uubli NO hoS Asb SoH PoAN
their cards with the names upon list
which her ladyship has furnished him.
If they appear among the elect their
carriage may enter, and new set OF
cards can be handed 10 the footman az
the door OF the palace, but II they do
not, the porter tells them that "by
Mrs. Vanderbilt's orders no one is ad-
mitted to-day"
II anything could drive a sensible
man into socialism 1t would be the
contemplate snobhery and preposterous
arrogance OF the plutocrats who come
here to compete with each other In
vanity and extravagance. Because
Catherine Wolf built house that cost
a half q million dollars-and, by the
way, il is the most beautiful residence
here-it became necessary for Mr.. Goe-
let to build one that cost 500, 900, and
then Mrs. Vanderbilt had to surpass that
and put more than Sl,000,0 900 into the
palaces that nobody Can see. Mr.. Cor
neIius Vanderbilt, whose villa was
burned year or two ago. Is erecting
another at a cost of S750,00 but he Is
not a snob, and his wife is q
MODEST AND SENSIBLE WOMAN.
It is tradition at Newport that no
one who stops at hotel should be In
vited to villa. Hotel people are ostra-
cised entirely, and that is the reason
hotels here never pay.