Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-24

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steamers that ply the beautiful bay.
Then the cottages were opened for
their owners and rugs were beaten
and curtains aired and tennis nets
put up and awnings spread, and
lawns bloomed with their brightest
flowers. Newport excels all other
American resorts in flowers. It's air is
moist and cool and works hand in hand
with great wealth to make the clln
walk one Of the most beautiful stroils on
earth, with its velvet lawns and bril-
J liant gardening on one side and the
| blue sea and sky and white spray and
sprouting foam and barnacled rocks
and waving seaweeds on the other.
| Nowhere else are nature and fashion In
such close touch.
The little city OF Newport is not big
enough to overrun the place with hood
lums, even il it were not TO eVerybody's
, interest TO keep it quiet, and Is too far
| for manv excursions from New York
and Boston. The summer cottages
alone are worth far more money than
| the entire old town, with It's memories
OF dead and gone commerce. 1t domi-
mates the place. A former mayor In his
message expressed the general Newport
view when he said the town wanted no
factories or other industries TO drive
the summer folks away. What fac
tories could make up for cottages" as
sessed for twenty million dollars and
worth much more?
So it is wildly and naturally beautiful
June roses finger until August by the
! lovely drives, and within sight OF the
! splendid homes along shore l have
picked quantities OF the most luscious
wild trawberries l have ever seen. At
one point where an outlet OF the sea
runs beneath the cliff walk driving
northeast storm always covers the lawn
OF swell cottage near by with huge
/ tiecks Of foam. The place is resttul.
There is plenty OF enjoyment, but
| hours are less late than in town, the
murmur Of the sea tempts to long SUM
! Der, and the balm of the air has heal
! ing.
To me the least interesting feature
! Of the place is that which every stran-
ger wishes first to see-Bellevue ave-
nue.. There is little to notice here
except that the high iron gates OF
Willie Vanderbilts marble palace are
kept as closely shut as ever. One
must drive by less famous streets TO
notice that the Goelet chateau is at last
finished, and to see the melancholy
ruins OF THE Breakers" at Ochre
Point. But, true, at the other end OF
Bellevue avenue, or rather, near its
middle, for the northern end is nothing,
one comes TO the casino, amusement
center and theatre for the display Of
| lovely gowns beyond number.
1t is unusually cool In the sea-sur-
rounded town, and cloaks and light
warps are useful. l saw at the Casino
one of apparently English manufacture
which won me by its striking color
scheme. 1t is made Of white corded
silk, with queer patterns outlined in
turquoise beads, and collars aud revers
Of ivory white point lace. TurQ uoise
blue satin for trimmings bore out the
color OF the turquoise heading, and
there is about the neck a ruche OF rib
bon ending in becoming and modish
bow ends, the long, long ends OF '94
Very pretty, too, seen at the casino,
was black gown which would look hot
anywhere else but here was most appro-
pirate. 1t was OF black MORE, with
heavy white embroidery about the hem
and along the edges OF the square col
lar, and jacket with big buttons and a
cutaway basQue-like skirt. For little
way below the jacket edge, down each
side of the skirt, was run strip OF
black velvet with smaller buttons.
II were designer OF gowns l would
! It. ho ha1 q ri a
near its southern end, and watch the
seaweed as the water rose and fell, as
the long waves lifted the swaying
strands and washed them back and
forth, and then receded, leaving them
glistening In the sunlight, draping the
rocks in rainbow hues. Or | would
find In still pools the most glorious reds
and browns aud green's. Or catch the
color of the blue waves and wed II to
the blue white lace OF the dashing surf
on the outer reef. Perhaps that mod
iste had done this who fashioned a
wonderful light and shimnering dress
ADMIRED at piazza party. 1t Is OF
pompadour brocade, the white ground
adorned by stripes OF lustrous silver,
and waved ribbon lines and knots In
blue, holding up festoons OF yellow
roses. 1t is bordered at the sides with
broad blue MORE ribbon, and worn
over a bodice and petticoat of white
chiffon, yelling tea rose yelIsw SILK.
The bodice is almost covered with tlmy
vellowish lace which shows again In
the elbow sleeves. The collar band is
Of yellow moire antique, and there Is
at the waist buttertiy-shaped bow OF
the same fabric, fastened by large dia-
mond buckle, the long ends falling to
the feet. The back is arranged in three
plaits, which almost suggest Oustle.