Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-25
FAMILIARITY NOT THE THING
At Newport. r. l., Everything
Is Rich and Dignifled.
Observation-Disclosures
Are Spoken of as Possessing
so Much Repose."


Special Correspondence OF Gnzetto ana journal
Newport, R. L, Aug. 19.-Having been
flying here, there and everywhere for the
last eight weeks, have come to the con-
clusion that if / had a daughter who
wished TO enter the holy bonds of matri-
mony would fetch her to Newport.
Here everything is dignifled and rich
nobody frlvOls and nobody enjoys herself
very much unless she happens to be
richer and more stupid than all the rest,
and then she is spoken of with approval,
and everybody says she possesses $50
much repose." They may call it Ere
pose" insist that it is inanity. Here
you must dress and dress and dress. Your
clothes must bear the stamp of Worth,
Redfern and Paquin, while Virot must
cover your head.
However, each has his own time and
display for his own special smartness.
Paquin fits you out in some delicious
cotton thing that was to cost $3.50, or
"Perhaps madame would allow very
little more" and "the very little more"
means $50, but as the artist in dress
assures madame that she would not have
herself appear as anything but perfection
when II is q question of few dollars,
and madame is flattered, she pays her bill
and is gladly fooled. Paquin dresses her
for the morning, when she stands out on
the smooth green lawn with wonderful
mass of color before her, great parterres
of flowers, gorgeous tulips, bright roses
and rich, red geraniums all seeming to
bow a stately good morning TO her.
A little later in the day and a famous
French tailor whose name the We're de
We're set do not whisper permits my lady
to be dressed in a wonderful white serge
Of his creation, and then she goes on the
yacht built on the Clyde.
The afternoon finds my lady dressed
by Worth. She is in some sort of
sheeny looking silk, which, seems covered
with roses, while on her head is a small
hat made entirely of rosebuds. In her
hands, covered with white kid, is para
sol made of white, fluffy stuff, handle
of pink coral and gold, having cost
enough to really keep well-to. do family
in bread and butter and beef for the year.
My lady rides in her victoria, large and
hung on @ springs, SO that the motion
is as easy as If one were being rocked
veritably ON the pillows of the ocean,
with no inclination to be mot quite well"
Up and down, up and down the car
riages parade, while the pretty rider has
cool bow for this one, stately inclna-
ton of her head for another and an
almost imperceptible bow for that other
person whom she barely knows.
Familiarity is not the thing at Newport
You are well acquainted with this or
that man or this or that woman, who
went to the same dancing school with
you, who went to the same parties with
you and who has been educated in the
same artificial way you have. Oh, l
don't mean that the very fashionable
fnl g. u
many of them. When SO much time is
given TO dress, when SO much thought
must be given to having ones Jewels
reset and when one must entertain and
, must visit, really, after all, now can one
have time to go among the poor and
suffer agonies afterward through seeing
how unpleasantly they are situatedp
But we had little romance here for
all. The most dignified lady in the land,
the one who traced her blue, blue blood
back to the beginning of the blue skies
the woman to get into whose house
meant the entree TO real society concluded
this year to fetch one of her cousins
from away down near New Orleans
TO visit her. The lady--we will call hei
Mime. Grandame-was in reality LADY,
though as she was an old one, how could
you or know that her heart was frozen
the day two small boy figures were
brought in cold in death, drowned while
at their play, and she was left childless /
Alb, If we could read each others hearts
how few would we count as entirely sell
fish
So Nine. Grandame, writing to hel
cousin, said: "Send me on the pretties
and brightest of your daughters. pro
pose to make her the success of the
season. Don't trouble yourself about hei
having a large wardrobe, as one will
come over from Paris for her." Thi,
letter brought delight to the mothers
perplexity for the three affectionate girls
The youngest and prettlest said sh,
didn't want the old madame to con
descend to her, she wouldn't wear heI
old truck, and, being the Oldest, it wa
Madeline's place to go. But Madelin,
whispered of the man to whom she wa
engaged and how impossible it would b,
. for her to leave him. Then said she o
the quick temper, marion must 90, 70,
she'sthe next Oldest" and Marion whis
pered in her mothers ear with much i'm
pressiveness on her part, and the mothe
said, Dear, dear, there's another one o
my girls taken from mes
SO 1t happened, after all, that Eflie hat
to go. Each sister wanted 10 lend he
something--fans, new pair of gloves
fine handkerchief-and all these kin,
offers she accepted, but she drew the lin
at her mother going into debt one penn,
to buy her new frock "For," said sb
land she said it with certain amount o
defiance), "if Newport and my wealth,
relatives don't approve of me, l cal
always come home," and then, like th
good, affectiouate creature she was, sh
threw herself into her mothers arms +
be Rugged and kissed as if she had jus
celebrated her fifth birthday.
Effie was something of surprise /
dignity all the beautiful dresses an
lovely belongings, adding to her refusal
at was very kind Of you to think of me
but am sure when you and mother wer
girls white mousseline gown wa
enough for you and her, and SO it mus
be really fine for me-" Mime. Grandam
quivered little as she thought how th
young girl from the South would appea
among the richly dressed women and til
gay, bright men of the world who woul
be around her dinner table. The butlel
with clever foresight, had put neithe
orchids nor colored flowers at the youn
girls place, but instead there was bunc
OF great white roses half opened and tie
together loosely with white ribbon. NJ
lady, Nine. Grandame, gave one glanc
at her cousin and was satisfied. Tn
white mousseline frock brought out
perfection the slim, girlish figure. Abor
the waist was pale green ribbon sasl
and about her pretty neck was string {
small but real pearl beads. They wei
the very last of her mothers weddin
jewels.