Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-15
THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
IT CLEANS LIKE A DIAMOND ON THE
BREAST OF THE SEA.

The Isle Of Wight Is shaped like
diamond. and like u diamond It CLEANS
and flashes on the breast Of the sea.
Like diamond, too, It is the luxury of
the rich.
AS your steamer approaches the road
stead of Cowes you might well suppose
the little town to be IL fashionable ham
let far inland OIL the bank OF n river.
Tho cspanadc looks as near 10 the
water as n towpatl, and the green
woods that rise behind the white
houses are us thickly punched and as
brightly verdant rs the unSaltcd trees
Of Pangbourne. The coarse bcamcd,
dark sailed smack of the sea fisherman
Is rare sight ON those social waters
Everywhere YOU behold among hover
Ing gulls and rocking buoys the raft
Of pleasure and the shipping Of de-
light. White yachts, with sails us
white rs summer clouds, ride there
with the grace Of swans, and white
steam yachts, with brasswork flash
Ing blindly IN the SIM. rest royalty at
anchor Off that little shore
Nothing ever gets dirty Mt Cowcs.
The tamarisk which lifts It's fine fcath-
ers above walls Mt the seas edge is as
clean rs the sails Of the yachts. The
ronds Of red gravel make neither mud
nor dust and lie as smoothly us gar
den paths. The Virginia crccpcrs,
which swarm up the pillars Of white
houses, oyersprcad the tiers of bal
comics ana almost cover the dark red
tiles Of the roofs, nre every whit rs
green and every little us radiant ms
the sllavcn lawns beside the csplnnndc.
Flowers there are at every point OF
view-rcd gcrani,lms, golden calccolari-
MS, blue lobelias. crimson hyssop, ched-
tinr pinks. roses Of every hue ana ferns
of every form growing in neat flower
beds, lifting their bright colors above
garden walls md swaying gently in
baskets hung from balcony and sill.
The windows OF the shops are ms
polished as lady's mirror and shine
In the sun. Prosperity waits behind
those counters Of plenty and puts itself
completely and genlally at the COM
mand OF the wealthy. The butcher and
the grecngrocer announce to tho pass
erby that French and German are
spoken In their establishments. The
yacht Of the most neccssitous million
alrc can obtain in those narrow, clean
streets MI that she desires. Royal war
rants, as big almost rs the shops them
selves. CLEAN over shop fronts. and ar
tistic signboaris obtrude from the
smart little doorways. The shine Of
the sweet windows Is n magic INDUCE
ment to buy.
On the esplanade, where Is tall
white flagstaff Mt every few PAGES, and
waiting ut the little granite stairs
washed by green waters, YOU meet no
burly and rough clad fishermen, but
only the white capped, blue jerscyed
hands from the crews Of yachts In the
rondstead. Fresh faced. well groomol
girls walk there with indulgcnt papns,
and jolly schoolboys In hanncls, carry
Ing paper bngs of green gooseherrics
and red cherries, stroll down to the
dingey Mt the stairs munchlng rs they
go. There Is no haste and no exertion
at Cowes. at half past - on Il lovely
morning l heard in my hotel the voice
Of the managcress giving an order To
one of the maids. "IIer Indyship says"
she cried. that she must half hin
bath In her room Immediately, or else
She won't be down for luncheon"
Foolish and lazy little ladyship to
lie nbcd OIL such good morning In so
fair IL place rs this diamond OF the
sea! For 1t is not only the esplnnade.
the bright shops and the pleasure Of
saunter to Egypt point which are
within the reach of the visitor to
In rr.hn ;nrl,t
drive of the Medina. You must go to
Newport. and. paying the tax which
was demanded of me, not requested.
for entering the church, you may SEE
the lovely memorial which Queen Vie
torla set there to the poor little PrIn.
cess Elizabeth, who died of a broken
heart beside nm open Bible for love Of
Charles l. You may also go to Carts
brooke and enter the splendid castle
where that poor little princess died
and where her unhappy father was
imprisoned. You may see the donkey
Jacob summoned by word from grass
nibbling under fig trees to enter tho
big wheel of the we'll and draw up nine
gallons of water from the invisible
spring at which. those royal prisoners
quenched their thirst But you, If wise.
Will quench your thirst with ten under
tho spreading trees Of tho Eight BELLS
pleasure gardens In the village below.
listening there to the comments of ell
thusiastlc Americans and watching
tho elderly gentlemen playing bowls
on smooth lawn, as King Charles
played that ancient game In the castle
on the hill II london Mail