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#1 Newport’s Season Promises to Break All Records for Gayety. The rich flocked to the resort town in search of relaxation and entertainment, and local merchants prepared for them by raising their prices and stocking exotic provisions.
#2 The houses on and around Bellevue Avenue were the most elaborate preparations took place in the cottages. The head gardener and his staff tended the flower beds, hedges, and trees that were the hallmark of the best Newport estates.
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Contents
Insights from Chapter 1
Insights from Chapter 2
Insights from Chapter 3
Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 5
Insights from Chapter 6
Insights from Chapter 7
Insights from Chapter 8
Insights from Chapter 9
Insights from Chapter 10
Insights from Chapter 11
Insights from Chapter 12
Insights from Chapter 13
Insights from Chapter 14
Insights from Chapter 15
Insights from Chapter 16
Insights from Chapter 17
Insights from Chapter 18
Insights from Chapter 19
Insights from Chapter 20
Insights from Chapter 21
Insights from Chapter 22
Insights from Chapter 23
Insights from Chapter 24
Insights from Chapter 25
Insights from Chapter 1
#1
Newport’s Season Promises to Break All Records for Gayety. The rich flocked to the resort town in search of relaxation and entertainment, and local merchants prepared for them by raising their prices and stocking exotic provisions.
#2
The houses on and around Bellevue Avenue were the most elaborate preparations took place in the cottages. The head gardener and his staff tended the flower beds, hedges, and trees that were the hallmark of the best Newport estates.
Insights from Chapter 2
#1
Newport was a cosmopolitan city that was known for its intellectual life. It was a place where radicals and conservatives, Christians, Quakers, and Jews could live side by side.
#2
The city of Newport, Rhode Island, was a popular resort for wealthy Southerners in the 1760s. When the British invaded the city in 1779, the locals left, and the French came to visit. The French were known for their elaborate toilette and dandified wardrobe, but their battle skills were lacking.
#3
The French were surprised by the customs in Newport, such as not using napkins at meals, drinking spirits from a common bowl, and the practice of bondle, or bundling. They admired the women for their gaiety, independence, and fine complexions.
#4
Eliza was the granddaughter of Godfrey Malbone,
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