tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post8096093344084952608..comments2023-12-29T04:56:40.723-05:00Comments on NineteenTeen: Blogging from National, Part 2Marissa Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-8050982686953658322011-07-05T13:16:14.966-04:002011-07-05T13:16:14.966-04:00beautiful pictures, I can't imagine that littl...beautiful pictures, I can't imagine that little house being a child's playhouse...I think my house isn't much bigger than that.<br /><br />Looks like a great place to visit, never been there.MommyOntheEdgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724609195596015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-24338530789441243522011-07-04T19:27:40.521-04:002011-07-04T19:27:40.521-04:00QNPoohBear, the story I'm working on now is pa...QNPoohBear, the story I'm working on now is partially set in Newport in 1901, so I was doing a little research as well as having fun showing Regina a little piece of New England.<br /><br />Mrs. Astor's Four Hundred were actually a blend of the old Knickerbocker families and new money--she herself was born Caroline Schermerhorn of an old family descended from the Dutch settlers, but the Astors were new money, as were the Vanderbilts and Berwinds and Oelrichses and so on--just like in the aristocracy, new money often married into old blood.Marissa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-2068078279334272562011-07-04T19:21:11.992-04:002011-07-04T19:21:11.992-04:00Thank you for the welcome, QNPoohBear! We did not...Thank you for the welcome, QNPoohBear! We did not get an opportunity to walk the cliff walk, alas! Perhaps another time. <br /><br />Scarborough is much more densely populated than what I've seen of Cape Cod. While my Earl has rented a house, that was not the norm. People from the aristocracy down to the common folk stayed in the hotels, and the society was remarkably open, especially for England at that time. The fishing fleet and light house definitely remind me of Chatham, though! And I haven't seen a single bathing hut. :-)Regina Scotthttp://www.reginascott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-34283508940344181522011-07-04T13:30:24.803-04:002011-07-04T13:30:24.803-04:00Welcome to our little corner of the world. Newport...Welcome to our little corner of the world. Newport is always a fun time. Did you walk the cliff walk? Seeing the grounds of the "cottages" is always jaw-dropping. Even driving past the mansions is fun. It's too bad Astors' Beechwood is closed. You would have loved being part of a living history tour as guests of the Astors. Mrs. Astor had very strict rules about who was allowed to visit (the Fortune 500 club only no NEW money people) but us common folk were allowed to pretend to be part of that world for awhile. <br /><br /> I want to know how Cape Cod compares to Scarborough. Your descriptions in the Irresistible Earl make Scarborough sound like the Cape.QNPoohBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941631487565237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-7539509052544445332011-07-04T13:28:49.239-04:002011-07-04T13:28:49.239-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Littly City Growershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775243367456910961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-89230050280841186582011-07-04T11:05:26.143-04:002011-07-04T11:05:26.143-04:00Jessica, that "playhouse" definitely sna...Jessica, that "playhouse" definitely snapped me back to reality too. And no one would be moving it, Bethany. It's about the size of the first real house I owned! <br /><br />PQR, I loved the servants areas--two stories, walls of crystal and china. I think I'd probably be fired, though, as I'd walk around with my mouth hanging open in awe. <br /><br />Traveller, alas, no one is allowed to take pictures inside the houses. And I must say I was disappointed by the few postcards available on the houses. Never enough of the details we love!Regina Scotthttp://www.reginascott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-10705166153415443972011-07-04T10:35:13.850-04:002011-07-04T10:35:13.850-04:00WOW! I always wanted my own playhouse, but dad wou...WOW! I always wanted my own playhouse, but dad would always say "How in the world would we move that!"Bethanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-80554992642269726362011-07-03T22:48:17.132-04:002011-07-03T22:48:17.132-04:00Please tell me you took photos of the cushions on ...Please tell me you took photos of the cushions on which Marie-Antoinette sat!!!! Cos then you could post them! Please! There is so little extant that has a connection with her I would love to see what they looked like.<br />And love the gates!Sandra Brakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012103425188503628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-86006541144189604572011-07-03T21:34:15.865-04:002011-07-03T21:34:15.865-04:00The sheer luxury in these houses is incredible. I ...The sheer luxury in these houses is incredible. I like touring the servants areas, myself. Trying to conceive of the army of people who made the house their lives work is humbling.PQRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577991430013206379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-11895999263779970212011-07-03T19:14:36.673-04:002011-07-03T19:14:36.673-04:00I love visiting Newport and pretending for just a ...I love visiting Newport and pretending for just a little while that I have ever known that kind of opulence. Then, I stop to think how I could summer quite cozily in that "Children's playhouse" and it snaps me back to reality and my jaw drops. I cannot even conceive of having enough money to live the lifestyle that those Newporters did... (but I love to visit!!)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493359469313592497noreply@blogger.com