Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-08
VOLUME III.
From our Evening Edition Of yesterday
SARATOGA SPRINGS, August lst'

daily and seems TO be eagerly sought aiter hah
the respectable sixpennes OF the city. why TINS Is
the case the public is well aware IL is the besf ana
only correct history Of the times The merchant ana
broker pounce upon the Vail street reports ana IS
invariably the case that when the mail is opened and
the papers distributed that the who is so fortunate
as TO ret the Herald first is obliged read aloud to
aome 6ttv or a hundred persons, who have crowded
around him the reports alluded to- Having satisfied
themselves on this point, they prepared to read
their own letters the daily papers This scene is OF
daily occurrence the four great Hotels of the place
No sooner is ended, than ten dozen young
bucks appear representatives from the ladies in the
80 rlors, requesting the Herald for their perusal re-
7 st Immediately complied with. Men, Would 1t
be well send dozen copies Of your paper to the
ladies of the four principal houses, say Congress Hail.
Union Hall, the T. S. Hotel and the Pavilion. Well,
friend Bennett the object of this letter to give you
short Of the principal events that have thus far
taken place here TO which will Immediately proceed.
To begin hail from Congress Hall the place where
is congregaed the of Saratoga The other houses
have their peculiar visiters well and the man
and Of each strongly marked, as are
those Of England and France. We have the retired ner
chant and him who after living the of SO 900
year in New York, spending the profits of several
wears business in land speculation, finds himself
tension of years. that he may yet longer revel in
riches We have too retired tailors and backing ma
kers with their daughters Clerks, with their mistress
es whom they pass off for their wives In fact we have
allclasses of people, whose aim is flourish; who for
a lack Of brains load themselves with inery;
airs of importance which they unable to sustain
hold themselves aoof from Others for fear OF exposing
their ignorance and turn their noses at every thing
they see in order TO attract attention. and shew how
vastly superior they to the world around them.
Congress. Hall is the beau monde of Saratoga. The
fashionables from all parts here assemble and they
cannot rank with the arsocracy home they are sure
TO here [Mem.-Rule to be thought fashionable and
an arictocrat Be and impudent in your manner;
swear at the walters complain opoor accommodations,
bad table Congress water not fit to drink avoid all
company where you think your ignorance will be expo
sed and with those who know less than your
self, if they can be found
The accommodations at this house are very good
We have well spread table, with all the luxuries of
the season an accommodating landlord, and attentive
servants What could you have, friend Bennett
Methnks hear you reply, beautiful woman r And
these YOU could have your hearts content Congress
Hall has thus far borne away the palm in beautiful fe
males Several young brides have been gering stars
in the armament Of female beauty. Mem The wa
ters of Saratoga said be eagerly sought after by
newlymarried ladies' far what reason / unable to
determine being myselfa bachelor. Can you tell US
The beautiful Mrs. s., and the bewitching Miss
N, of Philadelphia, it would do you good to look
At There are many more, of whom may speak here
after.
We have had several chops" they called, and
one regular built ball of the former you have given
us .ancy sketch" but some have taken place since
that was given, will few additional particulars
These pleasant dances fear, at end in conse
auence Of misunderstanding which occurred at the last
one The company at our house got up the "hop" and
invited the ladies and gentlemen from Union Hall, the
United States Hotel and the Pavilion 10 attend, which
those disposed to dance did After few introduc
tions three or four ce,ons formed, which passed
off very we'll As the ball progressed, it evident
that there was something brewing" which rather de
composed or put damper upon the hilarity the
ming Many ladies' refused longer TO dance, and while
acoton was on tho floor composed Of strangers prin
cipally the New York ladies of Congress Hall from
whom the invitations emanated, suddenly left the roors
and lef, the invited company either dancing looking
with establishment direct an insult breach of po
likeness The dance suddenly arresiedand in FIVE
minutes more the hall was Among the invited
guests several ladies from Philadelphia, and per
haps the New York ladies jealous of the beauty
OF the strangers and the attention shown them The Phi
lslelpha ladies at the Congress, took part with the
strangers, as they should have done.
The feeling caused by this affair prevented many
from attending ball. which did 60 of very well.
However, in few days shall have set in,
and these things will be forgotten Our house is fast
filing up II numbers abost two hundred.
Next will speak ef Union Hall. This house is
very popular one and the Of the real wealth and
ars,ocracy who visit the Springs II no place for the
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commend them. Gentlemen with their families clergy
men, ouakers nvalids and goodly proportion of young
peope Of both Sexes here assemble Literary men, Also
prefer the auietness aud the peculiar society Union
Hall 20 that OF the other houses am OF any
circumstance that has this summer transpired this
house Il Is said, however, that there never were
many females congregated together with less preten
s;ons to beauty Even YOU friend Bennett much you
lore The sex would find il difficult with one or two ex
~ ,pcnu 10 find handsome woman among the hundred
,ere assembled. There is fair quakeress from the
CITY Of brotherly love- with locks, gazee eye
and a akin like Parian marble, who bears away the
palm Although quakeress she is rather worldly in
her personal appearance and manner, with lair pro
norton Of pride concealed beneath the simplicity OF her
sect Il
A ia natural TO suppose, where many old maids