Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-17
CORES poadence Of the Herld.)


We are moving on here, as pleasantly aspossibls
Hotels all full, and but few beds to spare at NIGH
in the village. There is a costinual coming and
gsing; hundreds daily depart and the next train o.
cars bring back macy TO fill their places. The
stranger you wined with yesterday, and talked po
iitics across the table, is no where to be to-
day; and the belle who filed your eye in the walz
last night, has gone before another dance might
have brought you to an introduction. So it goes
"'ris but an inn, where all can come and stay
Who goes the soonest has the least to pay"
The Pavilion Foun ain is the fashionable drinking
resort before breakfast. The old Congress Spring
Is almost deserted. The new spring is said TO be
what the Congress was in days gone by. The wa
ters Of the Pavilion are as efervescent as cham
paISne and have rather pleasant flavor. The water
there isdipped mp for you by two Gypsy girls, q
wonder n t"ey are real Gypsies,) and some drink
two, and some SIX glasses.
A large party Of ladies and gentlemen go every
morning to the bowling alley. Some Of the fair
roll very well; one young girl scattered six pins at
said the setter up" bravo said the company
Balls and hops continue alternately at Congress
Hall, AID the United Sates and the band frequently
play at the latter place in the green after din
ner Parties drive every afternoon to the Lake."
seven miles OLA very poor drive, by the bye, with
no scenery. The Lake is broad sheet Of water
as all lakes are; there two boats at the wharf
so you can Ike row, or have sail There is a
Bar room, forthe company 70 rest, and where the
young blades frequently give dinners. " C all went
10 Ainacks this EVENING" ball at Congress Hail.
The long room was decorated with ivy greens all
over the walls, and glass lamps of many eoiors were
crossing the ceiling This fumnery in fixing ball
room is rather bad taste--only to be done on May
day. The ball was briant-the bellies from the
United States Hotel were there, and large COM
pany. They also had very pretty supper of can
died pyramids, sandwiches and champagne; plenty
of |. The manager for the evening, a new arri-
val from the city, exceedingly elegant and
pleasant person. He had all the latest rules for
Quoting balls in the most fashionable places lie
frequently parlcys d with the music, when they
wished to play waltz. He said 60 waltzing was all
stuff and as for watzing after supper. sit a
thing unheard Of" The ladies and Kendall, how
ever, insisted, and the manager yielded. While the
waltz was going on, he was heard to remark, that
it annoyed him very much, and he felt full Of fight
The hosts and managers at the United States
very polite and accommodating. You can have
breakfast at aay hour, and need never be ut loss
for a cold chicken after the ball.
So large company now here could make Sa-
ratsga gay at any season, il people would talk
less Of what has been, and wake up lutte. We
improve daily.
AUG ia goedly number of gay compa
ny left this morning for Niagara and elsewhere
among them, Nr. Bodisco and family There is
falling of in numbers as yet however and the gay
season will continue fortnight longer. Mr.. Mon
roe, Mr.. Curtis, Mr. Kemble, General Talmadge,
Mr.. Meredith, Gen. O'Donnell, Governor Lewis,
and Mr.. Bradish, some of the gentlemen
here.