The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-21
SARATOGA SPRINGS,
IL. S HnrrI.. Ann 10 Iai


Y. , HOTEL, Aug. 10, 1915.
The Court Of FashionThe True .qristocrat- Splendid
Eguipages--.7 Mother and Daughter Mahomets Para
disc aldermen Drinking The Magic Waters Fash
ionGbie .7yriras- The Scomge-an Anti Lottery Pa
psr-Gyeat Excitement The Fcaie Goddess-.9 Hop
The Court Of Fashion is really improving the
wanes The arstocracy have been waiting for the
parrenu to leave and filling up the hotels to the
infinite satisfaction of the residents of this village Our
circle has just received additional sparkle to its ami
nation by the arrival Of several Southern families Of
distinction our Southern is the ruest aristocrat
that shines among ushe the great landed proprietor
His fields cad with the richest tributes of agrcul
ture-sugar cotton, rice, and tobacco. He can speak
with, a royal sdectaton of bengnity of "nis
peopler-for they of verify, his, body and
soul. There is, too, about him perfect quetude-a
self repose-a conscousness-that his possessions
family heir LOOM and new acquisition, gained by
dealing in bacon and All this is in glorious
tas with the vulgar display anxiety and noisy afecta
Southern lights of the recherche description
and display taste and elegance which would honor tho
possessor OF German pneipaiiy The splendid pran-
cling bays" harnessed to carriage of expensive
and substantial structure whose interior is repete with
elegance and comfort Coachmen, footmen and outri-
ders OF Aries sable hue in lveries costly with gold
lace. An eye directed to OF these sumptuous
tons Of luxury may discover its smiling mistress, whose
langushng beauties time has not dimmed but softened
while her lovely and volupuous daughter, fit compan-
poets alone imagine when they sing OF the darh-eyed
hours of Mahomets Paradise.
"Oh, child of beauty rare
| On mother Chaste ana far,
How happy they both, SO far beyond compare"
| There are at least half Dozen wine bibbling
wieldy, rich, gout-stricken old gentlemen who also
! flourish here and afford infinite amusement These
worthless, who look upon their size a cruel
misfortune OF which they accuse Providence instead of
their guzzling remorseess Adermanc habits,
y and late resort to the Spring reminding of the
benevolent Mr. Pckwick when he went out cunning
Gallon upon gallon of Congress water, disappears down
each capacods nav embng in its ardness and capa
bty OF assumption the crater OF some hot Vesuvius.
lndusriousy, day by day, they critically the
solid paunch" to note its decrease, and press the
weighing machine till it groans again. in hopes of be-
ing able mark deduction from the solid carcass, but
all in vain what they lose by the water cure' is
compensated for the soup the fowl and the pas
they devour in hecatombs till the astonshed walters
groan in wonder Like unseemly porposes the blubber
daily becomes redundant.
Among the arrivals on the books notice the names
of Gov Van Ness, Miss Van Ness, and Z. Van Ness,
Washington; Dr. j. Rhea Barton and lady, the daughter
Of the celebrated Jacob Rigway. of Philadelphia; DR..
Bedford and lady, and DR.. Haskell New York; G. Van
Rensselaer,, Greenbush; DR.. willard Boston; Mr. Ham
mersley of ii b Ms llth regiment, Montreal; Gov.
francis Miss Francis, Rhode Island The beautiful and
accomplished Miss B., Of Bridgeport Conn, and many
other distinguished characters.
number of the paper, called the Scourge, pub
shed in Albany and devoted to the suppression of lot
teries gambling, SC, has been freely circulated in this
place and understand throughout the State. 1t is
supported are informed by several distinguished di
among the gamblers and lottery dealersold gentlemen
and old maids-black walters hack drvers-tavern
keepers-boot blacks, and waiting mads-dry goods
clerks and deaulting cashiers fond of quiet rubber OF
whist game of poker and tempting the tickle goddess,
who holds in her hand the horn OF lenty to shower
her favors upon them. We have grand hop this
ing at the United States Hotel