The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-03
NUNGNIsss IIAI41,
SARATOGA STRINGS, August l, 1873. (

SARATOGA SPRINGS, August l, 1913.
Yesterday was gloomy and rainy day, but to-
day we have seen on the avenues, some OF the
most elegant turn-ou,s in the world. Some of the
teau monde who reside at Saratoga, in tue sum-
mer, send up their best wardrobes and their best
horses and carriages from town. They prepare
for fashionable campaign with the same spirit
and extravagance that they prepare Tor dinner,
ON an occasion when some one is to be lionized
To show you how outrsgeously the rights Of veteran
whips and tigers are trampled upon by young women
Of fashion, beg leave to state, that several days
since very elegant and superb OPEN carriage, with
two black horses attached 10 it, passing along
one Of the obscure roads in the vicinity Of Saratoga.
In this carriage seated a venerable looking old
gentle with his wife, and and daughter the
daughter is a harem scarem creature, beautiful be-
~itehipg and accustomed to have her way
much possible In fact, she is perfect love Of
man full of fun and fright. Suddenly | this
at brisk trot. Before her intentions Known
she cambered with the agility Of fox the for
ward part of the carriage which separates the drivers
go box from the interior or body of the coach In
instant, and without heedi the inquiry of I" Mary
what you doing ~ which came from the lips of
her aston father she seated in the box beside
the driver. did not overhear the persuasive argu-
ent she must have used to possession of the
but the driver relinquished them to her in a NONE
and there she sat perfect amazon cracking her whip
over pair of mettlesome horses with a devil may
twinkle in her eve and smile on her lin which would
have made you love her. in spite ofsyourself Away
went the dear little amateur whip at a rate which
seemed to rather dangerous fortunately the horses
more manageable than she | watched the
carriage until it passed out of sight and it then imme.
dately occurred to me. that had just witnessed q
Of of the most auable and Industrious classes
the communicable drivers of private carriages. If
any body wishes to make any suggestions upon tn .
subject, they are at liberty to do it
The drawing rooms Of of the leading hotels, at
Saratoga prefent some extraordinary of fashion
the characters at Saratoga may be divided into four
different classes, or subdivisions ]. The nabobs-the
quiet, wealthy, and respectable people who are very
sensible and who have not been spoiled by prosperity
3. he ung bucks and bachelors, aud cosno politics.
the untamed colts of both sexes-the men of straw
who have brains money to lose, and who have to
pay carefully to win the hand of charming little
heiress TO win fifty, at faro bank. when their
stock of funds is getting low, and when it Is desirable
to have them replenshed 4. The bankrupts, who,
after n terrible effort have aged to scrape money
enough together to bring their and daughters
Saratoga for the purpose of forcing them into the
some trick or other generally succeed in making them
selves observed they are mere pretenders, who ought
rather to Ieman quietly at home, attending to their
ruined affairs than to visit place like Saratoga, for
the purpose Of passing themselves of for something
which they are not.
you will oil these classes of characters represented
with wonderful precision. You able to detect each
opportunity for observing them, is probably at the
opening "a ball At a signal, the doors Of the bal
finds its way the distant parlorthis stray note is
followed by others louder and velier they reach the
in III.
ing room. The buzzng, kissing gossip, OF this vast
throng suddenly ceases and some matron holder than
the rest, with daughter each arm, leads the way
to the ball room It shouli be understood that there
no ball rooms in any Of the hotels at Saratoga
the fame room is usel in the day for dining room,
and, in the evening, for a ball room Some Of these
rooms very large and convenient for dancing
The mstron who took lead with her fair daughters,
il mme diately followed by the bevy Of fashion, and
glory and hollow we're, until mt length all the classes
Of charactersTI have described are merously and
faithfully represented in the great bali dining
room. The rear of the procession Of beauty and
wrinkles and afectaton and grease is generally COM
noead ff ~ rnnr n Tho lnn mel mo
straw who usually pause at the door to fuss with their
white kid gloves, or to alter the position Of their
dickeys to give their luxuriant locks final tou h
with the tips of their delicate fingers These young
'uns, standing in the door of the ball room, going
amusing appearance. and often create considerable
mrth ng some Of the observers.
The entire party being gathered in the ball room,
you must admit that you have magnificent bVou
before you You have beauties in boots and beauties
some to initiate as far as they dare the dress
of the Model Artists, whose exhibitions recently
inter6icted in New York Now, this new within is one
of the most amusing thugs in the world and the po-
sion Of this class of young women in the ball room
is by means obscure, but is very promn ent and
laugbable and brilliant. Fifty OF these voluptuous
creatures, in charming deshd6ie, remind me of no
thing forcibly than the proverbs of Solomon.
You have then all these classes of characters befor
you Some ct them are seated and some of them ar
St. nding in groups very busly engaged in gossipin
dies drets or about some other profound humbug
You will observe that in these groups there are ind
viduals who continually taking observations O.
rome other remote quarter. These observations are
frequently made without any regard for modesty or
for the feepgs of the ut which the attention
Of the whole grsup has been directed by The indiv-
dual who is engaged in taking observations. This
poor creature at whom all these glasses are poised,
may be, perhaps timd girl, from the country, or a
member OF the extreme gauche the consequence Is,
that hc not unf' quenty finds herself obliged to re
tire from the In this case, victim Is
selected by these philosophers who may be regarded
Astronomers upon very small scale. Among the most
vouble individuals in this group. may observe
Mrs. P, whose daughter has just come OUT
The claims of Mrs. P to high breeding and to no.
BILE blood pdisputabe. She ia descendant Of the
Ps of Scotland the paternal ancestor of whom IL Is
we'll known n grandson of Robert Bruce The
daughter is ,oedlly chdrmtng cpeatshd!
All these various characters having made their ca
tree into the you hear the voirptuous SWELL of
the music. md the dance begins. You will observe
the sons of gentlemen mpgling and competing with
that class Of characters know as men OF straw ana
you will observe well-bred and accomplished won n
joining in tho dance with mysterious persons who
find their into fashionable society here with the
same ease that the men of straw do .,.
We wish to inquire what in this gay ana Dr'Want
asfembsge. the chances for begysrs, and we wish
to contend that there not the slightest chances
for them in any shape Though great number OF
begears gnifo tolerated in tho ROOM yet,
single beggar in character should show his head in
side the he would be thrust from the without
the benef of clergy Of imporirg glance ut the
bright eyes the beautiful women. This the
why the beggars resort to such remarkable shifts to
conceal their poverty in order to gain admission into
fashionable society, they cboose to term II. Now
have watched two Of these poor devils OF beggars,
when they have been introduced to each other by an
individual whom you may call third party. These
hsggars on introduction commence careful. exam
jpstion Of each others dress for certain reasons;
they begin with the boote which they ~ eopsder
an important article Of apparel, and which they ex.
amino with marked attention; they next take BIRDS
view tf the cca. the shirt bosos, (f they happen
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