Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-09-09
LIFE AT SARATOGA.


A correspondent of the New York Journal
of Commerce, writing from this watering
place, says: f
think that never saw Saratoga SO full,
and yet so little of beauty or intelligence in
the faces meet. | remarked the same last
year, but it is worse now.--Can it be that
the intelligent land consequently beautifully
part of the community are deserving Sarato-
! ga? II looks like it much.
1t is somewhat difficult to imagine what
attraction the crowds who frequent our wa
tering places, find in such resorts. | have
the charity to suppose that few who ere
are sent by their medical advisers for the
benefit they may derive from the waters
but nine-'enhs Of the visters have sought n
fashionable place Of amusement
The country about Saratoga is about the
last in y York State to select for pleasant
riding, and there is not a solitary walk which
will bear comparison with Il hundred at Ho-
boken and elsewhere The village itself is
very hot in summer, dusty in dry weather,
and muddy in wet, and scarcely cool breeze
ever blows over il. Indeed the crowds pass
large portion of time in complaining of the
weather the street. the hotels, &c, but call
it all enjoyment. It might BE supposed that
the means of fashionable dissipation attrac-
ted many, hut a week at Saratoga will provo
the absence of these means. To the ma jori
" the day pasae5 away in the LATEST of all
emplovmcn'i. For an hour or two in the
morning, conversation is lively, but it grows
dull toward noon and dinner is invariably
stupid affair. In place 0f the lively exchange
of wi; and anecdote, of merrment aud jovial-
~, expected, YOU see FIVE hundred men, wo-
men and children, devourng in silence what
eatables they can lay hands on, and leaving
the tables the instant the fruit and nuts are
finished. Some addition to the days plea
sure is expected in the evening. But what
the fashionable world findo TO do in the even
ing. confess myself unable to guess A stiff
and unsocabe coillion in the corner, per
haps two or three in other paris q the room.
in three evenings on: of four. form the chief
item Of tso.calledl lamuScmcnt An Immense
amount OF talking in a brilliantly lighted and
hot room, is the employment of large ma
iori,y An occasional concert or ball is fol
lowed by week OF protcs,atons on the part
OF the many, tha, they never saw duller
time, a more vulgar Sc, or duller concert.
The chief amusement .! all is TO talk oven
the miseries Of Saratoya.
The character ofthe vsitcrs is best detrc-
ted in the Spring, or at the breakfast table.
You will there notice the yis distinction be-
tween the preicndcr and the true gentleman
or lady. Servants are admirable hands al
detecting it. A lady invariably speaks to
servant as kindly as to friend, The distinc-
tion is well kept up afterwards i'll the draw
ing room. Here. even as early as ten o.
clock or even at breakfast, YOU may see
lewelry flashing on arms or head dresses.
Indeed have noticed this as characteristic
of all the hotels this year. | never saw so
much dressing in the morning, and know
no better evidence of lack of time, taste aud
refinement.
There is too much loud talking too in the
parlors and a vast amount OF all attempt at
being conspicuous. which is always unplea-
SAINT. More or less of this is 10 be noticed
every year but it strikes me that 1t has IN
creased this year.