The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-02
Notes from the Watering Places.
"LAKE HOUSE," !
SARATOGA LAKH. July 30. 1919 (

The Comforts at Lake Sratog0-Ga,ns Dinners-
Fame and Fried Potatoes-Spots at the Lake
House, &c. &c.
Among the comforts to be enjoyed at Saratoga,
vis, to this delightful spot must have appointment
place. liere, on The margin of this sweetest of
Little lakes, Messrs. LOOMS X Co., the proprietors
Of the house and groands, dispense laxuries OF no
ordinary kind with the utmost dispatch, and in a
style which shows that their experience has not
been useless TO them. Since The season has begun
TO be lively at Saratoga Springs, not day has
passed without one or more parties visiting the
Lake House, tor the purpose OF enjoying game
dinner. Among these who have given dinners
here, may be named Mrs. flush, Messrs. Slide
Gereaud, Livingston, Suget, Ii. Z. Duncan, OF
Miss (be has gwen two within few days., Nil
lei, Belmont, Russell, Wright, James, and several
others These dinners are made exceedingly com
Portable trout and bass. fresh from the ponds, Sc
veral of which are carefully kept on the grounds,
woodcock. partridge, and ether feathered game,
are served up In style which causes the admira-
tion OF epicures; while the fame of 6 Eliza, the
cock" for clisping potatoes has become so wide,
that she has frequent offers TO take places of profit
in The city, where her talents in this respect may
be made effective: queer way 10 build up
reputation, you will say; but it Is nevertheless trne,
that "Eiza's" potato frying reputation is one of
the prominent matters si remark al Saratoga, and
scores Of people visit the lake and carry away spe
cimens CT the vegetable, as prepared by her, as
curiosles. Ladies frequently pay her hand
some fee for the privilege OF witnessing the mode
OF operation. pursued by her, so that they, may
instruct their cooks at home. Eliza always
takes the fee and pleasantly enough imparts
the theoreuc knowledge necessary for potato
flying but no lady has, as yet, been able to
teach the Art to her cooks at home Who would
think that aAple potatoes could be made such a
luxury and yet, Eliza is not proud of her reputa-
ton she is net pulled up with pride; she cooks
on during the summer and has numerous. standing
offer to COOK tor naboes vi the CITY, at large wa,
Of her child en-, children's children, will here
after drive tandem 10 Lake Saratoga, TO eat trout,
woodcock and fried potatoes, under the same roof
where she Is now engaged IN acquiring lanrels
Byron says :. there is tide IN the affairs of wo-
men, which, if taken at its flood leads-God knows
where" Who shall say that Eliza's bark is not
now riding upon the flood tide of rising greatness
The means of enjoyment at the lake ample ;
the grounds themselves are pleasant to walk
through The ponds Astounding with the finest fish,
are well worth looking at; then there are bowling
alleys, and shooting gallery; and SAIL boats, and
end fine bathing near at hand When the boods
wish to give vent To the exuberance Of their mirih
fulness, they seek the Lake House, where they
can enjoy themselves without constraint. The
house divided INTO rooms of various dimensions,
and parties, large or small, can be at all times ac.
commodated SeDi1er pa,afns is the motto Of
the prorrieors. The drive hiher from the Springs,
is remarkably pleas ant one, and there are fire.
horses on the road at once. Some OF the parties
given by the people above mentioned. were splendid
affairs. Mrs. Rushs, particularly, Is spoken Of in
the highest terms of praise. One or two were fall
ures but they took place the early part Of the
season, the fact is not to be wondered at.
MANSION HOUSE,
KEYroRT, Jaly 80, 1919.
The Kf,pmt Hvnnt-7hc Ladies an tie Water
Mwphy's Hotei-Fishing and Eowiing.
4, IL. sl.r L..
are remaining with their families at the Mansion
House, | yesterday paid visit to the Keyport
Hermit" one ofthe celebrities Of this part of New
Jersey. The hermit l found to be very intelli-
gent man, manufacturing chemist by profession,
and an Enehshman by birth. lie manufactures
copperas, paints, Ne, from minerals, with which
the land in the neghborhood abounds, and, rumor
says, makes great deal Of money by the operation,
for he finds ready cash market in New York for
all he manufactures, and always has his pocket
" full of rock S." His residence s indeed like the
habiaton of hermit II is constructed Of logs
and branches Of trees and matched with grass and
leaves. From any part of the interior you can see
the sun by day and the stars by night. In winter
his ears are delighted with natural music-the
whistlng Of the wind through the crevices and in-
terstices which, in some places, are large enough
TO admit your hand. In front OF the mansion -
the hermli's couch, which Is constructed after the
style Of the resting place winch old Adam con-
siructed in the Garden of Eden, before the old
scamp succumbed 10 the arguments of his mate
and g,e the apple which Eve presented to him,
Tor his stom0ch's sake" Ii IL made of a piece
Ct canvas, hung upon two small trees, and, plain
and simple az II il, II iurnlshss repose to the weary
pedestrian who VISITS the hermit. ] found the
HuaM On his bench, for he has no table, and that
is The only paper which he patronizes. lie reads
II carefully every day,an not until he has digested
every line Of 1t can he 40 TO work with his mind
at ease. He extended an invitation TO Mr.. Ben
nett, TO call and HIM, before his bottle OF cherry
brandy IF consumed. His name is SpInk. and n
Mis-. Spink shall enter the door Of the man
sion. Any thing in the garb Of a petiicoat he
abomlnaies. To such an extent does he carry his
hostility to the iair sex, that he hides himself in
the woods whenever lac secs woman and has
been known to 20 quarter Of mile ont 81 his
way, TO avoid seeing some articles of female APP
parel drying on a clothes line. The land IN the
region of bis house and laboratory presents many
interesting features. IL abounds with minerals OF
various kinds and, ON the cap Of the precIpce, ia
eng the shore have gathered, nj "A depth Of fifty
feet below The surface, decomposed pine and other
woods, and variety OF other vegetable matter.
Il hes in lsyers, at different depths, and the geo.
ioget vii, here tnd abundance of material for
Tie arrivals from New York and the other pla-
ces are beccmlng qutc numerous. Monmouth
county II one ot the few IlaCes on this continent
Nnltn the ofeH0fu CUitla never YET mas visited.
This IL attributed To the nature Ci the soil, which
is veiy porous, consisting Of sand and loan, in
equal proportions. Ii Is an excellent place for
raising early potatoes, strawberries, peaches, and
other fruits and vegetables, with which the stcani-
or John Bau is loaded every day.
The people of this part If the sovereign State Of
NV jersey, are, an afraid, behind the age. To
be sure they have their school houses, and Their
clutches, and their meeting houses, but they lack
that spirit OF enterprise 80 characteristic of New
York. THIS may be accounted for by the fact
that Keypor, with all iis advantages, IL compare
lively unknown to the people Of New York, and
consequently cur citizens have not mingled much
with those Jersel men, and Jcrseywomen, the lat
ter of whom certainly lay claim to their share
Of beauty but they are so unsopbisticated that
they DO not know IL. Now, however, that key-
portls becoming known, expect the people in
the adjoining county will be stirrcd up little.
The bafhers here have a curious custom. The
ladies', when attired for the bath, wear nearly as
much as they do when promensding. I've seen
| them al a distance 10 the water and was much
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