The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-22
SARATOGA, July Is, 1850.
The Funeral Pages~t at the Spri~gs-7he De-
sfx.,~S,ou Of 4, Dc NJ n..s.

noating population OF about two thousand persons.
There is something securing, almost daily, to
interest the attention Of intelligent men.
The ceremonies which came off yesterday, and
which were intended to do honor to the memory
Of the late Presid ent Taylor, were, as think, a
decided failure. have never seen or hsard of a
more shabby turn out, since the days of old Jack
Faistaf. There was no unity of feeling among
those who undertook to get up the celebration.
There was miserable feeling of Jealousy ex-
hibted at the meeting of the Committee of Ar
rangements' on Tuesday evening, as have learned
from some of the committee, and, if it had not been
for Gen. Blanchard, VIII o acted as Chief Marshal.
yesterday, and a few other determined and pa
trlotlc Spirits there would have been no parade At
all AS 1t was, il amounted to almost nothing
very lew OF the VisIters at the Springs Joined IN
the ceremonies, and, from the very fact that they
knew nothing about them, until they saw the
procession, which was composed Of about a
dozen barouches, filled, for the most part with
yeomanry, in chip hats, and some dozen or two of
old loairrs, who have been in the habit of attend
ing funerals any time within the last thirty years
The fact is, there is no such thing as public
spirit among the resident population of Saratoga
The two papers published here show that fact; and
until there is better feeling existing, il is in vain
TO think of getting up public celebra alton here to
do honor 10 any thing, unless the visitors who may
happen to be on the spot will agree TO pay the ex-
pense. The business of the place lasts only three
or four months, and all the rest of the year the
made out of the travelling public during the sum-
mer. There may be few exceptions to this
mark, but they are like angels visits, STEW and
far between" You know this, MIR. Bennett, as
well as do
Now, to return to the celebration of yesterday
Instead Of having grand procession, as the COM
mittee OF arrangements might have had, if they
had gwen timely notice 10 the ten or twelve
hundred intelligent male strangers in the village to
join them, they go 10 work privately, contrive to
get conveniently small company, secure the SER
vices of an orator at the eleventh hour and of ten
or dozen barouches, and ride from the United
States hotel TO the Congress Spring, distance of
less than quarter OF mile, and there they aIis hit
and proceed to an eminence about ten rods further
where the ceremonies come OIL with all the "pomp
and circumstance" OF military funeral! Is not
this shameful
Why, even the ladies might have been pressed
into the service. Pressed, do l say? Hundreds
of item would have gladly volunteered to do honor
to the memory of the old President, if they had had
an opportunity to do SO. There was the finest
n'ater'sl at Saratoga, out of which to make pro-
cession OF an imposing character, that could be
found in this country; and yet nothing was done,
absolutely nothing!
:. The committee of arrangements, and a few
friends, made a sorry show in straw and chip hats
when they should have been appropriately dressed
for the occasion, with black hats and dark clothes
il took about quarter of an hour to ride from
the United States to the Spring, when the car
riages were dismissed. The only redeemng point
in the whole affair, was the manner in which a
portion Of the citizens decorated their dwellings,
stores and hotels.
The procession, as have before said, was dead
failure, and the religious services amounted to but
very little. The music was good, and the eulogy
of Mr.. Francis l.. Waddell, of New York, con-
sdering the little time he had for PREPARATION
all that any reasonable man could expect.
hope, for one, that the next time anything of
the bind is attempted in Saratoga, it will be more
successful. Gen. Blanchard, the Chief Marshal,
appeared to acqut himself we'll; but he should
have been mounted fine charger, instead of
walking, and made those who were in the car
rages walk-eyery one of them. "T That is the
way we 40 in Mexico"
to-day, between one and two O'Clock. A large
quantity of rain fell in short tine. IL broke up
pic mic party of seven or eight hundred men, wo-
men, and children, who came up IN the cars from
skin. Having no place 10 fly to-they were in
grove, on bill, back of Putnam street-they had
TO " grin and bear it," And when they went home
to Troy, this afternoon portion OF the party look
ed like many drowned rats. The cars had
hardly started, when il commenced raining again,
and continued with violence for two hours.
NATHAN NORWOOD.
SARATOGA, July 10, 1850.
General More ments and observation-disclosures and
Dressirg-A Suggestio~
Since the great arrivals, everything here has
"gone IL with rush." and we are now in the very
height of the season. Such convulsive displays
of dress, fummery, and ostentation, as every day
take place, at the morning promenade, the dinner
table, the afternoon drive, and the evening hop,
never have been seen in this country. You would
imagine that the company were a set of drygoods'
importers, haberdashers, pawnbrokers, and tailors
come TO show off their wares, and advertise their
town establishments-in a word, species of FASH
ionabe bagmen and bagwomen, visiting the water
ing places in pursuit of customers. If there is any
discrimination at all, it appears to be in favor of
the breakfast toilet, see more bare arms, (and
fewerpretty ones,) more bogus jewelry, and more
general tivation in the morning than is elsewhere
possibly permissible at fu.dress dinner of cere-
mony. The display at the dinner table, you can
fancy, but should fail to describe.
The great struggle for pre-eminence between the
rival houses is still carried with snabated vigor.
If one seats herse and her faithful adherents in
satellites. imme dately take possession Of the other
leaving the "awful distance" between them as a
sort OF FIddlers Green, TO be fitted over by the
purgatored and damned, excluded by good sense,
or The want Of means, from the fools paradise or
the Elysisn fields. Between these two extremes
move some Of the loveliest, wi test, most accom-
plished, and altogether the most fascinating wo-
men IN the country; but so paralyzng is the infu-
ence OF exclusiveness, In a country where no real
exclusveness exists, that they have not the cou-
rage 70 break through the restraint which makes
everybody 80 uncomfortable, and half neutralizes
the pleasure sojourn at this delightful and Clio
nous watering place.
learn that the Baroness de Marguerttes, as
sisted by Mrs. Voorhees, (sster of Mrs Forrest and
celebrated in private circles Tor her noble confrao
voice, will take the foam of the concert season
early next week-probably giving their first enter
tainment at the United States Hotel on Monday
evening
The superintendent Of the Troy and Whitehall |
railroad, Mr.. Van Rensselaer,, wishing to make |
known 10 the readers of the Hcrald-or, in other |
words. the whole travelling puhhc-the new route
toihe White Mountains, hssinvied me, in the hand
soonest manner, TO make up party for an excursion
TO The White Mountains aud ba,k hope 10 include |
in the party, Hon MIR. Bancroft and lady, O. r. r. |
Jtmes, Eco, and lady, AID other distinguished |
ladies' and gentlemen, so as TO not only make the
party delightful one in itself, but to bring il off
with edit An arrangement is now being effected
between the dfirr. nj railroad companies by which
travellers can purchase tickets here through TO the
White Mountains and back, for ten dollars The
route lies through one ever. nging. Continuous
scene OF natural beauty and subllmity: and after
Tefnrn shnll be ahle trnsi q, .rixa IL ..Li..