The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-07

Der themselves liable to the same penalties. II is
not, of course, expected that the laws will alto
Shameless gambling in check, and render gaming
so unpopular, ~ general thing, that young mea
with large purses and small OF osrence will not ma
tura dest into the vortex Of loss a. they used to
acquainted with the world to take care Of them
selves under any circumstances, may, and doubtless
win even nov, submit to the dangers Of the table"
bank, "clo;h," and /" board" Such persons
know, or ought TO know, the per centage which
is always against them, and if shey have a mind
to pay the cost they will never be in want Of i'm
plemen;s. Gambling laws are not made for such
men they would be Intellectual if they were. Ii
the young and inexperienced are protected fro n
imposition, and kept from the foul laid for
their capture, Tor rather for the capture Of their
purses0 all will be accomplished that caa resson-
ably be hoped for. 1t is said that several Southern
gentlemen of wealth, who have s)ns just arrived at
manhood, and who formSly visited Saratoga as
regularly as the season arrived, had determined
to abandon their usual summer retreat, on account
of the dangerous and shameless pitch to which
gambling had been carried. They may nov re-
sumo their wonted visits, for the authorities of the
village express determination to enforce the
law. IL will break up some of the small business
that was formerly carried on in the purleus of tae
gambling bells; but the money that was spent
there viii find its way to other places, where it
will do more good to the town. The amended
charter confers another privilege on the corporate
powers Of Saratoga, name ly-that Of taxing shop
keepers and artisans, whe come from other places
to do business here for the season. The trustees
are about to tax these summer establishments
about twenty dollars ca n, by way of license to
sell their wares The jewellers, b iberdashers,
milliners, fancy dry goods men, the opticians, the
cClDers, the confectioners, and other industrials
who come here from the cities, object to the
forcement of this ordinances but certainly no good
reason exists why moderate license tax should
not be levied against them The resident shop
keepers have their regular taxes to pay, and they
say that, inasmuch a police force must be kept
up every summer, the non-resdents receiving
equal protection ought to help pay the bill.
The money collected for licenses will, therefore, be
devoted to the payment of the police
Although there are a large number Of visiters
here, the fashionable has not yet fairly
menced. The residents at this and the other first
class hotels, are now enjoying themselves, unre
strained by the arbitrary laws of fashionable Ell
quette. There are, however, premoutory signs in
dicating the approaching ascendency of the star
8 Fashion" The ladies begin to ppear in nu n
beers on the promenades and in the drawing room,
and carriages begin to be in demand for Jaunt to
the lake. Another and most significant sigu of the
times is, that the for,e of walters at the United
states have gone into regular drill under their cap
tain, head waiter Morris, who arrived last evening
to commence his superintendent duties for the
son. BY the way, the arrival Of Morris was quite
event Almost everybody who had been mere
before, after disposng of their baggage, looked
around as If in earch of something that they could
not find and at last asked, where's Morris :"
but Morris had not yet Ime; he was engaged
to arrive on the evening Of July lst and accordingly,
VIXEN last evenings train announced, some
of walters made their way towards the depot,
10 welcome their commander, or to make capital
for emselves by appearing to welcome him, Ohere
is politi al 1nanGuvering among public house wait
ers as well as among other pubnc place-holders }
Well, "a soon as the cars had got fairly settled in
The depot, and the crowd began to pour forth from
the gates, the watching waters were gratihed.
I" Here he comes" " Thar he is" 81 see him."
and other like expressions were heard and pre-
s"ntly. Morrss good natured face appeared, shining
in smiles beneath hand me white beaver HIS
sinh atfarns md of ha 10 nf his
forces, saluted him Us he passed along to the
Office. The Haytien king might have been proud
of such reception. Morris smiled his best smile,
returned the salut aions Of his with the dignity
becoming his rank, took his lieutenant by the hand,
aud so made his way to headquarters. To day he
is at his post, and receives the congratulations of
his old friends with becoming modesty. Morris |.
great man, and an important item in this ma mmcth
establishment. II may be as well to state, in this
connection, that Mons. Chief Cook LeComte has
also just arrived, SO you see We are now prepared
for the season; let il come never go quickly.
There is not much gossip astir here yet. Ssr-
racco has arrived with his dancing girls and banL
lie has fitted up hall on broadway, opposite to
the drawing room Of the United states, where,
with Jut doubt, he will instruct the heels and toes Of
fashionable society in all the nricacics of the last
French, German and Italian dances. There was
hop, last evening" the first of the season, at Union
Hall. Considering that it was the first dance, il
was very successful effort The boariers at Con-
giess Hall attended, and all the participants APP
pearcd to enjoy themselves much. These hops are
to begin at Congress Hall and Union Hotel alter
nately, twice a week during the season, Sarraccos
band having been engaged for the purpose.
An ipcpent attempt 70 try the popularity OF the
BlOomer pantaoon aud short petticoat costume was
npped in the bud here the other day As am re.
lady informed, the matter came abou, in this
wise:-A number Of ladies casually discussing the
merits OF the new costume, suddenly conceived the
| idea OF getting up number OF the dresses, and
| making a grand bloomer turnout some tine morn
| ing or evening, all going together to keep each
other in coun,enance. Some how or other, the fact
| that there preparations were going on became
known at one Of the smaller, but respectable hotels
and before half a dozen hours hao elapsed, set of
wsgs had procured Boomer fit out aud subject
| % wear it, This subject was a woman some sixty
years Of age, well known 10 the village, and who,
| for q consideration, willingly agreed, not only to
wear the costume, but to display 1t to the best ad.
vantage. Accordingly, about half past four CLOCK
4. M, or when the ladies Of the hotels were enjoy
ing their after dinner prone made they were surprised
ut seeing the cid 'un, in the Bloemers come wrig-
Cling and twisting along the street, followed by q
multitude Of urchins and oilers The old woman
lad e. me errand to perform at almost every shop
On the principal street, and before she retired, had
made a fair exhibition Of the costume to all
the village, but especially to the boardes at the
hotel where the la lies resided who had given orders
for the pants sndshort frock Ii is needless TO say
more than that the fret ordered lot Of the boomer
bxins have not been seen in public. Ths next day
after the public appearance Of the old woman in
| shorts, gentleman and lady drove up to the door
Of the very hotel where the venerable one
oowI, sod very politely, and evidently with q
great deal Of pride, handed out his lady all logged
cut in veritabe Boomer costume. The innocent
fair had come from beyond the village bounds, and
knew nothing Of the former exhibition Of feminine
trOwseTs. Common courtesy and respect for tho
lady induced the gentlemen to keep their coun-
tensrces until the couple had got within doors.
As soon, however, A. the pants disappeared, .
general guHaw burst out on AL sides The young
couple dIned, promensded, shopped, and walked 70
the sprirg, up the street and down the street, in
happy ignorance Of the exhibition which had been
m ace the day previous. At several points, they
met parties who interested in the old lady
| exhibition. To these, the whole matter came up
in such ludicrous light that litter, aud some
times -andout laugh couldn not be suppressed;
but, corscious OF her own Independence, aud un-
cyns,tus Of the real cause Of Timent, the young
emu stOr Of the Bioomefs marched on throu <hOut
all saratoga, and wes never informed Of her real
position until late hour ia the Day. They left,
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