The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-19
SARATOGA SPRINGS,
UNION HALL, July 8, 1853


have been looking for some days to see your
"child taking notes of our crowdin the absence of
ore of your veteran reporters let me give you few
jottings by the way. The world is coming to Sara
toga. Already do sc begin to feel the onward move
merits Of that wave which brings the thousands to
all American watering places Saratoga is not quite
itself yet; the bellies and beauX, the sharpers aud
the knaves are not yet here, but we can boast of
society for all that. The grave and staid men
of business and their households, clergymen, and
other professional men, the planter of the South and
the cotton aristocracy othe North soAe fair checked
damsels who wear their beauty with natures modes
ty and other representatives of chequered soce
~, have made Saratoga tolerably full. Now is the
time for pleasure nos Of fatigue and dress and balls,
but pleasure in its truer sense.
All seem to throw off care and give themselves up
to rest. You are so well posted on scenery shall
not venture on description. 1t would be vain at
tempt to tell the HERALD what it has told thousand
times. Suppose should daguerreotype the crowd
at Congress Spring-the bright eyed maidens in
morning dishabille the pale and weary nvalids seek
ing for health in the saline stream, the grave old
burghsr, the merry urchins, the motley crowd-you
have seen it all; if take you with pair of ponies
and pheaton 10 the lake, and tell you Of its rare
beauty the headland far away the crystal water and
the gentle breeze still whispering loves pledges of
yesterday eve, suppose | could jo. down in adj
jectyes and nouns, azure, green, golden, and blue,
and couple these with forest trees and brooks, and
green waysides. it would only tell the tale of year
ago; so | shall not attempt it. Last years file Of
the HERALD, and the years before, have many such
descriptions, and with sigh we quote the wise
mans words, . there is nothing under the SUM-
all is vanity" ln living lie we have at the Union
awe assorted crowd; the visiters to be Of that
better class, well dressed, quiet people, who had
something on which TO live before last year. They
came TO Saratoga to enjoy, and not to be, like mil
ner's figures In broadway mere automatons to show
the shopmans fabrics. The ladies are well dressed
fair to look upon, and are not as yet of that class
who fear to laugh, and think simper and smrk is
another term for smiles. We can boast of quiet
blessed boon for your dust and brick worn city men,
Some $50 guests are here, and yet yon might mistake
for home, for hosts have arranged all things
as the most fastidious could wish.
The Union Hall has been very much beautifed
and enlarged and 1t can accommodate two hundred
more than last season. The house is well furnished
the servants most excel!ent-many old stager5 from
the cty-the table amply supplied with every variety
to minister to our wants, band Of music from your
city dscourses sweet sounds at the wtching hour of
evening, and all in all arrangements ample for
our pleasure. The has began much earlier
than usual, and already Saratoga can say "they
come, "they come" notice that great improve
ments have been made in all the houses and 10 not
doubt that visters will find all excellent. We should
do violence to our host, aud mi stice to SELF and
neglect our friends away, If we did not say some
thing Of tie excellent arrangements at nion Hall.
AFTER aw more days OF ruTaiizing here, we 90 to
Lake George, and so northward far away Ylu may
have the nfction Of aoother letter SO will shorten
this, and say "Good bye"