New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-13
A DAY AZ SARATOGA
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female that makon response in ibis wieo 10 tho caption
If ,h,s chapter What 10 day at Saratoga =" spout by
nine ,cn,hr Of tho ten thousand 'pcndtirins Of time
and money, now wasting their precious moments In
this place of fashionable dissipation Tas is Il; they
got mn from TO 10 O'Clock in tho morning, and spend
an hour at the morning toilet; and then that the
male portion Of the crowd barcheaded, and almost
barefoot4d. saunter down to The temple where they
make their morning devotoDs.
What. religious devotions-in templei
Yes. in a temple erected over Congress Spring
where they s appear to think 1t Is religious duty
that they should 20 every morning and SEQ who can
sx allow the greatest number of tumbers Of water-
disgusting at first but like taking sats they soon get
us1d 10 IL and rather like it. few of the early rsers
AZ more hardy Adventures extend their walk through
The temple and out INTO well Kept PARK OF natural
groves Of pine along paths made OF slae pounded me
and ceneuted together 10 be Is hard and firm as
e aging few take rides upon a catcbpenny circu-
lar raj way laid down ia the grove. II is very pref
~ TOW for children come of which wear rouge, and
some mus,aches, and some gray hair
A, the spring acquaintance meet and inquire very
aectionafey after the state Of each otGers health
how they enjoyed the dauce last nisht-how they
sept-erd docs The water agree with you
tJpon this neutral ground half-hsdsed acqusint-
spces begin TO try their wings and simple mods grow
10 low sslssms, hat in hand, and The come words,
smiles, hand. shakrgs, and "Hows your mother this
"mor iDgl
Evidently come of them don't know their daughters
are out and some of them don't care.
Acquantances nodded at by the spring beco ne IA
miiar in TIE peror ard partners for the waltz IN the
evening for that app as to he So the order OF 'l0''s
Speaking of hotels reminds me that this Is village
of bo,els-. is, in fact, one great hosiery: Isl y
hotels that all ve-it is the business OF the place
The commerce OF Saraioge-and strangers are the cur
culatng medium. Without them the town would
case 10 lie. II would need directory TO tell how
mary hotels there III Saratoga, and longer letter
than VI ell write TO tell how biS they are, or how
many hfads without brains they could shelter.
Among tie largest Of these great caravanseres are
the United States, Union Hail. Congress Hail. tue
American, and don't know how many other patriotic
names
is he house for the elite of this great crowd of nVdltds,
who come here seeking after health in the sparkling
waiers and catching the govt OF me sparkling wines.
This year Congress Hall leads of as NUMBER one.
few Years ego il nowhere on the list OF fashion
able ho,es It is built in the form of hollow square,
omen upon one ride, inclOsing large courtyard OF
lofty shade trees ard green grass; In me west Wing
on the lower floor the floor level with the street.
ia the vast dining room. AT the north end such Is the
Cescent of the ground there are two stories below tins
floor TIE front of the house is divided INTO readag-
room the Office, Two passages, and two immense par
ors, with tall coonnade ia front and CELERY in the
rear. The private parlOrs on the mex floor, and
the wings ard upper floors arc divided of into rows OF
cells called bedrooms, after The usual American fash
r
into tie smallest space. Not.ihs aiding the lui-
mense size of this house, the proprieors told me that
the demand for rooms had latsly been such that they
had "colonized" two hundrad and fifty guests-that
s lode ed the out in private heuses. All The other
Hotels appear to be full, if not running over The
United States has front of, should think, five or
six hundred feet nclosng two sides OF shaded grassy
square, having third sice occupied by row OF very
neat pleasant cottages, usually taken by families,
though, it is said, occasional by fancy young men
and persons of fascinating and expensive manners.
The north front of this ll6tel has an imposing colon
made, the floor OF which is great promenade. The
parlor is 10 the coOnneoe at one end, and the
oniL at the other, extending around the corner,
where il If jontd by the wine foom, which Is said
to co a much larger business than any house the
place.
say that have seldom seen less drinking than saw
at Congress Hail. Not only at the United States but
al few her places in this great watering place,
have reas believe THAI water is cot The only thing
drus k in fact believe that the Prohi hory Law il
not very fully carried out. All the great hotels around
are stu ted upon very broad unpaycd street, set
with noble shade.tIees, as are several of the
other Streets and yards of private houses Toe soil 10
very saudy, a. the natural growth white pine the
roads usually dry, but owing to the sand hard for
horses.
The great Spring, called by the name Of Congress
though why never could divine lie at the bottom OF
Gentle hollow q few rods only from Congress Hail.
The water is two or three feet below the surface inside
small curb, and is dipped up by boy with three
tumblers set IN frame at the end of short staff.
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some ten feet square, ard receive their drinks in turn
Directly opposite the spring is the great bottling-
house Of ire proprietos, where several men are
santIy at work, filing corking and sealing black bot
ties and sending off the crates and boxes to all pats Of
the country. II is said that the sales amount 10
buIdred thousand dollars year; and that the net n-
come The heirs Of Dr. Clark the propretors of Con-
grtss Spring, is not less than $4,000 per annum.
According TO my observation, l an Of the opinion
that full pnCtenths Of all the vitOrs Of this celebrated
deal spring csne here on purpose to take the water
in very small doses. Probably one in nine hundred
and ninety mine for the purpose Of drinking il for
IL medicinal effects, and about the proportion of
that fraction go away perfectly cured.
In no place. perhaps in all the country can so much
e1tIavegunce in dress be fourd as at Saratoga yet
among al the foolish fashions, there or two
very good ores. For instance, lady may take long
walk BY berelf or with genten an, without encum.
bering herself with Of hose butterfly things called
bonnet. parasol or vail over the head, or with 10
other covering than such as nature gives her Is ell
sufficient for that is the fssbion.
The breakfast hour is from to 10 O'clock and the
meal partakes Of all the subsianals usually present at
TN American breakfast. At one there is @ dinner,
princps ly for those who leave by the % o'clock
train. The great dinner comes off at 3, at which
vast deal Of food is eaten and more wasted. II Lasts
from one TO two hours.
OF course lady mus. not appear al DINER in the
same Dress she wore at breakfast. At O'Clock tea
cOmmercos, and cGn be had az any time for three
hours Immediately after tea the granl gathering in the
psrors commences ard at about 10 O'Clock the ntee
paIor is appropriated 70 the dancers Congress Hall,
and at The United States the great ballroom open
sometimes for evening parties, and sometimes for
grand dItss ball. OF the other hotels oil
follow suit. Ard this is the routine Of the day. Be-
rice the hotels there numerous private boarding
houses ana numerous shops AID fancy.aricle me-. |
chans-eyeD 10 fe9 sGuaws OF the -. Francis Tribe
OF lrdians-all intent upon making something out of
ibe Of strsDsCrs that cOme Le'e every Summer