The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-20
THE sUMxER RETREATS.
SARATOGA.
C0NaREss HALL,

C0NaREss HALL,
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. IL, 1856.
Continued rush of Vis Plethora Of ne Hotsls-
Fashionable Extravaganza Fond but Foolish
MotAer-7ne Congress HaA Hop Governor
Clark on the Floor.
The throng, the multitude, in this village, in
creases rather than diminishes. At no preceding
season has this, the watering place of America been
80 completely and Overwhelmingly packed as it now
is. The new co,;srs are unable to obtain sleeping
apartments either at the Congress, Union, or United
States on their arrival, but are lodged out and fed
in that is to say, seats may be obtained at the Ia
bles Of the hotels above enumerated, where plenty
reigns luxury abounds, beauty charms, eyes wander
and diamonds glitter and, in short, where there is
far more freedom of speech than Of arms.
Those who have for days been compelled to walk
10 and fro between their sleeping and eating locali
ties must first be transferred to the chambers vacated
by the outgoers, and this process Of replenishing
must continue till the season has SO Tar advanced
hat no further necessity shall exist for its prolonga
ton. AL the hotels and boarding houses here are
now full rs an omnibus in Broadway on rainy day.
The main street Is so thronged at certain hours of
the day that it seems to denixen of New York
like the Fifth avenue at Sabbath twilight than
the thoroughfare of village, save and except that on
said avenue the ladies are prone to deceive them
selves with the belief that their head protected by
bonnet Display is the order Of the day within
doors and without. The infant Of six years Is 80 at
tired as to proclaim to the crowd the auence Of its
parents. II is said that the child of dweller on
Fifth avenue wore, recent occasion, dress that
cost seven hundred dollars. That wise parent, how
ever, is to have rival. more costly suit is soon
to bear testimony to the fuller Golfers il not larger
brain, of some mother not disposed to believe that
the present generation is without its Hannah.
Last evening the spacious, not to say intermina-
Ia III hall tod
into q ball room. Tie Congress Hall hop was an
affair not to be rolled of the mind, like ball on
the boards Of bowling alley. 1t was very bril-
liant and elegant entertainment. The ladies were
superbly attired, and seldom does any one apart
ment contain, at given time, more beauty, 0sten-
tation and folly. Among the invited guests on this
occasion were Governor Clark and his accomplished
daughters. The only lady Of this immense assem-
blage who was honoIed by his Excellency with
request, or an invitation to promenade, was the
daughter Of an eminent citizen Of your city, Al
inappropriate, it surely is no breach Of courtesy,
or Of ballroom etiquette on the part of your cor
respondent to say that the chief magistrate of your
State did, by this act, if not entitled an act fur
nish conmendable evidence Of his discrimination.
The following gentlemen comprised the Committee
of Management:-Hon. James E. Cooley, w. j.
Bunker, Eco, Erskine Phillips, Esq, Colonel A.
BrDkerhoof, Esq, Horace White, Esq, Charles
Matthews, Esq, Colonel Samuel G. Thompson.
Dancing was continued to late hour, but the
restorative quality Of the springs, within reach OF
ali and resorted to this morning by those who rose
in season to partake Of the waters, have already
prepared the lovers OF dancing fer further display
Of their powers at the forthcoming hop at the
United States Hotel.