The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-12
For the National Era.
LINGERINGS WITH NATURE.-N0 |.
BY ANNA
SARATOGA IN AUTUMN.

SAhhlOGA IN AUTUMN.
Like maiden shorn OF her long locks like
3 des 4te garden, blishted with the early FROST
save o4y the green rows of box and the few
hardy mountain plants like deserted hall after
gay festival, seems the quiet village of Sara
tora, after the "season" The broad streets,
with their lorg avenues of beautiful trees mourn.
fully attest that
The melancholy days have come"
while tha closed and vacant houses, the forsaken
parks, and leaf DESTROYED pavements, show that
the last guest has quilted the summer banquet.
nrrveless rePose, palsied quiet, comes with
hs falling leaves, and the "russet and brown ("
incident 10 the season, casts its sombre hue upon
all that greets the observing eye. Those who
still linser in their homes have drank enough
Of ialily from the surgiug world, which has so
lately OVERT wed in their midst, that they are
content 10 hibernate through all the dreary,
dreamy days OF The winter, close at hard
Congr,s IS Park, alas the signing pines and
leahess shades echo no more the gay laugh
and the noueyei accent of r,irh on1 love
Solemn wh;sperincs come through the frosty
air, sad forebodings are uttered by the rustpg
Of the fallen leaves, stern rebukings and earnest
reproofs find voice in the murmur of the gloomy
forest pines. The damp walks, winding down
the slopes AID through the level area, echo TO
none but our OWE languid footstep; and the still
marble locks colder and paler as the days short
en-, aud The gusty winds their revel hold.
In strange incongruitv, the statues, Spring
SUMMER. and Autumn, stand gracefully asever-
the one, heralding life and promise the other
plenty and joy; and the latter, in the full
uFene:s of maturity; yet, each seems silently
wrapped in It's winter covering, unmindful Of
all surroundings, until the rejuvenating spring
time shall bring fashion and beauty again tc
grace the welcome summer shades. The Cir
cuhr Railway and its little car, with broken
wheel, useless and unused, bespeak the general
decsy-a suggestive and picturesque ruin Of
gymnastics, Ia mode No thrilling music
with rapt aHd measured flow, alternately soothes
and kiudles the swaying soul; no artistic group
ings Of beautiful women and brave men, of ange
children and rosy raaideus, animate the morn
ing freshness or enlven the now sunless retreat
The crystal fountain, with its pale deposit, fal.
tiers lot, although is vivifying, elastic influence
Is no longer sought. Age seems to have come
dark AID unlovely." No splendid equipag'
dishes through the broad avenues, and out t
the shining lake; no sound of revery at night
no quivering Of that great throb of intense sum
mer.life, which hes SO quickly beaten out lis al
lotted ex s,ence
Congress Hall. The United States, with it
arlstocratic precincts, It's garden and cottages
silent, all; desoate ard icrsaken. A Thousand
sober thoughts of the dashing fashion. world ant
lis vot res, OF its shifting scenes and changing
Getor', comes apace, picturing their future il
the surrounding autumn gloom and nskedness
IIe bells toll heavily, and the clouds weel
dreaEi'y. Saratoga Ia belle Saratoga, suggest
osSan's immortal figure of age, "a blast from
tie north upon the plain a traveller in distress
and he, slow"
EXTRAvAGAyCE or THE LADIEs.-The tota
value OF the imports for The fiscal year endin,
June 80 1856, was S3l4, $780, 42 Of which
ior articles OF luxury consumed by women
esy' the Nec York Herald, we have spen
f1D"Cs EbTel lufee ulliilUus Ol QOndtS
mat Is equal to the product of the gold mine
OF California for one year; and that woul
nave more than fuficed TO have saved US from
Inc crisis. O. this sum, 50 ,2lS,766 were pal
to' silks and manufactures of silks; S6,376,85
iCr iaces and embroideries; shawls, 81 $685. III
groves, 81 ,34l $50 furs, 1864 1871; jewelry
+o5O; silk and worsted piece good:
FlpaS5, 247 We expended two millions NOR
1O' SIX than for sugar, and so on. We hav
oSnit'ed many items which would tell agains
ue women, rs II may be urged that men col
| sumo . portion If the articles above enumers
teu. Toe articles omit,ed-bijouterie, artifeis
MOVERS, French shoes and boots fancy article
Hnu the thou and and one fripperies that max
up 'nat wonderful! mystery, a fashionable won
al atllrp-would more than balance the a.
count. There is little item of 81. 900 fc
petiaTed soap, which is quite good index t
the whole thing.
WINE, at two millions of dollars bottle, is
urink that IN expense would rival the luxurior
taste OF barbaric splendor, when costly pear
we're thrown into the wine cup, to give q ric
uavor to its contents. The French Couri,
speaks of a wine which graced the table of Il
hing OF Wurtemburg on q late occasion, whic
was deposited In the cellar at Bremen two ce
'ufies and half ago. One large case of win
containing oxhoft of 204 bottles, cost 500 r
lolars IN 1924. Including the expenses
Aeeplhg up the cellar, and the contribution
interest Oh the amounts, and interests upon i
efes.s an cxhoft costs at the present tin
''o4o Tx dollars, and, equently,
oo..le Is worth 2,723,8l2 rix dollars a glss
VI 'ne eightn Fart OF bottle, is worth 340, Al