The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-20
SARATOGA.
CoNGRKss HALL, SARATOGA, |
August l6. 1853,


Life at Sara'ogc-!snobs and S,Oeus-Foreigners
and Fluakies-Very Young Americas- Crino'ine
and Congress tVatsr-Mayks Reports, &c.
Observing the mercury lowering about the nineties
in the shade, and having ttlele and the same
amount OF loose change at my disposal, felt IRE
sistibly inclined to leave bricks and mortar and
breathe little pure air somewhere; so, after stuing
a large carpet bag to its utmost capacity, we put
Ourself and boy into the at Thrtyfrst street,
and the same day found our name registered at this
house.
Our family is quite large, numbering about six hun
bred, and includes papas and mammas from almost
every State in the Union with their daughters nieces
promising and fast sons babies and nurses We have
also pretty fair assortment Of heavy swells and
snobs foreigners and hunkies and not few fast
boys from Baltimore and Philadelphia, and some
very rapid young men from New York, who wear
painfully straight brimmed straw hats giving them
a decided nautical appearance.
Governors, honorabes and pretty girls are as
thick here as mayhowers in May but we have no
counts as yet. Can't you send up few just to
complete our assortment
Perhaps your readers would be delighted to know
that the charming; aiable highly refined, bewitch-
ing and wealthy Miss p. Q. r. s. T., of Snobvie,
is here and attracts universal admiration; that she
sings like two nightingales and dances like sylph,
but having no acquaintance with the lady, we must
decline saying another word about her, for she may
Young New York is strikingly represented at this
house, and before noticed such diminutive,
yet fast specimens of Young America, as are visible
here. Yesterday, we observed q group OF these
little fellows on the piazza: one of the number was
SO very young and small that he was obliged to
climb into his chair, and there he sat- behind huge
sherry cobbler, the very picture of happiness. The
boys that is to say they could sit in any ordinary
chair and touch bottom" and they seemed to take
pride in being ebe to reach the floor, and kept up
constant patterg with their feet, while they APP
same time keeping sharp eyeto windward for their
respective governors, "as it would not be exactly
the thing to be caught at it so early"
Notwithstanding the vast crowd of people col
ected here, the place is stupid We have no amuse-
ments not even a concert, il we except the organ
concert given by Mr. G. W. Morgan, OF Grace church,
New York, last Thursday, and he announces a ma
tinee for tomorrow The only amusement we have
really enjoyed is the afternoon performance at the
Union
The lame, halt and blind evince passion for Con-
gress water, but crnOline and the average popula-
ton show decided preference for cobblers and
cocktails.
Perhaps a report of the Saratoga market may in
terest your readers; and having prepared On accu-
rate one, we give il below.
sARAToaA STOCK MARKET.
MONDAY, August l6, 1853.
The market was more active and buoyant this
morning than we have yet seen it this season, owing
to large amount of Young New York and Phila-
delphia being introduced Young New York took
quite a start about eleven o'clock, aud advanced g.
This stock was quite firm until after dinner, when
it was rather infrm and unsteady, but eventually
closed firm, and is most unquestionably the best
stock in the market. No important movement &C.
CURED in Philadelphia, it being rather dull since
Young New York was thrown on the market. Snobs
and nunkies were offered, bat were dull and inactive.
These fancies have rapidly declined this season. and
operators are remarkably cautious how they touch
these stocks.
Nothing has been contaminated as yet in 1rtatious:
papas and mammas watch this stock closely; indeed
Il Is the only stock which seems TO interest them
deeply
Heiresses arc very dull: there appears TO be a
great lack of confidence in this stock operators be
| ieyng II to be quoted above its real value. Hoops
| are very much inflated but rule high Hops were
in great demand, particularly United States
! brand.
Cocktails and co5blers were active. and in great
1 demand about III A. NJ, when they had down
ward tendency Champagne opened lively at the
second board dinner tme), and large lots changed
hands at SO; no advance Is expected in cham )agDe
Dancing opened brisk during the evening, aud
pretty girls from fair 10 mddling rather active
at the advance, and were firm during the Redowa.
Foreign stocks are not quoted.
Chambcrmaids were left on call In the halls, and
walters could be bought at any figure from quarter
american coin) to a half.
Nsw YORK HERALD, always in demand, COM
handed an advance of two hundred per cent on New
York prices. The demand for this stock can't he
supplied, holders being firm and tenacious.
vancing. and offer freely.
Should any important changes occur in our mar
| kct, you viii be duly informed.
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