The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-29
the WATERING PLACES.
Our saratoS Correspondence.

The Fashionable Season in Full BEa-The Hord Tunes NOT
Interfering ,on Good Proportion Of Visiers- Young
Bellies a~d Old Bcaus-January Flirting ~ah May-
Effect the War IN Reducing ESlrauagdncs in Visiters
The Hops and BaIIs--Flora Mcf7imsey, de-, dc.
Bad tho times are Saratoga has its visitors. The
fetudinarians abundant as in former summers,
and the votares Of fashion, both brave and fair give
grace and elegance, animation and beauty TO this
old and favorte resort. There are stl to be found
those beaux and bellies who never come to-
gcther piazza without improvising Irritation,
and those octogcnarans who, whether gray headed
crowned with wig OF clustering brown, perpetuay
paying court and compliment to sweet seventeen and
very often dancing with all the pretty girls they find;
for your genuine old gentleman delights in such contrasts
although he by no supposes them 10 DO strongly
marked as they inevitably mul be, especially IL he has
been fortunate in tho choice OF dentist and disclose
ever and anon In the midst his most touching gaanir
aud happesi smiles Of ne, well fitting worries. Oil
for such teeth and such wig the venorabeno tho
youthful-Dandylion of tho United Staestha paragon
of watering place hotels-shows nightly the admrng
world. Would that were Dandylionl How many fair
maiden would sigh for me, and long to trip 1t on the
light fantastic toe and lavish her choicest words and
most winning smiles who aasl because he Is not
Dandylon left to freeze in tho uncongenial atmosphere
Of comparative obscurty and neglect Dandylion rich,
Or supposed 10 be- which exactly the thing FOR all
okes and talks and walks With would marry him If he
would earnestly them; he does not they think
there Is harm in flirting with old man, and can
DOT count against them with youthful bachelors,
widoNers open to marry again. for what young
man would mind what old fellow like that might say9
Experimentation is privileged character, because con-
sidered harmless and Irritation with him means nothing
Happy man! Happy maidens, who can recprocate such
sentment without an after pang or consequence, without
haartache or trefnor without feeling the ecstacy fol-
aowcd by the lasstude OF love- without tho anxiety Of
prospective marriage aud all tho of income the
necessity Of asking your friends GLOW much he worthS
Frt then, the noontide alike with the even,ide with
30 desirable beau as Dandycn. He will rather attract
than drive away lovers and he has too much be
The terror Of Nobody has to look at Dandyon
ether in The drawing or the ball ROOM or on the piazza
or the street. or over glass of Congress water at the
spring. in the bowling alley at the Carendonno one
say has 10 look at him twice that he Is obstacle
In the way Of the matrimonial candidate and at all these
places Dandyon Is sure to be seen with ladies' and pay
ing assiduous court to them all.
Although have said that there Is no lack Of youth and
beauty at the Springs this season. il will not be under
stood that the number Of the fair or yet the brave
equal to that OF former yeaa There may BIO five thou
estimates But those five thousand or less arc enough to
keep every hotel in the village open and to sustain the
reputation of Saratoga for drinking dancing walking and
driving People come to Saratoga not to eat sleep and
grow fat, but to partake Of what may call short COM
MONS" by dining at two O'Clock p. b. and dispensing
with suppers TO pass much ne In the waking state
90 possible by retiring to rest after midnight and rising
before six in order to resume the old habit Of drinking
nj half past; walk and drive and play bowls and
bow to Tcpsich during the OF the day and night
and then chi welcome slumber the silence Of approach
ing morn What delicious respite from labor must
Sunday be. There is only church going and walking,
and the universal drinking to be done that sacred
day How all saratoga ought to rejoice and utter thanks
when their Sabbath comes.
Exciting the popular mind arc the even:s of the
present time they appear to BIO almost lost sight of the
gay whirl OF lilo at Saratoga The current OF ordinary
town routine Is here diverted, and both and women
abandon themselves to pleasure, cultivate the dolce far
vicente or rc2isn themselves at intervals to the oin
dga,c, and otherwise endcavor in the Language Of the
day. TO have nice time Of regardless OF their pecunary
and national sarngs There philosophy IN this and
bury my fsce in my hands over the Bull run disaster
or reflect with subduod the losses fhayesus
tanned in Of tho or look gloomy into tho
future and every time pull out my watch think Of the
annual tax Of dollar that shall have shortly pay for
Che privilege Of wearing Of the st eav tax which
Is TO carry away three per cent Of my ncomep Why
should make myself miserable when mend mat
crss Why should not 60 the rounds of fashionable
tence including afternoon drive to Lake Saratoga and
Tepast fried potatoes and sherry cobbers at tho end Of
the Journey why should not laugh and talk and if
frt with whomsoever likes Why not have a Joy.
Gus holiday If cannot have all the luxury and and
elegance OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel here, have in the
never failing spring source OF health and publication
and tn the cescics gossip and social atmosphere Of the
place, and the general tendency to every possible
The loss OF metropolitan splendor while at the time
am freed from metropolitan cares, and just now from
AS might be expected the condition public affairs has
had visible effect upon the expenditure Of Saratoga
economy and many who formerly lapscd into extrava
gance at tho first class hotels content to share
tho comforts and tho miseries OF tho boarding
house or this latter description Of abiding place,
those who know Saratoga know there many, and
several Of these certainly respectable and de-
efabie homes than tho second and third rate hetes
while some prefer them TO hotels of tho first class
The rooms In these houses are not large the vands
very recherche but the company for tie part ex
ceentresidents OF the Fifth by object
Ing to give them their patronage Although the regular
charge is a dollar and half day-a dollar less than at
the hotesto those who stay BY the week considerable
reduction Is made, 80 that the most parsmonous may
crafty their economical propensities The servants at
mi iiana
acer and present the greatest variety in point Of
color and sex negro mulato, M Irishman, boy of
woman Of Hiberpian origin and walters dur
Ing dinner, and boots, chambermaid porter paror
Is diverse as their physognomy, their speech,
their form-n short, as Of everything else
a90u' n, ,nsm They ros are IKE three
Europeans pounded together and OFT of all original shape
They wear their clothes with the easy negligence
Is The former and have tho unsatised thirst for
gain that distinguishes the hard working and needy
roigner who has emigrated Hence they do not over
1ook the main chance and tho probable contingency of
gift, although they Wisely moderate IN their
expectations than thor brethren of the hotels for the
ladies and gentlemen the boarding given
% the practice Of putting dollar into taei hands
arriving and another on departing in nsideraton Of tit
bits and coed attendance.
need rot say that hops Of nightly occurrence at
Enc United States Congress III and Union. The bands
are excellent aud the dancers and wall flowers hume.
rous and once week each Of the fol have benett
which means that gentlemen char ed dollar
admission sach nights, while ordinarily Il admission
gentlemen dress themselves perfection than is
their usual won't There is likewise greater eatherpg
of beauty and things approach TO the dignity
ball. Then Cuban bellies vie with New York bellies:
and gentlemen covered with white tro,vsers and dress
coats give themselves up the nvarable lancers gaop
plain waltz and notwithstanding the latter with head
couples only and try apparently to make themselves
agreeable and fascinating as possible The hop at the
Omitted States Saturday night last the bril-
liant Of the season, and pensive and sprualzed
tenance with wreath of oats dropping TO the brow
and looking altogether like picture Of Evangeline,
beauty and from New York. with smile on her Mp, anG
carriage graceful and stately her figure created
hardly less sensaton while third, from the ssQeen
Of The Antilles lovely in form, with her soul beam
Ing in her eyes and intellect and refinement stamped
every feature gided the throng bevy Of married
khe three have just referred to unwedded-aiaed
30 the charm of the scene and the glory Of the night
People are coming and going every day and thcrc
IL sign Of the The season which indtces