New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-06
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Afer the over and the grand ball Of last
FRIDAY had like The chord OF Sef passed in out ot
sight al the Saratoga world stopped TO breathe done
quito know from VIII, exhaustion they deais,ed, because
nobody had done anything before, and nobody could. By
ipv possibility Do less lferwa7L But coriainia aud
yacqacy were apparent which most have been the Absence
of ho lurying necessity % spp,ar Oh the grand siad N
f.psh toilet every morning at ~
\ For few DAYS IN exhausted quiet hiss prevailed Veto
y ran campagaer rise O'Clock, and 60 in demtoet 70
the Congress Spring, which but s.yaes throw from 'hs
Union. There they sobey drink Chg prescribed number
Of glasses dobemely round the ncosure and coms
back eey breakfast afe which they roaDpcar on ths
\ piazza lounge anl read and talk tail the hour for tina
II inornne nap. Now comers however whose first sessoa
| II Is and young ladies to whom tho pangdt saia
\ Of the mineral waears would Do tlsto'ess, II
might no, sigh, and frt and oglo over hem,
20 later, in charming tucked enI HlteI pctticosss,
and the ARREST " morning muslns. and tina
iiuEost FOUND hats. ghol, beyy Of them about The
spring with their utteng ribbons and their funny tas
perkngs aryi twitteriags and twtchings looks iiks
some hOcS Of rare Gorgeous noisy birds picking up thon
breakfasts With pretty red bills They skim back how
ever 20 much substantial breakfast at tho hotel,
Fitting from 20 10 o'clock Cor they cannot forgotth their
city habits Why aleed should they when there is
element Of country life here to remind them that thcy have
escaped from the bondage Of conventional habits and ar
fetal houis After breakfast, the pretty shaded croguet~
ground onte lawn popular and undorth tress.
and along the cool rooted pazzas and watch the gay groups
Of paysD. Then when the high and oroquet pals
thore not the boad coloDnades front 10 lounge,
upon and scrltinzo your noghbor dress aud all tbs
great paror where you may take your book your
yafrosss into s)u conner and watch al The funny people
who here BE- emused and think they because
they DO nothing and pay immense sums 70 be looked at
IL your carriage here you 60 70 drive. II you havent
one aud yoa Income sufficiently largo to enable yos
70 pay without 5JaGsl gtey Saratoga LUrbN, you so
20 dive. Otherwise .ou look ont nc the carriages a. II
you thought driving The most unenduraiia bore
Dinners served from two o'clock TN Eve and below you
dream that it is twelve you find time dress Cor tns
exhibition for sharp the eyes and yoble tho tongues
that ard discuss ovey wrinkle in your hounces md
every Link IN your guard-chain Il really oaes
moral weflre 70 be well dressed because II you know t<
your garments are well made and defy criticism Aas
moment yor TO remember that you lave gamenLs
all and can emerge from that circle whose confer snd
cfsumle.nos Is self 10 tho contemplation oftho external
world hereas fyou That you are dowly, you carY
Yourself atOst yoT back continually, at burden in
ro-tuuate and adhesive Szbads Old Man OF the ses
All cost mes you see at dinner from sors0 TO ssns
al charact, r. from EXCUSE 10 Eonnei ho@
Bl.gryian barDeran: psople who wear diamonds
enough to p,dssn toe National debt and enrgehcasy
With ,heir knives inbbing their concluding coffee with
audible salts faction, fond Who the drawing
loom address enc partners Of their lives by tie endearas
title OF Pop" damsels whose breakfast costume 10 ~
complete whhost the glare OF broad god bracelets Aad
Who a. diner are puzzled devise effects Of te.ss
and so torture bright hair into al sorts Of hrsnts
oboliss who commemorate only the bad taste Of taear
authors; little children who ar milner' hsures, and
walk by rule instead Of climbing fence ard tumbing "a
the hav IN linen sloks 81 they ought D. dong. and
Iorai II rlel
al traces OF wo1anxnd who ladies by inalioaahis
birthrght wtothcr in diamonds at Sa,ga o. linsey-
woosey in Idaho; and f5w. rery few, whom 4 10
an honor 10 know.
There is dGaoIg the pa-lors 10 the evening and Mrs
Gomcrsal is playing a, the Opea house, within tina
grounds Of he hotel there is LACE OF atsaeaents
even when there Is hop N the ballroom But 'saa
night we Lad hop al before il co2cer Miss joe
ina Fiomens from Valparaiso, Chill, lldy only "a
years OF sge the programme describes he-, made h<
first appearance IL America, playing violin aat
piano. A dark, grave, p-qfcrna.urs,Iy old look.
ing child, she oage the stage at TIA
precise moment announced n the bill dressed IN whe,.
with gaudy corona ard ribbons aad gitenng orjsr
Of merit her breast she looked foreign, ostre and pig
full a child far from home, and playing to an
unsympathetc audience Of careless stngers But rss
performance, elaborate, iavoyed, very difficult ant
dreary fantasia Of Alfred jacks converted the listeners
into friends. She plays INC piano WIN MifFllous sAi
aud precision her touch being delicate and clear and
strong. There soul in her playing, however Shs "a
such a mite that she wonderful enough without Boa
she plays the violin US if she loved it. Her awkward
ness becomes tender grace, her sharp elbows bona
her head droops low TO the sweet voice of ths
instrument her black gtterng eyes grow soft and LIQUID
TIL the dropping lids hide them from tie audience. FuH
and rich the tones float out pathetic with sh sweet
ness Charming Miss Matilda Toedt must look 10 hsr
laures or this swarthy little Josena will pluck them IA
She is coming to New-Yofk and then YOU will al &c
she is not prodigy.
After the Concert the Hop. The band Played sr-
harang gallops and sweet waltzes, and gay quadrle
and all the young ladies danced aud all the looked
Oh soemny. Major Leland having discovered ho score, %
perpetual motion be inherent in his composition inspires
laggards with something Of his energy, and bus
parties no one well be dull At these Hops thore
no rigid law Of dress and though there toilets fit Zoe
grand ball. there we're also, costumes Of The Planest.
and gentlemen danced in light panaloons and sack ooat
II was very pleasant and IL all at the orthodox
hour Of eleven 90 that the uncoguds and ugiy night
eous could have for scodng Yes II ysrY
pleasant and the dancers gacef thistletown,
but do not these young ladies, who would be shocked
ono among them appeared 10 the dress Of Normandy
peasant who believe that their grace would depart from
them if their train were less than half yard length,
do not they know that tie fitting hoops they would
make the scarlet Normandy pecoat blush redde for ysrY
shamel The abbreviated skirts Of the baletdance1.
which must be short insure freedom their 1.-THE mbs
are least honest while these huge, stiff frames which
pretend to conceal the person. and yet reveal so much arc
dsngenuous and immodes And you, you pretty, pretty
girl in dress Of sober silk with underskirt and stomaehr