The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-10
WATERING PLACES.
SARATOGA.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 8, 1858.
From time to time small notices appear in your
valuable journal of the movements and doings OF the
people now visiting tins place. To attempt any new
description of Saratoga would be useless for it re.
mains the same old story with the single exception
OF the new Congress Hall, whose grand and i'm.
posing appearance has been already described very
minutely by your regular correspondent propose
TO devote myself more particularly to the elegant
turnOuts, the bad roads, the stylish ladies and,
what is Of so much Importance to the fair
sex. the handsome dresses worn. Many OF
the guests are deferred from bringing their
horses and carriages with them from the
fact there is decenty kept road in or near sara
toga The road to the lake is most execrabe, and
almost any one with spark OF humanity IN his
breast would hesitate to have his horses drag
over be fore reaching the lake. IL is really as
tonishing that no improvement Is made here
in the roads. If the corporation of this place
after all nature has done for IT, cannot be impressed
with the necessity OF spending little time and
money on what would add much to the many at
fractions here, then the task should be taken up by
the proprietors OF the numerous hotels The Messrs
Leland are always ready for improvements, and q
slight move on their part would meet the encourage
ment necessary from the other hotel proprietOrs
who in every other respect add so much by their
ceasng attention to the comfort and happiness OF
their guests j cannot forbear paying a deserved
compliment TO Mr.. Charles Leland and his gentle
manly assistants. This hotel Is certainly the best
Quoted house l have ever visited. IL combines
perfect neatness with q real home feeling. Every
one is watchful that the guests shall be made COM
Portable and all Is done i'll the quietest manner. The
band arrived yesterday and added IT'S delicious
strains to the many other and varied attractions
here.
Among the fine equipages here from New York IL
one owned by Mr.. Matthews, who drives four beauti-
full bays to high park phaetOn. This with other
stylish turn0uts adds much TO the pleasure of all
lovers Of fine horse flesh, who lounge on the balcony
after dinner watching the various departures OF those
gentlemen and their families who take their regular
AFTERNOON drives In spite Of the horrid roads they
are compelled to go over; for when one brings his
horses here he Is obliged to exercise them his
own discomfort.
II close this sketch without fulfilling my promise
to the ladies know shall be fOully dealt with for
the slightest article In your paper relating to Sara
toga Is eagerly watched and waited for, and You will
hear among them the question asked, "Have you
seen the HERALDf Have you read the Saratoga let
terri" One lady know cut the last letter you pub
lshed from here In half and sent part to Paris
and the remaining half to friends East
Perhaps one Of the most imposing and digniHed
ladies here Is Mrs. G. f. We, from New York.
She Is very majestic, and but for the mournu color
she Is wearing would appear to much greater advan-
teresting. They are accompanied by their mother
and possess that taliSman which makes life easy
and comfortable and adds so much to female beauty
Mrs. Ms Is an exceedingly pleasant and lady like
person and dresses with much richness Her toilet
Is varied and elegant, but above all her constant at
tention to her two little daughters add 10 her
charms than all the costly articles she wears. Miss
K-gg, OF New York, IL very charming person
and dresses with much neatness and TASTE might
add to this list equally elegant ladies' but fearing To
impose too much on your valuable time and space
think best To defer till my next.