New-York tribune., 1868-08-13
SARATOGA.
SCENES AT THE sPRINGs-wHO WERE THERE
Am WHAT ABOUT THEM-HISTORlCAL'
frpoN orr SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

SCENES At THE sPRINGs-wHo WE'RE THERE
Ann WHAT ABOUT THEM-HIsTORlCAL'
frRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Cp.rocA. Aug. 12--When Aurora with her
rosy fingers Is opening her shutters aud sunlight ias
across the dial Saratoga, the days routine commences
with trip TO the various springs by the lovers OF 'ne
renewing draughts We the wide piazza OF CON
ss Hall encounter General Sckes and bis fair dauSh
ter on their way Congress Spring The sad rcinenf
brance of the fight Gettysburg ever present sauo
ing his life with dgnfed mein the General alprocn'
spring spotted fawn, pet at me - LlH' ion 'oid. I'm
her fingers, and feeling safe by IT'S yo"i,s dv Ne
II receives her careoocs ana gemuy prd pavilion is
crowded by visitors OF both sexes. WIi'lH5 ''' w nv
mon ,s6s nom the watcrboys The rOug suIgeS up
a. t i.lii surrounding the small anplthcater wherein
Tie bows have their platform Inc COot"'u'' va ''. ,
dies vho wait at thc IoGl'@" tt i of iIe rising sun
srvJcd y me cOlors Of the breakfast toetes oeau
, her class of Congress. and tOasts her haired
iathcr, who bows with mock Etavity, ,i ana t M
edges the compliment mere ~ one slcHuy "iI NJ VI
,r bers up 10 o'clock when the trade Oi the boys
hhaty decreases. Mayor Hoffman, with his cane under
tudcut INTO the spring, the Mayor swallows two EasstS
huucdv then Steps hrsky OIL into the beautiful Path 10
ciJoy his morning walk anu tIIHN VI ulo nv VVT tT,I"~h
pal-'l, Colossal Justice Connolly marcheS up IhIVuLn
wallis back TO the American, fOudv E"nug that ne may
bc big enough to run for 30. GI the Cli! anu @
County OF Ncw-Nork. gUuty o.u -rhtcnah' WIN HIS
pretty young wife lmps along the griNcleu W"l" anu Hnu
with Jealous eyes thinks that tins, ms young We Is mn
b5sy t his and vho inns 70 examine the pust of Lin
ecn at the head OF tIe IaK @ Te ~ 'H9 Top lanes
Brooks with his creauc0dIcd pOIeS drives uP ~ ,O @
sidewalk ana INC i,otnu OIL @ 81 I'm. vatcris sold
ana drunk than any other IL Is owned 10y company
rruTcscfS boo or 800 stockholders, ana has capital of
S6OOOOO The place of botus just opposite the spring
and work n carried on lsht ana day tAe year rouHu
The analysis, of TINS sruus is "s follows. c,.;,.
c1,S g, g, S5do Carbonate of Ir1n.......... SOS
H,troda;e of SOFIA 35 NeA ana An9na'';ii yO
i bl' 'l.".a.s ,g it | M-S''''' Sas
qSc C.css spring was discovered in 1892 Three
gentlemen were hunting m THIS valley ana one Oh mem
John Taylor Gmau-was then member oI Cohsr!SSs
and nc gave spring its name since ihat tie 'he
valley has developed many springs Inc CounDan Is
but few rods southwest OF the C"ercsS h .he CONGRESS
Park 10 contains much more lIoh Than Congress,
aud s drunk during the day Near congress nan is he
HImuu SpIiuE, ana lew rous luIl!ct hZHttu Z - 'no
PU.lm Spring, With fine bathing cstdDIshmemt con
ucrcd Vltu 10. About mile from Congress nan IN
lonely valley. IS High Rock spring Inns slLms Is @ me
INST whose we're drank by whte man. In 100
sIr WIN. johnson carried there on inter TO drink
the healing waters The water hOWS lion an VrelIHs %
gouca shaped rock, 3 feet III night ana 25 leet M
the wafer The flowing up through the center IS
silently culaIging he dimensions OF the rock Ine Io-
loTns Is iGs n"y or sH 4SIS 70 t gallon Grains
clSre Of Iodd, 1i57
Ca. o1ste f sodl.......... la12l quantity.
S1r,'sg Q, ce line President and the iodine
are few rods beyond High Rock Next Is the Empire
and beyond ON the road, Tea Springs High ROCK Is the
&
THE HOTELS IN TIE EVENING.
Dancing is enjoyed in the evening In the paIors OF the
different hotels The most interesting, as well as anus
ue sights study, the tOettcs and particular car
raee or motion OF the leading Ge.5S II m bAS Gr'nI ma,
daughters and mothers, what an interesting spectacle
firy would present The old adagc tnat history but
repeats itself" would be verified. BY reference to Old
pictures and histories u VIII nc lOulu that
iashon or form of toilette, ultra or eNtrayag4nt
substantially eappears at least every fifty years The
very extreme of the present PARIS toilette prevails at
Saratoga today or rather N imitation Mhcn might DC
called burlcsquc or extravaganza OF an antique style
Not bell or swell hoop is 10 bc found where once an
army Of them was I'D motion. tLo CA4saon u worn Oh
ton 0f the head with two switches inserted NJ the hdr
about thirty degrees below the key Of the arc on each
of the center which form pendants Ike inc hoiis ol
II goat TO be more precise hhc those oI cu"hos
what of the shape OF a barrel large at INC center
and small at each end; WIN a backward swell
Nor" Is worn the top Of the hoop upon which II
,Lcrcd mp fvc or SIX yards Of material in a kind Of
imde Tis is called the "blauchisscuse. or washer
N,omau's style, but really resembles the humps Of
I,r" band extends II viii thus be seen that we have
tAe most eXtragIdMIy Toilette tmoWI now III tne I]i'i ] VI
fashion for the last 200 years IL ln'y DC Iehco,It as
historic fact that change Of fashion changes the whole
1ouc of persons manner. The stately patgonAng airs
assumed 10y our DcleS snort ulne' Mhct Vl'sS III M o
;upe dOWagcr skirts then in vogue, would hardly be be-
Tne fitness of Things alone would prevent his A. loSl-
cal sequence OF tins all onr bellies py tAt pGtilc Wt"a
furore When walking or standing instead OF the stately
SD vi & 'm , :" , tl arr f iidrIcc and uourv with
all the aGjuucts. The Ggecm bchd s performed by PM
lng the lower hips up To -, poiAt even win
Stomach back or in aud the shoulders forward.
Inc hands are held in 'front.' pendant from the wrist and
intended represent spray tie gat Is OF caler on
1rmotion. 1t will be seen from thc description OF the
d,s that il peculiarly adapted 10 ehcclu y allow Of
luH performance OF the Grecian oend anu when the
whole affair carried out in the dance by gay ANA lux
nraut youth with his hair parted IN the middle placing
h rIet under the left o the lady, with Glg"s eN-
tcudeu as in a spasn, resting between the shoulder
blade, while with the thumb and second finger he h)iGs
her wrist thus leaving hcf haud to hang AecSsIy pen
daut we have exhibition OF snoDbslLesa ana coch"ey-
ism which must put all sensible Americans 10 blush sai-
atuet never before witnessed more brilliant season,
many elegant bellies visited these springs
TIIl. poIrrIClL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HOFFMAN,
CORNING, AND MURPHY
SARATOGA, Aug l2.-IAe political developments are
interesting That turd man has been ioun, az last ana
hc turns ont to De either sanford l.. Church Erastus
CJwlug. Church is playing ynours came III inc NA-
toua Convention. lie declares positively hat hc wants
be 10 butt Mmlhy's brains ont against Hohnaus and
either TO gobble up the domination Tor Governor himself
or 10 give il 70 Corning Murphy is 10 be sold out boots
ard brccchcs Looking 40 the political theImoEIctcr this
.,jr, lind IIoGinaI,'s chances sill Improving Thci.
scans 10 be "a pressure from the country his favor.
Young Cunning s. Bedford is 10 be the Tdmmauy cand-
dfr f0r civ Judge on the ground that the outside pres
sure Tor hiS nomination. too great TO be resisted
The yeIand4hS OF thc Union Hotel are stdl hcd WITH
politicians. aud the contest between Hoffman aiG Nul-
nlv is closely watched aud warmly discussed The Ie
non which was published ia The UcrUd OF Tuesday, that
iho Hon. John Morissey had given political
Mr.. Chas Walsh wcl-knOwn gentleman Of
your city. and strictly social Mr. MorilsScy made
nOspecch and the subject OF politics was scacey men
toned. .
The Hon & : Cox scTcuddcd at Congress Hall this
evening lie began his remarks Ia response 10 The sCIe
made with aluson 10 tho recent speech 10y Gen sIckes
and said that lac Should reply 10 him. The burden of the
speech arfaigument OF TIE Republicans ia Con
gcss Tor the present distracted state OF the country M
GoN held the Republican party responsible for the present
high Of taxation aud advocated Tie payment Oi the
national bonds In lawful currency His speech was M
tciacd with humorous its, and well received by
lalrc crowd of Democrats An old whiteheaded Repub
lir.u having corrected one OF Mr. CoNo lniSeWcsenta
Mons hGoadshoIdeIcd rough with white hat, threat
encd mash him IN the nose and drag him out OF the
crowd ll De persisted iH lls CatcChism.
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