The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-01
OPENING OF THE SUMNER sEAsoN
A Fine Day and IA Good
Track.
Brilliant Assemblage Of Beauty
and Fashion.
TWO INTERESTING RACES RUN.


IL ID q GOO thing to visit Saratoga Just now IL
Is fashionaoVe. They who soourn here toll not
neither do they spin, but bask In torpid gorgeous
ness. The cities are close and sitting their walls
glow hercely in the July sum- and the pavements are
scorching to the weary feet but outside are fresh
ness and fragrance and peace and new lease or
life. The highways to this Mecca OF fashion are
in glorious ATTIRE dressed in the nues of the meadow
and harvest fields adorned with shining streams as
with ribbons, and Swallowed by forests, from whose
dim recesses there come cool doors Of balsam and
hemlOck. And there is good company on the
road. All the trains conveying this way are full,
and all the baggage is checked Saratoga" The
baggage-smashers At the depot are In ecstacy and
sling private property about with an abandon Won
derfui TO behold. Augustus. who rises with the
lark, to black my boots, is cynical with ungratifed
ambition to be 'tyunkbustern on the Saratoga Rail
road and the hack drivers iordly as the newly
appointed Postmaster at Bogg's Crossroads A
few miserable beings are leaving, and excite feelings
Of the deepest commiseraton, aswth carpet bag and
linen buster they straggle up to the station Yes
terday New Yorker started domestic earth
quake by suggesting to the wife Of his bosom that
they must return TO the city. Notice Of suit for d.
vorce promptly given by the injured fair one but
her heart melted when the husband packed his vaise
and the depot heard her in her pity tendery say,
"Oh I'm so sorry, John. You'll write me good
long letter every two three days. and little nice
one every morning, won't you, dear ~
TIE HOTELS
are crowded, some OF them turning away guests.
Governor Holman, Governors Bowie Of Maryland,
and Wells Of Virginia; Generals Averlll, Ward, An
derson, Provost congressman, officers Of the British
Army; &. W. Wo0iey, OF impeachment fame, Commo-
dore Vanderbilt George Opdyke, W. II. Vanderbilt,
Lieutenant Commander O'Kane, United States Navy,
n Lacy Of Cincinnati; the Larrabees, Of Baltimore
" dAligae, W. McClary, and H. X. Fontane, Of Phil
adelphia; G. A. Osborne, d. W. George, Mrs. HOyt,
Miss Wheeler and Miss l.. Kay, OF Chicago: J. ).
OFalIon and the Days and Harrses OF ST. Louis; P.
Moses, B. l.. Wilkinson, R. V. Lamar and the DaItons
OF New Orleaus and some of the first families from
Boston and other cities among the guests.
Fashionable turnOuts and fast horses oil Broadway
equestrlans, some OF them terribly scared, firt
their long skirts through the elm
shaded avenues, and from early morn to dewy eve
throng OF blondes In white ana blue; brunettes in
black and scarlet Win massive adOrnments fading
bellies OF Saratoga summers long gone bye; mamma
hunted Cubans with pethoric pockets and quiet ele-
gance; dandles with little cigarettes and absent
minded manner. who think they, too are pointed out
as bio0ded Castilllans, and old MoneyDags. from
Wall street, idle away the hours on the long cool
piazzas.
since the preparation for the races commenced
those whose occupation was TO dawdle about the
drawing-rooms and between the pazzas and the
springs have had new subject with winch TO Kill
idle stroers In the parks and gardens have sensiby
diminished IN number. The dipping boys are
punctured less with parasois and the
glasses at her matulinal drink The fawn In Con-
gress Park has respite from the overwhelming
carcsses OF tender misses, and the secluded by
the Rraveled paths are left to the coonQ Of sweet.
hearts, That "giri OF the period' has Outsh0ne her
self in canvassng the merits Of the horses and her
betting book swings from her little finger with as
aO,sred,ant manner as gossamef fan. Danes
who crave something to stir the blood have betting
1u, .nsr
not few lords OF the household found this morning
that familiar fingers had gone through their pocket
books In the silent watches or the night.
TIE CONGRESS HALL
last night was An appropriate combination Of rue
scenes preceding the races. The new Hathorn
Hall was dedicated to Terpscaor by one Of the most
brilliant OF Saratoga assembages, and blazed with
gas light, Jewels lace and satlns. Once before the
hail bad been open to the back OF woman, however
but under very different circumstances. Then
the "women's Suffrage Convention made
the welkin ring with oaudle eoauence,
In the minority, the sex usually designated the
weaker on that occasion made up in strength what
4 may have lacked in the more winning virtues.
affair OF the bali season The committee
men selected from ali parts oi the country, who
gave careful attention to all the prelimlnaries neces
sary 10 grand success and consisted OF Governor
Holman, Albany; Commodore Vanderbilt, New
York: George OpdYke, New York; General Averitl,
New York; Colonel Anderson, Cincinnati; A. Body,
ousnby, New York; Ezra e White New York: W. W.
Wall, New York; W. A. Sackett. Saratoga; Colonel
Provost Washington; General Carver, San Fran
cisco; Prank Work. New York; J. q. Mills, New
York; Il. Z. cutter, Boston; cambridge $. CLARK,
New York; J. D. Daniels, Baltimore; c. W. Durant
New f SeW T. ana M we General
Tue COMMITTEE OF Floor Managers was composed
OF W. NJ. Conner, New Orleans; q. II. MOller. New
YORK; Thomas j. McCahnl, New YORK; A. Y CIag-
gett, New York; f. J. Stranahan Brooklyn: j. Theo-
dore SAKE, Albany; =: a. Hammond, New York, and
Bernstien's orchestra was present IN fun force,
and at ten O'Clock The gay throng whIrled away
saloon; Lanciers, La Perichole; Red0wa TeSe.
grsmme; Quadrille, La Belle Helene; Galop. Tours-
ten; Lanciers Genevieve de Brabant; Deux Temps,
Grande puchesse; Galop, Hermit's Bell; Lanciers,
casino: Red0wa, Ernst und Humor; Quadrllle. Bal
Ghampeue; Polks Reaewas, Arm u Arms Galop
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the cos!gpss were Of unusual elegance. It would
be lWpQssioc to give q full description Of all the
MAsn,bcently attired ladies' present. From ten
immense hall was densely oiled with the gayest
and most fashionable OF saratoga; and Just as the
first gray light Of vaSy t peeRea over s. the da ne
night to dream OF Strauss aud schubert, Of fra.
grant odors and visions OF voluptuous beauty.
Among the ladies' whose costumes were particu.
lary noticeable were the following
Mrs ". wall, OF New York, rich purple silk,
trimmed with silk puffings and blouae lace. Mrs.
mings. Miss Rott0n, OF Brooklyn, low neck black
SIX with lace berthe and scarf. Miss Fannie DAN
iejs Of Baltimore, white silk undersKirt and tram
oyerskirt trimmed with wreaths OF Mowers. Miss
Tbornycross OF England, black illusion, with over
dress, trimmed with white and gold ornaments.
Miss Millbank, Of New York, rose colored silk,
nounced aud en- painter, with elegant sash Miss
Grier, of Phladelphia attracted her usual large de-
gree of attention. She wore a white tarletan dress
with narrow iounces. paDer looped with flowers;
very graceful dancer. Mrs. Sidney w. Cooper, q
stately blonde, wore light green silk, Swiss needle
work ovcrdrcss. looped paner style. rich sack with
loops Mrs. NJ I. Waworth, graceful and lady.
like lavender silk low neck, short sleeves Swiss
overdress, topped psnier style. Miss Walwortb
white Swiss dress, buc satin sash, put on MasoDlc
style. Mrs. J. O'FallOn, ST. Louis, elegant black
silk, wlnle point cape, satin trimmings. MISS Har-
rs st. Louis, white swiss dress, with train. needle
wo rk BERTHE with rich sash. Miss Fryer OF Albany,
a beautiful blonde. wore q white tarletan dress,
trim med with punings OF blue and white tarletan;
rich blue SIX overdress forming panier. Miss Gould,
m0nds very tasteful Miss Drake, New YORK. white |
silk, velvet trimmings, crimson edged, cherry col |
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