The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-06
MIDSUMMER RETREATS.
A Quiet Fourth at Sara.
tOga Springs.
A Brilliant season-splendid Weather-The Com.
ing Races-Two Hundred Crack Horses-A
Mysterious Building Curiosity
Eve and Fatima-The Summer Hotel
OF the Age-saratoga Reviving-
New springs-A Grand Ball.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 4, 1870.
The national nag flying from the maon,ocent co,or-
made Of the Grand Union Hotel reminds us that mi.
Is the national holiday-the glorious Fourth. mt
there Is nothing else Indicative the festival ana Tn
notify us that we are free and independent peon,e
Not flag 1uttering elsewhere-not a frecracker.
nor pop gum sound of brazen trumpet disturhs,
the quiet serenity OF this beautiful vllage-look,n0
more beautiful now than 1t has done Tor years. at
this season. The vernal freshness OF the summer
foliage, the delightful temperature OF atmosphere
rich With odOrs from the woods around, give charm
to Saratoga just at this time that during long ex-
perience as visitor. have never known before.
There are more strangers here now than there have
been at this time for
TWENTY YEARS.
Tnerc cannot be less than 5000 visitors In town.
and they are pouring in very fast. On SATURDAY. a
hundred and fifty guests dropped into the Grand
Union, the new and appropriate name Of Old Union
Hall. and the still older title OF Putnams Tavern
thirty years ago. More than hundred strangers
sought the hospitality Of Congress Hail. and nearly
as many found their way up the shady hill to the
retired, the exquisite, and the romantic Clarendon.
The Southern States and California, as usual seek
their summer home IN the cosey and economical
Columbian, where good table. excellent attention,
ana the oonhOnste OF the handsome host have their
natural attractions cool little nook in the corner
below stairs, where a certain Mr.. Frank Evans
gives spiritual consolation to the afflicted liz
perhaps not one OF the least features or
the Columbian. The American and the Marvin
House. less pretentlous hostelries, have .
larger share OF guests than usual for this time Of
year. As to the private boarding houses, they are
full. The growth Of Saratoga is somewhat surpris-
ing. For the past few years we know it showed
symphonic OF declne that to say, people were neg
lectng 1t for the seaslde but the discoveries Of new
springs and more than all the enterprise the hotel
keepers have not only restored its prestige, but Sc
BRIGHT FUTURE,
which may DC exempi;hed by the fact that within
Of them Of first class order. Prominent among
these is the imposing red brick structure on Com
SsO,ooO are invested, $4,000 of which alone is in
darniture s sumptuous than that Of many pal
cially, to see the interior Of this
MYSTERIOUS BUILDING.
,, Hoo iolma opening tne 0t1er evening not less
ster carpets and lOunged In Its luxurious chairs and
sofas. The most distinguished residents and visitors
the church, and rubcund deacons, and they were
all courteOusy received by the honorable proprietor,
gentleman who spends portion Of his time in
Washington and a good deal In New York and Sara
toga.
which will commence on the 14rh and continue for
week. will be- the grandest Saratoga has yet had.
Large sums OF money nave been spent by the Asso-
roads and avenues around the village have been so
greatly improved that visitors Of a year ago would
not recognize them. Owners OF hOrSe1eSh need not
now be afraid to trust their best animals on the
road. This, and plentiful supply Of water, which
Is not yet secured are the great needs Of the village
In one week from now there will be
TWO HUNDRED CRACK HORSES
In the training stables hundred and ffty are
here now. To the eye of connOisseur in the stable
business, or to the eye OF an artist, 1t Is char ming
sight to see these beautiful creatures taking their
exercise at rosy morn aud dewy eve. among the
prominent horses are Kingfsher Helmb0d, Inquirer
and Hamburg. Quite number Of horses from the
West who did not come in for the New York races
probably seventy-lve in all-are on their way to
Saratoga Arrangements have been made for .
THREE NILE srEEpLE CHASE
the first III this country, to participate In
which lot Of horses are coming on from Canada
to commence on the 18th OF August. Everything ind
Gates that this will be the gayest season for many
belonging to the guests OF Congress Hail and the
Grand Union. A letter from this place without
lishnent would be incomplete. A description would
be impossible; but 1t Is the largest hotel in the
that Of the celebrated Alhambra. The mann en-
trance, from which piazza 200 feet long runs to
the SOUTH is most imposing, with ITS three arcned
be seen, and delightful vista Of the shady grounds
behind. Rising a hundred feet from the marble
floor Of the halls stained glass dome, topping the
central tower Six galeries-being the corridors
Of the different stores-surround this open space.
from which flne view OF all that goes on below
can be obtained-the hustle OF arrivals and
departures greetings ana farewells and
M ns noe S S e Of e na 20
by tall arabesque pillars light of structure and deco
rated beautifully in white anu gold The gray
marble" pillars, with bases OF verde antique, sup.
porting three graceful arches at entrances to the
ladies' dining room, are really beautiful although
they are not marble, but a new and elegant compo-
sllion. or the drawing Itself 1t might not be
Boosting too much Of New York State to say that
in IL 5s Was ere nc9 emu
trey Of mirrors and plate glass windows The CELL
ing is lofty and simple In Its car
pet and furniture superb At either end Of the room
the seasons; designed and painted by the New York
has bestowed much labor on them, ana their admir-.
able effect, both by day and night does him great
are In keeping. Imagine house with 824 sleeping
rooms two miles Of colonnades and halls, and you
have q hotel capable OF housing under one roof
RESPECTABLE TOWN.
built in a quadrangle, with handsome demesne
studded with tall trees III the middle. This Is the
The guests present and to come include many
lng:-Robert squres, New York; August Belmont,
New York; A. T. Stewart, New York; Oliver Char
@ rssd Sw Of s Yong T.
John Hunter, New York; Niles Beach. Troy; K. AZ
Selover New York; z: Spegelberg,. New York;
New York; 8. H. Cornell New York; Judge Ingra.
ham, New York: Colonel Alexander Provost, WASH
sS Fl s pf Mass i0. Gs0I Msc e. s.
New YORK.
THE FIRST SENSATION
in the way OF large dancing parties will occur at
Congress Hall tomorrow night. There Will be a
grand opening ball OF the new ballroom, very
splendid hail. Ornamented with nne frescoes and
capacious enough to accommodate thousand
people. The ladies' all the hotels are Choking up
their toilets selecting from their jewel the
most becoming things to gid the rose and paint the
NY. II VIII be grand affair-a fit inauguration Of
this magnificent ballroom.
TUE CHARLIE LELAND SPRING
IL the last mineral discovery in this valley OF strange
and curious waters. This one turns out Its limpid
stream on the Clarendon grounds, and has been, or
ought TO be- baptized with the above name. IL
differs altogether from all the other springs, having
as delicate acid navor as If 1t had its origin in
suberranean lemon grove. The water Is pleasant
TO the TASTE AS 1t has not yet been analysed, can
not tell what its properties may be- but as all waters
about here are good for something, this spring may
prove as valuable any of them.