The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-17
S A r A T o G. A.
The Reign of Fashion Not To
Be Disputed.
RACES POSTPONED.
The Most Brilliant Month Of the
Grand Year.

SARATOGA, August 10, 1872.
No wonaer the haottues of Saratoga have unani-
mously voted this the most brilliant season within
their memory No wonder the gOssips cry out as
with o single voice, "Good heavens, what
crush" How 30 great multitude can be
packed away In a place so small is one
OF those problems that only the caterers
OF the great caravansaries can happily solve.
Time was, and that only last season, when the
obliging hotel clerk, that fabulous creation Of
gushing fancy, would, with an imperturbabe smile
and An air of lofty confederation order you placed
In an elevator and shot to No. 900, first door
under the roof Now, one registers and
little slip OF paper with the name OF some vlager
and number representing the room you are to
occupy in the said villagers domiclle is handed to
an ebony waiter who, at an uncertain period OF
the day when he has leisure, will show you round.
The upper story OF nearly every business place In
the village has the shadow OF one or the other of
the great hotels resting upon 1t. Apartments Of any
kind are at premium, and telegraphic dispatches
are received at intervals Of few minutes during
the entire day. ordering rooms reserved When,
then, in addition to the unprecedented rush during
the present month, the great innux Of persons
DESTROYS Of witnessing the races Is taken into con-
sderaton it is not difficult to form some adequate
idea Of the state OF affairs here to-day.
SCENES AT THE HOTEL OFFICES.
Some OF the scenes at the hotel Off1ces ore in
tensely comical. Imagine pOmpOus Old gentle
man entering the door with severe almost fierce,
glance at those whom he may chance to encounter,
but with sufficient uncertainty in his step to show
that he is not quite at home He has rubi-
cund lace and close trimmed nee white hair ana ne
wears fob chain, with heavy seals and broad gold
keys. Evidently In his place OF residence wherever
sssaredy Of great weight anywhere Here, how
ever, people who catch his eye return his glance
to express or oftener treat him with conscious
indifference. 80 that by the time he finds
himself standing at the counter waiting the pleas
ton and descended to lower level in his self.ap-
probation than he would have believed possible.
secure ,a..n room How aghast he looks
ps there is no space he can obtain een for
an hour II only to change his soiled travestained
for in Which he win be
ioows dusfy guide to sV"so a0M re
to tot the second foor back, over druggists,
grocer's or shoemaker's Such scenes are Of con-
slant occurrence, and prove that even Saratoga,
wINGLEss ANGELS DRESSED IN GAUZE
thu just before the races especially when, as was
hotels. Down the shadows Of the street they went
and i disappearing there, TIL in tie Constant evoiu.
lions Of color from the swaying drapery Of
peared like fragments in great kaleidoscope. BE-
tween Congress- Hall and the Grand Union, the
piaZzas Of which were bathed in brilliant
ana in every description Of seoo5 or eiab
crate toilets. 1t is one OF the peculiarities Of
the place that ladies' seem to imagine it Is not at all
necessary for them to be attended anywhere
either In the day or evening, and they run about
with the most perfect freedom and abandon. We're
fhav nj 10 N M n fovv IF fha
elegantly dressed men they meet upon the prone
made here this week. the fair creatures now so con-
whemed by temerity as marked as Is their present
fearlessness.
CHARACTERS IN THE CARNIVAL OF FASHION,
Sitting upon the balcony OF one OF the hotels last
night as the endless professions OF fashion surged
by, one familiar with the famous among Gotham's
characters could hardly repress laugh at the
manner in which they from time to time
came to be mixed up in the multitude. In
close proximity to a broker would often appear
the face Of the confidence operator, or pckpocket
would stand leering over the shoulder OF member
q the the @
save the gayety OF the place, passed continually In
the neignborhood Of a group. which they
central figure Of the gathering evidently
being an approach to their j9sal lp figure. This
is the notorious proprietor OF New York bagniO.
1t is well when these characters are strewn
about promiscuously and on every hand
time TO time light upon the blonde mustache
or black side whiskers of one or two famous Central
ONCE detectives to say nothing of brave Phil Far
lev who looks about for familiar faces from habit
having been here some days with Mrs. Farley at
the springs.
the lions share Of curiosity and attention, had to
divide the honors in the evening with Senator Doo-
little, OF Wisconsin.
MORNING HOURS AT THE SPRINGS.
Early this morning crowds OF ladies' and gentle
men were at the springs the largest gathering as
usual, being about the Congress; and many were
the remarks made in depreciation OF the threaten.
ing aspect of the sky, which gave unequivocal
signs OF running the sport on the race course
DISAPPOINTMENT.
In fact, fine drizzng rain began at about half
past eight O'clock and at ten the races Of the day
were auhoritativey postponed till Saturday. FASH
ion regns, and Mr.. John Morrissey, who has great
respect for the ladies' toilets Will pertinaciOusly in.
sst upon fair day to good track.
THE POOL SELLING
last night was brisk and this morning parties con-
gregated In the Club House wore gloomy air and
expressed roundly their dissatisfaction at the
duct OF the waterman.