The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-12


dealings with all in his employ.
FoRLoRN CROWD OF BELLIES.
Last evening We were paying som,
visits at Pitney's. large private board
ing house where they have one hun
dred and eight boarders. There ar,
twenty beautiful girls there and on,
young man and he is gone now. Th,
girls, however. looked very we'll con
tented, and as | said in my last letter
they can 90 TO the hops together, dance
together, and escort one another to tht
spring for drink at anv hour OF tht
evening without molestation. l think
it looks now as though the race of ole
maids will long bless the land with
their charities and usefulness. Better
so, than to lie the unhappy wives O
men who have forgotten all their obi.
cations and brought dishonor upon
them and their children. Here at Sara
toga see the seeds sown for
MUCH FUTURE MISERY.
The weeks passed at one Of the lux
uriant hotels here causes dissatisfaction
with the plain, unpretending home; the
display in dress and equipage creates
the desire for wealth. But above all
the taking OF little children to the races
and initiating them in the excitement OF
horse racing cannot be too severely con.
demned During the recent meeting
observed a boy by the side OF his father,
who evidently took pride in the knowl-
edge displayed by his son in what was
going on. | saw a little faxen.haired
girl, so young as to require a nurse,
having her attention called to the pretty
horses This call cruelty to children,
to keep them in place 50 hot and con.
fining as the stand on a race-cour5e, and
keep them on their best behavior for
more than two hours. The little crea-
lures are dressed to death here, for they,
too, must have their silks and lace over.
dresses.
HOW THE VISITORS TAKE THEIR DRINKS.
1 think my readers may be interested
by description Of how we are supplied
with drinks at the different springs
With the exception of Congress and
Columbia (both Of which are in Con-
gress Park) the springs are several
squares distant, and some even farther
from each other. Over each one there
is light, open wooden structure, with
columns and peaked roof, all painted
white. There is what may be called q
counter running around, the bows who
dip standing on the inside, and the
drinkers on the outside. Before break
fast at "Hathorn" and Congress" for
two or three hours two boys are kept
necessarily busy dipping and handing
the water. The boys are supplied with
a wire frame which holds three glasses.
From the ce ,tre Of this frame rises long
handle, so that every dip brings up three
full glasses, every one of which is eager
" grabbed by some one, and as
fast az emptied returned to the counter,
when the boys regularly collect the
glasses, drop them in the frame and
down they 90 again. OF course they
are very expert, and do not lose a mo-
ment Of time Some persons drink six
and eight glasses of Congress one after
the other. 1t is optional with the
drinkers about giving five or ten cents
TO the bows, who are 30 polite and at
te tive. | don't know who employs
them, as every spring is free for all who
choose to drink. The Washington
spring, which is in the grounds OF the
Clarendon Hotel, is the most popular al
nisht. Last Sunday evening there were
several hundred persons at this spring
waiting to be served with glass OF liz
champagne water. II is not only de-
licious beverage, cold as ice, but an ano
dvne that rarely fails in producing sleep
with the most nervous and restless.
SOMETHING ABOUT TOILETS.
must not close without description
Of a few toilets seen at the recent races
Mrs Robert Cutting Of New York,
was a celebrated Baltimore belle-M ss
Judith Moale. In spite of the intense
heat she wore a heavy black velvet,
with black silk overdress trimmed with
velvet, and velvet sleeveless jacket
over a Valenciennes lace waist. The
Jacket was cut low back and front. Her
hat was a large Leghorn fiat, with field
flowers on it and blue ribbon passed
through the sides of the brim, drawing
the nat close to the sides Of the face
by the strings being tied under
the chin. She used large white
silk parasol, lined with rose color
and iringed with white and pax
mixed. A lady with her wore lilac
silk tissue with ruftles and trimmings OF
the same, white chip round hat with
lilac feather and ribbons, parasol hlac
and white. Mrs. Moale wore black
silk skirt, with poloraise of white Can
ton Grape, the trimming OF which was
peculiar. 1t looks very like the work
upon the white tides which are woven;
or perhaps stamped The striped and
plain "batiste" polonaises are much
worn, so is the toweling goods. | saw
one OF the last named trimmed with
! lilac, and it looked very stylish. Black
and white lace shawls are worn until
thew cease TO be regarded with the awe
and admiration which they deserve.
This is the most successful season
Ssratoea has ever known, and not until
the close Of last week did the exodus
begin. rA'