The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-12
WHAT THEY DO AT SARATOGA.

The Quit Life of fHcaIth.Seekers and
PIeasure.Seekers at the Spa.
Miss Grundy In the N. Y. World.
The flies and the fashions have come
out together promptly with the begin
ming OF August. l have been told it is
not en- regle to wear your handsomest
apparel in July. It is the thing to open
your trunk the fret of August, and shine
forth resplendent in q new costume every
day until you have gone through your
wardrobe; then you had better pack up
and depart for some other fashionable
resort and repeat the programme. Ger
tainly there is q marked difference in
the dressing seen on the piazzss and at
the hops since Thursday. Last evening
the balconies OF al the hotels were 60
full that promenading was accomplish
ed with difficulty; but as promenading
after tea is necessary portion Of the
days programme it had TO be done
somehow. This is how to spend
o day fashionably at Sara
toga: Go to the spring before
breakfast always-that is if you had to
make your health an excuse to come
here. Ifyou came ostensibly for pleas
ure take it and rise just in time TO be
ready before breakfast is over. After
breakfast sit on the piazzs, whichever Is
shady, and pretend to read or do worst
ed work. You needn't be particular
about this pretense, if you read the
same book all summer, and fill in only
an inch Of your canvas. no one will be
the wiser. Go to the races if it is a
race at ten or fifteen minutes to twelve;
if it is an off-day shop, If you have the
money, il you haven't yawD, say you
have letters to write and 90 to your
room. Dine at three and strole out on
the piazza to hear the music from hail.
past four after that you may yswn
again and 20 up stairs for nap, or
you may be very wide awake and lively
and 60 for a drive to the lake, MooD's
Myers, or to Balston. Return from
your drive and dress for the evening;
take tea at eight; promenade the pi-
szza afterward until half-past nine or
ten, and then go to the hop, ball or
whatever else the entertainment for the
evening may be.
That's about the way it's done. Of.
course there are variations according
70 age. Sometimes there are morning
Germans for the dancing set, admission
e head, or 81 foot for those who
participste-the gentleman | mean,
ladies OF course do not attend Germans
10 dance unless they have partners
provided, and these parties pay the
band, procure fsvors, &c. There was a
very delightful German at the Glsnd
Union one morning during the past
week. Mr.. Hatch, OF New Orleans,
was the leader. Then the flirting set
takes walks. Saratoga is a most mis-
cradle place, should think, for a fir-
tation. There are no nice, quiet re-
treats where the sun and the public may
not invade by day and the gas and gos-
sip by night l have heard the GEN
tlemen complain, There's no place
fellow can go here with a girl with half
q cnapce to firt decently. He
never has an opportunity 10
introduce the broadc!oth of his |
coatsleeye TO the silk OF her redin- |
cote without danger Of being caught at
1t by some inconyenient person." Still |
they say there are firtations going on.
Some couples think the Indian encamp-
ueut a good place as sfordiDg en- ex-
cuse for walk and for being gone a
long time. Young ladies who 90 thith-
er, however should beware of making
petulent remarks about "old Indian
baskets and things" when dear Charlie.
spying an enemy approaching, thinks
prudent to approach tent aud buy q
trife. There's q vast deal Of feminine
human nature about Indian girls, and