The New York herald., 1874-07-20
SARATOGA.
The Quarrel Between the Yale
and Harvard 0arsmen.
ALL SIDES OF THE CONTROVERSY.
The Religious, Social and Techni-
cal in Rowing.
THE WINNING STROKE.
Statements of Robert Cook, His
Friends and Opponents.
COLU UMBIA'S TIME.
TerpsichOrean Festivities at
the Springs.
THE WINNING STROKE.
Statements of Robert Cook, His
Friends and Opponents.
COLU AS TIM
TeIpsichOre0n Festivities at
the Springs.
THE GUESTS AND THEIR COSTUMES.

SARATOGA July 10, 1874
The race between Harvard and Yale, after all,
makes more c0mmotlOn than the victory OF
Columbia. The ball OF last Saturday night had the
efrect Of dissipating the row between two gre at
colleges. but to-day the fuss has broken out anew
But fl st for the ball.
THE SATURDAY NIGHT BALL.
The ball on Saturday night was the most splendid
in its preparations ever witnessed at Saratoga
At Congress Hall the f1ags and coors OF several OF
the college crews had been secured. with the oars
OF the winning crew, and displayed from the
chandeliers and on the sides OF the ball ROOM
Among the ladies' OF the hotel present we have the
names OF the folowing:-Mrs Lambert Miss Wall,
the Misses Bernhelmer, Mrs. p. Armour and
daughters, Mrs. w. b. Northrup, Miss North
rup. Miss Fitch, Mrs. Hoguet and daughter,
Miss Wyman, Miss Colgate, Mrs. Heidleback and
daughter, Mrs. p. II. Drake and daughters, Mrs. J.
G. GrIswod, whose son was in the winning crew,
Mrs. u. =. Clark and daughter, Mrs. Aborn, Mrs.
Cox, Mrs. Long and two daughters, Mrs. W. B.
Shattuck and daughter, all of New York city, MISS
Shilito. of CINCINNATI the Misses Gregory Of
Jersey City; Mrs. shoenberger, Miss Blair and Miss
Watts, OF Pittsburg; Mrs. Catherwood and daugh-
ter Philadelphia; Mrs. Trowbridge and daughters,
New Haven; Mrs. Falconer and daughters, Boston /;
Mrs. c. F. Young and daughters Honesdale, Pa.
At the Grand Union the cOlOrs of the various col
leges were arranged over the grand walk from the
hotel to the ballroom, and the grounds were bril-
iiantly Illuminated. Here was the parallel of the
gay looking crowd to be seen at the other hotels
with no lack of dancers The following is a
partial list Of the ladies OF this hotel
rresent:-Mrs A. T. Stewart, Miss hilton, Mrs. b.
+. Beekman, Mrs. A. Brady, the Misses Wray, Mrs.
K. +. Wilson and daughter, the Misses Hartman,
way, Miss Carroll, Mrs. General Hazen, Mrs. H.
Mclean Mrs. W. A. Budd, Mrs. Judge Rapeiio,
mother Of one Of the winning crew; the Misses
Morrow Mrs. George Il. Resy, Mrs. DR.. Downing,
Mrs. Miles Beach, Mrs. s. Richards and daughter,
Mrs, S. I. Hyatt. Mrs. J. @. Cabot and daughter,
Mrs. J. H. Rankin, Mrs. D. D. Acker, Mrs. NJ L.
Sykes, Mrs. J. Slaughter, Mrs. Faile Mrs. Nj. T.
Brennan and daughters, Mrs. r. P. Charles,
Miss Shotwell, Mrs. Il. s. Clark, Mrs. 7.
W. Shannon. Mrs. QuarrIer. Mrs. H. A. Hut
ton and daughter, MRS. J. A. Q. Gray and
daughter Mrs. II. ID. DennisOn. Mrs. General
Duryee and daughter, Mrs. L. s. Deapiatne Mrs.
T. f. Durant, Mrs. colonel @. +. Belts, all of New
York; Mrs. H. D. P0ihemus and party. Brooklyn;
Mrs. J. b. Thomas, MISS Simpson. Boston, Mrs.
Preston wife Of the Haytien Minister at Washing
ton.
At the United States Hotel the grounds and
grand bali room was blaze OF light and the floor
in beautiful order for dancing, which the company
were ready to take advantage or Among the
hundreds of ladies present the following were
guests of the hOtel:-Mrs. 7. L. Henry, Mrs.
Ellelt Mrs. 7. J. Cox, Mrs. O. K. Garrison Mrs. b.
f. Brady, Mrs. Hubbe and sister, Mrs. Opdyke
Mrs. Miltenberger. Mrs. O. P. Leverich, Mrs. Over
ton Lea, Mrs. G. Fl. r. Lyman Mrs. w. II. Waring
Mrs. Captain Grafton, Mrs. J. E. Grams, Mrs. E. J.
Donnel. Mrs. NewcOmb, Mrs. r. L. Morse and
daughter, Miss RoDb, Miss Livingston, Mrs. J.
MYERS Mrs. @. Ponce De Leon and daughter Mrs. E.
A. Parker and two daughters, Mrs. Il. W. Spier and
three daughters, Mrs. O. F. Sandf0rd and daugh.
ter, all OF New York; Miss J. A. Donahue, San
Francisco; Mrs. E. Corning, Miss Van vechten,
Mrs. r. N. Bethern, Mrs. P. Van vaulkenberg and
daughter, OF Albany; Mrs. Forsyth, of Troy; Mrs.
McCandlish. of Plttsburg; Mrs. Isaac sweetzer and
daughter Mrs. J. d. Tuttle ana two daughters,
Boston; Mrs. G. F. Comstock, Mrs. L. S. Spencer,
Syracuse; Mrs. Lloyd W. Williams and two daugh.
ters, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. e. W. Greenway and
daughter and Mrs. 8. Ward OF Baltimore; Mrs.
Perry H. Smith, Chicago; Mrs. ]. s. 7. stranahan,
Brooklyn.
SOME or THE COSTUMES.
The following are some of the costumes; Mrs.
o. II. Blood, of New York, Of tue bellies OF the
ball, was dressed in rich white gros gram, the
train trimmed with plated rufles of the same
material and the front braid arranged in puffs a
white blonde overdress, caught up with clusters
OF roses; low corsage and snort sleeves. trimmed
with lace in plaits. She wore rich diamonds and
her hair was arranged in chatelain braids, with
clusters Of curls, looking very becoming. The
Misses Acker, OF New York, were dressed the one
in delicate maizec colored SILK en- grain, trimmed
with narrow rufies to the waist an apron in 'front.'
and overskirt OF the same, trimmed with netted
fringe; basque, trimmed with fringe
high corsage and solitaire diamonds; the other
wore blue silk, trimmed with plated nounces
headed with puffs, Overskirts of the same
trimmed with blue ahd white knotted fringe,
basque waist pufYed elbow sleeves and solitaire
diamonds. Mrs. Henry w. Benedict. OF Castleton.
appeared in pink silk, with overdPess OF white
swiss, trimmed with deep rufles OF the same, an
Overskirt Of SWISS trimmed with Valenciennes and
inserting, low cOrsage OF the pink silk ana high
corsage OF the swiss and q rich pink sash. Miss
Clark, of Plerrepont street, Brooklyn was attlred
in light green grOs grain. full train,
trimmed with flowers OF the same.
edged with dark green silk, the front
breadth having three narrow pufrs to match the
nounces, bows Of dark green, basque, low corsage
and short sleeves trimmed with point lace; soli-
taire diamonds.
Miss Hale, of New York, was dressed in rich
lemOn-colored gro grain. full train, trimmed with
one double box-plaited nounce; the front breadth
had pus and white buge lace, the overskirt OF the
same being trimmed to match (; high c0rsage and
long sleeves, the corsage trimmed square and the
sleeves one mass Of white bug les. She wore soil
taire diamonds.
MISS Dora Polhemus, OF Brooklyn, wore an
embroidered SWISS en- train, trimmed with
three plated nounces, overskirt and corsage Of
the same with blue sash. Misc Loub, OF New
York, appeared in a delicate salmon-colored silk,
the train and skirt having two nounces each
nounce headed with four pufs; overskirt of the
same, trimmed with netted fringe; low corsage,
sacque ana sash OF alternate rows OF Of vaen-
ciennes inserting and blue ribbon The Misses Coe,
OF New York. were dressed In light blue gros grain