Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-28
SARATOGA LETTER.
The Bankers POlitics-A Fast Place
The Women of the Period.
SARATOGA, July 90, 1875.

Saratoga is now the centre of finan-
cial, political and pleasure interests.
The National Bankers Convention at
tracts general attention from the char
acter Of the gentlemen and interests
involved. There are over 1000 Nation
al Banks in the United States, with
over 10000 officers. 1t is safe to as
sumo they represent a million and a
quarter Of stockholders. These banks
hold billion and quarter of dollars
to-day. Their interests are essentially
the same, and their powerful influence
is usually thrown in one direction.
From every action and resolution we
gather the sentiment of the Conven-
ton, as being overpoweringly con-
centrative the national banks are one
institution, and must organize to pros
tect each others interests. One great
fact was brought out conspicuously by
this Convention-National banks do
not favor immediate resumption.
Mr.. Hall, the President, said distinct
ly on one occasion, 1--WE all want re-
sumption in certain sense and some
time, but we are in no hurry about it.n
We think this shows conclusively that
the national banks are fully committed
to the rag money policy, and will
throw the weight of their powerful in
tluence against resumption. The in
flation movement which has recently
sprung up in the West with so much
vigor, will be sustained 10y this entire
banking power.
POLITICAL.
The Liberal Republican Convention
is now in session. This movement is
significant for the restoring of the bro
ken unity of the Republican party,
and bringing again of the Greedy Lib
erals into full communion. Some of
the most experienced Republican lead
ers are here, with Vice President Will
son and eX-Speaker Blaine at their
head. The Liberal Republicans are
satisfied they have nothing to hope
for from the Democratic party, and
are acting accordingly. The Demo
cratic press in the North is becoming
quite nervous. The shadow of COM
ing events is saddening to their
hearts. Their spite and scorn has al
ready turned to anger against the lead
ers of the Liberal party.
Saratoga is the Baden-Baden oil
| America, minus the open baths. 1t
has the gardens full of trees and flow
ers, its precious winding hooks, its
| Illuminated streets, and the air thrilled
with delicious music. One peculiarly
we note, among the multitude of la.
dies that sweep the parlors and prone.
made along the grand corridors of the
many hotels-there are so few beauti.
full women-there are plenty of stylish
women, and an amazing tendency t
pudginess. The pudge women dott
on trains, and trail their petticoat;
through dubious paths. There is &
great scarcity of young women from
twenty to thirty and of manageable
young men. Plenty of matrons and
elderly men, with flaring gray wills.
kers. AS a matchmaking place !
should pronounce Saratoga failure.
The woman who attracts the most
attention at all the hotels and the park
is Cuban past the prime of life. She
wears mass of black curls and Paris
| dresses of the most Outre and remarka-
BILE character, French heels two inches
high, washes her face twice day with
the Bloom of YOUTH" but despite all
| these things wins her way by her pc
culiar charm of manner. The moment
she smiles and speaks one is ready to
forgive and forget all her fictitious ac.
cOutrements.
THE WOMEN OF THE PERIOD.
The femme d'etui, as the French
call her, figures here, and is ever con-
| spicuous in the dances. She has an
interminable bust, waist in corset
| that embraces her like a vice, an i'm
mense tOurDlere transforms her back
| into hump, and over this stretches a
sheath petticoat that barely gives her
| limbs room for locomotion. But she
dances-dances at all times when OPP
portunity offers, while her confined
movements reminds one of q cat in q
bag. But the most interesting study
after all is to sit on the verandas and
watch the many mothers as they glide
around in their fashionable toggery
with their front hair done up in spit
curls, and done down around their
| forehead in little successive scollops
that give such an insignificant express
sion to the face. / see their children
| Gressed-but stunted-more artificial
than real 4; sigh and thank God that
such mothers were not mine, and that
| had the open fields, the new hay,
the orchards bending with fruit, and
the horses and cows for my friends and
companions, instead Of confectionery
and the French"
Saratoga, after all, has much great
ness-great springs, great hotels, great
women, and great gambling houses.
1t is certainly most delightful place
for a Southerner to rest, cool Off and
spend his money
]. T, S.
Death of Andrew MeCampbeI.