The New York herald., 1875-09-01

Here is one, you see the size OF a small window.
pane. IL ornaments the neck Of little school.
girl OF sixteen. DO you those little girls OF
and seven frolickng in the drawing room,
upsettng the chairs and chasing each other up and
down the costly velvet carpeY They all diamonds
There are people here who say is in taste to spoil
the sweet innocence of children by such showy pamper
ing Of vanity; but suppose they are laughed at The
very thing will no doubt be diamond earrings
rings and necklaces for newborn pulpy Infants
SARATOGA IND0LENCK
/ have already spoken Of the delicious Incidence OF
this place Do not many carry il too farS What can
there be healthier than TO take the short walk
Of the numerous springs in the morning before break
fast In Baden Baden the music begins six everybody
is the springs at that hour all the women
walk till eight Here the vast majority OF the fair
certainly do walk the fifty a hundred steps the
Hathorn or Congress spring-the Hathorn bears the
OF the proprietor Of the Congress Hall who also
a member OF Congress from Saraoga-but there
ally small majority of women, particularly young
ladies' who have the spring water sent in pitchers TO
their These not invalids but healthy young
devoees Of fashion, who simply will not 20 out SO early
IN the morning for two potent reasons Listen The
first is that they 'do not like TO take the trouble" (or
in other words are too azy and the second that they
cannot dress themselves in sufficiently gorgeous magni
ncence in the short time elapsng until breakfast Would
that could reform these indolent young women How
much happier and healthier they would be If they would
limit themselves to only two elaborate dresses per day.
for dinner and for supper and forget this banefu word
"dress' before breakfast
EXPENDITURE ON DRESS
How much Is there spent on dress in at Sara
togaS II would be curious puzzle TO solve. At
rough guess at least 100 900 people visit this village
every year Two-thirds of these women say, at
round figure, 60000 Theaverage number OF dresses
and for convenences sake, Wen leave such tribes
as bonnets, gloves pencils, &c-brought by each Of
these 90 900 fair ones may be safely set down at ten
and OF these one-half are certainly Two hundred
dollars for an average Saratoga dress pretty
putation but let 1t pass-et be generous and not
swell their husbands bills to than they already
are. That would give $100 600 spent by each fair
visitor anG as total, the round sum of 500 600 600
How many schools and hospitals could be founded with
this amountY
IS HERE2
That Is always a much-asked question. Well
have quite a number of famous bellies and beaus women
admired for their beauty and accomplishments, men
for their influence and character Among the visitors
who have spent here considerable portion of the
son and have been conspicuous in society, Mr. A. 7.
Stewart and wife, who have dIned and wined all the
big politicians here Mr. b. NJ Chamber, noted St.
Louisan Bank President, of great wealth; Mr.. William
III. Conner, whose unsurpassed starting of the
has him the golden opinions Of all turfmen and
Mrs. Conner, very beautiful aad highly accomplished
woman; Mrs Randlett, rich young widow from Bos-
tom Sonora Manta wife of the Spanish Minister who
has with her blonde Spanish countess with exquisite
golden hair MISS Belmont of the most truly
tastefuly dressed young ladies' in Saratoga and Mrs
Belmont who looks scarcely older than daughter
Miss Kate Cornwall of Hartford Conn. Miss Lille
Randall Of ST. LOUIS, and Mr. David Rankin brilliant
bachelor considered great prize in the matrimonial
market, &c
After the regatta there was OF course, another
great exodus In fact the season is already on the
wane but the meeting of the Republican State Conven-
tion on the Sth of September will doubt, revive a
htful brief flicker of its former gayety