The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-05

Saratoga: The Springs, People, Hotels,
Waiters-The Hudson by Daylisht-New
observation-disclosures Hill-The Centen.
nial-Suburbs, etc.-The Washing ON Artil-
lery-Dots by the Wayside.
BOSTON, Mass Aug. 80, 1875.

me from that pleasure. However, being now
settled down quietly at that finest and quiet
est of hotels, the Commonwealth, at the Hub,
can serenely reflect upon the past two
weeks, and Gull together that which hope
may serve to entertain you for few minutes.
OF all watering places in this country. Sara
toga this year seems to have the call, for,
while the deputy capital, or acting capital
long Branch), Newport, Nahant, the sea
shore generally, Niagara Falls, White Noun
tains Canada, ETC., are only tolerably patron
lied, the great Saratoga, together with its
horse and boat races, springs. elegant must
cal entertainments and gambling bells, have
succeeded in filling and keeping filled
to repletion the entire season, those
monster hotels, the Congress. the Grand
Union, United States, Clarendon, and
others, accommodating from 1000 to 1000 per-
sons each, while the smaller hotels and
boarding houses have had all they could do,
thousands sleeping on the floor and galleries
of houses at night, and eating wherever they
could find place to get in. 1 took time to
scan closely the congregation of people there,
men, women and children, and while there
were many Of the first and best people there,
from all sections of this country, and the
world, in fact, still the very large majority
were of the mushroom breed, ring men,
sports, politicians, newspaper sprouts, sport
reporters, hucksters, gamblers, fortune
hunters, etc. The elegant display of ladies
toilets, headlights of diamonds, and public
gorgeous private displays, generally, excelled
anything I have ever seen, and. in many
the shoddyism could be distinctly
seen under the point lace, and, may say
acres of diamonds and precious stones; and
one of many saw was a large, overgrown
red.faced fellow, looked like Woodworking
day laborer, with an elegant suit of cloth on and
q $4,000 pin in his bosom front, and an
other $4,000 one on his little finger; he was
accompanied by two foreign ladies, who
were covered in silks, point lace and diamonds,
and were gotten up elegantly, but their big,
been but a few years, months perhaps, since
hey were bending over toe wash tubs, earn
ing honestly their six bits day. Such are
facts; such is Saratoga.
The springs are doing lively business, the
Congress and Hawthorn, or Hathorn. having
he call, the Empire, Red, Geyser, and others
coming in third and fourth best.
nollced all the hotels, or nearly all, en-
oloyed colored help, and where stopped, the
steward informed me that most Of their wait
RS were from the South, formerly slaves, the |
majority being from South Carolina, while |
louisiana, Virginia and kentucky were well |
represented, only one out OF ninety odd being
rom Northern State and he was from New |
York. The colored race have their virtues as |
veil as faults, and do think they excel in |
Waiting on dinner party. have often heard |
hat two of our most distinguished colored |
itizens and ex-Lieutenant Governors Ct Lou
siana, excelled in the capacity of wait
rs, and | hope our Southern hotels may
ONE day conclude to employ more of them.
The trip down the Hudson by daylight,
trough these historical and world-renowned
'laces, so familiar to the readers of our cen.
ury's history and Washington Irvings works,
J one never to be forgotten, and the beauti
III views of the Catskill Mountains, where
Old Rip" had his twenty years nap, West
'oint, Irvington, Idlewild, Sleepy Hollow,
'arrytown, and the palatial residences of
-merica's moneyed noblemen, presents a
harming fairy scene that eclipses anything
, be seen in this or any other Countrywide
legant four-deck steamers, making twenty
We miles an hour and carrying three thou
and passengers, being one OF the pleasantest
,atures of the trip. This was my first trip
own the Hudson since childhood, and I
,ink every American should see the beauties
this river by daylight, and it is hard for
ne to decide between the Mammoth Cave,
iagara Falls or the Hudson River.
New York-busy, whiriing New York
GEMS as of old, everybody in a hurry, every
ody going everywhere, no loafog or hanging
.ound, but pushing, showing, jostling along,
very man for hims elf and the devil for the
ndmost" Central Park is lovely and
any new attractions are being daily added
met many New Orleanians in New York,
me buying goods, some " touring like
yself, some " waiting to see mar" l saw
veral Leaving New York at P NJ, ar
we'd here, at the "Hob," at A. NJ, follow !
G day-a charming trip.
The Commonwealth Hotel at which I am .
oppipg, is one of the finest in the land, is ,
all modern improvements and
,pliances, is we'll kept, nearly new, and in
ntral locality, covering the square bounded /
reefs and Shawmut Avenue. Cars pass in a
ont every minute, up and down and across,
all parts of the city and all of its suburbs,
ID only twenty minutes ride from Bunker
i'll monument and ten minutes from the r
emont House and the center of business.
is a great place for Southerners. Colonel
reene of the Boston Post, resides here with
S family permanently, and Mr.. J. W. VOL
tt, the proprietor, is one of-the jolliest, best
tured, life long Democrats you ever saw.
| am delighted to see that our famous and
rid renowned old corps, the Washington
tillery, have organized, and so efficiently,
the coming Centennial, and have been =
preached by some of the most wealthy and
ointment men here, to ask this gallant corps
extend their trip to Boston, if only for few
VS., 50 as the "Hubbites may show them
" truly and earnestly they can "shake
nds across the bloody chasm," and they
Il guarantee the sold veterans" such wei
me, as they never saw or felt before.
The old Bunker Hill Monuments the same
of yore, grand, and speakingly eloquent; it
a great resort for strangers, every one feel
, he must see and go up to its summit; that,
neua Hail. that old "Cradte Of Liberty" and Z
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