Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03

Two o'clock, dinner. No wine thi.
year; hard times. A thousand kHivei
aud forks clattering at once. Such con
fusion Everybody wears bunting-red
yellow, blue, white and pink. wore pink
silk, trimmed with white point and such
train-s full yard. Took dinner with
my long mitts on. That's the thing now.
Saw two pairs at dinner, John Lucas,
the head waiter, is the bandsomest man
in Saratoga. The ladies all say so. Paris
girls fall in love with and marry colored
men. Why cant we do it here2
-Four o clock--dressed again. That's
three times to-day, and full dress for the
ball will make the fourth. The King
girls have been here twelve days and
worn twenty.four new dresses. Never
repeated once. They left for the Branch
TO day TO grind en- through again at the
West End. Mrs Baker has worn the
same dress three times-disgraceful
Wore my new coaching suit to-day
II was too lovely Everybody said |
looked ike an old Gainsborough picture
They didn't know | copied one-Gains.
borough hat, dress, and all Dress made
of light olive green (tilleuD. / call it
peacock green, cut q Ia princesse
Gainsborough hat, with green and white
feathers, cream gloves-eight buttons to
my elbow. Sleeves tight to arm ssd
short. Dress perfectly plain in front,
falling in long train behind. Fan Of
peacock feathers and green stockings
embroidered with olive. Won't this suit
startle Jerome Park and the Coaching
Club this fall2 It's awful herd to show
your stockings just right, II l thought
no one saw my sweet stockings to-day
I'd diel
AT the lake had wookcock on toast
and champagne DeViney ordered il
and urcle paid for it. Twelve dollars
for lunch for three, and the woodcock
young turkeys at thall Well, everybody
gets caught the same way. We don't eat
what we want, but eat TO suit the people
who look at us 'Fraid | shall have TO
give up Albert-he's too slow.
Eight o'clock I'm dressed for the
BALL | do look too sweet to live Pure
white gros grain, with real point, and a
yard and half train. Cost $500 or
500 for the lace. Low shoes and lace
inserted in my stockings No such
stockings in Saratoga. or course iii
sit so to show them Wore pearl-dia,
mouds are vulgar. One old Buffalo lady
wearo diamonds for breakfast BAIL we
all cut her But must have big soil.
taire ring i must or die Well, I've
concluded to give up Albert and marry
old Simmons, who made his money pack
ing oysters. | must have clothesl With
clothes | can rule Saratoga. An authors
wife Talk about poor college gradu.
ate to me 0 horrible 1t shall be Mrs.
Simmons, the wife of the millionaire
private cottage, dresses, diamonds,
beaux.
Twelve o'clock % how my head
acses Old Hamilton stepped on my
skirt and tore it dreadfully Dear me
how | slit the sleeve OF my dress. Ora.
cious how DeViney held me in his arms
the wretch don't care, had more
beaux than the Jones girls, anyway. Mr..
johnson, who danced the third gallon is
a good locking iellow-awful stylish. I'd
die if | thought the Jones girls would
find out that he was tailor. OF course
I'll cut him in New York, but | must
have beaux here Last week the Season
said | was the loyeliest blonde at the
hop | wonder what it will say to NOR
row O. dearl | can't wait. o, I'm SO
sleepy Good night"
And this, my friends, is fashionable
bellies diary OF day at the springs.