Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
A SARATOGA BE1UrY'S DIARY.


Saratoga Cor. New York s1n.l
The FIRST pretty miss | met this morn.
ing as touched the balcony of the States
was that lovely Nellie Mason, who lives
in one OF those big elegant brown stone
houses in Madison avenue. She was
waiting for Albert Munson, one of the
handsomest Of beaus here 10 take her
TO Congress Spring. This is Miss Ma.
sons first visit to Saratoga, and her
aunt, who is chaperoning her, told me
yesterday that her neice was only just
nineteen.
A mere child. you know, and takes
everything as real, = she observed.
Miss Nellie was sweetly dressed She
wore cream white chip hat, all covered
with lilies OF the valley, thrown back
plquantly from the loyeiest golden hair
Her dress was white muslin, with old
yellow lace inserted all arouud the neck
and with transparent lace sleeves,
through which you could see the sweet
est arms in all Saratoga. Oh, how |
have heard the fellows rave about those
arms Her dress hung close to her hips,
with long train, showing her plump
form perfectly, and on her feet we're the
daintiest French shoes, with high heels
right in the middle of the foot, and
opened in front to display the ueatest OF
cream colored stockings, embroidered
with pink. By Heavensl it you bad
seen Nellie Mason this morning swing.
ing her cream lace parasol, ou which
was delicate light pink bow to match
her sash ribbon and the pink embrod.
cry on her stockings-I say II any Of you
dusty, old, cross New Yerk fellows had
seen her waiting for Albert Muuson to
take her to Saratoga Spring, you'd q
missed the train TO stare az her.
lake my diary and fan, Uncle Eli,
said Nellie; "al want is my parasol 10
the park" and then she took Albert
Munson's arm aud walked down the
street past the big hotels, toward Con-
gress Spring.
"a young ladys diary" | said, as
looked at the little Russian leather
book II wonder what is in it2" Then
| carefully opened the little book and
read carelessly written diary Of what
Nellie saw yesterday in Saratoga:
SARATOGA, Thursday, August g.
Such morningl Felt too sleepy after
dancing last night TO put up my nair n
crimps. Crimped it this morning with
the iron. Burnt it. Wore white aud
blue-awiul light blue-iast night. Not
that horrid dark blue that the Brown
girls wear, but that sweet light blue that
goes with pink. Blue bow on parasol.
blue flowers 10 hair, blue sash aud blue
stockings. Wore white silk mitts for
the first time TIE Spanish minister's
wife and | are the only ones who wear
them. Awful stylish--clesr above the
elbow. Bound TO be the rage--these
white mitts are. Put just little pink
on my cheeks and penciled my eye
brows. Auntie doesn't know that | do
this, but just little artificial red rose
leaf rubbed on my cheek won't hurt
anybody. The Dodge girls always do
1t SAIhe Miller vets the rose leaf. The
girls call this the red rose dodge, but | |
cell it downright paintingl
AT eight Albert came to take me 10
the spring. Such lovely place Baud |
playing and all the people drinking and |
pfomenading under the vine covered |
arbor Just as they do in the morning at
Wlesbaden. Walked up the bill. al. |
bert's a scamp; he tried to take my
hand. scoded him aud be apelogized |
I'm awful sorry--Irald he won't never
try TO take my hand again I'm alwavs
OVERRIDING III
Nine o'clock. breakfast | do believe
Albert loves me. He gave me bunch
OF lilies Nellie Dodge told me about
her three new lovers Ones old Ham,l.
ton, the widower, rich as C,@3us She
treats him we'll SOS 10 ride in his dog.
cart Another's beautiful, sweet De
Yiney. Pa says he's French adYen.
iurer--butsuch eyes DeVlney's an aw.
iul hrt-perfectly arociousl Always
wants to corner you on the b,lcony and
talk love right 10 your ear. He's sweet
Then there's Walter Langdou, AN
lttf and learned, or learned-ed, as
Walter says Good Lord, deliver us
rom one Of these stiff, proper youte
pen | love Airt TIE girl never ,
iIed who got mad because fellow kiss.
ID her-if he was the right fellow. |
wish Albert knew this, but the good ie
ows are all fools, and il fellow knows
low to make love hes sure to be poor,
", as pa says, an adyenturer.
Ten o'clock, music on the balcony. I
Iodies all dressed in muslios, with their {
leeves to show their arms. DeViney
ays my arm is too lovely for anything.
love that fraud Two dashing widows
ame down with awful short dresses and
uch stockings And didn't everybody
ee EN-, too2 wish was widow-a
ich widow; Id oulstockng the whole
rovd. Sweet stockings and bare arms \
70 take the fellows 2
Such gossiping as heard to-day q
lrs. ones says she heard the Fox girls Y
lashing their own pocket handkerchiefs
gid you eyer2 Mrs Davis says The itch !,
irs johnson refused to pay her washer. I
'omsn extra for washing auted dresses,
nd they say the Smiths have Lost ali !
heir money, and have got to wait till a
ioh uncle dies before they can come 10 p
arAtogs again It's all money, money o
honey here; no brains required know .
school teacher here who used to board
t DR., Srongs. She CHANGED to marry I
Ieh husbands, and now eyeu he chases I
fter Belmont aud Vanderbilt We all
p pnder cur parasols during the music 2
ugh Q place to art Give me a
esspaber a parasol, wicked fellow q
Re DeNiney, and the band playing the
'renCh waltzes, and I'm in heaven.