Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-13
UNITED STATES HOTEL,
SQrOtOQO SDriildS. N. Y.


-+1ct.E SPECTATOR: A world within it.
self. is Saratoga. All that enc needs to
do here is to keep the eyes open, and
take observations, and all phases and
characteristics of American life col1le e
up before him. When It . known that
there are from eighteen to twenty thou
sana .suinmer visitors here, then it can
be seen what opportunities the "looker
on IN VIENNA has for the proper study
OF mankind. Another favorable feature,
that gives tins opportunity, is that it is
nearly all Hotel life here Of course
there are numbers of private residences
and boarding houses at Saratoga, but
most people prefer the Hotels, which
makes this place more Ike the German
watering p1s2Y, faan any other Ameri-
gan summer resort.
While ostensibly, to many, the drink
ing OF the waters is claimed as their oh
Ject In coming to Saratoga, ye. tnat, to
the many, Is a secocl.ary consideration
tor the masses come because it is fash
ionaple.
The location CT Saratoga presents no
Inducements TO one seeking a cool re-
treat, you can find no hotter place than
here. There are no mountains any,
where near-there is no river, or BODY of
water nearer than Saratoga Lake. foyr
miles off, which is low Iy.aa sheet of
water. The 1.,Ives around are of the
ponreat Kind, principally to the Lake,
ana hotter, dustier, more uninterast-
ing drive, you can no where find. The
attractions at the Lake are "fried pOta-
toes,' Frank Leslie's Suu,nel Nome,
(rather his cr2d;tols., as he is insolvent. ]
ana q ride ON the LAX 20 in crazy steam
boat, The other drives are not more in
teresting. The most popular of them
being, the one to the Snout.ns 8eyser
Springs, where there are two rival spout
!ns Springs, and the bitterness existing
between the rival proprietors is so in
tense and ludicrous, that it car oaiy be
equalled by that Of two rival village
doGtofa.
These great Hotels here, are all in q
cluster, and the visitors can all be seen
every day. They commence the day,
many of them, with visit to tie
springs, the Hathorn being the favor
tie, since the Congress has enclosed its
Park, and charges an entrance fee. wa
ters included. The Congress water can
be obtained outside the enclosure. at the
spring, but its a contracted little place
and not popular. The Hathora i cen
trally located, and l9..s.1s a palm. There
are numbers OF other Springs within a
radius OF two miles, all claiming pecu.
liar merits. 1t is as good as a play, tc
watch this phase of Saratoga life. the
drinking the waters. All STYLES and
conditions of people are seen, from the
0cfogenarian down to the babe in arms.
The modern belle does not appear early
If she takes the water. it g IN her
room, for she doesn'. breakfast before
10 O'Clock.
Two glasses seems to be the regulation
number,-lts struggle with some ta oai
away with one, but most ali that come
to the spring before breakfast seemed te
have nerved themselves up to the m
dertaking, and go through with Tx
performance in a resigned manner.
breakfast at thes Hotels runs m into
the middle o. the day with MANI. and
the costumes for the morning. of The la.
dies, is as much of a study, as tbat OF
dlnner or the evening. Fright color
seem to prevail Along with pure white
Tor btaakfast.l Several have been no
Ilced that were combination of a Dum
per OF pieces of silk and Iinan of the old
1ashloned bandanla handkerchief nat
tern and again, crimson and wbit.
stripes OF a klnd of Zebra patern, :l,hest
styles are. of course, asfected by the
ypUie !aules. .@hoIt sleeves, only reach
ing 70 the elbow, or sleeveless dseese,
W1tn only shadow of lace covering the
aIm o!0 ladies, with arms not of the
u4AueusIon or contour of that of the We