Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-03
SARATOGA.
The Famous New York watering Place
The Hotels and the Guests
Pleasant Homes. with all the
Comforts.
\ summer Resort for the sick and
Weary - City Amusements-The
Races-COncerts-Le on
the Lost Tribes-A Joke.

the Lost TrIDeS-A Joke.
| From an Occasional Correspondent of the Appeal
SARATOGA, n. Y, July 29.-While the
| outside world has been Frustrated by the in
| tense heat of the last few weeks, the fortu-
nate jewellers at Saratoga have enjoyed almost
complete immunity from its evil effects Con-
tinual breezes from the Adirondacks sweep
through the valley with their vitalizing
health, cooling and purifying the atmosphere
and ,nvlgOrating the system with ozone, thus
fortfying it against the facilitating effects of
the season. The hottest days here have wit
messed no dlmlnutlon In sightseeing and
| pleasure seeking. Even during the middle
of the day, and while sun-strokes and sus-
pension of business have been the rule pretty
generally throughout the country, to which
even most watering places have proven no
exception, amusements and gayety have been
the order at Saratoga. OF course there is a
great deal in preparing for heat, and all the
hotels and boardlng-houses have ample pro-
vision in the way of verandahs and
shaded lawns out of doors and ca
pacious apartments, with lofty ceilings,
indoors, and every appliance essential to
keeping the temperature IN moderation. The
whole town is a bower of shade, and so clean
and pure that the insect creation give 1t a
wide berth. | have not seen mosquito and
scarcely fly since | came into the town. 1t
is favorite summer resort however, for the
feathered tribe, and the sweet music OF
Appollos choir" rivals the strains OF the
four orchestras which discourse harmony at
the three leading hotels and at Congress
spring park, three tunes daily, so that, be-
tween birds and bands, one floats on
waves of melody "from morn till dewy
eve." The fashion of southern countries,
of building around an open garden court, is
carried out in the case OF several OF the Sar
atoga hotels, these giving ample ventilation
and ROM no l
more desirable than those the outside.
The United States hotel surrounds SIX acres
of ground, embellished with the highest art
of the landscape gardener and horticultural,
and overlooked by fifteen hundred feet OF
broad piazzas, the favoTlte promenade and
lounging place of the guests, and the loca-
ton of the music stand, where Stub cele-
brated orchestra gives its delightful contrlbu-
lions to the poetry OF existence. The grand
saloon, with its elegant furnishing of blue
and gold, looks out upon this court on one
side where one can seek refuge from the
MONDAY sun and luxuriate in dreamy repose,
famed by the breezes which circulate be-
tween the opposing windows, while feasting
the eye upon the verdant garden vista out
side and the ear with the charms of the mu-
SIC. Then the frequent draughts of congress
water cool and thin the turbid blood and
clear its clogged channels, and thus lessen
the friction of the human mechanism, and
assist nature to adapt the system to the
changed conditions of the season, and enable
one to escape the oppression, misery and
danger of the transition when nature Is left
to adjust herself unassisted. One of the spe
cial merits Of this water seems to be that no
one of its elements is IN excess, but they
constitute a harmonious and natural combina-
ton of most Of the chemical ele-
ments found in the human body,
comminged also i'll about the same
proportions, thus affording a natural aliment
for the renewal of wasted tissues, which ac-
counts in great measure for the efficiency
of the water. 1t is cathartlc and dluretlc, as
we'll as tonic water, and has proved a SPECIFIC
in all cases of disorders of the digestive or
gans, neuralgia and rheumatic affections, and
a preventive or safe guard against fevers and
bilious disorders, and generally an active
agent for promoting and regulating the
healthy secretions and excretlons Of the body.
1t is bottled so as not to come In contact with
the external air, and so preserves all its ma
tive freshness and purity, as well as gases.
Amusements are not wanting IN Saratoga.
The races, which take place every day, are
perennial source of delight to many, includ
ing large number of the fair sex, who in
many cases take as lively and practical an in
terest In the pools as tie gentlemen. Ameri-
cans are fast coming up or coming down to
the level of English habits IN this respect.
The Saratoga race-course was established In
1868, and its history, from its first inception,
has been marked with the most conspicuous
success Being further north than any other
similar course IN the United States, and its
consequent cooler temperature, and the fact
that it holds its meetings at seasons when no
other prominent course does, together with
various other reasons, consplre to render 1t
the rallying point for horsemen from all sec
tions of the country. Most OF the southern
and western as well as eastern States, are
represented by stables here to compete for
the muni6cent prizes offered, amounting IN
the aggregate for this season to between
twenty-seven and thirty thousand dollars, ex-
elusive of plate.
On the third and sixth of August two grand
concerts will be given by a combination OF
noted talent including Miss Annie Louise
Cary, Mr.. VIM. CARTE, Signor Taliapietra,
Miss Sallie Reber, Mme Teresa Carrena, and
Mr.. Oh. Fritch.
The Congress Spring park company give
special entertainments at least once every |
week, besides their regular concerts every |
evening.
The hops at the various hotels furnish |
amusement for the young people, where, at |
stated intervals, they turn out en- grande |
tenue, and glide and whirl through the mazes |
toe' has ceased to be proper simile for |
dancing nowadays. The dress, on late &C. |
casion at the United States hotel, was, In |
some cases, quite stunning. Transparent |
sleeves are worn at all times, "half conceal |
ing, half revealing" the entire arm, beautiful |
or otherwise; and the cllnglng Pf!nceSSe
dress, the most graceful drapery devised In |
modern times for the human form divine, but,
like the Irishman's sheet, in the case of many |
dancers 1t seemed to be cut off at the top |
and sewed on at the bottom, the square or
heart-shaped cOrSGge being cut SO low In |
front as to necessitate Venus within, as its |
excuse for being, which justification was far
hai- SyalatOna and HnhpS
alike follow the lead of fashion.
The promenade on the piazzas and the av-
enue, is always a source OF interest, and at
night, particularly, the streets are full of gay
strollers. Visits to the many interesting pla-
ces in the encourage, fill In the days,
so that one need never suffer from enHut.
Among the latter, Saratoga lake, one OF the
loveliest sheets of water imaginable, is ia
vorite. The VIchy squirting spring, mile
and a half south of the town, is a natural
which every one must see. This Is
one of the springs obtained by boring, OF
which there are several in the vicinity, and 1t
is novelty to see the waters squirting up to
the height of twenty-five feet from the force
of subterranean gases. This is an alkaline
water, differing from all other Saratoga wa
ters, is specific for acidity Of the stomach,
dyspepsia, and kidney and bladder Difficult
ties. 1t has a heavy sale. The surrounding
country is beautiful. To the north OF the
town, IN the alley OF the Len springs, are
the High Rock and Old Red springs, the
former the original spring which gave Sara
-oga its name, meaning the place Of the
miraculous water in rock The Red spring
water is powerful anti acid, especially adapt
ed to equity and climatic affections. 1t is al
20 used with excellent effect in cutaneous dis
eases, erysipelas and ulcers, cancer, scrofula,
,atarrh, and all cases of blood poisoning. A
natural dispensatory seems provided In this
yaIlev for all the ills of the flesh while its |
beauties soothe and divert the mind, thus af-
ording the most desirable condition for the
estoration OF the invalid.
Another delightful resort is Mount NJ Gre
,or, about eight and a half miles north of
he village. This is one of the eastern ranges
f the Adirondacks, and the view from its
ummit is pronounced by many critics supe-
Tor to that obtainable from the White noun
aims At the Mountain house, on the sum-
nit of Mount NJ 'Gregor, one has the beauti- :
al valley of the Hudson at his feet, diversi-
ed by hill and dale, lake and stream, and ! .
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