The New York herald., 1879-08-30
OUR SUMMER RESORTS.
SARATOGA.

SAEAlOOA.
SARATOGA. August 90. 1879.
Professor Edison is at the United States Hotel dc
pronounces the electric lights at the Grand Union
the most perfect and the most effective he has yet
seen.
Congressman Archie Bliss has arrived at the Grand
Union with Brighton Beach bronze on his counte
nance and u fine pair Of horses in hand, and dispo
sition in his heart the democracy by accept
ing nomination for Governor.
Mr. William c. Kingsley still heads the Brooklyn
delegation at the Grand Union. and hopes to head u
tn grander union of the democratic Convention at
Syracuse
Mr. Kinsella, the able editor and enterprising pro-
prietor of the Brooklyn Eagle has returned to Sara
toga. He has found himself SO strongly set in his
conviction of the expediency of nominating Gov
ernor Robinson as to require another course OF
mneral waters to revolutonize his political system
Sherin Reilly, of New York. has been summerng
at the Grand Union. He regards watering place
charges preferable to those made at Albany. The
Sheriff. returning good for evil. has given several
spirited entertainments to the Bar Association at
Saratoga
and the Tammany leader Is expected at the Grand
Union again. now that the Tanimany address has
Judge Robertson sits on the balconies of the
United States looking into futurity. while his Ndus
Aehatss whose political activity has n %ads MIN
republicans and presses Westchester's claim to the
republican nomination.
Mrs. Compton. of New York. who. although the
wife of the president of an ice company creates
flame wherever she goes has lett Saratoga for the
season and the beaux are in despair.
Lawyer Sterne's countenance has frightened con-
stderably since the close OF President Jewets cx-
@hoS anS he he haas MS ws
was driving him 30 hard during thecommittees ses-
sions.
OF the Railroad Investigating Committees sessions
is eectioneering at the United States Hotel tor the
nomination for Secretary of State. wag calls his
race for the Office q ''Sterne' chase.
The Saratoga bartenders believe that 1t will be
late ut the Springs and that October will be
here before they called upon to sing "When the
Swallows Homeward Fly
"In the midst of life in DEATH" On the day
OF the garden party ut the Grand Union Hotel Mrs
Dawson. OF Maine. died suddenly in the parlor OF
that hotel of heart disease. She was calling on
friend who was guest the hotel, when stricken
down. On the following day young Mr. Walsh Of
Brooklyn. died Of pneumonia after weeks Illness
The learned people who are In attendance at the
Convention of the Association for tho Advancement
of Science. in session at Saratoga, are either
bald wear long. wavy hair. and the ladies' generally
look II they had beon for many years living IN
single blessedness-
Mr.. Potter, member of Parliament. of London.
thinks there is no summer resort in the world more
pleasant and attractive than Saratoga The Grand
Union and the United States he pronounces wonders
in the way of hotels. Englishman-like he thinks
nothing or walking out to the lake.
An excursion from Little Falls, numbering many
hundreds, arrived at Saratoga the 18th. and
marched through the streets past the hotels. The
ladies' toilets presented no new features in the way
of fashion. The excursionsts had brass band and
lunch bags and looked hungry.
Professor siliman. of Yale; Professor Barnard, Of
Columbia College; Berstadt the artist; Professor
Youmans, Parke Goodwin and fghting Joe Hooker
among the recent arrivals.
Tho garden party at the Grand Union Hotel con-
tinues to be the theme OF conversation at Saratoga
1t really wonderful display and probably un-
equallcd in brilhancy, Character and attendance by
any previous affair of the kind. The beautiful
grounds appeared like fairy scene. with the many
colored refectors darting their changing hues over
shrubbery and fountains, with hundreds OF Chinese
lanterns illuminating the trees, with the dancers
whirlng in the bright light Of the electric lamps
and with 1000 people looking on at the scene from
balcony, windows and grounds.