Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-19
CORRESPONDENCE.

A Letter From Saratoga-Music, F'ash- ion and Gaiety-Somethtns About the Springs.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: There is no doubt about the season in Sar'
 atoga being fully opened, and the fashion
 able gaieties have commenced. Saratoga is
 most delightful place to visit. Every vari- ety of amusement and attraction is offered
 here, and the whims and wants of the most exacting are fully met. There are no priva- tions to be endured here. At any of the best
 hotels the sleeping rooms are high and airy,
 the dining rooms large, the walters attentive
 and active, and the bills of fare perfection The parlors are handsomely furnished, and morning and evening concerts are given daily on the broad piazzas by the best orchestras
 The music in the park is the first sound which reaches the ears of sleepy Saratogians
 early in the morning. and the last thing in
 the evening; so the day rises and sets with
 music at the Springs, and every hour is
 fraught with melody.
 Gay as Saratoga may seem to the eXcur-
 sionists who arrive in the morning and leave
 at night, the days scenes are surpassed by
 the evening. when Broadway, the principal
 street, is brilliantly lighted and the sidewalks
 are crowded with elegantly dressed people
 who saunter slowly along, stopping occasion ally to LOOK 1QGO du dtGEdCblfG SuOp WluuO"I
 on the way to concert or ball at one of the
 h hotels. From four to six in the afternoon
 Broadway is filled with handsome horses and carriages of every variety and description.
 Dog carts are much more common and fash ionable this season than last, and it is an al-
 most universal custom for ladies to drive.
 Spanish lace is worn 8 great deal, and dresses
 of it are quite fashionable. Many ladies'
 toilets are so elaborate that one or two dress
 inp maids are required to make the various
 daily toilets Flirtations are carried on ex-
 tensively, and one sees on the p1azzas or ID the parlors scores of young ladies entertain ing gentlemen with soft speeches, which are received and replied to with gaiiantry. Daehing mammon holds a high rank in Sara toga. and it is said that many ladies refuse to he introduced to gentlemen unless they have fortune.
 All who have been guests of the United States Hotel will doubtless remember Prof. Gwvnn. tue hail man who was so kind to and tbonohtfuI of visitors A few weeks ago he bad a severe stroke of paralysis, and now he ia slowly recovering from it. l do not know when T nave passed more agreeable hour thar, when dining at the States. There are 24O walters. and the dining room can seat TOO people. These colored walters are mostly students from southern universities, who come to Saratoga during the summer months to help defl-ay their college expenses, and they show themselves to be gentlemen hv their politeness and kindness to the guests.
 There are balls and hops at the hotels sew eral evenings week. The dancing beg!ns a little after 9, and continues till midnight, when the bathrooms are deserted 1ill the next evenings hop or ball.
 The papers say there is soon to be another garden party, which will, if possible surpass Ehe one last month. These are the nest srilliant occasions of the summer, and are given on the grounds of the Grand Union Hotel by the proprietor, MT. Henry Clair:
 No letter from Saratoga is complete with out mentioning the Mineral Springs, which are thirty in number and are scattered throughout the town. Every one kuows of he famous Hathorne which draws such Ia rge crowd around it each morning; of the Go Vgress in the beautiful Congress Park, whe re so many delightful concerts are given of the Columbian and Hamilton, which are exceII eg1t tonics, and others in different parts of the town so will speak of one more re- mote and which has been discovered within few years This remarkable spring Is the Geyser and this has gained a celebrated reputation since it was first known. The water contains Lime, soda, magnesia, ithia, etc., which are the elements needed by g arge number of 5nvalids It Is particularly in ague and all stomach and liver difficulties At any hour in the day one finds in the spring house people who are drinking this cool and sparkling water. A motley crowd comes here in the course of day. There are eloquent ministers, favorite singers distinguished politicians skillful gamblers, pretty young ladies, belles of the season, young men who have inherited large and every grade of society from the richest to the poorest who come to drink this health giving water. The beneficial of fects can hardly be over-estiinated, and phy- sicians recommend 1t as one of natures best remedies. Cases of the water bottled are sold extensively in all parts of the Union, and it retains it's strength and power best of any other spring.
 The Eichy, near by, is an exc, siient table water, and promotes digestion if drank with the food. The Champion, a little 'urther on, is not as much frequented, as other springs more recently known have taken it's place.
 There is much more to be told of Saratoga life, but my letter has already be.some too long, so must close. A. E. w.