Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-13
OUR SARATOGA LETTER.
WHO ARE AT THE GREAT SUMNER CITY AND
WHAT THEf ARE SAYING AND DOING THERE.
Special Correspondence of THE EVENING Sr.p

WHO ARE AT THE GREAT SUMNER CITY. AND
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AND DOING THERE
Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING srAn.
SARATOGA August 12. 1881.
TIE HEIGHT OF THE SEASON
The crowd for the past fortnight has been
as great as have ever seen it at this resort.
and next week, when the Bar Association will
meet. it will probably be even greater than now.
am glad to learn that Justice Stanley Mat
theWs OF the U g. Supreme Court is expected to
address the Association, and will probably bring
some members Of his family with him.
Personal MENTION.
Nearly all the leading lines of bu siness and
the professions, including the ministry, journal
ism. music. the army and navy. and politics,
nave been well represented here this week.
The company has included many notable per-
sonages and not a few who are well-knOwn in
Washington. as well as some residents of that
city. Among the railroad magnates have been
W. II. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Mr. Jewett, presi-
dent of the Erie railroad; Mr.. JOY. of Detroit
who nominated Mr.. Blaine at Chicago last year,
Amasa Stone, OF Cleveland, and Mr.. Roberts,
president of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Congress has recently been represented by the
following members and ex-members Senators
Davis Gil. y, Blair, Jones (FlOrida), Anthony and
Burnside, ex-Senators COrbett and wife. Stockton
and Frelinghuysen with their families, and Hen
bricks and wife. OF the House of Represen-
tatves Mason, KassOn and Morse. Rev. DR..
Deems of New York, and Rev. De Witt Talmage
have been among the ministers here, and Mr..
Bowen of the N. Y. Independent, and Hugh Has
ting, of the Commercial ADVERTISER among the
editors. Among others well known in Washing
ton who have been here lately are Mrs. S. G. POme
roy, Gen. Sickles Commodore and Mrs Nicholson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sheriff. and their daughter
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ray, Ex-Postmas-
ter General DennisOn and his wife and daughter
r. FL. Clark, U. S. N, and wife, Mr.. Lloyd Will
liams. OF Baltimore, and family, includinSDr. and
Mrs. BrOckenbrOugh and their little bow: Chief
Engineer Shock, U. S. N; General Brice U. S.
A.; Captain Harmony, U. S. n, and wife, the
Spanish minister and family; and the CHILEAN
minister and family; Professor Fairlamb and his
wife, Miss Eva Mills, Mr.. HerndOn MOrse Miss
Johnston and her father, Judge Sanders, w.
Johnston.
Gen. Van Vliet left Monday morning On the
same day eX-Secretary BristOw and his family
started for the White Mountains, where they
VIII remain some time, hoping to prevent his
annual attack of hay fever The wife of ex-Sen-
ator Stockton has gone to Sharon Springs to be
treated for rheumatism, with which she is a
great sufferer. Senator Jones left yesterday to
visit Chicago. He was greatly delighted with
his first visit to Saratoga
Senator Burnside shows no i'll effect of the fall
from his buggy, which injured him few weeks
ago. He says that severe bruises were all he
had to endure. He and Senator ANTHONY are as
mutually devoted as ever.
EX-GOv. WarmOth, of Louisiana and his wife
have been greatly afflicted this week by the loss
of their youngest child. who was about a year
old. They have one left.
Mr.. J. G. Cooke. of Wizards Hotel, has gone
with his family to COOperstown.
WASHINGTON MUSICAL ARTISTS.
great crowd assembled in the large parlor
at the Grand Union on Tuesday morning to hear
Miss Eva Mills, Miss Mary Johnston and Mr..
Herndon Morsell. all of Washington sing They
received every proof of the unmeasured APP
proval of their audience. The Fairlamb Opera
Company, including the wife of the maestro.
gave concert in Congress Park this week,
which was greatly enjoyed. This company has
now gone to Cooperstown, to appear in one of
Professor Falrlambs operas there.
WALKING MONEY BAGS.
Until SO many railroad magnates assembled
this week a veteran visitor at Saratoga COM
planned that there was comparatively little
wealth here. mere mill on. however he does
not count as worth mentioning. The very rich
men here now are Vanderbilt, $40. OOO. 600:
Amasa Stone Cleveland, upwards of $l2 100000;
Jay Gould, and Reuben Springer. of Cincinnati,
who presented the Music Hall to that city.
AS TO EQUIPAGEs, &C.
asked the same acute observer who spoke to
me of the wealth here how he thought the dis
play in driving compared with that at Long
Branch. as | knew he had spent some weeks
there as well as here this summer. "COmpare!"
he echoed contemptuously, ''there's no COM
parlsOn to be made between the two places in
that respect. At Long Branch there are up
wards OF one thousand handsome private equip
ages. Here 1 don't think there are over two
hundred had observed that the driving was
not nearly so fine spectacle here as at Long
Branch, but did not suppose the difference
would be so great as the gentleman quoted
estimated it. There are one cor two fourth
hand teams, one attached to private tally-ho
coach. and have seen a notable tandem, which
makes great display every afternoon A lady
drives tandem, with long white reins, pair of
strawberry roans, SO closely clipped that they
look almost pink. They wear bright red leather
collars, and thewheels of the black two-wheeled
cart they pull are red. The whole establish
'ment is exceedingly conspicuous Another lady
drives dog cart with groom seated dos a dos
to her, very closely dos a dos, indeed. She has
no one else with her.
NAUGHTY PRACTICES.
How demoralizing it is to my sex to engage
in gambling, even to the extent of buying half
pool ticket the whole one being five dOlIars) on
a race is often made manifest at Saratoga in the
lack OF delicacy shown in accepting pecuniary
fay0rs from men under cover of payment of bets
and the like by women who would be insulted
II a man offered them money without this shallow
pretence. lady who says she attends the races
three times week, and keeps up her interest
by purchasing whole or half pool tickets, also
forty dollars for her lately by giving her point
In stocks,-she making no outlay whatever. He
Glanced to meet her when she was shopping,
and asked her if she wanted to make some
money, and she said "of course" as she had
spent all her weeks allowance except fifty dol
lars WELL" said he, 81 can give you point
If you like; just wait here moment" She of
ferej him her $50 which she had with her to in
vest for her. but this he declined, and she says
she supposes he used four or five hundred of his
own in the transaction, and in two hours he
came back to her and put forty dollars in her
hands, saying it was the profit made
on the point he had given her. She
is rich, proud woman, who would have
been unmeasureably indignant had any man,
other than her husband or near relative Of
Tered her money as present, but she saw no
scribed.
ION WITH THE DANCE"
Another agreeable hop took place at the Clar-
endon Wednesday evening. The same evening
the annual ball for the benefit of Mr.. G. w. Stub
the leader OF the fine orchestra at the U. s. Ho,
tei, was given at that hotel. This ia ALWAYS An
occasion for the display of the most elegant even.
ing dresses brought to Saratoga.
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