Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-08
The American Baden.


CLOSING DAYS OF TmE SEASON At skRATo.
GA-ENTRAyAGNNCE USBoUNDED.
The last days of August never wit
messed greater crowds than thronged
the hotel piazzas. The season il draw.
ing to a close in Il blaze of glory never
equaled in the brilliant annals of this
world renowned resort. OF all places
in the world this Is the spot TO see the
greatest extravaganza in dress and
manners to which lady can resort,
and in justification of this remark /
would here note dress observed on
the promenade.
A white brocade short skirt, the
tlounccs Killed and lined with red.
An ovcrskirt Of scarlet brocade, with
red and white bows, the Jacket of
white, with shoulder cape and cuffs OF
scarlet, and scarlet hat claboratclv set
off with red and white plume-. The
lady was blonde, young and pretty
Dresses are worn on the street here fit
only for the ball room. White is the
fashionable color aud i trimmed elab.
orately with lace. 4 plush or bro.
cadc jacket is sometimes worn with
white muslin if the morning Is cool,
aud the effect i very jauuty. Hats
are not generally worn this season cx-
cept to breakfast, aud the ladies ride
barcheadcd in the omnibu,cs and
often III the open carriages to the lake.
Quite a funny scene occurred on
the front piazza of one of the large
hotels day or two since. \ very
pretty little widow was approached by
"A married lady, whose husband i.
given to flirting, and quite lively
bout cu.ucd to the amusement Of the
few outsiders who were present
The cnragcd married lady insisted
that the widow had been casting soft
glauccs at her husband while at the
dinner table, and that she must not
DO so again
To which the little widow replied
good naturedly: My dear madam.
point your husband out to me and I'll
promise never to look at him again,
no matter how handsome he j..
- Now, it happens that the gentleman
ccrncd Is n little fellow aud quite
goodlooking, but the widow denies all
intention OF casting love glances" at
him. The laugh is against the mar.
ried lady, who, by the by, Is a large,
good-looking woman. and who eyi.
IDENTIFY intends to enforce a womans
rights in the case of her own husband.
The married men are awful ilirts in
Saratoga. There are scores of incn
here whom it would require a detcc.
tive to discover whether they are hus.
band or bachelor These dubious and
mysterious males are to be met with
everywhere-at the races. ut the lake.
on the road and on the piazzas of the
various hotels. 1t is fun to watch
them. Talk about women hirts
this is q slander--thc men are the ex-
perts. They practice Irritation, they
are all the time on the lookout for it
and are actively engaged in it, and
they Airt all the same, married or
single.
The racing season just concluded
has been remarkably successful. The
fashionable habitues of Saratoga turn.
ed out en- mdsse, decorating the grand
stand with their elegant toilets.
Saratoga is a very rosebud garden
Of girls" this year. | never saw so
many young aud pretty women at any
former season. And the jeunesso dorce
is also well represented. Have you
ever observed how very handsome, a.
rule, our middle-aged men are
This will strike an observer Mt once in
Saratoga. | know it has been said
that American men are all either very
young or very old, and become Sir
Charles Coldstreams at very early
age, But this is not true. | think
our American men, between the ages
of forty and fifty, are very insinuating
to susceptible females. According to
Balzac, it is at the age of fiity.two
that n man is most dangerous to the
heart of woman; and he ought to
know, for it Is said of him that each
of his stories is dug out Of womans
| heart.
AS the train was approaching Cleve.
land it parted in the middle, and the
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