Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25
LETTER FROM SARATOGA.
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| Correspondence Of the THE EVENING STAR.
| SARATOGA SPRINGS. NY. July ~. 1881.
After pleasant journey Of about fiye hours
| from Rich6eld Springs through the fine country
seen on the NY. Central and the Delaware and
Hudson Canal comrany's railroads. arrived al
| Saratoga to find its distinguishing character
istics as fascinating rs ever. As the late Samuel
Bowes said to me of it the last summer OF his
| life. this is to me like a grand panorama.
which find taking no part in its gayeties my
self, always pleasing diversion 10 watch" The
same effect here is always beautiful for every
one enjoys the summer holiday in fate day garb
\ and the grand old Gins aiching over Broadway
and in the park and the hotel grounds with
| their vcrdure throw into bold relief the bright
colors OF the ladies' dresses and the decorations
and wares in the shop windows. No dress is
| too bright in hue. or too thin i'm texture TO be
worn on the street at Saratoga. In that as well
as the pleasant rcnco,at,'eS with friends AT every
! turn. am pleasantly reminded Of Washington
as it is annually before the summer exodus
| begins.
HOW GAY WE ARE.
Amusements are only too numerous here now.
lhere are races every day between 10 and p.
m, and hops and concerts every evening. from
. TO ii O'Clock. OF course there are no hops on
Sundays, but fne sacred concert is given every
Sunday evening in the beautiful Congress Spring
Park. Concerts are given there every evening
Nine Marie Sclika sang there on Tuesday. and
VIII do SO again this,week. There is always a
large attendance. The park is now lighted by
dozen large electric lights and presents n fine
appearance. Its pavilion. In which the Congress
water is served. has been doubled in width on
the park side fer this season.
The United States Hotel at which the hand
soonest dressing at Saratoga is always seen. had
/ h.n ,;al,
very largely attended by dancers as well as
| spectators Evidently there is a revival of the
love of dancing this summer. for here as at Long
Branch and Richfeld. observe more dancers
than usual. a modified version of "the racket
seems the favorlte round dance here. On Sat
ufday evening the "polo quadrille' was intro
duced for the first time here at the hop at "The
States Ii Mas some features like the Old-fash-
Toned basket quadriile:" Its chief character
istic, however is hands all around" which is
introduced in every figure. There was an agree
able hop at the same hotel On Tuesday evening
and there will be hops there on Tuesdays and
Saturdays throughout the season. The Enion.
which will lave its first bop in its ballroom next
Saturday evening. will have them henceforth on
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. At Con-
gfesS Hall. where many charming people are
found. hops are given on Mondays and Fridays.
On of-nights at all the hotels named there are
concerts on the balconies, which many enjoy
more than the hops, for the orchestras here are
very superior.
WASHINGTON HOUSE.
The two Washington gentlemen. Messrs Har-
ris and LoSekam. who have leased the Clarendon
Hotel here this year and greatly improved it,
make all Washington residents who come here
at home in their house, whether they are living
In it or not. They say they wish their hotel to
be Washington headquarters. Its beautiful
grounds have always been the headquarters Of
the Washington spring. often called the ''cham.
payne spring." because Of the exhilaratine
effects Of its cold. sparkling waters There is
an excellent band at the Clarendon this season.
which plays on the shaded balcony in the MORN
ing and evening.
Personal MENTION.
Judge Macarthur and his pleasant wife are
here. After concluding their visit here they
will go to New Mexico, where Judge MacArthur's
son. who is in the army. is stationed. He has
three children, and the Judge is especially
| anxious to see them, as he has never done So
After concluding his visit here, Mr.. w. ". Cor
coran and his grandchildren will go to Lake
| George. Mr.. CorcorM and his second grandson
arrived on Wednesday. Mr.. Corcoran seems to
be heartily enjoying himself. and is i'm excellent
| health He is at the United States Hotel.
| was glad to see Mrs. Ogle Tayloe who has a
| delightful suite of rooms in a private house on
Broadway, looking so well in spite of her long
| illness and great sufferings She has been here
since the first of June She says she longed for
| her home in Washington during her illness i'm
spite of the attention of her relatives i'm Troy.
She is greatly attached to Washington and saws
she VIII surely, If alive, go to her home there in
the Autumn. Judge Adds, after spending sew
eral days here, went to his home i'm ST. Adams.
| VT. where his family are He expects to re-
! turn here. Ex-senator Kernan's daughter is
here. Ex-senator Stockton and his wife, son
| and daughter are here
The two daughters of the late Horace Greeley
are here, accompanied by Col. Nicholas Smith,
who married the elder of these ladies-Ida Miss
Gabrielle Greeley is very pretty indeed. her
| beauty being of most refined and intellectual
type. she wears her dark hair as plainly
dressed as possible and perfectly smooth.
Ex-senator Frelinghuysen, who is looking
very handsome and in excellent health, is at the
United States hotel with his wife and eldest
daughter. The wife Of Col. Bacon, of General
Sherman's staff. is also here for her health Her
| two children are with her.
Baron Thomson, of New York, has been here
| and will return again. He was created Baron
by Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, when he
visited this country, six years ago.
No one at Saratoga wears more diamonds
than Mrs. Greenway. of Baltimore. who is also
| reported to have a handsome dress for every
day in the year. She did not bring them all
with her, however. She wears diamonds on
every finger at the same time.
MIR. Lapham was here Sunday morning and
braced himself up for the further contest at
Albany with spring water. He expressed his
conviction then, as he quaffed Hathorn water
before breakfast, that he would be elected u. S.
Senator next day.
GEN. MICHLEI's DEATH.
Gen. N. Michler and his wife arrived at the
United States Hotel Friday, the 18th, and
although she expressed herself as very anxious
| about him when I saw her Saturday, she did
not seem to apprehend immediate danger He
| was suffering from Bright's disease and dropsy
| seems to have set in, for he endured tapping"
| to relieve that on Sunday night and seemed to
be much better. The doctors thought his con-
| dition so favorable that they left him. and
shortly afterwards he died very easily. His son
arrived here from Easton Penna. on Tuesday,
| and on Wednesday he accompanied Mrs. Michler
| and her friend, Mrs. Madison, with the remains
| OF his father, to New York Mrs. Madison was
here with Mrs. Michler from the time Of her
| arrival death TN q gay hotel always seems
especially sad, so glaringiy does it's gloom con-
trast with the gayety around, yet the sick and
afflicted receive all desired attention, and SO
quiet is a well-ordered Saratoga hotel that no
one need know, if desiring quiet, anything out
side of his or her own room. Although was in
my own room, only SIX doors from that of Gen
Michler at the time'he died, knew nothing of
it for twenty-four hours.
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