Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-06
LIFE AT SARATOGA.
THE SUMNER CITY CRowpED-wHAT THE SMELLS
AND BELLIES ARE DOING.
Special Correspondence of TIE EVENING STAR.

AND BELLIES ARE DOING.
Special Correspondence of TIE EVENING STAR.
SARATOGA, August 5, 1881.
HOPS AND THEIR DRAWBACKS.
At most watering places the height of the sea-
son comes in August, and from the first day of
the month this year, as usual, the number of ar
rivals has largely increased here. The company
now is quite large, and every place where amuse-
ments are onered is fhronged. The hops are so
numer0usly attended that it is a question with
hotel proprietors how to arrange about the dis
tributiOn of the cards0f admission. They desire to
make aninterchange ofcourtesies with each other,
by each extending cards to some guests of the
other hotels where hops are given. and also
they wish to allow some of the agreeable people
who are housekeepers here and some of those
VINO are at boarding houses to enjoy the hops:
anu IL is OF course difficult in distributing tickets
TO SO many to avoid making mistakes by giving
them to some who add nothing to the pleasures
or appearance of the hops by their presence.
Even guests OF the hotel where hop is given
must have tickets to prevent intruders comm
VI Tie plea OF Deing guests Ofthe house.
DAISY SUMNER RIG.
nave SAID so much about the dressing or la
dies at Saratoga that it is time to mention. at
least, the apparel OF the other sex. | am glad
10 say many gentlemen here wear summer
ciothlng OF light tints and white. | say | am
gIad. because grow so weary of seeing black
Sui,c SipCtuaiiy WoTU L positively leel
grateful when see man in well selected suit
OF something else. Col" ''Nick' Smith (the
son-ln-laW OF late Horace Greeley wears the
most stunning clothes of any of his sex here. In
the morning he wears either full suit of white
flannel, or cream tinted flannel pantaloons with
a tender grey coat, and a broad brimmed straw
hat. He always wears a very low collar; its
points turned down in frOnttO show the contour
OF ms throat. At ball he of course wears
oack dress suit; but his collar on such occasions
Is almost decOuetee, so. low is it. especially in
'front.'. Like other professional beauties. 'Col."
Smith always dresses and poses to show his
best points. Whenever woman accuses
another woman of enhancing her natural charm
Dy art men say the criticism is founded on
jealousy; SO let us suppose that the same impulse
prompts the men who say that the aforesaid pro-
iesslOnal beauty paints his face and powders
his hair, which is turning grey, to make it all
one color.
WASHINGTON TOILET.
A very elegant toilet was worn at a hop on
Tuesday evening by Mrs. Macarthur, of Wash
lngton. Over silk gauze, with chene stripes,
she had draperies, fOunces and fichu of very fine
black Chantilly lace. Her long mtts, her fan
and stockings We're of the same lace. She wore
solitaire diamond earrings, diamond pendant
and brooches.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
At one of Judge Hilton's dinner parties last
week Mr.. COrcoran escorted Mrs. A. T. Stewart
to the table. Among the others present, in adj
dition to members of Judge Hilton's family were
Senator Davis of ILL.,; ex-senator Stockton and
Chancellor Williamson, of New Jersey; Judge
and Mrs. Macarthur, and Judges Brady and
Erskine, of this state. Judge HiltOn's wife has
lost her voice from ill-health, and cannot speak
above whisper, but was at this dinner.
Mrs. Stumpf, formerly Miss North. of Wash
ingtOn, who is exceedingly pretty, is now here
with friends from Philadelphia. Admiral LIE
tumn, has also arrived here. Their courtship
be gan here last summer, when both were at the
same hotel.
Gen. Van Vliet made brief visit here the first
OF this week. and went to Rutland Vt, but will
return again for longer stay. He has been ac-
cused of being a delegate to the temperance
as his visit was coincident in time
with its meeting and he admits that the accu-
sation is well founded.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, made a visit last
week to Lake George and then returned to Sara
toga. He is here for his health and was not
well enough to take the long journey to Port
land to attend the funeral of his intimate friend
Judge Clifford. He has evidently lost much
flesh, but seems very cheerful and is glad meet
Washington friends.
General Schenck has gone to Join his daugh-
ters at Bennington, vt.
Henry Clews, of New York. and family are
here. Mrs. Clews, when Miss Worthington. fire.
quently visited her aunt, Mrs. Belknap, in Wash
ington.
The navy has been agreeably represented here
recently by Vice Admiral Rowan, Admiral and
Mrs. Mullany, Admiral and Mrs. Livingstone, W.
MCGOWAN and Admiral Leroy. Admiral Murray
and his wife are expected. Vice Admiral Rowan
has leased Admiral Shnfeldt' house in Washing
ton.
Mrs. Patterson. who, when Miss Hillard. of
Maryland, visited Paymaster and Mrs. GOodloe,
in Washington, is here with her husband, and is
looking especially well. They have purchased
and elegant house in Philadelphia.
An evening reception for gentlemen was
given in honor Of Senator-elect Miller, OF this
state while here, by Judge Sackett, of this vii
lage. Senator Miller expressed his intention of
buying house in Washington; so i'm that at
least will follow the example of his predecessor,
Mr.. Platt.
Mr.. Lansing, an ex-M.C from Syracuse, NY,
has been here for more than a fortnight. His
successor, Judge Mason who will again repre-
sent the Syracuse district in Congress as he has
done for the past two years, is expected here
soon with his attractive wife,
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY VISITORS
The "Worcester Continentals,' of Worcester,
Mass, are here on visit this week. They are
of gentlemen of wealth and position.
and are very fine looking body of men, to whom
their uniforms, in the old Continental style
and cOlors, are very becoming They were re-
ceived on their arrival here by the Saratoga
Citizens corps. and escorted past the principal
hotels on Broadway to their headquarters. They
are perfectly drilled, and made fine display at
their public drill yesterday. Ex-Attorney Cen
eral Deyens is an honorary member of the Con-
tinentalS.
AS TO WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
1t really seems as if by next December Wash
ngton society, as compared to the previous
winter, will be altogether made over again as to
It's personnel. The changes in the diplomatic
corps, in proportion to the numbers that body
will be as numerous as among our
own people, whom political changes have re-
moved from Washington, or altered their rela-
tons to its sociallife Ihaverecently heard, with
great regret, that the Brazilian minister, Senior
BOrges, and his wife, one of the most thoroughly
couples any foreign government
has ever sent us, and who have been
with us since 1871, will return no
more, as Senior Borges has been nominated for
minister to Vienna and another has been named
to succeed him at Washington. His successor
will be Senior Lopez NettO, who has recently
been minister at Montevideo, and who was on
the commission from Brazil at the Centennial
Exhibition at Philadelphia.
THE HOP AT THE CLARENDON
last evening was in all respects most successful.
Mr. Harris, who was on duty all the evening