The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-18
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How People Spend their Time at tho Great
wntcrinE-Plnce The Bellies TOO Many for
the Beaux--South Carolfna's Fair Rrpre-
sentatiyep.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEWS AND HERALD.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, August 49,
Having been here long enough to form
something Of al opinion on Saratoga,
l will now attempt to give YOU few
ideas on the same. Being so comyoM.
lent to New York and other large
cities, it will no doubt continue to be.
as 1t now is, the principal Watering
place Of America. While a great
many Of the older people come here on
account of the mcdicinpal ropcrtics of
the springs, the young ones assemble
for dancing, flirting and other inno-
cent amuscmcnts. Instead Of coming
here for rest and quiet, great many
lead a much more dissipated life than
they do at home. The place is now at
the height ofthc season. Every one OF
the hotels and private boarding houses
arc crowded to oNerfowing. TO get a
room Qt any Of the principal hotels it
Is now necessary to dispatch two or
three weeks ahead. | heard this
morning that the "Grand Union" was
now entertaining eighteen hundred
guests. The "Unitcd States" can nc
Commodate about fifteen hundred, and
"Congress Hal" about one thousand
While these are the principal hotels,
thcrc are great many others that
would be considered large in our sec.
ton OF country, Indeed the town
might be said to consist of q mass OF
hotels and boar(ling-houscS, The visi
tors are not allowed 10 complain fol
want of music, rs We have fine bands
discoursing that which "soothcs the
savage brcnst"; morning and evening
Hearing the musical concerts in tho
mornipg from ten until eleven, going
to the races from twelve until half pas
three, hurrying home for dinner, no
forgetting to take o glass Of waite,
from one OF the iron springs as a toni,
on vcar way thithcr, after dinner
comes drive, generally out to tn,
lake and through "Woodlawn Park"
Judge Hilton's residence. This doe,
not fail to produce an appetite for sup
per. Then You dress for the Hop
which takes place at some one of tn,
hotels every evening. This is the pro
gramme thatthc majority Of peopl,
follow at Saratoga.
lfa person remains here any lcnotI
OF time he is apt to meet a great man,
distinguished pcrsonagcs, for In;
flrst two or three days he is con
stantly looking around in every direc
ton, rs General, Professor, Baron
Commodore or Governor is pointct
out TO him, but even this after n tim,
becomes monotonous and YOU 500,
learn that they do not look very differ
ent from anybody else, | had ia,
Gould pointed out to me few eve
mngss ago, and must say that he is
very insignificant looking fellow. III
Is very quiet and unassuming in man
ner and dress. and you would hardl,
think that he is the posscssor of on,
hundred and fifty millions-all mad
d! lnmsclt ana not yet more than for
~ years old. VIM. Fl. Vanderbilt /
staying AZ the same hotel, and may b.
seen on Lake Avenue almost any after
noon, behind Il forty-thousand-d d-dolla
team.
There are n great many Spaniard
and Cubans here this season, and vo,
will find some OF them at any of th
hotels. AsVcry few Of them sDcnl
English they keep to themselves, an,
the chattering they keep up on the bal
comics during tile evening, 10 q,
American is something YER
amusing. A great many Of then
have very dark compilations, and
have heard more than one Of the Soutl
Carolina delegation remark that thcr,
was other than Spanish blood coursip.
through their veins. =
The ladies are here in full force, Al.