Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-30


rarely in my experience OF ten summers here.
found 1t too warm to walk in the middle of the
DAY. Then too, lady may walk here in such a
dress as she would wear to ball i'm a city, and
no one makes her uncomfortable by looking at
her rs II thinking her toilet too loud for the
street, and toilets are not injured by wearing
In the open air even at night. In fact the
Wnole place In summer resembles a large
pleasure park. have not seen as many hand
some toilets as yet this season as 1 have often
observed here hitherto, but there is one lady
who is reported to have brought with her three
hundred dresses and six maids to take care Of
them. She changes her dress three times daily
and wears each one only once while here.
FASHION ON PARADE
The grand dress parade at Saratoga is usually
seen at its best between 1890 am. and noon.
for then even the late risers (and as have said,
early rising is rather the rule than the exception
here) have donned their prettiest garbs and are
assembled on the balconies Of the principal
hotels to hear the concerts. Then it is one sees
dainty white French muslins trimmed with fine
lace, worn over blue lavender or pink light
tinted pink, blue oriyOry Surahs and cashmeres,
and ecru pOngees and fine buntings embroidered
In colors. Embroidery by hand is even more
used than heretofore One lady is said to keep
constantly in heremploy lady who has lost her
fortune, and is glad to be continually occupied
embroidering clothing for her employer.
Inc afternoon dress parade is of horse flesh
ana equlpages more than of ladies' toilets. for
the latter do not wear their fresh crisp muslins
or other dresses easily crushed when driving
That is why they dislike so much to dress suit
AMY Tor the hops as they must make an extra
toilet on returning from the daily drive The
ultra fashionable drive is no longer to the lake
Out to and through Judge Hilton's park. at
Woodiawn. He has caused Broadway up to the
gates of his park to be graded and rolled where
lore t Is now regarded as more
agreeable drive than to the lake. and
refreshment houses on the lake would lose much
custom were 1t not for the new steam railway.
Wnlcn now runs from Saratoga to the lake. OF
course. however. the carriage company" still 90
TO the lake for game" breakfasts. lunches
and "suppers," though the Windsor has since
Its opening few years ago been more of a ia
vorite place for giving private banquets than
the famous refreshment houses at the lake /
do not see as fine display here as at Long
Branch on the drive. That is to say there seem
TO be more equipages of all kinds there than
here and just as many handsome ones.
Ex-cABTNET OFFICERS.
had the pleasure of meeting one morning
this week eX-Secretary Bristow and ex-Post-
master General Jewell at the same time. Upon
my remarking on the rencontre of two ey-
members of Gen. Grants cabinet, they mildly
corrected me, saying You are talking with
New York lawyer and Connecticut merchant.
not 'er anything" I seem to be unfortunate i'm
such illusions. for last spring met at one of
PRESIDENT Garfieds first receptions ex-Secretary
kobeson and eX-Attorney General Pierrepont.
ana wnen remarked to the former that Gen
Grants cabinet was well represented on the
occasion, he quickly responded 81 am not here
as an ex-memher Of the cabinet Don't nut me
back among the effete dynasties of the past. I"
He seemed prOuder of being member of the
US. House Of Representatives than of his for
a nf fho Nox-v
ON the principle perhaps, that q live dog is
better than dead lion.
DR. HAMMONDs VIEWS
UnfayOrabe criticisms are made BY those who
remember that Dr.. Barnes was Dr. Hammond's
successor as surgeon general upon the latter's
comments on the treatment by the former and
his colleagues Of the Presidents wound. DIR.
HammOnd's animadversiOns are regarded as die
tated BY professional jealousy, especially by
those who remember that he had given ND as
hopeless the case of one of Secretary Stanton's
children; and when the Secretary of War I'M
willing to believe his verdict sent for Dr. Barnes
ne succeeded in saving the child's life. This so
won the confidence of Secretary Stanton that
when DIR. Hammond was removed he promoted
DIR. Barnes to his place. DIR. Hammond is quoted
as saying he did not believe DR.. Woodward had
ever seen gunshOt wound. 1 know he assisted
at the autopsies of Mr. Lincoln and Wilkes Booth
for observation of gunshOt wounds during the
war.
1t is generally believed here that the reports
OF the Presidents condition which reached here
on Saturday and Tuesday were greatly exagger-
ated by stock jobbers in order to affect stocks.
Certainly the rumOrs that came here on those DAYS
were much worse than those published in The
STAR OF those dates yet know The STAR has
the best possible sources of information
All the principal hotels here have bulletins
of IN, hnr, coffl
which are eagerly read by the many New York
ers here They turn from the bulletins about
the President to the stock quotations and then
hasten to telegraph orders to their brokers'
BROKERS STAKE.
have heard story Of how a Washington
broker, who was here last week, realized a
round sum on account of the Presidents assas-
sination. He told the story himself He said
just as soon as he heard the news in Washing
ton, on July I'd. that the President had been
shot, he fastened to his office and told his part
ner they must at once telegraph to New York to
sell out all their stock at ruling prices before
stocks fell materially, owing to the news. This
was done, and a large profit realized. for the
same stock was bought again two days later at
very low rates, it having fallen much since these
acute brokers sold out.
PERSONAL MENTION
General Schenck, who is at the Estates"
seems greatly improved in health. He came
here without any member of his family, which
of itself is proof of his great gain in health.
His man servant only came with him. His
daughters are in Vermont, about thirty miles
from here General Schenck is as lively as ever
in conversation and always has something to
say worth hearing. He walks alone, going as
far as three or four squares from his hotel and
returning without exhaustion. He attributes
his recovery from what was supposed to be
fatal illness entirely to the use OF milk diet.
He eats fruits occasionally, but has had no meat
for two years. The fact that his principal nour-
ishment is milk fully accounts for his complexion
appearing 80 white, instead Of rudy as for
merry.
Mr.. Joe Pulitzer, of St. Louis is here, and
Gen. Butterield of New York.
It is rumOred that ex-President HAYES and
his wife win come here early next month to a
temperance convention. They will he warmly /
greeted by all who knew them in Washington.
Joaquin Miller and his wife and baby are here. /
The child is considered extremely pretty.
Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson, the author of /
sBeulah, "ssSt Elmo. and other popular nov |
els, Is here with her husband.
Ex-Assistant Secretary John Hay visits his |
wife and child here each week, remaining from |
Saturday until Monday.