Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-04
SOPHIE At SARATOGA.
The Brightest Watering Place Of Them
All ION q Bright SunshIny Day.

SOPHIE At SARATOGA.
The Brightest Watering Place Of Them
All on = Bright Sunshiny Day.
THg KENINGSTON, Saratoga, Aug ,.
Saratoga to the blithest of all water
ing places upon a bright summers
morning. The golden glow of the sun
shine, IL e music ofthe bands, the gay
tOilettes of the ladies, the buzz of cheer
full conversation, the ripples OF merry
laughter ringing out upon the air, the
happy children fitting to and fro over
lawns and piazZas, the prancing by OF
thoroughbred steeds and dazzling equi-
pages, the constant passing to and fro OF
the brilliant thrOng-all these make upa
picture radiant enough to inspire the
pen of the poet, or the pencil of an ar
fist. The first Of August sees the Sara
toga season drawing toward its height,
and the gay world absorbed in the yor-
tex Of fashionable pleasures.
THERACES
have been unusually interesting to
lovers of the turf during the past week,
and have attracted throngs of people.
The betting furOre aside from that of
protested patrons of the course, has be-
gun again. One darling belle gained
enough yesterday to pay for her bridal
trouSSeau, and gay little widow exHlt-
ingly displayed a pair of bracelets set
with diamonds as the result ola lucky
wager; that is, lucky on her part. A
more romantic, although not so yalua-
bic a bet, was won by a young lady,
who is 10 receive fresh bouquet of
flowers each morning during the sea-
son. Of course ladies never lose, nor
never pay if they do, which makes
their ventures upon the grand stand
perfectly safe for them. Even the chill
dren have caught the betting fever.
and draw slips of paper from hat,
upOn which are written the names of
the horses, he who draws the winning
horse taking the stake, which is usual
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THE EASTERN QUESTION.
has awakened much interest here, and
is frequent topic of conversation, the
interest, being heightened by the pres
euce of Aristarchi Bey, the Turkish
minister, in Saratoga, and also that of
General Batcheler, who recently de-
livered his lecture on Egypt and who
has lived for many years in that coun-
try. matchmaking mammas have their
eyes upon the Bey, Notwithstanding
the rumOr is abroad that he has dozens
of wives, each teller of the tale adding
to the number. One blusning belle
ventured to ask Aristarchi Bey how
many wives he really had; to which he,
seeing that she was in earnest, gravely
answered with bow, "Seyen." But
rs Aristarchi Bey is not Turk, neither
i'm race nor religion, he is not likely to
become the very much married man he
is reported to be, and.even were he a
true son of MahOmet, he could only
we'd four wives, which seems a, limited
number to the American idea Ofdomes-
tic life in Turkey. AriStarchi Bey IS a
Greek from COnstantinOple, and, lucki-
" for the bellies who have been already
attracted by his genial face and suavity
Ofmanner, he is bachelor Baron Fara,
the Italian minister, recently gave an
elegant dinner to AriStarchi Bey and
other distinguished guests.
OSCAR WILDE
is to make his cRtrec in Saratoga during
the first week in August, and will deliv-
er his lecture upon decorative Art"
on the 10th. The Saratoga bellies are
looking anew to their toilettes, and
huge sunflowers already for sale upon
the piazzas, besides the fragrant pond
lilies, which bloom in abundance, upon
Saratoga Lake. Oscar will undoubtedly
appear in his best Newport suit ofknee
breeches and lace rutfles when let loose
as the lion of gay Saratoga, and all are
prepared to do homage to his aesthetic
highness whether he will fall in love
with any of the bellies, whether he will
take his
CONGRESS SPRING WATER
hot or cold or whether he will drink
spring water at all, is already a subject
OF discussion; for summer hours afford
leisure for such small topics. But
whether Oscar drinks spring water OF
not, is perhaps less important than the
fact that many people seriously injure
themselves by drinking the waters here
Unfortunately, seemingly upon the
principle that if little water is goods
great deal must be better, and, in fact,
nothing can be more vicious in its eff
fects upon the system, than many Of
the strong and instant medicinal waters
with which the innocent public deluge
its inner man, fondly believing that
vigor and health are thus renewed,
when the truth is, the foundations of
life may be easily Slapped by using
them. Many cases have already oc-
Cured, where the imprudent use of
harsh medicinal waters have produced
those rasping and often fatal effects
which might be expected. AS for the
old Congress Spring in the park, it has
stood the test of hundred years, and
to-day it bubbles up as fresh, as pure,
and as health inspiring as ever. 1t is
really wonderful to think of the thou.
sands who have come hither during the
past century, from the day when the
august Washington slipped from the
bubbling fOunt down 10 the present
time, when the old Congress is still a
worldwide favOrite, fully proving that
il has lost none of its pristine virtues.
Men and women come and go, and are
swept from the earth like blades of grass;
but the old spring alone remains inn
mortal, and sparkles as highly in the
glass as ever, the pure elixir of life and
strength. Other water may for q time
attract the public fancy. New names
and fictitious merits may lead to their
fleeing popularity; but, as Martin Van
Buren, used to say, "the sober second
thought of the people" brings them
back year after year to Saratoga, and
the old Congress, to find the former, the
most enjoyable of all watering places;
and the latter the best, the purest and
safest spring water in the world.
THE SOCIAL LIONS IN SARATOGA.
at present include Baron ,Fara, Italian
Minister to the United States, and Bar
Oness Fara, Baron de Thomson, Mayor
Grace, New York; Aristarchi Bey,
Turkish minister; W. H. Vanderbilt
and family, Captain Jacob Vanderbilt,
brother of the late commodore; DR.. Ag-
new, New York; Rev. DIR. Magorn,
Philadelphia; Rev. DR.. Skinner, Chi
cago; Rev. S. A. Duffield, n. j.; Rev.
J. c. Withrow, Boston; Hon. Fred
Smythe, New York; Bishop Littlelohn,
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