The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-07-28
Our Saratoga Letter.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, July ~, 1888.
The season at Saratoga never opens
fairly until the races begin. At present
it is extremely dull. Family parties sit
in groups on the piazzts, dyspeptics dis
cuss their liyers and their symptoms, and
landlords look rs blue and hopeless as
their guests. The average guest comes
to this place for rest and recuperatior,
and not simply for pleasure. At his
home in New York City or elsewhere. be
is the personification OF restless business
activity; but in Saratoga he wisely takes
matters ooolly, quietly and peacefully
aud, aside from keeping his eye on the
safety-valve Of the market, pays no at
tention to, and is not disturbed by any
commercial rustic. If he does not make
an early trip to one OF the springs, e
glides down stairs at a late hour, receives
his mail, purchases a morning paper and
saunters toward the breakiast-table. The
list OF arrivals informs him of the arrival
Of friends aud the rest of the forenoon is
generally devoted to making an informal
call on them. In the evening he pays Il
visit to Congress Spring Park, but re.
turns to his hotel or boarding-house at
an early hour aud at an early hour re-
tires.
The braciug atmosphere of the foot
bills is conducive to sleep and he loses
no opportunity to gain the benefit OF this
great restorer. 1t is a common remark
among Saratoga visitors that on their ar
rival here they feel an inclination to sleep
aud their appetites at once i'm prove.
This is due ith to the beneficial .ff.c,
of the mineral waters and the healthy at
mosphere An old habitue the other day
illustrated this iu few words: "a month
or six weeks in Saratoga regull es one
for the rest OF the year
Frequently ou the broad piaZz,s may
be seen groups of ladies aud gentlemen
whose years are indicated by frosted
locks, aud who in kind of informal re-
union CHAT are retrospectively enjoying
the Saratoga of years gone by. when they
came here with their parents.
These well-preserved bellies and beaus
of a third aud half century ago recall
pleasing aud memorable incidents of lhe
past aud refer iamiinrly to names once
prominent ii the leading events of their
time, shut 10 the younger generation
known only in history. Brilliant in their
prime and grand in their old age, these
respected white haired veterans Will.
enjoying the pleasures of to-day fairly
revel in the "reminiscences of the pasta
vivid mental picture.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge of Eng
land, who has accepted the invitation ui
the State Bar Association, will. it is ex
peoted, be III Saratoga about August %
Holding the exalted p neitiou t. at he does
and as the representative Of the English
bar. this eminent inrist will be accorded
great attention. He will sail from Liv-
erpooi about August 10Th, and will reac
New York City about August % or 90
He will he the gnest of l. f. Shepherd,
sou-in-lHw OF w. H. Vanderbilt, and will
remain in this country until about the
middle Of November. Ou arriving in
this country he will at once be- taken to
Irvington. A reception will he given
him bv Wm. ID. Sloane, we'll known in
rsllroad circles. He will afterwards, ac
companied by small aud select party.
visit Newport and then ccme to Satatuga.
Mr. Vanderbilt has placed at tine Lord
Chief. Justices disposal three elegant
ears. dining, drawing aud sleeping
coaches. The trip proposed is quite an
extensive one, aud includes Boston, the
White Mountains. St. John, n. b. and
throughout the Dominion of Canada.
The other points to he touched Will in
cludr Niagara Falls. Bnffalo, Cleveland
Toledo. Chicago. Milwaukee, s.. Paul,
Minneapolis. Sionx City. Kansas Citv.S.
Louis, Omaha aud possib y TO San Fran
cisco. While in this country he will pay
special visit to Wm. M. Eyarts Mt his
country seat at Windsor, VT, and also to
an old friend. the Bishop of Fredricks-
town. The Lord Chief-Justice will b.
accompanied to the United States by his
son and two Of his friends. While in
Saratoga he will probably be Rnest of
Judge Henry Hilton. AUGUST.