The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-17
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

is rapidly approaching completion.
The walls are all up, the roof is on
and the carpenters are hard at work
on the interior. Thus it will be ready
for artistic interior work before winter
sets in. From the outside it is not
only an imposing structure, but it
shows a great deal of character and
individuality. The graystone trim
mings are cut into faces of gnomes,
and other fantastic medival devices
the effect is striking indeed. Mali
cious people say that Mr.. Field him
self sat for the gnomes, as their faces
resemble his so much, when with
would be open smile he tellsreporters
that the telegraphers strike is over.
1t is probable that his original inten-
ton of establishing the Mail and Elk
press in it will not be carried out.
AS an evening paper it is naturally
dependent to great extent for its
sale on the newsboys. Now the
location ofthe Field building at the
Battery is to far out of the newspaper
centre, Park Row, for the boys to
waste their time to go down for it.
Still Mr.. Field is plucky and when he
once has an idea he generally tries
it until he is convinced of its being
bad one. The Mail and Express by
the way, I am informed from reli-
able SQUIRE is doing unusually well at
present. Its local circulation is
booming, and at the watering places
and seaside resorts it outsells all the
other afternoon newspapers COM
bined.
l was speaking with the captain of
one of the Hudson River Steamers to
Albany and Troy the other day about
about the amount of summer travel
this year. He told me that in all his
recollection it had never been so light
as this year. Said he: eve have had
days when the traffic was enormous.
There were few. Fridays when not
alone every stateroom and berth was
engaged, but we had actually to put
up cots in the DINING room and par
lors to enable passengers to sleep.
But unfortunately those days were few
and far between.
Travel to Saratoga has been less
this year than for the past fifteen
years. At the United States Hotel,
where they say man has to give sat-
isfactory evidence that he is worth
million at least before he can gain
admitance, two weeks ago they had
three hundred guests and four hun
dred walters and servants. The Wind
sor Hotel, which is Judge Hilton's
amusement would have closed but for
the effect it would exert on the pres
tige of Saratoga. The Grand Union
Hotel has been doing fairly well, but
it is not half filed The Clarendon
and the Congress Hall have been
doing about as well as any. The for
mer is "a great resort for politicians,
while the latter is entirely given over
to Jews principal from the West. A
gentle here feels himself utterly lost
in the wilderness Of hooked noses,
diamonds and loud talk. The poor
ness of the season is the cause that
the proposed regatta between Hanlon
Lee, Hosmei and other famous oars
men feel through. The understand
ing was that each of the great hotels
was to contribute $500 for the ex-
penses. Congress Hall was ready
with its $500. The Grand Union said
that it would join if the United States
contributed. The United States said
that it could not afford it, and then
all the rest fell out.
There is no doubt that the cool
weather has a great deal to do with
this. Overcoats are in constant de-
mand at the Spring. Last week the
proprietors of the Arlington ordered
three hundred blankets from fur
nishing goods house in this city, and
they were at once put into use, as
most of the guests shivered under the
usual summer allowance of sheet,
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