Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-30
PERKINS IN SARATOGA.
WHAT Is GOING ON AT THE
FASHIONABLE RESORT.

SARATOGA, Aug. 2s.-To-day happen.
cd TO sit at a new table In the States DIN
ing room. Atmy right was a very wealthy
Fifth avenue lady, Mrs. Van Ness, whose
husband has recently become rich. Like
the average Fifth avenueite, Mrs. Van
Ness does not appreciate true worth,
but bows down to money and good clothes.
l know this because live on Fifth ave-
nae myself.
AS the rich old prdrenu sat down she
scOwled at the table cloth, put her hands
up to her thousand dollar earrings, and
remarked contemptuously TO friend OPP
pOsite:
'Yez, I'm going 10 cut that horrid Mrs.
Mason. from 81. Paul. I'm going to cut
her dead. must do it,"
"Why do you cut the lovely Mrs.
MasOn!" asked her lady friend.
because said The rich Mrs. Van
Ness, because her husband has lost all
his money, aud she wears machine.
made dress, and machine-made dresses
are vulgar. Do you think / want to assO-
ciate with any such dresses as she wearsi
MeW And'tnen this indignant and aris-
tocratic old lady from Fifth avenue went
on eating fried potatoes with her knife.
chow do you kuOT Mrs. Mason wears
machine-made dress?" asked her friend.
'HoW do | know: How do | know
Why, cOnfidentiRlly, between you and /,
used 10 be a seamstress in Chicago my
self, and oRn see tho machine stitches
In Mrs. Mason's dress clear across the
room; but, for goodness sake. don't say
told youw
SARATOGA DANCING.
Dancing has almost ceased at the
Watering places. The bathrooms are
beautiful and the band music IS expensive
and inspiring, but IL Is out Of fashion to
dance. Fifteen years ago, as soon as the
band struck up, there would be a scamp
ering for the ballroom floor. Many fights
occurred, because OF gallants disputing
about partners or about localities to
dance. To-day. when the band strikes
up, few children whirl off In the round
dances, while the Young ladies sit around
the room and wait. Later on, a few
country people or villagers walk wearily
through a square dance or two and the So
called great ball ends. asked young
lady why dancing was going out.
30, it's hOrrid," she said. Dancing
will do among a crowd OF romping girls
in lour-dollar muslin dresses, hut dane
ing isn't nice when you are dressed in a
Observation-Disclosures Worth dress, with
point lace sleeves. 1t mOistens the DOW
der on your face, bangs down your hair,
perspires your dresses, ana makes you
feel Sticky all over A refined man is
disgnleted at a red-faced, pulling, sticky
girl"
"Then what shall the girls do in the
ball TOomg' l asked.
''Why, sit around and see the fools
dance, as they do in China. You can't
talk when You are dancing. 1t destroys
everything mental. How muoh better TO
sit in the corner with nice young man
and ralk and watch the boiling crowd of
In nafino On ua AL
toes, as the Precipitation runs down their
SARATOGA BLUNDER.
4 young, short-sighted Boston literary
man arrived in Saratoga yes
terdsy. Alter adjusting his one
barreied English eye-glass, he
registered his name and was assig ed TO
room IA M the States, and his luggage
sent up. Then our Boston philosopher
walked straight out into the country to
look for specimens of bugs and curious
geological FOSSILS.
At night our near-sighted Boston young
man came back. He adjusted his eye.
glass and stumbled upstairs to his room,
but he accidentally got into the wrong
room. The room he entered was 222
which is occupied by two lovely girls
nom Philadelphia. The young ladies
were both in the bathroom. On their re.
tuth - AAEAI IOOius II DElnR 6nduN ana
dark, they didn't notice the young man
who hfy sprawled upon the bed. So they
threw Oh their clothes down TO loose
garment with low neck and no sleeves
and went on making their toilets. After
they had washed and powdered their
faces, and put on pink and blue silk
stockings to match their dresses, one
said
80, Julia, Pm going to try a red rose
leaf on my cheeks tonight. Now don't
let me put on TOO much and make guy
OF myself" As she said this she caught
aRlimpse OF the young man sprawled out
on the bed. Then there was bedlam.
80, a man, helpl o! o! on they
shouted. SHELL kill us! o, murder.V
This awoke young Boston. who scream-
ed: what are you doing in my room.
Go wayl GO wayw
Sits our ROOM" screamed the young
ladies, cr0uching into corner.
"Irs 224."
''No, it's 222; amt you 'shamedS' re-
turned the girls.
This brought our near-sighted Bostoni-
an 20 bis senses, and he made haste 20
leave. AS he went into the hall the whole
house seemed TO be aroused.
"its mistake" he said TO the walters,
detectives ard reporters. ats ali mis-
take. l misto0k the roOm-just my
darned tupidity-and-"
"What IL your names? asked a reporter
OF the SdrdtOgiGn, pencil i'm hand.
'Name~ exclaimed the Bostonian;
"Namel Darn my nama. just put IL
down as Fool-plan Darn Foolw
GRANT $50 FEET HIGH IN BRASS.
Grants tomb in New York is about
nine miles from Castle Garden. Talking
with Mayor Grace at Saratoga to-day be
Bald:
The tomb has caused great activity in
The real estate market up town. Twelve
lots, an even square, near the monument
site was offered to me three weeks ago for
100000. To-day they are asking $4,000
for the same square"
"Will the monument surely be buiitf'
j asked.
''Of course 1t will. Property owners
along Riverside Park can afford 10 sub.
scribe 100000 10 have 10 built. II twelve
lots gain in value $50. 900, forty-elght lots.
or four squares, would gain $500 900. The
tomb occupies spot on the island pre-
Ylously unknown and unvlsited. A street
railroad now runs W the Grand Boule.
ward directly 10 %. Vanderbilt has also
run his Madison avenue street car sys-
TEN clear across the Harlem river 10
Mott haven. There Is a tremendous ae.
tiyity all over the upper end Of Manhattan
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