St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-02
Also Seine Account of the Attractions at
Saratoga and Newport as Seen
by Eli Perkins.
PrOCtOrs Flirting PaviliOns and Their
Great Advantage to Lovers--A
New Story on Grant.
Influx OF English-APing Aristoc-
racy to Ncwport--What IL
Costs 10 Live There.
Society ut Saratoga Based on Revenue
OnlS--A Donkey Who Was
Lonesome for Evnrts.
Correspondence of the Globe.


l arrived at Richield to-day. 1t is themOde
now among watering place people to spend
the first of the season in Richtieid. From
this place the fashionable caravan moves TO
Saratoga, Lake George, arriving ut West
Point on the 2Sth of August. to see the
tents fall and attend the cadets August
ball.
The Richfield springs run strong sulphur
water. Many come to drink and battle in
it. there being fifty baths at the Spring
house.
The great crowd comes to dance. fiirt and
gossip. The arrangements for flirting in
Richfeld are perfect. 1t cost Mr.. L. r.
Proctor weeks of study to arrange them.
When I asked him to describe the philOso-
ply OF them he called Gov. Van Zandt of
Rhode Island and Vice President William
y. Wheeler into the Office of the Spring
house and, folding their ears together in
front of him, said cOntidentially:
''YOu see Richfield is always full of
lovers. Fifteen engagements We're made
here last year."
''How did you bring them about?" asked
the vice president.
''Well, sir, built seven flirting pavilions
with seats for two; they are twenty feet
high and are approached by winding stairs"
but they seem rather exposed for lovers
retreats l suggested.
me. sir, not bit. You see they hold
only two. They are so high that no one
can hear a word said in them. Now, our
beautiful young ladies used to do their
flirting on the balconies, but the trouble
was curious old maids and mothers used 10
sit in the upper windows and listen to ev
cry word said. One old lady from st.
Louis used to sit up all night and sleep day
times so as to be posted about engage
mentS."
But it is different now?" l suggested.
''Of cOurce il is. The young lovers sit
ting up there" pointing to a pavilion,
command the situation. No one can ap-
proach without their knowing it. 1 have
never known young man 10 sit in these
payilions three nights with the same beau
tiful girl who didn't fall in love"
And you call them lovers seats, do
you?'
mo sir" said Mr.. Proctor in surprise.
THAT would break up all the lovers in Rich
field. We call them wisdom seats. That
disarms all the old women. When a
sweet beautiful young lady comes and
twineS her white, bare arms around her
mothers neck, and says, %, mamma,
George and 1 want to sit in the wisdom
seats the old lady feels very proud She
says Julia is so sensible. She's always try
ing TO improve her mind"
''And when they get up there"
''WhO get up there?" interrupted the vice
president.
''Why the lovers. of course. As l was
saying, when they get up there and he takes
her beautiful hand in his and they both
| look solemnly at the railing while he tells
the sweet tale of love"
Goodness" exclaimed the governor, his
eyes mOlstening with tears. don't go any
farther. My young days all come back
| again."
We never knew what Mr.. Proctor was
going TO say about his Spring house lovers.
RIcHFIELD sPARKLEs.
Among the most beautiful young ladies
at Richfield Springs this wear is Fred
| Conkllng, the venerable brother of Roscoe,
and he's among them all the time.
They tell a story on the Spring house
| balcony to-day about William NJ. Evarts.
| Chauncey Depew says ''Evarts once sent a
donkey up to his Windsor farm in Vermont
About a week afterwards Mr.. Evarts re-
ceived the following letter from his little
| grandchild:
DEAR GRANDPA-The little donkey is very
/ gentle, but ne makes big noise nights. He
| is very lonesome. guess he misses you
J hope you will come up soon and then ne wont
| be so lonesome. MINNIE.
Gov. Van Zandt says when the BaptistS
came to Rhode Island they praised God and
| fell on their knees, then they fell on the
abOrigi-nese.
When somebody asked the governor
about the early settlement of Rhode Island
he said:
Eyes, the Dutch settled Rhode Island
and the Yankees settled the Dutch"
NEW STORY on GRANT.
| 4 distinguished Confederate general, nc
less than Gen. Buckner. was sitting on the
Spring house balcony to-day, when some
political and military scofTers who dislike
Gen. Grant were criticiSing his military
generalship.
''Why. Hooker was as brave as Grant, =
said one man eXcitedly.
But Grant was very near man." said
Buckner.
'.And Mcclellan was a greater strategist, .
said another scoffer.
"But Grant was famous for his near
ness" said Buckner. HE may not have
been brave, but he was always near"
| ''What do you mean by nearneSS?" asked
another scoffer, petulantly.
''Why. when looked around at Ft. Don
elSOn for some one to surrender TO, Grant
was right there handy, and l notice when
Gen. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Grant
was the nearest general to take his sword.
Oh, he was near, Grant was"
NfwPoRr.
SixmcOmfortably hot days in New York
and Philadelphia have for the first time
caused a steeple-chase rush TO the watering
places.
To-day the last ''howling swell' dude
with his one-barreled eye-glass and tandem
dog cart has flown TO Newport. Here he
will ape the cockney EngliShman, drive a
bang-tailed horse and talk about pedigree
till the yellow leaves of October.
The other day saw one of these New
! port Englishmel enter the dining-roOm OF
the Ocean house. One eye was entirely
closed with a squint, and the other wa:
pushed broadly open with a circular piece
| of glass. II was an English eye-glass
The young man stumbled over chairs, fOl
the poor demented boy couldn't see through
the eye-glass very well, but he finally
reached the table and wilted into a chair
Then he lifted his right eyebrow and the
glass fell. Taking mp a finely-printed bill
of fare. to my establishment he read it OFF
without the aid OF the glass i was aston
ished. and turning 10 the eye-glass mans
friend remarked:
u guess your friends glass is for orna.
ment. isn't it?'
law, dare say, but it's English yeu
kneuw."
DO all the bowling swells wear them in
England?" 1 asked.
law L dare say they do. Don't yeU
kneuw its beastly for London gent not to
wear eyeglasses perfectly b-e-a-s-t-l-y-
h-a-w-a-b-l-e!