The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-16
LIFE AT SARATOG A.


SARATOGA, August 10, 1855.
The mourning drsperies have been removed from
all the buildings here, and every ono seems feel 1t
a relief, and the Increased animation Is noticeable
on the streets, at the springs, and In the hotels.
Every one Is saying, "Well, now the season has at
last really begun" Next week promises to be really
the tip.iop height OF the season, when every place
| will he overcrowded.
| The BAR Association is TO meet here on the 18th,
and Will, as usual, assemble here many noted law
| yers from al parts of the country The two past
summers MIR. Holman, OF the Law Library at the
Capitol, accompanied by his mother, and Mr.. NJ u.
Morris, of Washington, and his sisters, have come
here TO attend the meeting OF the Bar Association,
and the late MIR. Richard Merrlck also was present
| et Its sessions more than once and many will re-
member next week with sincere sorrow that he can
come no more forever.
The garden party at the Grand Union Hotel, hrst
fixed for the Esd Of July, and postponed though all
the decorations were in place, because Gen. Grant
died on the morning OF that day, is to occur on next
Thursday, the Goth, and will be the only one given
there this simmer Every preparation has been made
IT, II possible more beautiful than the similar
feies given at that hotel every summer for eleven
years. Hops take place regularly now once or twice
each week at the Grand Union and United States
Hotels and at Congress Hall, the only hotels here
which have bathrooms The Grand Union now has
| hops on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and the United
states Hotel on Saturday evenings.
The full-dress order for hops at the Grand Union
Hotel is still In force, and Its wisdom Is conceded
when one sees the bad appearance some Of the other
bathrooms present, when women In bonnets and or
dinary street dresses and men in loose colored
clothes are admitted and dance. The Saturday
evening hops always the gayest at all the water
ing places. and last Saturday evening the hops at
| the Grand Union and United States Hotels were
very largely attended AT the ball rooms of both
| saw several Washington friends. Mrs. MacArthurs
toilet was beautiful white silk gauze, with chene
stripe, combined With plain white gauze, peated over
green satin, the whole trimmed with very wide and
| nne Valencennes lace. Her ornaments were superb
diamonds. She was accompanied by Mrs. Lathrop,
the sister Of the wife Of Senator Stanford, OF Cali
| fornla, and Miss Lathrop. The latter wore hand
| some white silk, styllshly made, and trimmed with
| fine lace. This party were at the Grand Union hop.
Mrs. Gerard, Mr.. Angels daughter, who spent last
winter In Washington, wore at the hop at the United
States Hotel pale blue crepe, trimmed with nne
valenciennes lace. Her father and husband were
with her. Mrs. James b. Eads, wife Of the noted
| engineer, who was with her husband and their
daughter, Mrs. Hazard, at this hop, wore elegant
| black silk gauze, trimmed with hne black Brussels
lace. Miss Dodge, Of Washington, Gen. Lippitts
step-daughter, was present, and most becomingly
\ dressed.
At Congress Spring one hears more Spanish even
| than English spoken. The Cuban families who have
been coming here for years have been faithful to the
Congress water, most of the foreigners who come
here are. The illuminations and fireworks in this
park are great features among the amusements at
Saratoga every summer, and this season have been
more gorgeous than ever before. Last Saturday
night over six thousand colored glass lanterns and
Chinese lanterns lighted the park, and the fireworks
were marvellous In their variety. Some pieces came
up out of the little lake and went down again into
the water and up again, as If the antagonstic ee-
| ments of fire and water had agreed to unite to
enhance the brlliancy of the scene. The band also
| gave fine during pyaninU "a
every morning and evening. From two thousand to
| two thousand five hundred persons drink at the
Congress spring every morning between 80 and .,
| the hours the band is playing.
The fireworks and illumination are TO be repeated
tomorrow night.
| The Saratoga Monument Association held meet.
ing at the United States Hotel last Tuesday, exRep
| resentative John II. Starin presiding, who
was also elected to the same office for the
| ensuing year. Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth has
long been one of the most active workers In this
cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruggles, Of New York, who have
cottage at Saratoga, have their daughter, Mrs. Bar
clay, with them, and Admiral and Mrs. Stevens were
their guests also, Mrs. Ruggles being sister of Ad
miral Stevens. Mrs. Hamesley talso Admiral Ste
vens's sister and her have been at the Claren-
don Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vail were also at Saratoga for
time, but went fortnight ago TO Pitts6eld, Mass,
for the remainder of the summer and Admiral and
Mrs. Stevens have now Joined them there.
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, arrived last Mon
day at the United States Hotel with his nephew. He
annually visits Saratoga.
Admiral Jouett, who is fond of Saratoga, always
visits 1t each summer If his duties permit, and has
now arrived. Last week Vice Admiral Rowan, Ad-
mirals Bach, Stevens and Pattison, all here at
the same time.
saw Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean here this week.
She says she is now in excellent health. Miss
Dodge, of Washington has been her guest.
Capt. B. p. Mimmack, of Washington, passed
through here this week on his way to Plattsburgh,
where his family are passing the summer with his
wife's mother, Mrs. Collins.
d Mr.. James b. Eads, the famous engineer OF the
Mississippi jettes, has been at Saratoga for some
time with his wife and their daughter, extremely
pretty young widow. Mrs. Eads is one of the
handsomest middle-aged ladies here, and always
dresses very richly.
Mr. and Mrs. T. @. Crawford and their child have
been at the Clarendon Hotel lately.
Mrs. 8. p. Heintzelmhn and her daughter are here
Il Col. Van Buren,, the ex-Minis,er TO Japan,
who with his wife and daughter has often visited
Washington, Is at the United States Hotel. His son
and daughter Joined him there this week.
Il The engagement of Mr.. Pierre Stevens. of WASH
ington, the son Of Admiral Stevens, to Miss Sarah
Magruder, of Maryland, has been authoritativey an
nounced, and the marriage Is fixed for October next
Admiral and Mrs. Pattison and their daughter
| uhNc UccH dt SdTdlORd IOT sOIu0 tlIne. MIS-
sons heah seems now to be fully restored. Miss
Minna Pattson is to be married in october TO Mr.
| Randall .pf New York.
Ex-Mayor Ely, Of New York, after long visit at
the United States Hotel, at Saratoga, went this week
to Spring Lake, y. j.
Commodore Price, Of Troy, and his wife, the niece
OF the late Mrs. Oge Tayloe, are at Luzerne, near
here, spending the summer, and expect their
daughter, Mrs. Hamersley, to Join them.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NOrnent, OF Washington
are at Saratoga with their family, including Mrs.
Norments mother and sister. They will be here,
most OF this month.
Mr.. Qualtrough, OF the Navy, Joined his wife at
Richneld before left there.
The ladies at the summer resorts who dress their
feet to be seen are careful TO choose position In which
they show TO the begt advantage. II may be said Of
many ladies In this respect:
Her dear little feet for piazza are dressed,
And she seeks big chair on which they may rest
Or on arm OF the chair herself nnds repose,
Just touching the floor with the tips of her toes,
Showing slippers and length Of her fine silken hose.
The day Of Gen. Grants funeral In New York his
his widow and her sister, Mrs. Sharpe. and Gen.
Dents wife remained together In Mrs. Grants room
In the cottage on Mount McGregor, and kilograms
to the progress Of the ceremonies In New York
constantly sent Mrs. Grant, whose composure, pre-
served earlier was completely overcome at the time
taat the body was being finally consigned TO the
tomb. Many OF the aoral devices sent to the cottage
at Mount McGregor for the funeral were left there
and several Of them being OF immorteles can be
preserved by the family. Mrs. Sharpe expected 70
leave Mount McGregor carly this week to begin her
journey back 10 Yankion, Dak., where she and her
husband and family have lived for eight years This
trip Is believed to have been Mrs. Sharpe's first visit
| East since the family moved from Washington 10
Yankton In 1911
II, as according TO the Old proyerb, politics makes
strange bad fellows" still more do state funerals