The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23
MISS GRUNDY AT SARATOGA.
Midsummer Life at the sprines-whc Are There
and What They Are Saying and Doing.


THIS has been the par erceiiepce The gay week OF
the season, though last week ended up with round
OF gayoties, for ON Saturday evening there was a
bcnct ball for Mr.. stub and his band nt the United
States Hotel, hop ut the Grand Union Hotel, and
magnificent prlsmatc Illumination, fireworks, and
promenade concert in Congress Spring rark. Each
OF these entertainments was 80 largely attended
that one fairly wondered where all the people came
from. The benefit ball at the United States Hotel,
one for Mr. Stub ana his orchestra, and another for
MIR. rockingham, the master OF ceremonies In the
ballroom at all the hops there who always does SO
much 10 make everything pass OF pleasantly on
such OCCASIONS are always the special events OF the
season at that hotel, when every lady wears her
prettiest clothes and Jewels The irst OF these oc-
CURED last Saturday evening, as above noted, and
Mr.. frohnehem is 10 have his bonent tomorrow
night.
Last Saturday evening at the ball at the United
States Hotel and the hop at the Union Mrs. MacAr-
thur, OF Washington, wore q moss-green velvet,
with point lace trimmings and diamond ornaments.
Miss Van Buren,, OF New Jersey. over white satin,
wore wide drapery OF point lace entirely covering
the front and most of the back OF the skirt She
was accompanied by her brother. She has as pleas.
ant memory OF her winters In Washington as those
who met her there have of her.
unqucstionably the largest diamonds OF perfect
purity worn at Saratoga this summer are those of
the wife OF ex-Congressman Flower, ofNew York,
anu her sister, Mrs. Schey. MIR. Flower is here with
his wife and young daughter. one OF Mrs Flowers
ornaments is n bar pin containing five unusually
large single diamonds. Her earrings are very large
solitaire diamonds Mrs. Schey has some especially
the opals set In diamonds. Both ladies elegant
toilets Of satin and silk trimmed with rare lace.
one OF Mrs. Flowers toilets worn this week was
"crushed-strawberry" MORE antique, with elaborate
trimmings OF point lace. Her jewels were the da.
monds just mentioned. Mrs. Schley wore a white
pa NINA N hn gat,a trt,,
very fine and wide valencicnnes lace. Her pin Is an
opal at least an inch long and oval In shape set in
diamonds. She has earrings 10 match. Miss Flower
wears entire dress OF "darned lace,'' (Brussells
net,) which she worked herself She wears 1t over
pink silk.
The meeting of the Dar Association, as.usual,
has brought here many delightful people, and the
session OF the Democratic State Committee OF this
State has added to the number.
Representative Spriggs, OF Utica, and his daughter
arrived at the United States Hotel on Monday, he
coming specially because OF the meeting Tuesday Of
the Democratic State Committee.
Hon. David Dudley Field, OF Now York, came here
this week for the meeting of the Bar Association
lie is eighty years Old.
Representative Mitchell, of Connecticut, Is now at
Saratoga with his handsome wife.
EN-Representaiive Lockwood, of Buffalo, who
has nominated Mr. Cleveland for all the oillces to
which he has been elected in the past six years. came
here to attend the meeting of the Democratic state
Committee, and feels very proud naturally of the
share he has had in giving the country a model
President.
Representative Findlay, of Maryland, and his wife
have been for over two weeks at Saratoga His
health has been very poor all summer, and he is
kept strictly on q milk diet.
Ex-Representative Poland, of Vermont, Ia here.
Judge Scofeld's family have all left here now Mrs.
Sconeld and Miss May, who is an invalid, remained
here for week after the others had gone, but as
Miss May continued III her mother took her last
week to their home at Warren, Pa.
Mr.. Fleming, formerly of Washington, now the
editor of the Buffalo Courier, was here looking very
wei! on Tuesday. He left Wednesday to Join his
wife at Block Island.
Pay Director Cunningham, of the Navy, spent part
of this week here and appeared In greatly improved
health His wife and son are still at their cottage at
Narragansett Pier, and he returned there Wednes-
day.
&C. oNiel, of the Navy, and Miss and Master
o'Neil have been at the Grand Union Hotel lately.
Ex-Secretary Window has been at Saratoga this
week.
Ex-senator Stockton and his wife and daughter
came here recently from Rlchield.
Miss Jordan, whose father represented Cincn-
natl district In the last Congress, Is here with friends
| from Cincinnati
Roger A. Pryor, of New York, came here to attend
| the session of the Bar Association.
Mrs. Cohen, OF Savannah, the sister of Mrs. Philip
Phillips, OF Washington who has visited her sister
| In the latter city, Is now at Saratoga.
Mrs. Taylor, OF Capitol Hill, and her sister, Miss
| E. C. Smith, came here on Tuesday.
Mr.. Shaw, the well-known correspondent, arrived
at Saratoga last week.
Count and Countess dArschot are at the United
States Hotel, where the members of the Diplomatic
Corps who come to Saratoga usually STAY
Mr. Henry Garnett, Mr.. Lancaster, and Mr.. Hoff-
mann, OF Washington, are among those who came
here to attend the meeting of the Bar Association
Mrs. HuldekOper, who spends her winters at the
Portland Flats, in Washington, is still at the Caren
don Hotel here with her little sons.
/ Mr.. briggs. of the Navy, and his BRIDE formerly
Miss Eddy, who spent severa. winters in Washing.
| ton, are spending this week at Saratoga.
Cnriously enough, 1t always happens that there
| are several bishops at Saratoga when the garden
party occurs In August. Bishops Clark, OF Dakota
| Seymour, OF Illinois, Knickerbocker, of Indiana
and Bishop Perry, of iowa, and wife have all been
here this week.
Col. Richard Lathcrs, of New Rochelle, N. V, is
| at Saratoga. He frequently visits Washington, and
| his daughter has been there as the guest OF Mr. j.
Z. q. Kennedy's family more than once.
Mrs. Bryant, who when Miss Marvin visited Wash.
ington with her father, who celebrated as the
host Of the old United States Hotel at Saratoga has
been spending the summer with her parents here.
| are at the United States Hotel.
DIR. Minor, Mrs. A. II. Stewards physician and his
wife entertained guests at tea at their cottage or
Wednesday. Mrs. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs William
! Walter Phelps, Judge Erskine, of Georgia, and
| Judge and Mrs. Macarthur were among their guests
During the severest storm Of the season Mr. James
B. Eads, the well. l.knOwn engineer was entertaining
party OF sixteen at dinner at the lake, and pleas
ant time was enjoyed while the elements ragged
| without The party rode back to Saratoga ovel
| roads much Hooded but arrived safely.
Rain has interrupted the outdoor pleasures her
this month, as It did last There has rarely been
| day without shower. Two successive afternoons
there were hard showers while the sun shon,
brightly.
The very hard rain and severe storm of thunder
and lightning which occurred here on the 18th, ex
actly two weeks after that which struck the coiag
| on Mount McGregor where Gen. Grants body wa
lying, Is still subject OF conversation at Saratoga
for II shivered the nag-pOle one OF the towers
| the Grand Union Hotel, Killed man and his team
| on the road To the Geyser Spring, AMI struck tn,
| hagstan on the building above that spring.
The crowds still continue to go up on Mount Nc
Gregor, and prying people advance up the steps o
| the Grant cottage and peer In at the windows The.
pick up weeds, or grass, or any growing thing tina
they can pull near the cottage, carry of as relics
Mr. Robinson, formerly paymaster In the Navy
but who resigned several years ago, has been spend
ihS thiS nuihheI, us ht last suuIntT, Oh NOUN
| McGregor.
| MIR. Logan Murray, the preadent OF the Unite,
States National Bank Of New York, passed coupl
OF days at Saratoga lately for the purpose Of drink
| ing the waters, In which lie has great faith. Hi
family are spending the present month at sprini
Lake.
There are twenty-five hundred every morning VIII,
drink the water at Hathorn Spring. which seems b
gain In popularity every year.
Ex-Representatiye Leopold Morse, Of Boston, ha,
his two little sons at Saratoga with him, and III
| boys have the gentlest and most sngularly marke
OF little ponies, which they ride drive attached 4
small yillage-cart. The head OF the animal Is dar
brown, the body white, and the name and long tai
iron-gray and white. II was purchased for MI
Morse at the celebrated Alexander stock farm nea
Frankfort, KY, by Senator Blackburn.
| Mrs. Moot, OF Washington, who has large assori
ment OF fancy goods aces, etc., here, speaks Of nav
ing done an especially lively business this season II
fans and parasOls She has the latter AT all price
from 81 up TO si25, $3.50, and slT5. She says ha
sold more Of the highest prices than OF the chea
ones
Having seen In Republican newspaper an un
Kind intimaiion that President Cleveland had uset
the United States steamer Despatch for jaunt ul
the Hudson TO Albany, after attending Gen. Grant