The Washington critic., 1886-09-04

sufficient number of arrivals to make
Saratoga still look lively, and, weather
ermitting, 1t will have a good Sep.
iember season, There are some people
who regularly come here in September
because they like the place best after
the crowd has gone.
SOME OF THE LATE ARRIVALS.
Admiral Almy and his wife rarely
fail to come in September, and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. G.. Kennedy have usually
spent part Of this month at Saratoga.
AS two years ago, when the Unita-
rian Biennial Conference met at Sara.
toga In September, Justice Miller of
the U. S. Supreme Court was chosen
to preside at the meeting this year, |
presume he and his wife will come in
time for the opening of the session.
September 20. The session will con.
iinue several days. Fully fifteen hun
dred persons often attend these meet
ings.
Senator and Mrs. Randall l.. Gibson
of New Orleans arrived the first OF this
week. Mrs Gibson is in mourning for
her brother, who died last spring, so
preferred to come here when the
gaieties had subsidized, and they are
staying at one of the small hotels.
Mr. Pembroke Jones and his wife,
the daughter of Representative Whar-
ton Green of North Carolina, arrived
last week at The United States Hotel,
with their little daughter, Alice, who
is less than year old and is con.
sidered one of the pretticst and best
bphuypl infants "a Gnrainuo
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Berry of Wash.
ton and her daughter have fingered
here, as they seem to have found Sara.
toga very pleasant.
DR.. A. Y. =. Garnett, who had never
before visited Saratoga, arrived here
the middle of last week, when, unfor-
tunately, most Of those whom he knew
well who had been here had gone
away, so he felt rather lonely at first,
in spite of the crowd. lie was here
while the weather was at its warmest,
so found 1t hard to believe that any one
had left Saratoga only few days be.
fore he came because IL was too cool
lie found friends enough before he was
here long, and they made him enjoy
himself so much that he remained a
week. When he left here he intended
SplIE w tiS NlINhDllIl w lllC
Springs.
Among the naval officers and their
families lately arrived at Saratoga are
DR.. Maccoun, G. l.. Best. A. j. Clark,
Mrs. Clark, Captain Bcardsley and
wife, and Mrs. Newcomb.
EX- Representative Flower and his
daughter have returned here after II
visit to Watertown, their old home.
AT,n To- A Il,,,,, l,., =
very much lately from hay fever, and
Judge Macarthur will probably take
her this week to the Baltimore Hotel,
on Mount NlcGregor, to remain until
she is able to travel further.
Marshal Wilson aud his wife and
daughter left for New York last Sun.
day afternoon, and expect to return to
Washington before the end OF Sep
tcmber.
SENATOR SALISBURY
and his niece left the middle of this
week for their home in Delaware. The
Senator has seemed to enjoy the gai-
cites of Saratoga fully as much rs any
gentleman here. He rarely goes to
social gatherings in Washington, but
he accompanied his niece to Mrs.
Fellows reception last Saturday, and
to the garden party the same afternoon
and evening. He actually takes notice
of ladies dresses aud reads the fashion
notes, for he quoted to me what he had
read as TO the very latest fashions for
ladies'
believe they make special point
in the United States Senate of teaching
the unmarried Senators certain stcreo
typed phrases of gallantry which
sound very fine, but signify nothing Mt
all. | heard Secretary Lamar (who,
of course, learned 1t in the Senate),
when an unmarried lady in June, just
after the President was married, said
to him; ITS your turn next" reply:
"That's for you to determine" and so
saying he got into his carriage and
drove away So likewise Senator
Salisbury at Saratoga last Sunday,
when an unmarried lady said to him
OF New York widowcr, who was
standing near by: "Dr. +. Is aheal Of
you, he has become engaged at Sara
toga, and will send out wedding cards
in October"
And when shall mine be issual?"
asked Senator Salisbury, with most
q liant bow to the lady who had spoken
to him.
THE FATAL FRoCK COAT.
Whi'e Mr.. Hoffman of the Law Lii
brary at the Capitol was at SARATOGA,
he fell victim to the strict rules gov.
erning dress at the hops at the Grand
Union Hotel. Not knowing that he
must wear dress suit, he stepped in
side the ball room door to speak to q
WASHINGTON lady, who was Just across
the threshold. While they were busily
talking the vigilant attendant Mt the
door sped Mr.. lIoirman's frock coat
and politely, but firmly, insisted upon
his retiring rs his clothes did not com
ply with the regulations and, Of course
our Law Librarian withdrew promptly
But the idea OF his being turncd ont Of
u Saratoga ball room!
OLD FOLKS FLIRrATI)Ns.
1t has been remarked that tho
most noticeable llrtations at Slratag.
this summer have been between ladies
and gentlemen long past their frs
youth more than between the really
young people, The elderly widow,
and widowers have seemed to enjoy
sparkling rs much us college students
and the school girls do, aud have ever
INDUCED in the "tintype" stage OF
spooning with truly youthful zest
One such pair were tin typed lately
when they went for drive seated ON d
high vehicle in romantic spot, o,
returning to the hotel where they wer,
living, they showed the tin type en-
Enthusiastically to friends. and were told
that no gentleman who had been sottp
typed with lady ever got the nega
live from her, but the tin.type was d
positive proof that wedding card