Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-07-26
LIFE AT SARATOGA.
Drinks and DrIVes-Piazza Talk-HoH to EcOn0.
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One need neither live nor dress ex-
travagantly to have a .'good time"
at Saratoga, since IN no other place are
there so many pleasures provided at
very small cost. The town is made up
of small hotels and large boarding
| houses, where one can be comfortable
at moderate prices, particularly if re-
naming for September, which many
think the best month of all. Cheap
amusements are everywhere. One can
see the crowds by walking in front of
the great hotels; any one can 90 on
their front piazzas or in their grandly
upholstered parlors, while small
amount of influence will secure admis-
sion to the concerts given on the piaz-
zas overlooking their c0urtyards. Yet,
why sue for admission there when bet
ter music IS given ct early morning,
afternoon and evening il the beautiful
Congress Park. Single, tickets 10 cents
but large Communication for season pack
/ ages-drinks of water gratis, for two
noted springs are. within its limits.
| GRowLs
have been many, it is true, since the
tive-cent rule went into operation at all
the near-at-hand springs, but this is
made up by the five and ten-cent drives
to the distant one. At every turn, one
meets some stage with cards of invita-
ton for the small sums Just named; q
round trip to the lake costs but fifty
cents, while everybody goes to Mt.
McGregor, where the dismal and ILL
located cottage appropriated TO Gen.
Grant reminds one Of the Peri outside
Paradise. 1t is Just cut off from the
superb view in front of the hotel, and
people are asking why he was not taken
where the sunlight glances on view
stretching ninety miles over to the
White Mountains and the breezes blow
fresh as the mid-ocean. True, the air
everywhere on this magnificent loca-
ton is good, but the summit of the
Mount is incompatible, and insensable'
must be the soul not moved by its
grand scenery.
DRESS.
To be happy, one need not bring $50
costumes, as it is said that one lady has
done Good taste is often a substitute
for money and home ingenuity can re-
place many dollars. Bonnets and gloves
can be dispensed with, parasols (Which
people must have anyhow doing duty,
while in stages the travelling hat will
answer. Then there are so many ways
of twisting and turning costumes. So
many unique and formely unheard of
cont nations, that an ingenious girl
can make three dresses look like six.
Independent basques and waists can be
worn with this skirt, now with that,
and provided with a pair of tan col
ored Newport ties and we'll chosen
parasol, she can look stylish on only
little money. Lace and drapery net
costumes are particularly susceptible of
transformation by changes of ribbons
or underdresses, and with these hints
of encouragements, let one reconsider
about the eXpensiveness of Saratoga.
ELDERLY PEOPLE.
But gray heads predominant by a
large majority, and children and nurses,
the terror of summer hotels, are con-
spicuously absent. Grandmothers who
do not talk baby talk are, however, as
impossible as grandfathers who
neglect politics. But returning TO
economical dress, let me add that a
genteel outfit to the elderly, means
three or four nice quality dark dresses,
black being preferable, because one
does not tire of it, while touches of color
can be had in accessories. For
them, hints as to the parasol doing
duty for bonnet, will apply with equal
propriety.
Lucy CARTER