New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-29
FASHION AT SARATOGA.
FEATURES OF A BRILLIANT SUMMER AT
THE SPRINGS

along the big riaxzas Of the United States otci ana
the Grand Union wh,rc hundreds OF women are seated
listening to the music. One saw only inc QWc'' uh-
demonsravc Of people on tho piazras seven Gays
aco. ncoplr who had como TO Saratoga at that time
"to get ahead of tho crowd TO enjoy village life ana
ITS serenity All ones ideas about Saraoga's being
place of cxtrlvagant dress and ls'sh display OF
icwery were upset by tho plain garb OF the hotel
guests and no diamonds. rbics nor sapphrcs wcro IN
sight Even the handsome carriages that one saw
passing along Broadway, and the very footmen' were
scantiy decorated as though effort had been madc
TO avoid display.
Now tire goldfish arc here. They came swimming
along in mighty current of the travel that set in from
tho Atlantic scaboard and from the West carly 'his
week Tho palace attached TO trains were nuiu-
Piled in numbers there was mountain Oh sara'ub"
trunks at the station after every train arf1Veh' u"
number OF pretty maids and of gogconsy dressed ioo'
men and coachmcn suddenly increased anu
there was baze OF diamonds by night on the hotel
piaxzas. Before that Saratoga had scemca ra'hcr
empty. and there complaints from the ho'ci
propr,etos that tn. cold snap was keeping pcopic
away But the numerous arrivals OF ms wen
have changed the appearance OF the place Aae'o
is always throng now in that noble thofough'are,
Brocdwav which broad ana straight and archeu
with magnificent Gins through the heart OF
sarstofa a New Yorker as he gets ,o'uHo anu
tramplcd upon, can almost feel at home
The families that come to Saratoga yearly VIII
notice few pnov atoms this year. People perhaps
are getting too lazy to walk TO the noted sprhg> ''
bubble up In the little valley, or TO take oaIia9o
and 90 10 those springs which can be 1ouhu "l'hih
q fcy m!os of III. place: and the discovery Of Urls
ntercs sting fact has led to of these nnoNatlohs
Nine or ten Of the principal spring proprctors
haze l~ascd stores in Broadway, placed In them HUI,
tables and The apparatus for keeping the spring water
cold and now sell the waters in which they arc
sevcrally interested By the glass or by int oo'tle
Tho windows of thes, cstabs hmcnts arc also hiicu
with bottles containing the waters OF the springs
Thus the springs brought as 1t were 10 inc NofS
doors of the hotels in Broadway all ho'cls ucs'ro"
of social standing fronting that street 20 NUM-
crou, gre these spring water establishments ana 50
well patronlzcd they in tho evenings 'ha' 'ho
summer Inhabitants OF Saratoga may be SAID 10 Do
engaged at present in 2 mineral water dcbauoh' Ihc
Nationsl p.ohlbit,on Committee should have photo
graphs taten of tho place and distributed as cahpa's"
documents.
O,e notices also a g,ca. growth OF the brics-brso
stores In size and number. Saratoga s, indeed a
strange place with Its mXtGrc OF village stores "hci0
one can buy anything from gallon OF kerosene oil ~
pound Of ten penny nails. and oil stores ""7'o "'
slchts,cr lool. upon artistic jowciry from lisN tn'
finest Of bohemian glass ware, japanese bronze "orA
and a ucturc from the Paris salon Of this year Inc
soutscrn end Of broadway is fairly lcd with stores
TO. The sale o, Japanc>c gcos, fine glassware COSTLY
icwcry handsome books and etchings and eneraVIngs
The rich woman living hero Linus rccIu i IN
largely i'm these cslabs mCnis, in cX AM ng anu IN
5uying th- artistic objects which they exhibit ior SAFE
Jdse the SIMMER visitor these brio an.ac Stores are
traveller hero from Boston. Ncw-iork, Washington
Philadelphia ard Chicago, and when the rich depart
homcward they also will return
There is little building of brch in Broadway on
the s,opc OF tho hill hat mounts to the windsor
Hotel and one above its doorway the precntlo"s
title: saratos- Gallery OF Fine Ats But tho paintings
TINT once /, i, SAID adorned this building have dsap
reared and some japanese have taken possession oil
the structure and have converted 1t into japanese
factory Of artistic atlccs, 1h,r, Is large srass5 n,9
abo. the bailn- which thu japanese have sur ouhu u
with a japanese fencc oi bamboo or some other ma
tcal ard soon it Is sad there Will he japanese gar
der ready for hc Inspection OF the foreign devils
Many japanese flags holi above tho building and on
poseS surrounding IT, givin- II decidedly gay appear
ancc racarA before IN, badIns gives inforniat on
TO the wayiarcr OF tho business pursued wthin the
house HE p.acarI has upon us face the tuowhS
,noco 81 Of japanese English: From : TO 10 D. m.
the lrt,c 10, an gives an inlcrcsn- exhibition hitherto
known as the japanese village. Japanese aruS'S anu
artisans pursuing in plain of the visitors varied
and interesting works.
The race, have brought here largo number OF
pcoplc interested in sport The racing track on the
each side of t!, village and about half mile distant
is reached by wide and wcll-carcd for road. Inc
ror,c l., in splendid coalition MANI OF the crlcb aec
stables Of the country arc represented ana inc , az
lneND The hotels have received many orocrS LOT
rooms in advance from people who desire 10 be mere
propro.ors the Saratoga season doesn't realy OPT
until the racn: tGen' cn al inc n0,e ana Is t 90
a, 10 attend the races These begin a II 80 a. m,
ana alc tales late breakfast and then is of the
races Then follows late dinner IN the c'cLlns mr.
are the hops, the social parties and the piazza COLI
ccTts.
Ncv.yorscrs never brar much about their drinking
water: they arc not proud of their Croton And thcY
are cautious about drinking the water OF other Cities
met a delegate to tho Democratic National Convcn-
ton at St Louis. Who said 10 me: NV wife. when 1
left bone said iha; she had heard mat IL was
dangerous drink tho water of The Mslssppi hiSoI
which they in ST Louis tod hcr hat @oiun
touch a droD of i;-and haven't But mere Is ono
man in Saratoga who docs love the wafer OIL NC
ffopOs There. right among INC crvsi3l spt".1: AZ.
viii lave H. This patriotic New-forker Is Naiu
Mcscr Any one passing b hrar hox MS looking I from
IT'S shane though it contained ar6 % Scos ne soc
what ostcn' aious Inscription In large lcuefs: Cio
ton water
The number OF travellers passing through Saratoga
on their wa 10 the Adirondack Mountains and Lake
ChamDla.n resorts IS unusually large Smith NJ.
Weed president Of the Chatcaugay Railway Company
sas that the extension Of that road TO saranac LAKE.
I'm the heart Of the Adirondach., has drawn to Lake
PLACID sayanac Lake and other Adirondack places
many hundreds of people. and he is highly pleased
with the business Of his road The Adirondack Rail
way running 10 North Creek at the headvaters OF The
Hudson River. the route 10 the Blue Mountain REGION
IS also doing a big business. The boats upon Lake
George and Lake Champlfn show that their BUSINESS
TOO. IS highly satisfactory: flom whal INC rslhuao
and steamboat superintendent say ono would lnlct
that summer travel this Is exceedingly heavy ana
that thousands of people a. making JOURNEYS about
fbc country. There is disposition on the mart OF
many travellers to make only a few DAYS sfay IN cach
place. the chcaD railway excursion iiches nahlng
possible travel about more from place to place IMAM
in former All the railroads running into sara
toga have put on extra trains this wear ana people
can travel much moro conveniently. The Delawarc
and Hudson Railway runs excursion trains for people
In Albany and Troy Who desire to attend nc races
and already It evident that this Will attract hun
dro9s daily 10 Saratoga
The yachting party which had among its members
Governor H.il, Robert G. Ingerso and Henry Wat
tcIsOn must have been folly one, from reports
which reach here. Nj Watterson in merry
mood and entertained his companions greatly. ono
day he said "A speaker should always consider
carefully the points OF speech he is about TO make
or he will be apt 70 fall into Just such pit as did
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