Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-15
LIFE AT SARATOGA.

LIFE AT SARATOGA.
A Grand scene OF Gayety, Beauty ana
Fashion - The CITY Filled with
Guests-Brilliant Hops and Brilliant
Displays of Rich Costumes - New
Haveners at the Great watering
Place.
SARATOGA, Aug. 14.-Although the season
at this noted resort has been unusually back
ward, owing largely to the very unfavorable
weather during the past few weeks OF rain
and chilly atmosphere, a great change,
has taken place within the past ten
daye. The sun shines brightly, the mud has
dried up and hundreds of people are now
Aocking here from every direction. The
Thermometer ranges from GO to 80 degrees.
The streets and broad avenues are daily
thronged with pedestrians, and innumerable
teams of every description from the ordinary
village dog cart to the gaily liveried rig OF
the upper tendoms of our larger cities.
Everybody Is bent on enjoying themselves as
far a. nature and good fortune gives them
| the opportunity so to do. The hotels are be-
ginning to be we'll Allied with guests; enter-
tainments of various kinds, which are very
liberal In their appointments, are well pat
ronized, especially the regular weekly hops
l at several Of the hotel ball rooms which are
| thropged with the most fashionable and gsily
| attired ladies' and their attendants, repre-
senting the wealth and beauty of the land.
The ball room at the United States Hotel
was crowded to such an extent last Saturday
evening as to be really uncomfortable. The
Columbian and Clarendon Hotels were ex-
ceedingly brilliant. At the Kensington the
hop was given on the piazza and was as en-
joyable as 1t was novel. At the Everett
House last evening the hop was very brill
liant affair. Many there present were among
the bellies Of Saratoga, whose beauty and
richly attired forms were the admiration of
the large company present, as we'll as the
pride of their mammas and papas who 30
lavishly ruffied and festooned these their pet
heiresses.
Among some of the most noticeable were:
Miss Eta Lee, lovely blonde, fairy-like at
tired in an imported costume of pink silk,
with an overdress of silk tulle.
Miss Grace Pratt wore very attractive
costume of white and blue silk, embellished
with fine silk laces, pearl ornaments.
Miss Cecilia Hope Of Jersey City looked
charmingly In rich ball costume of white
point d'esprit lace, diamond ornaments.
brunette, was richly attired in blue silk
gauze over q petticoat Of blue-corded silk,
bodice ornamented with La France roses,
diamond ornaments.
The balance of the season in Saratog
will abound in hop receptions, excursions,
etc not emitting 1.-The Garden party which
is to be given on the park of the Grand Un-
ion hotel the latter part of this month and
which, it is said, will be the grandest affair
and contracted on a more liberal scale than
any heretofore given at this famous hotel.
Among the various pastimes so much in
vogue ia that of riding out on the park
and avenues which are so abundant here.
Broadway and Union avenue are to Saratoga
just what Central Park Ia to New York az a
driving park. The pomp and splendor of |
the many stylish teams may be seen ON this
driveway every afternoon from three to !
six O'Clock. Among the many noticeable |
equipages will be seen that of Ex.Govern-
or James Il. English and lady in their vic-
toria drawn by his stylish pair of blooded
bays as. they, every afternoon, are driven
down the avenue to the lake A cross
to a light road wagon owned ,by
Mr.. George P. Ide, arc also in line, and his |
daughter drives light sorrel attached to .
village cart.
A very snowy team is that of II. B. Minis.
1t IL ver-mounted oabriolet drawn by |
pair of roam horses fifteen hands high. They
make good time down the avenue Mrs. Joseph
W. Fuller has a pair of heavy bay ponies,
which she drives before landau. Her pretty
daughter drives pair of bays before Vic
toria. George B. Cluett of Troy has fine
rig consisting of pair of heavy bays and |
two seated canopy. top Surrey. Daniel w. |
Coon snaps his whip over pair of light bay !
Morris Gross and lady take friaspa-Lc oupe.
in stylish phaetorL: .Naii. re'4uent air ings
of coal blacksndr~urawn by heavy pair
!iera pnt 4ns. The several private and pub
40 tally hos, each drawn by six fine horses,
attract attention as they follow In the van
every afternoon down Broadway and the ave. |
nues. Quite large number of ladies from |
New York and elsewhere drive fine rigs.
some of their horses are very stylish, fast
rioters and require experts to handle them,
but the ladies seem to be master of the situa-
ton on the road every time.
On Monday an estimate was made by a
newspaper man who canvassed the hotels
etc., here and he calculated the number of
visitors here IS, 900, added to this number
there are ], 800 who are employed in various
to feed and take care of these
guests making quite an army of non resi- |
dents here, and with weeks time or about
the nth inst, Saratoga season will be at its
heighth and this number will be very largely
increased.
The southbound mail left here last Sunday
night with 5,06S letters and postal cards,
said to be the largest ever made up here,
''straws show which way the wind blows"
The various mineral springs are largely |
patronizsd, and many are the aches and
pains said to be relieved by their judioious
use. The Hathorn spring, which has been
the peoples favorite 30 many years, seems to
be the one most thought of and largely
patronixed at the present time. 1t does not
seem to have lost any of its vigor and effec.
tiveness, and still spouts high up In the
chrystal globes day In and day out without
cessation, and the beautiful pavilion, where
Its waters 30 freely flow, are patronized from
early morn until late at night by q surgipg
crowd. While some of the mineral waters
here seem TO have grown fiat, insipid and life
lees, the Hathorn still contains its same
vitality and usefulness.
Last Sunday was remarkably fine day,
and the various sanctuaries were very largely
AT the Methodist church on Washington
street Bishop J. Z. Newman, General Grants
old pastor, preached very interesting ser
mon, taking for his subject "Consolation;"
text Zachariah, 14th chapter, 7th verse; "At
the evening" time IL shall be light" Among
other things the bishop said "That the
time must come when science shall advance
and the people will bo educated TO know that
what we call force will be recognized ~ the /
law OF the divine ruler, and when that better
state Of humanity shall come you and will |
not be afraid TO state that gravitation IL God.
"Revolution In ono Of the ordinances OF high
heaven. lie II n stupid student Of history
who cannot read IN the present signs OF the /
times that n crisis In coming on this republic /
10 preserve 20 the future ths integrity Of /
American citizenship. Old men may not /
live ~ noe u, but young mon should rernein-
her when that crisis comes that there shall /
be light at sven.tide"
II 10 n sad fact that 40 uod deals IN extrsm. |
tiles 40 hs deals In ninorities. Only two cut |
Of tho many Thousands who went out Of Egypt |
found their place IN thu promised land. III |
y sad fact that when parties IN politics got 10 |
have majority they become corrupt
The sermon was listened 10 with the closest |
attention by u very large audience; many who |
came could not find standing room.
Postmaster John Wanamaker held forth In
the Young Mems Christian association rooms
at 4 o'clock. Although 1t was kept still rs
possible that he would be there 10 leaked out |
and the hall WAS crowded. DR.. Chester of
Warrington was the first speaker, after which |
Mr.. Wanamaker spoke az follows;
He did not come to talk, he said. He
thought 1t was a beautiful thing for men to
get together socially as on the present occa-
sion. He was of the opinion that God in
tended that his children should have q
good time In this world. OF course we're
not all to command Cunard steamers nor
edit newspapers, but we each have some
thing to do. You put me In mind of an old