Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-12
HIGH LIFE AT SARATOGA.
Why Dab" Thinks 1t the Most Alb
sOlutely Vulgar Place in
the World.
Where Gold Makes Homely Girls
Pretty and Badly-bred Women
FaShiOnable-A Sara
tOga Ball.

Of all places in the world Saratoga i
the most absolutely Vulgar. You can call il
nothing else. The stamp of the gold coin
makes ordinary girls pretty, badly-bred
women fashionable and men who wouldn 7
be spoken to outside of a bar-room in New
York given the entree. At ball the
woman whose diamonds are the biggest is
quoted as distinguished and the girl whose
frock is the most bizarre is described as
the belle. should never be surprised at
any otfense against good taste committed
here, for it just question of how much
money, how many diamonds and how
many frocks A complimentary writer
called 1t the Monaco Of America and
think If the powers that be in the smallest
kingdom in the world should hear of this
insult to their principally they would
come and rae Saratoga to the ground.
Monaco, Unframed in flowers, made joyful
by the soft sea air, has about Its gambling
a halo Of romance. Saratoga, glaring hot
and dusty, has about it no romance what
ever and its gambling is of the sort that
means an eager grasp for the almighty
dollar, while its coat Of arms ought to be
! three balls.
The women? Well, the many are loud
and badly dressed The few are quiet in
manner, elegant in gown and equipage.
The water? The less said about the
water the better, for no matter how much
can be quoted in favor of its after effect,
there Is nothing that gives one so entirely
the taste of one hereafter as does the
compound Of match stems and licorice
water that is pronounced so healthy
The balls are balls in the most pro-
nounced sense Of the word they do not
suggest chat on a quiet corner of the yard
there could be written Dancing, OF
Cotillon at II o'clock, but they Just
suggest bals-balls where the dancing i,
! furious, and the gentlemen who wear cos
tune de rigueur find it costume de rigor, as
most of them pronounce it. After each
! dance they wipe the Precipitation off their
faces and feel that they have earned what
ever there is to eat OF drink
WHERE DIAMONDS ARE At A PREMIUM.
The girls are attired in gowns that out
rival Joseph's coat of many colors, and
| you can not but be amazed at the number
! of diamond necklaces that abound. True,
| 1t wOuldn' do to examine them closely if
you are Judge of stones. and such a
thing as their not matching in size and
color doesn seem to be considered. but
they must be big-big before everything
! else, and worn as often as possible Soil
talre earrings, brooch of diamonds and a
pair of diamond bracelets form quiet
get-up in jewelry in the morning. And
when you look at the women who so
offend against all the laws Of good taste,
| You wonder if they are like their dia-
monds-otf color
MRS. HICKs-LoRD 5 CHARITIES.
Among the ladies of the old regime.
| the gentlewomen who remembered the time
when gallantry was the vogue and cour-
! tesv was counted of more value than cos
TUNES, is Mrs. Hicks-Lord. Wherever she
goess he would by her digni6ed manner
and fine presence attract attention, but
/ here she seems all the whittier because Of
the decided contrast afforded ] was
amused at something a man said to he
which shows that after all men are good
! judges Of womenS clothes. said he;
Mrs. Lord could never be anything else
but lady. How do know? Because ]
have been near enough to her TO see that
her velyets and silks are of the richest
! quality, her lace, even if it only be a little
! bit, is of the finest and that whatever
| jewelry she wears is perfect in shape and
color; and really don't believe she ever
wears all she possesses. | laughed at his
Judgment and agreed with him, for
knew it was true. And then told him a
little about this gentlewoman,
WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN A ROMANCE.
and whose kindnesses are so many and SC
we'll considered Generous to her church
she is also generous to many Of hei
! friends who, having no riches suffer the
woes of genteei poverty. and more thar
tins she Is curlously enough for fashion.
able woman, perfectly au fait regarding
the Joys or woes Of all the people Of nel
house. When the holiday times come She
looks after the workers in her household
and at the great dinner table set in the
servants dining-room eyerybody's wifi,
and child Is present and there is not
little voice asking for the drumstick thai
does not get it. She doesn't forget thu
guards at her gate and the weary night.
when her house is watched are amply
compensated for. Now that's what ! cal
doing good with your money and wheI
the old butler stands up and drinks IT,
the health of Mrs. Lord and God bles
her," at the Thanksgiving dinner i
seems to me she must feel after all how
good it is to have wealth and how good i
is to spend it.
WHERE ROMANCE WAS AND REALLY rs
The oldtimers ten of romances counecte,
with Saratoga and then sigh thatit Is mo-
as it used to be- They regret the day
when the Southern gentry used 10 come on
for the waters and sigh over the fact tina
anybody can get there nowadays X is al
exaggerated weighing machine You drol
your nickel in the sl0t-a gold-washe,
nlckel-aud then it is announced eXactl
what your weight Is from the golden stand
point by the gos,ips round about. Tn
days Of romance have gone by and those O
reality are here About the last Of TIN
stories is that 81 Cammack and the lowell
girl whom he married. He met her here
and her sweetness Of face. of voice and d
, manner charmed even the man who foun,
i his greatest delight in making money. ant
he determined that the beauteous mai
should be his bride Evidently she had ~
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