Smyrna times., 1890-08-06
The Trip of the Peninsula
Editors.
THE MANY OBJECTS OF INTEREST.

saratoga, could give only fractional
part of the weeks outing. The fol-
lowing from the correspondents of
other papers will give some idea of the
many interesting things that came
under observation.
The display of wealth here is
probably not exceeded in any place in
the cOuntry and it seems to be the
one sine qua non insisted upon. The
largest three hotels here are the Grand
Union, United States and Congress
Hall, all of them very near together
The first one will probably a9cOmmo-
date more guests than any other single
hotel in the country. It's capacity is
put down at 1900. The rates at this
hotel are not particularly modest, in
deed they soar quite ambitiously from
So per day, the lowest, to $50 per day,
and even more in some cases. The
United States hotel is not far behind
this either in its rates or its capacity.
Congress Hall is much smaller, ac-
cOmmodating only 1000 guests. All
of them are very we'll filled, while the
myriad of smaller hotels and boarding
cottages over the city are also more or
less crowded. The Columbian, where
the editorial party quartered, is Oppo-
site Congress Park and on the main
thorOughfare, and from its broad and
high columned piazzas can be seen an
almost endless procession of brilliant
equipages, both public and private.
During Monday the party took few
hours trip up to Mt. McGregor, made
immortal in being the death place of
General Grant. No one thinks ofcom-
ing to Saratoga without making a pil.
grimage to this point. The Grant cot.
tage is an unpretentiOns one indeed
and stands in heavy clump of trees
on the mountains, the interior remain
ing just about as it was at the gener-
al's death. The bed where he died is
shown; also the chair and table where
he did his last writing. The house is
full of mementoes and floral emblems
and wreaths associated with his death
and the time spent here was exceed.
ingly interesting. From this mountain
a commanding and beautiful view was
obtained of the surrounding country
for forty or fifty miles around, the ho-
rizOn on all sides being bordered by
peaks of the Green Mountains of Yer.
mont and the Catskills.
ION Monday night the editorial
party enjoyed the rarest treat of the
trip. This was an invitation from the
Grand Union Hotel to attend it's great
garden party, the first one of the year
1t was probably the most beautiful
brilliant and gorgeous spectacle which
the members of the party had ever
witnessed. The open air court of this
hotel covers almost four acres and il
was veritable "blaze of glory" There
were arc lights, gas lights and Chinese
lanterns without end. The latter were
arranged in the most fantastic group.
and festOOns from the trees and every
conceivable point. In the middle was
a great pavilion decorated most elab
orately with bunting, streamers, i'm
mense open fans and the flags of al
nations. Here full orchestra PLAYED
the most ravishing dance music all the
evening and here over thousand per
sons engaged in the gay, rapturoul
whirl. Evening dress for both ladie!
and gentlemen were indispensable and
and tie gowns of the ladies were sale
to be the finest and richest ever dis
played even at Saratoga. Several O
the younger members of the editoria
party who were thoughtful enough t.
bring along their evening costumes
occupied the dancing floor, danced
most of the evening to their heart
content aud Knocked elbows will
some of the richest and most fashion
able society people of the land. Prob
ably 10000 persons were in the court
most all being in evening dress. Th,
whole scene was one of indescribabl,
beauty and one that will not soon b,
forgotten by anyone who witnessed il
"The whole OfTuesday was taken vi
with the lake Champlain and lax
George trip. Taking the Delaware an,
Hudson Railroad at Saratoga, W
travelled nearly north sixty odd mile
to TicOnderOga, and thence to BALDWIN
a few miles further, where we took th
steamer for the whole length of lax
George. The train ride takes us
good distance down the shore of lax
Champlain. The scenery along thi
lake is picturesque but it will not CON
pare with that along lake Georg,
Champlaiu has its memory of Ticonde
rOga and its famous naval battle, bu
George has higher mountains and NOR
wildly beautiful scenery. LAX
George empties into lake Champlai
and is onlya few miles West of it hu
it is 200 feet higher.
"The ride up lake George on tn
steamer is truly delightful. The lax
is thirty miles long and four miles wild
at its widest point. It's waters al
clear and sparkling. 1t is hemmed i
by mountains of rarest beauty, enc
the highest of which rises more tha
two thousand feet above the level
the lake. Beautiful Islands dot th
lake in many places, and on many
them may be seen the snug tents
parties camping out. Numerous co
tages and hotels also dot its shore
Among the largest of the latter is tn
Sycamore, which is as beautiful as it
large, and which occupies spot moi
beautiful still. 1t is impossible to de
cribe ride up lake George, with II
bold mountains, beautiful villas, lovel
islands, green verdure contrastin
with bare and towering rocks.
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been arrested for the fourth time +,
beating his aged mother, thePhilade
phia Ledger says 'Delaware's whi