Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-13
At One of Amer1cass Most Famous
 Watering Places.

At One of Amer1ca's Most Famous
 Watering Places.
 SARATOGA STRINGS, May 12.-After twelve consecutive weeks of splendid sleighing at Saratoga winter has passed away and spring has arrived; clothing the beautiful lawns and extensive fields with their wonted verdure, studded here and there with numberless violets and it's grand array of early Towering bulbs. The art istic gardener is on every side busy spad
 ing, raking and putting his grounds in or der tor the approaching summertime. The various hotels are receiving their share of attention, both out and inside decorations and renovatiens. New plans and profuse ideas are being consunmated to the better accommodations of the numerous patronage which will in a short time begin to ex- hibit itself. One decided innovation that has just leaked out from the Windsor ho- tel is their plan to be inauguratedt this sum- mer, of serving 6 o'clock dinners to orches- tral music. It has been frequently com mented on, that the usual custom of midday dinners is to many quite distaste- full, especially is it SO with those who at tend the races, or wish to spend consider able of the middle of the day at the springs, on the lake or enjoying their va
 rious drives and thus put the heaviest re- past where it belongs, at the close of the day. At any rate the experiment at the Windsor will be looked forward to with much interest by other hotel landlords.
 There will be Emusic in the air' at Sara toga the coming season. for some of the most noted orchestras have already been engaged by the leading hotel and in the park. At the Clarendon hotels very popular orchestra has been engaged and many new features will be in %,-DI t,x,1 ory to mako it unusually pleasant and at tractive to their numerous guests. The various mineral springs are receiving due attention and will be prepared to furnish copious supplies of their refresning and
 health giving waters. The Hathorn spring water has after years of use become the most popular and really health-restoring water in Saratoga; in fact, many eminent physicians claim that as all-the year around mineral water there is none | other equal on the continent, for its health restoring properties to diseased mankind; especially true is it in
 the punishment of rheumatic, kidney and
 stomach difficulties. It will perhaps be interesting to New Haven people who in tend visiting Saratoga this season to learn
 that an abundant crop of ice has been har- vested during the winter. The ice is l twenty two inches thick, pure, solid and
 as clear as crystals. At the race grounds, | tennis courses are to be laid out, and 8 tournament under the auspicies of the Sar- 1 atogo Athletic association is announced.
 The racing season of 1891 at the track is to
 be exceptionally brilliant. The summer
 season at Mount McGregor will be quite
 aaha1 b1ant on stTange tha nonDtaa t0 say the l the past winter has been quite mild :, showing steadily rise of 10' to 150 over l the valley below. The Grant cottage has | been taken care of this winter by Comrade Clarke and his wife. The hotel near by
 will be open early in the season and the mountain railroad will be running at con-
 venient hours each day. At Woodlawn
 the grounds are being put in excellent I trim. Its many miles of well kept drive
 ways will be open to visitors through the summer, and the various cottages of Judge Hilton will be occupied as usual; in fact, | three of the mansions have been open and occupied by the Hiltons most of the winter 1 months. B.