Connecticut western news., 1891-07-30
A TRIP TO SARATOGA.

A party of four from West Cornwalt joined the popular excursion to Saratoga on Monday the 20th Inst, reaching there about five o'clock, with four we'll filled cars. Through the well-regulated arrangements of Mir T. E. Peck, man ager, the crowd was met at the depot by escorts who conducted each party to the various places assigned them. We were favored to convene at the quiet pleasant home of Mrs F. West, on Franklin St, who received us most cor dially as also her other guests, especially 8 lovely and interesting old lady from the Granite state who jokingly said she was bon in the year ''One" 1801. The evening was spent in attending the grand orchestral concerts and prom enades at the Grand Union and United States hotels. which are mammoth buildings and without rival in the United States, the open court of each being exquisitely charming with it's beautiful fountains, large palms, vine covered trellises and lovely foliages.
 Early Tuesday several of the famous springs were visited which gives to Sar- atoga its worldwide celebrity as g healthful. brilliant pleasure resort; like an immense open house filled with gay and wealthy guests from every part of the world enjoying continual round of amusement and recreation. At 9 a. m. we entered the beautiful Congress Spring park, in time for the morning concert. This is truly 8 most enchant- ing spot with it's tropical plants and flowers, shady walks overlooking the lake in the center of which is hand some music pavilion entWined with rare vines and bright blossoms; also the elegant structures over the Columbian and Congress springs where are, spout. .- ing high in the air, the lifeg-ivine waters. An hour later found us in the unique Pompeian Palace, complete reproduction of the House of Pansa, Roman nobleman, wildly illustrating the architecture, art, manners, domestic life and history of the doomed city Here sat, in the banquet hall, Pascal {. the renouned French artist, depicting on canvas copy of the terrible ''destruction of Pompeii." The after noon was enioyably passed by driv' to Saratoga Lake, and to Woodlawl Park, the country seat of Judge Hilton where at it's highest elevation stands hi structures half hid by the tall fores trees and beautified by wide spreadini lawns with elaborate works of art. A this point tue superb" Tally Ho Coach, drawn by six horses, sounded it's musica welcome and was an object of mucl : interest
 Early on Wednesday we were on ou , way by rail up the shores of Lak Champlain, by Fort Edward and For Ticonderoga and many other places o Revolutionary fame, to the head of Lax George where we stepped on board tn fine and commodious steamer 'H Horicon sailing down it's crystal waters, so clea that its pebbly bed can anywhere b seen. All were fascinated by the eve varying and incomparable scenery alon the most placid and picturesque inlan sheet of water on the globe. At Flo, William Henry, on it's southern shore we reluctantly left the boat for Saratogs regretting our trip of nearly 200 mile WAS, at early evening. so near it's end.
 On Thursday a. m. we took anothe drive through some of the broad ave nues for which Saratoga is noted; an the scene, north or south, was a mae nifcent ons. the lofty branches of tn noble elms interlacing each other hig in mid air forming verdant arch as W passed on to visit the celebrated Geysel vichy. Carlsbad and Kissenger spring. quafing of each of their curative water and returning in time to see the wonder
 ful picture "Ady Won" or "Genius ( America" an immense master piece ( art occupying the entire end of the in mepse ball room at the Grand Uniol Said picture cost over sixty thousan dollars. At o'clock, sharp. our happ outing party rolled out of Saratog' freighted with pleasant memories of th delightful fonr days trip to America Eairyland. c. N. Fl.