The Washington times., 1894-07-22
SARATOGA AT ITS BEST.
That Is to Say, the High Flyers Are There
and the Great Clubhouse Is Open.

That Is to Say, the High Flyers Arc There
and the Great Clubhouse Is Open.
SARATOGA, July 2L-The proposition came
from a middle-aged man-a dres,y middle.
aged man-wish ample waist band, clean
shaved jaws Of ruddy hue, eyes that were
slightly pulled on either lid, . mustache iron
gray on the ends and rrihs yellow over the
mouth, and with bald spot under his pearl
gray high hat.
Now" said he. thrustins his pudsy
thumbs in his vest, "lets have q quiet Sun.
day."
mo nicer way 10 spend dull day than
right in here, replied an elderly beau whose
eyeglasses rested on the point Of his noss
and whose raiment-shoes of patent leather,
light ribbed silk, coat, hat, gloves and red
rose-was in keeping with his air of easy
elegance.
An indorsing nod came from a youth who
affected the ''blood," 4" and who was making
imaginary caroms with his cane as a cue, and
and the knob on the top of a broad armed
piazza rocker as object ball. The trio, with
wearied stride, passed down the broad corri-
dor, bowling in unison to those whom they
knew in the group of richly gowned young
women with pious mien and prayer books,
and stopping suddenly at door of private
room on the right, walked in after one knock.
To do what?
To match silver dollars for quart bottles
and to keep trim young man in a very short,
very white and very much starched duck
coat, whom they called here "Billv." busy
with corkscrew and napkin. The church
bells were ringing when they began. and dur
ing the two hours of prayer, organ peal, choir
chant and sermon they palmed the coin, COM
planned that the wine wasn't properly trapped,
lorre had nd cd pf her vii
This little mention of quiet Sunday in one
priva,e room in one hotel needs but the ap-
plication of the rule of multiplication to
present something OF an idea of the same
quiet Sunday in other private rooms in other
hotels.
chains and rumbling wheels come the turn
outs-n two alike. In this landau. driving
leisurely as il to to escape the breeze that
might be famed by livelier motion. rides one
OF the potential princes of the southern iron
industry. aged and inflrm-
And. as if in contrast OF both locality and
physique. the ve.y next personality in the
sweeping procession OF Summer idlers is a
six-foot millionaire miller from the North
west, who more than once has purchased the
greater part of 500 miles OF Dakota wheat be-
fore it had changed from spears OF green into
grain for the reaper. Then banker from
the metropolis, with his wife and daughter
udck IN SuIuultl slihS. duu tucu .
lawyer and merchant, and others by dozens,
scores, hundreds.
The great hotels are all full and so are the
adjoining cottages that face the band inclos-
ures. The small hotels have caught a goodly
overflow. From Hilton Park or North Broad
way, with its pretty drives, stretches of wood
land and blankets OF green, to Seney park at
the other end of town the mansions of the
Summer visitors are, with few exceptions,
open. After the adjournment Of Congress
some of the Washington fashionables are ex-
pected The list includes not less than six
Senators. a dozen Congressman, and not
few known to the elevated plane of depart
mental life.
The clubhouse is the Mecca Of greater
number OF people than ever before. The
Saratoga clubhousei What memories Of John
Morrisseyl What nights at the green table!
What fortunes won and lost ''Al" Spencer
is DO longer one of its owners. The magniH-
cent establishment, looking more like the
mansion OF a nabob than a gambling house
with all its tables, fittings, and characteristic
ct ceteras, has passed into the hands of r. A.
Garfield, New Yorker. OF course. W..