New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
IN BEAUTIFUL SARATOGA.
ATTRACTIONS OF A FAMOUS PLEASURE
RESORT.

IT'S CURATIVE WATERS. ITS SPLENDID HOTELS
AND IT'S BRILLIANT THRoNG OF GUESTS
rhousanas OF ueople from the various parts
OF the United States will spend the summer IN
places which have never been thought OF in con-
rection with summer vacation. ChcKamauga
TAMPA Mobile and unattractive places on the
,sand OF Cuba have already received hosts OF
guests and others are speeding toward more
distant and warmer places six thousahd inIeS
west Of Uncle Sans most western larh pu'
d.snite this great exodus of the men who re-
sponded 20 the Nations call ana despite the
fact that war has changed the aspect OF 'he
country and produced martial strains "he'@
dance music was heard only short Time ago
,ho houees in the fashionable district which are
usually closed in the summer months sho" tine
same signs OF dcsertlon this year as IN seasons
mast War or NJ war; certain part OF 'ho
nonulation must have its vacation am go some
,shere away from the metropolitan atmosphere
NTH i,s hot streets ana its perpetual din. which
fasc,natcs and attracts the stranger. Those peo-
nile who have their country homes IN nearby
,iaces were the first TO pack up and leave the
city. Then came that other larger class whose
country homes further away from '""ii
But even they have gone to their summer hoi"o'
and have left great blocks OF stately houses emp
80 with doors and windows sealed. But these de-
sertions from the metropolis form only sinai'
part Of the class which goes away to spehu inc
summer and those who have neither "ed'"S
villa nor a PARKWAY cottage VINO pelons ~ hoiic
.. the NeN-York colonies in the Catskills
Adtrondacks or White Mountains. at Newport
Long Branch Saratoga or Lenox-those people
who must go away. but have no positive plans
FOR the season. are now debating the question:
uurbaro shall we sDe0d vacation
Tbere has always been an abundance or places
from which the New Yorker might select his
vacation home. transportation fac'hues "a'e
been favorable and the rates OF the various
hotels have been kept low by compeu'oh 80
that there was little difficulty in finding suit
able pace But IT seems that. despite the war
the cry OF hard times and the predictions as 10
q au,, summer season. the vacation attractions
have been increased on all sides ana the ma"
In search Of summer home must De hdiu |"
nlaase who cannot be accommodated this season
Travel to Europe viii he less than IL WAS inN'
wear. and American resorts will profit ny 'he
change ,...,.oa
Among the Interchangeable Of the United
States Saratoga is the best known not only De-
cameo Of its curative waters. which were discoN-
cred and used by the Indians long before the
whites learned to appreciate them; not Only oe
cause Of the charming situation OF the place
upon the last mountain OF the Eastern spur Oh
the Adirondack Range but because 10 'hese
natural advantages man has contributed an I'M
por.ant factor in the way of masninceh' no'eiS'
good roads. delightful drives and parks ana 'he
combination Of all these has made saratoga d
favorite resort and one which seems TO gro"
in importance every year.
When the place was known as Hillside of the
Great River" the Indians came there to drink
Of the healing waters. There they restored 'he'r
i,val,ds To good health and amused themselves
in the mean time with games and merrymakihs'
and those who were thrifty embraced the oppor-
tunity 10 turn an honest bead in barter. When
the white people came TO take the place OF 'he
Indian they followed in his path and carried
our the scheme begun by the savages Ihose
who were i'll drank the waters. and those VINO
came because of the beautiful country. the de-
lghtful climate and the healthful SITUATION OF
the place found ways 10 amuse themselves
Gradually the visitors in search OF pleasure out
numbered those who came for their health. ana
modest hotels had to be enlarged new places OF
entertainment had TO he built. drives gardens
parks and other attractive features had to be
constructed and presently modest little Saratoga
became a well-built. beautifully laid out village
equal in point IF architectural beauty to many OF
the famous European resorts, and superior TO
any In this country.
Its patrons came from all parts of the Union.
end from Mexico Cuba and South America.
People who came to the United States from Eu-
rope considered their trip incomplete If II ala
not include a journey up the Hudson and to
Saratoga. The best people and the largest
merchants. bankers and manufacturers could be
found in Saratoga during the months OF July
and August. and In the drawlnG-rooms OF the
large hotels one could see the flower Of American
society. while the porches Of the same buildings
and the quiet hooks in the parks and gardens OF
the place were tie meeting places Of political
leaders who shaped the course Of the ship OF
state from the Spa.
FAVORITE RESORT.
Saratoga at that time the favorite sum-
mer resort Of tie best class OF American tour
lists because despite its attractive features in
the way OF music. hops. elaborate entertain
ments and sumptuous hospitality. ii was quiet
and bore the unmistakable stamp Of refinement
II was this that caused many people 10 erect
handsome houses in the place and encouraged
the owners Of the hotels 10 continue to add 10
the size OF the establishments and to improve
them every season. Rival places made vain eff
forts 10 lure the Saratoga guests from the spring
village The waters. the location or the place
and the hotels were proof against the rival
places and Saratoga continued TO grow In size
and in popularity. Saratoga was at the zenith OF
its glory when IL so unfortunate as 10 be-
come popular with the people who had 'nothing
but money" They swooped down upon the place
crowded its hotels. changed the complexion OF Its
population and The tone Of the society Men and
women who had come TO the place for years re-
manned away because Of the new conditions
The moral atmosphere became tainted, ana
many people TO whom season in Saratoga had
become an absolute necessity feared that the
place would never regain its old and dehghtful