The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-22
MORE ABOUT SARATOGA.
Preparations for Reproduction of the Mardi Gras Festival.
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l Aug. 20th. 1901.
 There is one thing dead sure and that is that the number of guests to be seen here this season is much greater than in any other heretofore and Athe influx don't seem to lessen as the sun rises and sets in the beautiful village or Saratoga Every train of cars dis charges an unusual cargo of human freight coming from all directions The mountains, the sea shore the country villages, the great cities are all repre- scented by the joyous and seemingly self-contented handiwork or the great Creator, but their disappointment often l is seen depicted on the weary traVelers
 faces as they approach the hotel desk and hear the clerk announce: NO rooms" "All full" Cant find your names in our engagement DOCK, ana off they are compelled to go looking TOT other quarters. Of course just at this particular time the racing season heips to largely swell the crowd and that Is when the harvest time is at it's zenith with the hotel and boarding house | keepers. One of the b8st places 10 go to find out if you have friend or ac- | quaintance among the recent afr1ValS is at the springs in the morning; put one must go very early if he expects 10 get a seat or avoid the squeeze. It IS remarkable what early risers the people are who visit Saratoga. Seven o'clock is none too soon to find a crowd and an hour later it seems as though every one was out, In the evening it IS nearly the same routine over again; then they go to drink the particular waters that causes refreshing sleep The races are being held later in the after noon than In former years The morn ing seems to be the popular tine TOT driving and often as late as U p. m. the lake houses al the end of the boulevard are crowded There is an unusuai number of superb rigs in town thls sea son, and among them fit the rapid going automobiles in the various styles of make, The gowns of the ladies al most beggar description. Among the long line of carriages one sees many stylish trap occupied by young girls m their tailor -madesuites of white duck or peculiar designed riding habits. These young ladies are generally good whips and know quite well how to nan dle the ribbons, but if one wishes to see the very top styles attend one or the | fashionable hops or receptions gwen almost every night in the ball rooms or the States. Grand Union or some one of the other leading hotels in Saratoga. There beauty seems to be the respecter of person The elegance or the gowns made by Worth or other leaders Tn makeup of ladies apparel would aston ish many who never have attended any of the fashionable assemblies, The beautiful faces, the low cuts, the glittering diamonds the merry dane CTS. all go to make up a fairy life scene which is truly attractive and bewitch- ing almost beyond description. But one of the most entertaining and in teresting events will be the floral fete to occur in the early part of Septem- ber The affair will eclipse any ana all previous efforts in this line in sara toga. Rex of the Mardi Gras has been bidden to grace this occasion and he has accepted. Some of the most ele- gant floats appearing at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans have been pur- chased at a large sum for this grand fete. The renowned Anthony A. R.
 Bagnetto and his two sons the great est artists in this country in decoration, have been at work here since May ar ranging the structures and mountings of these massive floats The entire Rex parade of the New Orleans Mardi Gras is to he introduced here in order that the neonle of this section may gain an |idea of the magnificence of that carn1- val The festivities will be opened on Monday, September g. by the Floral ball in Convention hall which will be elaborately decorated for the occasion. This will include a spectacular costume dance by hundreds of maidens and children which will be spectacle of surpassing spfendor. On Tuesday an elaborate display of fire works and band concert will occur on Congress Springs park Wednesday there will he golf club receptions etc. The most gorgeous spectacle of the closing event for the week will be an illuminated pa rade, consisting of two divisions of forally decorated private carriages and the Second Of reproductions of the floats used in the world-famous Mardi Gras carnival of 1901, at New Orleans. The floats will be twenty in number. In gorgeousness and boldness of design they have never been equaled.
 This wonderful display is well worth going hundreds of miles to see and will be witnessed no doubt by thousands Of people from all parts of the Union. Rex and his big retinue of one hundred courtiers and some fifty ladies are on their way from Atlanta, Ga, forNSara- toga. where they. are to repeat their Mardi C;ras ceremony at the great Sep tember flora! parade.
 l Among the New Haven people stop ming here is F. r Merrill of the board of assessors He is nicely fixed at the Hustis House on Broadway He says for years he has been a visitor at Sara tosa, largely for the purpose of drink Ing the Hathorn Spring waters direct from the sprouting springs. He says they are a pronounced benefit to his health and he keeps the bottled water in his home the year around. The Hathorn Springs has the leading notronoro of Saratoga guests. This wa ter. is drank most freely mornings be- fore breakfast in order to get the real medicinal and invigorating effect in it's daily use The water at nights to re- fire on is the vichy and Kissengen These waters are used especially for