The Washington times., 1903-06-21
Especial Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence.)
SARATOGA, June 19.-What's the use
OF trying to describe Saratoga at all,
much less in June? There's hardly
pencil anywhere clever enough 20 do
IT, to give a person who hasn't been
here a fair idea of what Saratoga is in
1.-The queen month of the year" The only
thing for that unfortunate to do is TO
run up here and see for himself. But.
beware. For once man tastes this dry,
bracing air, walks along the quiet
streets with their cathedral arches OF
elm leaves, sees the polo players or
their smart cobs. and the befianneled
tennis girls, and worst OF all gets per-
feet quiet and peace into his blood
once he does that he must return to
the hills every summer until he dies!
The bGrmaid Nature stands at her foun-
tain all day with fifty different effer-
yescent mineral waters on tap, to be had
for the asking, and everything green is
in bloom from the pot Of mingonette In
the villagers window TO the big beds
in front OF the grandstand at the Sara
toga race track. Society is preparing TO
enter this beautiful nursery. and, with
sleeves rolled up. to work hard at that
fascinating game of play"
The larger houses have now thrown
open their doors. and the multitudinous
boarding house has been caring for It's
guests since the first Of the month. The
/ Saratoga season is lengthening. ard
| larger crowds than ever are expected
| this year.
Many New Cottages.
Cottage life at 1.-THE Queen OF Spas"
is annually increasing IN popularity. a
number of handsome cottages have been
erected since last year, varying in cost
from $780, GOO TO 500. 600 The majority
OF these homes have been built by men
prominent in the affairs Of the nation.
who make the bewItching village their
summer home. They are for the most
part located In the northern and eastern
portions of Saratoga. An intense friend
~ rivalry between the builders has pro-
dneed cottages that unite the quaint. the
! homelike, and the picturesque in a
pleasing harmony. Following are some
OF the cottage owners who annually
come to the village early in June and
remain until late In the fall William ID.
Ellis. James NJ. Andrews. Mrs. Catherine
Frech. Charles II. Fellows, Mrs. Sarah
Foos. Joseph Gleason, Radcliffe Hicks.
Halstead Pearson. Mrs. Henry B. Hyde.
Edward w kearney. Mrs Edward Kear-
ney. Mrs. Henry Knickerbocker, Mrs
James Amory Moore. Mrs. Helen A Mo-
ser, Mrs. Isaac y. Phelps. Henry D. Pur-
roy. John J. scannell, Benjamin F.
SPHINX Mrs J. Blair Scribner. James
Shevlin. Ackley c. Schuyler. Spencer
Trask. Mrs. Anna Trask Enos, Mlrabeau
L. Towns Frederick W Won Stade,
Thornton Wilson, Jacob Worth, Charles
A. Horne, and Chauneey Olcott
Leased by Fashionable Folk
The following well-known people hav,
leased furnished houses in Saratoga 70
tn summer months: Henry X Knapp
Mrs. Jesse Seligman, Miss Alice KeteeI
ties. Miss A. A Dortic. James A. Deering
Melville A. Sholle. William NJ Hoes
George c. Barrett, Mrs. Elizabeth X
Coulter. James X Ryan, Mrs. o. Me
i CrCsken, Hugo Reisinger. Mrs. John a
Re binson. Mrs. J. K Stiefel. Or V. A
De Forrest. Henry Rice. JOSEPH
Nichaels. Leo A. Price. NJ Lichensteln
William J. Buttling Richard A. O'Con
/. nor. the Misses Bird Horatio T. Craig
William Moore, Henry Maurer, Charlie
Blum. Mrs Julius Hart. a. o. Jones
Georges Renault. Moses Dinkelspiel
Stephen J. Geoghegan. A. NJ Chaser
. William NJ Smallwood. and John Z
Madden.
Easy Journey From Washington.
Boston is only six hours awav frcr
the Springs ami Buffalo is thu sam
distance; Troy and Albany a>e With
an hours ride. The trip from Wahsing
+ ton is very enjoyable both for III
scenery along the route and the cas-
and quickness with which the journe
is made. The best OF through train
% carry you TO the village at the foot &
Y the Adirondacks. The Congressiona
d limited takes you from the Capital CIT
10 New York Al lightning spesI an
I there quick 'rausfer to the "sa-a.og
- STo cial," an equally luxurious ;fain,
d mode
g tiful Hudson Valley at the marvelou
= speed of one mile a minute for the Who'll
. distance-IsO miles in $50 minutes, II
l. undoubtedly the fastest train in IN
world for the distance. and It is elaine
by the New York Central officials to b
the finest I'm equipment. Saratoga Ia
= always been a favorite resort for h
Washlngtonian. and he still remain
true to his first love this summer
number OF the cottages have alread
- been taken by Washington people. an
!. still more are registered at the big ht
N tells. Many prominent society folk
is Richmond and Baltimore have also cI
y, gagged quarters for the season.
Gathering of the Politicians.
There will be no formal state polite
conferences this year but this does n
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