Year: 1876

SARATOGA SPRINGS, August l8, 1876.


There is very little rest or recreation for
those who pretend to enter into the gayeties
Of the fashionable watering place Of the
period. In fact, it requires . great deal OF
labor, on the part of the ladies especially,
who endeavor to come up to the require
| ments of the occasion.


give some idea of the arduous duties i'm
posed upon them by the daily routine at
Saratoga. Rise and dress, 60 do wn to the
spring, drink, listen to the music of the
band, walk around the park, bow to the
gentlemen, chat, have little drink again,
break fast, zee who comes in the train, have
little small talk with the gentlemen, have
some gossip with the ladies, dress for din
ner, take dinner an hour and half, sit in
the grounds and hear the music of the
band, ride to the lake, see who comes by
the evening train, dress for tea, get tea,
dress for the hop, atte nd the hop, chat
awhile in the parlor, listen to q song by
some guest, go to bed.


1t is not the fashion to dance, and if the
ladies take more comfort in the dbmi-
toilettes than in ball dress and hair ar
ranged by professional. then all that can
be said is that the age is more sensible than
formerly, when millinery formed the chief
attraction and dissipation in the ballroom
was preferred to the early morning walks
and evening drive. Then too, it is alleged
that there is not the wealth of lace that
formerly characterized the ladies' toilettes
The war is over and with it an abundance
of paper money. We are getting down to
real values and all limitations are disap.
pearing.


The clinging style of dress scarcely ad-
| mits Of lace flounces and overdress, as
| evening dresses composed of silk and dam
ask OF gauze can be rem dered elegant and
effective without q particle Of lace; for in
stance, what more elegant than dress of
Paris muslin, white, with embroidered
founces and overdress draped with sash
and looped with deep violet colored rib
bons, lined with ciel-blue, the basque open
in the neck, and with half long sleeves!
Hats are little worn. The ladies 60 about
with their pretty heads half concealed be-
meath the large black or cream pagoda
parasols, or they beam under white tulle
which is tightly drawn over the face and
head and fastened under the hair with a
ieweled pin, the ends streaming below the
waist. This style is newer than the scarf
over the face and twisted about the throat
Dotted white muslins are again in vogue


Yesterday morning one of our Delles ap
peared at the concert on the piazza in q
rose -colorsd silesia, over which was worn a
dotted muslin with flounce and putting o,
the same; basque and overdress of the
same inexpensive muslin; pink ribbons


garnished sleeves, bodice and skirt, 9
narrow ribbon of pink, simulated lacine


down the back of the basq ne. But il


really opened in front; oAly the fasten


ings were concealed by ribbon bows.


The style for hair is the French twist


high comb and putfs. Some cling to hail


scOlloped on the forehead, but it is far more


artificial looking than the short curls, 6


style that is generally very becoming.


The great scarcity of beaux at Ssratogs


is universally complained of. Almost any


man would be q god-send to some of th'


girls here who ought to be bellies. The mas


culine element seems to be pretty we'll rep


resented, yet groups of the prettiest girls a


the hotels sit beauless and inanimsted even


ing after evening on the grand piazza.


city acquaintance of the winter balls tip


his hat, and beaming upon them as h


passes, or perchance he psuses momen
to EXCHANGE q society compliment, and thel


he is of, Heaven knows where!


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