Show FAIR SARATOGA an cigahn Resia says of this great watering place special to tux STANDA RD I 1 N Y july 24 18 ars not pleasure but necessity quite unexpectedly called me to tills ad eastern watering place and being detained here the idea occurred to to write yo I 1 a few lines about saratoga nothing of interest to 1 astern koaple but to the large number of western reared afew words might be acceptable I 1 came here the last of juao tu find the season just opening although to has more the appearance of a real 0 n in g as the races commence to day ad t aliat liat is gln the leuon so far has ally cool and pleasant ian pleasant enough to keep ilia an 2 summer I leasure at home this accounts for the dullest ever experienced here not the best classes are drawn hero luring the races of course but the rich and fast are flock ing by hundreds hund redi today to day there are I 1 should judge about ten large hotels here grand union united states congress cfall and kensington being the largest rates from 13 upwards day ail of th me hotels have large beautiful courts filled with flow era and ferns trees fountains statuary te crand arilon has over I 1 Ther earo t enty tareo different mineral spain containing various health gi ving prop bertics n the village and makes 11 t link how different thou saes here for where in our find a kulage vU lage 11 and saratoga with ber permanent inhabitants modestly calls herself a villar most of the hote ls give lope each has i ta own band and ve le it makes a promenade ay at 1030 I 1 in or 9 p m to bear the sweetest 0 f AAA ic from these piazzas some of the leading costumers from newyork have branch bouses hero during the season with an armav of bewildering ases displayed as disastrous to tile finances As pleasing jl easing to ilia eye ilien there are entertainments for others apt well as for those who dance A daily union pray pecking is held at 1030 a m is well attended and made very interesting b the large number of clergyman cfall S elomina eions who spend their annual vacations here T dewitt talmage is re s today to day at the grand union I 1 11 of the pleasant trips taken f to m tills and there are many 9 ten mile ride by train to ilia summit of bount mcgregor this includes visiting ilia brexel cottage chero general grant died and very touching it is to pass through thee a rooms which are just as he left them ov I 1 tile plass and oiw n from which lie took his ine dicine lie clock with its handa pointing to five ull past ei ht aras stopped by ilia son immediately after his death and anany other reminders are here there is one thing hero abich I 1 cannot help led in g although unwillingly loving the tear old blocky mountain country fo well and that is the unrivalled beauty of the wood such a wondrous array of beauty it endless variety of trees shrubs vin es and flowers mosses rc hoping however to return soon I 1 ill say good morning 11 A C I 1 |