The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-11
SEWING GIRLSIN THE SURF.
TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED or THEN ON
An EXCURSION TO ROCKdW4K.
II. Cornell whites Annual Gin Of - Free Ride
on his boats 81 How his Quests Enjoyed
Themselves ON the Trip and the beach


II. Cornell whites Annual Gin Of - Free Ride
on his Boat. - How his Guests Epioy-d
Themselves ON the Trip and the beach
The Columbia carried q bewidcrlng num-
bcr OF sowing girls to Rockaway yesterday
morning The officers Of the boat said there
were 100. These were gathered from three
points on the North river. htterward, at about
10 o'clock. the Columbia's big consort the
Grand Republic with her wide hurricane deck
stakcd of with nagstafTs from which nuttored
all the colors Of the rainbow. made the same
round to gather up all that tho Columbia had
left but she got only about 800.
You sec it's owing to the kind Of girl" an
ofIlcer Of the Grand Republic explained It
looked Just as rainy whom the first boat started,
but the girls that went on her had thoir hearts
set on Rockaway. and they'd 70 rain or shine.
Those that calculated to take the Laser boat are
such Ms are made Of sugar or salt They'd melt
away In rain
III spite OF the diehearoning sky the docks
were noisy with feminine chatter. Most Of the
girls were in mood TO force good timo in
spite Of the weather The professional singers
at the pianoforto sang popular airc. and when
they partly enacted tho plots Of some of the
comic songs their audience in the wide saloon
Sandy Spencer nscd a barrel Of f's sugar to to
swceton the lemonade which he served To them
a hls own expense, This was n addition e
White the owner Of the two boats.
While BGp MeDonHd Was outing he las,
down the square yard Of apron that it takes to
make him look tidy. and poked his head mhove
the rail at the top OF the companionway., When
he came down he was smiling aud blushing
down to his turn-b back shirt collar.
What's the matter Dave p Sandy Spencer
asked.
Ono Of the girls says. Ms soon as she got
sight OF mo; There's the wretch that gov US
our lemonade last year and that's what they're
laughing at up there now.
Allow minutes afterward Special Police Officer
Benson stepped out Of the way. and the sewing
Dave Woods aded out the lemonade. serving
II To- the guests Of the boat in handiLls Of Ave or
six lager beer glasses at n time.
The girls stood six deep around the tables
while Dave and five assistants passed out to
them the refreshing beverage, Some Of them
didn't deny 1t. but only screamed.
!, had been proposed to serve free chowder
that it might soil the furniture. An agent Of
the line IN behalf Of the girls. visited number
OF the hotels on the beach to induce them to
serve free chowder in their pavihons but the
answer was that there were too many ringers
"Girls would ait down at tables last year" /,
was said. with diamond rings on their fingers.
and We concluded that sewing was a pretty
There was similar indsposltion to give the
girls bathing dresses this year. the reason al
legged being that some who were given dresses
last year deposited gold watches and diamond
rings in the bathing house safes for safe keep
INK Will" they were In the surf. Nevertheless
Remscn and Wainwright and some others gave
bathing dresses 70 all who showed free cXcur-
sion tickets.
At tho teach tho girls gathered IN the pa
vllions out Of the rain. \ few formed sets and
danced To the music that is To- be heard almost
everywhere In Rockaway. Others looked at tho
hathcrs in the surf and others at once opened
their dinner baskets and made tables Of their
laps or Of tho nearest chairs.
II drilled nearly all the time. but II is safe to
say that at least 800 Of the girls euccecded in
convincing themselves that rain would not hurt
them in bathing suits. About o'clock there
must have been 900 Of them cinging to the
safety ropes and screaming. Notwithstanding
the prevalent belief that noshy women like the
seaside better than their less robust sis
the thin ones ventured out beyond where
the waves broke. These held fast to the
ropes and screamed when the smooth rollers
lifted them gently up to Jet their more timorous
companions know how pleasant IL was out there.
Those who stood in the breakers hudlled to-
gother like sheep and screamed in concert
whenever the surf rushed after them and sent
them sprawling in a heap Of struggling limbs
and straw hats. Those who wadcd in only a
little way and ran back whenever n wave
chased them screamed whenever they got their
feet wet.
The Grand Republic returned at 4, o'clock.
bringing the lions share Of tho sowing girls
and the Columbia which had brought down
Will thr remainder. On the homeward trim the
girls gath rod in knots and sang The Sweet
BY aud BY. Home Again and other popular
airs,