New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-28
SUMMER LEISURE.
SEWING GIRLS ON AN EXCURSION.
A FREE TRIP TO RoCKAwAY ON THE GRAND h'-r0'
Lie AND HOW IT WAS ENJOYED.

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Lie AND HOW 1T WAS ENJOYED.
Yesterday was happy day for many poor
rirl VIII. during long months has neither mLae" Tue
pure hreez &c of the ocean nor caught glimpse % n'
In all its beauty At 10 the steamer Granu i''P"
lie LEFT the West TweniyfouIth-st pier TOT hoch"""'
carrYirg n large number Of sewing girls. who' OWING ~
T. Cornell Whites generosity, were about 10 enjoy
free excursion. A detcrm nation was evident Oh 'ne
part of all 20 make excursion as merry as pos>o'
md to mis- end OF the girls h"d drought '10'
sweethearis with them. Others brought ''ei pa
and lunch Baskets Of all possible shapes ana sizes
contained the most varied assortment oi e",'"'o'
The Grand Republic sped rapidly down TIE Nor'h RIVER
and stoppiu at PIER No. l. received second ihS'a'n
OF the excursion party. Thence II pToc'eue" 10 ''"0
Wharf Brooklyn, where numerous aHdluo"s 10 'He
party were made under the direction Oh MI "''o III
person. ooo
rasscugCrs chiefly sewing girls. were on board Ih'y
congrcgatcd at once around the brass and sig o'nu
which played its nvecst airs fer the occasion on Hc
upper deck The surrounding landscape also receive"
lis fun share OF attention aud not Few among the I'd" &c
nnp,h of Girls expressed their surprise at It's beau'N
Soon a general dance was proposed The pan" "cC"i"
ingy descended the lover deck and there struck up
lively walizes and maznrkas. In the twinkliAg OF an
eve an Enclosure made with piece 81 iope' IN" c
dancing began in earnest. The fact that the maze
element was poorly represented dauhteu none Vi tho
girls The merry dancers were destined however 10
have their enjoyment interrupted When WITHIN Sght
of the great hotel al Rockaway. heavy CLOUDS over
spread the HORIZON, and the steamer began tossing ro
side 10 side. This damper had the effect OF sndhS the
greater part OF the t. the saloon. whle others
made mys journeys 10 the Vesse!s slut' Nhcn
they returned each in truly dlap"aicu t"ut.
ZION. Under these circumstances the arrival Vi t"V
kteamer al ROckaway uallfd by ali Win JOY 49,,
Never were the attractions OF the resort plopaV
more gupreciated. Aliens Museum was Nstca ol
fhrm IN A BODY and its . IncStimdblc treasures o. ~
and science " were eagerly inspected The " ART ul
GadlV painted pic ur.s OF contemporary dcuts'cs au
10 nufn,er Of IMPOSSIBLE wax-wOrk figures. Wle Us
scleicc Is represented a miniature steam ehglhe'
M me uaiion OF which the owner claims to nave
spent years labor and $1,000 Neither ne merry 20
rmnds the negro trcs, The photOsrapheIS I"r 'e
mastodcn cow cespi-ed 10y the sew
ing girls bent on enjoying as much as l"s-
slble with the limited time end the more limited
means III their disposal. Al the kOckdW'N fdNIlion
anotbeg ball was held an the dancers Woo we 80 ans
comutrd on the steamer retrieved Their rrVUal on III
bulaut manner OwIng more or less 10 The presence ol
81 hrsr Of male admirers Inc latter appeared ID such
runoer. indeed that the hJnciest girl easily i"und Il
willing cavalier. After the dance the provision ndeA"s
were brought To the foreground and their contents ",4e
ourlS al spo>ed Of showing that appetltcs Aad OCch
rendered kctn by the fresh sca air
BEFORE leaving Rockaway t.c great hOtel was aisU
WISHED Nv the girls, VINO found no words 10 ,Np t'I.
adnirai Iou Of sic, soluly ana htauiN Wueu d.
half past the Grand Re ubnc steamed mp 10 th per
10 ke taem back to their homes ana lhelr WORKSHOPS
sghs ol regret leaving the happy spot Dehhd were
not InfieQUent