New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-06
WHERE KISSES ARE PLENTIFUL.
SCENES AT THE STEAMBOAT PixRs-KMorioNAL
GREETINGS AND PARTINGs.

SCENES AT THE STEAMBOAT PiKRs-KMorioNAL
GREETINGS AND PARrISGs.
There is no denying that ,eope are fond ofwatohng
other people kiss. Young and old, male and ieInae'
alike take an interest in it, In the young man IL per-
haps sirs exuberant ancpations OF what be hopes is
In store for him day in the old man IT perchahce
aSakens declousy sad memories of Gays that are hed
forever But so far as analysis can determine IL ap-
mara that most men are tond OF looking while
oscnlatory salutatons being Dispensed, out oI
a. ure cussedness." Tho young woms n may peep at
the kissing behind tan and gigge ahectedly and the
old woman may protest that she is much shocked but
somehow they all seem to enjoy being on hand when
kissinp is gong on. Observe with what breathiess
emotion the theatrical audience, composed OF all
manner of people watches the receipt and delivery OF
stage kisses.
The best place to see kissing pier when some
big ocean steamer arrives departs. big Cunarder
is being slowly warped into her dock. The pier Is
black with people who have come TO meet their trends
and others still eearer TO them than friends. IheIe
ore Islands on the lookout for wives. wives expect
ing their husbands, parents seeking their children ana
lover. preparod TO greet their sNeethearS. The Big
shin on the side The pier Is also crowded viii
human freight Tokens OF recognition have been e1-
CHANGED The lips OF sew ral young men and women
trembe and puc6er The excitement and breezy ar
lend a fine glow to the checks of man7 OF the eirs
and their eyes flash aud dance like sunbeams. nan
can hardly help wshnethat he was bIoti er or cousin
or sv ectheaIt or something to halt dozen OF them
AT length the ship is alongside and the gang plank
is stretched. Previously there has been hort but
sharp struggle get the vantage ground at either end
VIII ch will secure the first exchange OF kisses Ga the
steamer buxom matrou lair and forty has crowded
her way to tue front pushing aside some mai d"%eh
volnger women She rushos down thr plank u.s.
ihougb she had received sudden impetus from tue
biud leg of mule But affection Ii great ln'thu'e
Ia apI,V She l. met al The end oI the piahk oj hrr
faithful spouse. ice buck what Il mug. SnAch-
su,ck ro-pop AZ ain ana again. She sails uto nail
oozcn small FRY boys and girls gives each hug and
a kiss and then he. over again. All TINS Is Who.e
some and ect but 1t Is NOT What the adMrer OF tno
art kissing comes out TO see lbere L. I"thhR IA
10 tickle his lHuoy. But close On the hccle OF inc
buXou woman follows stalwaT, Dionzr-chcrkcd
Young fellow who has rather Innty pushed ahead OF
bunch OF girls. lie dives into the crowd unli ne
reaches pretty gir who Is accompanied by an elderly
woman perhaps "A maiden aunt. lie takes her IL his
aunt but the pretty girl ana gets ID ha
a dozen before she can gasp " Oh! Ge0tSr.' Ihrh
she rrcoy.rs and gives hm three tour. tie gcts ia
of some little more cXuberant affection by bestowing
brcc or tour ki,srs ON the maiden aunt. ObseIvrrs
howcyer take interest u that latter part OF the per
fotmanee here are things more interesting -oiuS
80. are now 1yIup around thicker than il-s
around a sugar bowl ~ summer uHr. " IOp-pop,
smack -smack, slpi,h.' Every sort OF oScuiatoIy
souud Is heard in beaded confusion. The brwiidrfc1
spcctator doesn't know which way to turn 70 catch
what Is best worth seeing, and l. eNa7prra"d ON me
thought that he Cannot take 1t all IA Now pr ny S
with golden barr streaming III The "lhd mes F'Ihcr
than runs down the gang plank IA VISION OF tAqHNc
Lcautv A dozen pair of eyes are iO:us-rI on Der
She gives her - ma ~ and pa DIX OF seven Ais-es
oach and some bury brothers three apiece.
Then a Young man who has been hanging ~ the back
ground comes forward, and gets only two inauIl'e
ki>ses OF the touch and 20 sort accompanied 10y
bushes but there is COCO dea. Of cone en-rd .e't
ment in them The observers with singular nnanuiti
conclude that be is the girls sweetheart ana cast en-
yious giluccs at him and wonder II ne appreciate -
good luck Their feelings were not much diNi nrbed 10y
tht kl-gcs
there more less but of the other sort their col
lectve eXteriepcr aggregated a much smaller
There l. pefunttory kissing. but not much.
sea voyage seems to inspire people otherwise only
ordinarily demon-tratiye 10 % IN Tor oscalatory col
lsions with great deal of genuine energy wien TIC
port OF destination is reached ana ola inend0 are
! greeted Herc superDly dressed Young lady walks
leisuTely down the gang plank who furnishes an eX
| ccpuon to this rule. She won't display auy haste.
hat would be bad form. she Is proud lhngmd emo
tionlcss sort OF beat y She merely presents bier
cheek to a handsome Young fellow 9ho rushcs forward
fo meet her lie looks dccldcdly dscunccr'da, though
be would have preferred salutation Of the sort which
other girls p.eniiuliy brsto" ins HE rueiul
look doesn't escape notice and Instantly speculation
set at work to account Tor um. The general suppO-
sition is that be is engaged to the girl that she
doesn't care nnch for him, but has resolved to Try
matrimOny Onerug apostolic escape ION ennu lie
ooosu't get much sympathy. When the woods are
full of genuine warm hearted gIls lie ought to hayo
| made a wiser choice.
| ing between women goes and It Is done with de-
gree of warmth snd yigor which allows no snow for
the cynics gestOn that they do II merely because II
Is customary though other ccasiOns it docs often
| look that way.
A good deal of hugging and kissing is INDUCED in by
men But these men all foreigners or OF foreign
extraction although of them IN other respects
| 40 thoroughly Amcricanzcd that II takes sharp
pance TO determine their extraction IL phlegmatIc
Augo-Sax looks at these performances with an air
/ OF conteuptuOus indifference. Nothing cau convince
hun that there isn't always great de
! feeling shown by q hearty handshake and a careless
How are you. old boy P than can be put into any
! change of hugs and kisses between men.
When "A steamer Is about 10 sail there - great deal
of kissing INDUCED in also but there generally goes
with il a !acbrymOsc accompaniment, often quite copi-
Gus, that must prevent any man. unless he have a
heart of adanant taking unalloycd delight IN it. In
fact il is often a narrowing spectacle and had best be
avoided altogether by people OF sensitive feelings
But to witness entire abandon to the two extremes
Of Joy and must witness the meetings and
farewells OF the poor cmigrants They put 10 mask
on their feelings Both and at pariinI will
often indulge IN genuine " boO-hoo,' and foods If
tears which would be cOmicaliy suggestive of One'.
nursery cscapadcs II one didn't feel 100 for the
poor simple minded folk TO make the comparison until
some tim aiter~ard when thinking 1t over Tears of
iOy too, not iniTequently among these poor
people When, for instance. some poor German. who
has been here for three four years irving 10
scrape together money enough pay for hi vile, pas.
sageand make a little home for her at last q hcrin hi.
arms at Castle Gan den. there likely 10 be
shower OF tears both sides. Such is worth
seeing and thinking about, bat it cant be written
about loosely.
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