New-York tribune., 1886-08-08
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from Tte Ion .uSr-
About six ycaIs ago a dom r"h a hbilSeb0at was
viewed ia the iignt au ccco",rr!y Al tue ice' III
time sixty or DOte oi these in"'ano homes ihe" The
rsr ol tho Ks -horr md "ith t''i nit"t ar per'
sariaudri fronts. mas art coi'r ii a,lm,iio"
to town that WAS formerly a.er"'t'd WIN 'fow''ness
during 800 days III The yc1t LIE ~ "ou'e'"H "I rS
ch bsc eS tht oI variety We are most oi rs
lciuNt ted WI tuo ieconmNsio' set Iorth Ia !t'o
oi iIio on h1' t.c ho"'cno't 'nS 10y o'ih To "t {"
thou, Win the aid tioht "dN 'ut'se oi i'clt} fT
whonrvs IA desire lot fresh seen an S"riny ai'"s.
On a housrDOat there Is none o the disromiors of
i-delAcEc vlii 'nd nctucr need or nor any posi-
nIity oi many -crN 'hs t"or tncs" At'r thc a'hp'
lhcrc tue houses seems To exercise hapPl
influence. Tho dihcu.ty cook Experiences w"en 10
town oi .en'ius M dinner. unlo's ior wa'appo"ir
hitchcn supplied with every moicin invonton aud
Irvce, appears rover To cur To lri zen on board
boat There tuu o ahDut four fee square, with
Utensils pfopOrtJnaic limits, AM tho alnOshcr oi
an Inferno saisly all ,hr requirements of that undcr
0thnr olrcun' t'm'os "Na''"S ""'l ~ u 'h'l' mo
bclcrs sho has s"n~o q" pleasure III discovering
1, oscs'ed OF undrano or resource, on
That the small cNctrmcuts. shifting scene. ,ni 50
wh. relaxed dignity of tho surround o her employ
The cause IA cIplrahic bit the fact rsm,lns. \
second board /, III the accidental Father than
the regular cosr al events as ~ tns services profe
moro rccht III boat winch can t"i"y place more tia
Two Dorth' al the ds os"l o the ser wants Iho p"nt}
Tor t.nle requisites I, equally mIteI but then every
glass ami cup ats into It's ionled gr""Vo; and when
each thing has lace aud dhly hs II. thera l. ~ sense
oycfrIOwdIus The soepin. accommodation l. ailor
toned similar economy. tho arrangement of nciths
h,uy Ih ,,Ine A, thos. which prevail ou yachts
steamers everything done tor ho promotion ot comfort
u1c.Ision oi -upcl uitcs rhc drawing al! 0lnI"s
looms alOrd moIe scope for ornamrutatiDn. Turkey
carpet, hupat fcelln. OF luxury tho velvet cushions
oi the oouches ma "a iuo'Aoin ana 40 acceptable
service Ia Darso and skin The tOp, OF upright pianos
easily crtpl into avail able ctascrc<. on which
ptcri photogral hs pet rcs ana hVaIlcty oi scI
yicel r ornaments, Cbincl, III INTO every corner and
form re, cptaclcs for painting ekctchng requisites
aud work. IL many instances large and ser,iosaolc
Up,ue,e lantern HAMS from tue NJ the ceiling
nankcd with q, fans. Palm rascs Pampas grass.
aud Mkart bouquets all available decorations ami
much Ia ,te ami Ingenuity arc tine alraugcmcnt
double tho proportions Of tho saloons. icw
boast of room =" spacion. as that Afforded ny
tne roo or deck OF d nousoho.L Although tho latter
size much as In form and decoration nny
fcot OF lrnsth are ny no means unusual aud
the social hnn- life is mostly passed thrse It roofs.
which arc also the of numerous al fCsc0 enter
tanmeats entirely devoid o.! awnings, others
have canopics r.presenc 10y huge JIpauc.e nmb elias
but mos, of the larger boats show either srchcd
straight. stretching from stem To stern. Pen lent
from tbs centre are baskets OF Towers and nune
Japanese Ian erns.
The demands Of the commissariat department keep
dngny Ia active work during tho greater part or the
morning. The arrival OF the unvarylng suI Iples-such
bread. milk. eggs etc are ssn"ll"d 10y shohis nom
ahoy ~ sot dinghy BOY aloat. Coqurttr Capr aud
Crocodile, ete. appIisod III similar manuer ior t1
need OF dcspa.ching Il convoy. 4" Do'co far NicDe"
VIII ch Is tue suggestive title OF housepo must
Irove an mcOnvcnent mOut IfL TO sund across tie
stream Alter TIE achie cement OF breakfast the later
requirements OF the day the energes and Ingenuity
OF the househeoper Iiade-non cannot come rouhh !.
M nor noS S hS the Ir saros .h, rs
qucntly imperative IN OrIcr To stock the Peiioraeu
po4sibitv OF bens within easy re ,ch OF :: rows
matter which claims consideration bolore moorine u
bosrnonse rhe regatta week makes heavy demands
upou the ho pltality OF al the river dwellings and Lon
don alone proves equal 10 tho task OF provisioning thr
,..rd on the smaller boats and r,sI Is al exper-
ience unknown. ENTERTAINMENT without Iinf seems
be the order OF river life 50 long as the fne weather
and presence OF ncighbors continue. AS night draws
near and the twilight fades into that DUSK whcn rendsts
every surrounding Object d'm the excursions on tno
water cease Then each boat AMI launch puts forth ts
lights. and sna cnes OF song with musical accompan-
iments are heard aong the stretch OF river. In the
pnuses may occasionally DO d'scerned tue note of the
concrsk fon tho shore. the distant sounds
from neiShbOring town or village. It u often late