Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-18


mans contentedly guzzle their beer; all
gaze with establishment, not unmixed with
pith, at the infinltesimal minority of North
Americans who indulge in water only.
On this point an animated discussion
arose the other day between an English
man and cold-water crank from Ohio, in
which the former proved, by undeniable
statistics, that while the United States is
the only country on earth in which table
wine is tabooed among certain respectable
circles, 1t yet consumes more bad whisky
than any other, and yearly manufactures
more drunkards than all other civilized
lands combined
1t is noticeable that the majority of
smoking -room cranks where the bar is the
chief attraction, belong to the land of the
free and home of the brave, and have a
olly-good-fellow way of slapping strangers
on the back with the remark, "Come p N
what will you take~ At night when the
stewards cry of eleven o'clock, all lights
out" has banished these bacchanalians
from the lair of the serpent that stingeth
| like an adder, they repair to the upper deck
and make night hideous by lively carols
with choruses attached-as if there were
no nervous women on board trying vainly
! to WOO tired Natures sweet restorer Last
midnight some hoarse, but loyal Briton set
up feeble "God Save the Queen" as the
very last shot in his locker. Thereupon
patriotic Hoosier, more than "half seas
over" insisted on winding up with chant
to the bird of liberty.
'But you cawnt do it, SAID Mr.. English
man-"Nevaw do, you know, to sing any
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see if we can't" sneered the doughty scion
of Uncle Sam, who thereupon proceeded to
howl "Hail Columbia" and the "Star-
Spangled Banner" till the wee sma' hours.
The diary cranks are with US, too
mostly maidens still in the salad stage, or
well past the age uncertain sit all
day with stubs of pencils in their mouths
and soulful gaze fixed out at sea the CO.
quettish widow who changes her gown
three times day; the grdnde dame, prob
ably from some oil, pork-packing or min
ing region, laden, even at breakfast-time
with a gorgeous store of diamonds, evil
IDENTIFY not inherited; the dignifed crank,
bow-windowed and gold-spectacled, who
deigns not to speak to any fellow-mortal
unless properly introduced; and the man
! who speaks to every one on the slightest
provocation or on no proyocation at all.
The principal rarity of the genus crank
| to be found in this part Of the world is the
Spanish American, with plenty of the
warm sun and rich vintage of the South in
his veins-dark-eyed, passionate, tickle as
the winds and unstable as the sands, to
whom perpetual love-making is as essen
tiaI as the air he breathes. He gazes at
the pretty girls with that fixed and ardent
stare which in his own country is in
tended and received merely as tribute to
beauty. Should the embarrassed object OF
his oglIng retire in desperation to her
state. room she will gain little thereby, for
the satellite will follow and prance to and
fro before her door for hours together, oc-
casionally pressing his small right hand to
the region of his heart and heaving sighs
heavy enough to change the course of the
ship. To close the door means suffocation,
| and the only alternative is to remain deaf
and blind or to drape shawl across the
portal and hide behind its folds.
As the weather grows warmer on our
southwark way, every one of these flirta-
tious Spanish-Americans provokingly en-
hances his destinations by donning coat
of pale yellow silk, the universal neglige
of the Panamaian, which sets off wonder
fully well his olive skin and brilliant eyes
The English, too, bloom out in suits Of
white or cream-hued flannel, low shoes Of
white canvas and dainty hose to match
their dainty ties.
A few hints as to dress and luggage may
be appreciated by those who design COM
ing this way. First, bring just as little a:
possible, and having reduced your fancied
needs to minimum, go over the list again
and prune out another third. Prepare tc
wear under fannels all the time in what.
ever latitude-your warmest at sea, with
! the heaviest hose. Even in tropical port:
light woolens are necessary. Many case
of fever (vomitivo) and death might have
been prevented by warding off the fatal
chill which the slightest breeze may bring
when one is drenched with the excessive
perspiration induced by unaccustomed
heat.
Except the hannels aforesaid and one
warm wrap. no heavy garments are needed
anywhere in South America and very few
of what are called summer clothes;" a
judicious compromise being best, Of such
| garments as would be suited to the average
days of May and September in the North.
ern States.
A 'sea.chest," or low trunk made to slip
under the berths of ocean steamers, is
a very great convenience, obviating the
necessity of going down into the hot hold
and overhauling your well-packed Sara
toga, as passengers. are usually allowed to
do at stated intervals. Be sure to put into
the chest comfortable wooden wrapper
| (if you are woman), in which you can
tumble about in your berth with impunity
| if afflicted with laziness or NAL de mer,
| Permit me to add that your robe de nuit
| should also be woolen-the heavier the
better for shipboard, where the linen sheets
are always clammy with damphess and the
finest half-silk "baby flannel" if you are
| aesthetic for shore.
Besides few changes of raiment, the sea
| trunk should also be furnished with writing
materials, book or two and box of SIM
pie medicines, put up by your home ply
sician, not forgetting camphor, ammonia,
Jamaica ginger, quinIne, etc. Be sure to
provide a wide-brimmed hat for sunny
| DAYS on southern waters and a pretty
wooden fascinator, or other warm and be-
coming covering for the head, to wear dur
ing chilly evenings. Remember, too, that
| throughout all Spanish America women are
no more expected to enter church with
hats on their heads than men are; and to
spare yourself the modification of being
obliged to take off your bonnet at the door,
or Of being scowled at upon all sides, if not
actually ordered out, bring ascarf or man
tilla of black lace. A friend of mine in
South America. not having a mantilla at
hand, ripped the lace founce off an old
black dress, cut it into squares, and thus
made herself as piously presentable as any
| Peruana.
In the line of 'Dont's:" you
neglect, don't fail to purchase cane re-
clining chair and warm rug, (they may al
ways be found on the wharf, for sale at
reasonable prices, for in their ownership
lies the greatest comfort of long voyage
and afterwards they can be checked with
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