Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-08-07
Bar Harbor from the Outside Of Fashion
able Society.

tied To conventionality and The ircsomc
designations of gay social life. which must
wear out aud dissIpate the health and
nerves of participators. The "sour grape"
cry is all very well. but 1t i, not ALWAYS
sour grapes, As this writer can testify.
How much gay life there is at present
at Bar llarbor, personally csruot report,
but it is said there has been 'luch fetiug
of the officers of the government ships,
and return by them visit on board
the largest and newest of the three which
are here now the Baltimore, last Friday,
was a very pleasant and interesting event.
The steamer Creedmoor was plying be-
tween the wharf and ship from one to FIVE
Ave cents one could be carried over and
back. great many hundreds must have
visited the Baltimore since she has been
here, the lesser ships being passed by. and
when the kearsarge was here, the Balti-
more Was ignored and II is said felt the
slight exceedingly. However at present
it is getting the lions share OF notice
and the officers are very courteous .nu
pleasantly and apparent willingly an
swer any QUO Ds. The chaplain, whose
nH...e ala not reach me. kindly showed us
about and explained the workings of these
terrible destroyers of human life aud ma
terial, the big guns-l think he said there
were twentysiX OF the larger ones Of
different sizes and great many smaller
ones. The cost of firing one of the large
ones is two hundred and fifty dollars each
time, and the cost per day of running the
ship which has on toard nearly four hun
bred souls. including thirty officers. l. re-
tween four and five thousand dollars Al
though that seems a large sum when We
multiply it by the number Of ships In the
navy vet, If VT must maintain our dignity
at that expense we are rich enough TO
DO it,
A. the chaplain said they preach peace
and practice war but that is because our
foreign nrighbors do likewise. Il i bet
ter to be prepared for emergencies I'M
necessarily thau TO need what We ought to
have. High and low life on board these
ships is very strongly marked and one
could hardly help moralizing on the stu
alton. The Admiral was entertaining a
small party Of ladies' ana gentlemen at a
lunch party which We were forbidden 10
look upon, but which We inadvertently
.rfI D. ID, H.. { d. 4
below were pcellng potatoes, cutting mp
onions, washing dishes cleaning their
mess chests the latter l. ALWAYS Fri
days work mending their clothing and 4
few were playing checkers and backgam-
mon. one was making himself a new
blouse on hand sewing machine, snd be
said they cut and make them all them
selves. He was putting some fancy
stitches on the pocket which We're very
neatly and arii>tically done
A number of those at leisure were
stretched out In any spot which gave them
room for their length, sleeping The life
seen there Wa unattractivc aud ~ ne
pitiful Probably the most tha, can lie
said in il favor : that they have comfort
ab!c quarters enough - eat and not often
very hard work. but the lite = democrat
ling. a. they are invariably drunk when
they have access - The land and they
thnk Indulgence in low pleasures l,-iii-
mate part OF their life
one would need 10 De educated L. lie
uses Of the intricate machinery seen be
low the water-line If the -hip to >ay auy-
thing worth saving about 4. but the ma
chinery which manipulated the fourteen
immense yeutilating pipes was especially
Interesting. BY these the loves; depths
Of the ship are supplied with fresh air
which WAS the most humane appliance
noticed on the Baltimore that day
Al this writing Monday morning tile
ships are s,ili here. but are expected to 20
At any time, though rumor says two are
to wait for Secretary Tracy who is ex-
pected here. They dI.baui when the
President i brought 10 Boston for the
Grand Army celebration one. thnk
the Baltimore, i 10 carry Ericsson's body
to Sweden one must he guarded In re-
peating reports for they often turn on, as
not being reliable. Three 81 the sailors
have deserted within week. going of 10
The night
The latest dist uguishet arrival is the
only American Cardinal. Gibbons OF Balti-
more. 4 large crowd was at the Catholic
church yesterday. INT wa disappointed IN
his non-appearance there but Father But.
!sr announced he would preach next sun
day. when 10 doubt lie VIII have large
hearing The co;tagers are already pre-
pairing 70 do him honor.
There was little excitement here yes
tertay Il, az alarm OF fire which proved
to be small mouse. which with ii. con
tents burned to the ground while the
family were hlueberrying They were
poor and Old, Kane by name. and lost their
all. Some money was given them by
few Of the bystandcrs 90 their return 10
the spot where once they had home
attended church Yesterday and listened
TO a discourse by Rev. Francis G. Pea
body, on the Simplicity of Christ"
Simple, direct, full Of practical teaching
and praise Of the simple life, 1t was
needed word to the fashionable and CAV.
alone.
Bar Harbor is noisy, and apparently has
more people within its walls" than ever
before, but II does not show on the hotel
verandas, although some of them, es-
pecia!y the West End, are well flled
One can hardly get accustomed to the
absence Of crowd at Rodicks, but evil
IDENTITY they did not themselves wish for
crowd. as they did not answer many Of
the letters they received in the spring ask
ing for rooms. They have about two hun
dred there, l am told, now and are ex-
pecting more.
The Olivette brings the largest crowds,
and its state-rooms coming this way are
all engaged for every trip this week
The life here has changed greatly. and
one cannot judge from what he can see as
he drives into the town or comes for
day only, as to the number of people here
Miss Harriet Shaw gave harp concert
at the Kebo Valley Club House last Friday
morning, tickets one dollar. About five
hundred Of the money able were there
One pays twenty-five cents for the privi-
lege of driving on TO the grounds, alone
Since writing the ahoye Sacre,arv Tracy