The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-22
THE BIG POND IN WINTER.
Sea Going is Brisk sport In Cold
Weather.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21.--At about this
time of year the society journals announce
that everybody is home again from Europe.
This is true enough Of those who went over
in the spring for The warm season. The
summer travellers are all back by the time
election comes on. But there is another
stream Of travel whose flow sets in when
the leaves begin to fall. People who 60 to
Europe for the winter, aud who usually in
tend staying until after the close of the
Londan season in early summer, sail in
October and November and December.
Then there is O large bridal contingent
FOR the fall and early winter. The announce
ment OF European honeymoon alwaye has
an undeniable ecldt. Such announcements
are becoming increasingly fashionable.
though 1t is pretty generally admitted that
there is more distinction than comfort about
the undertaking.
An ocean trip in November or December
is, indeed, a rather chilly business. About
October reports of rough weather begin to
come in. These reports are not cheering TO
people who are packing for the trip. The
stories OF last month were picturesquely
terrible. Late September and October this
year happened to be particularly notable
steamships came in battered. Seamen and
passengers had been knocked about a good
deal. Bulkheads were steven and deck
houses damaged. November has been less
terrible, but the weather has been gettiug
colder, and the natural vigor Of the At
lantic winter has now set in.
Or course the transient class of travellers
Is reinforced by the very considerable num-
Der of travelers-commercia men, artists.
musicians and fhaatri0al
ment employees and SO on. These people
take the affair very much for granted and
are to be watched by people who are green
at the business and do not understand how
to make ocean life tolerable.
When one Of these professional travellers
starts for Europe he or she gets out an out
ht invented especially for such trips. Long
fur lined listers and luxurious robes make
prooigious bulk to be left at Liverpool or
Havre and taken up again on the return.
These clothing necessities, not improvised,
but constructed specifically for this pur-
pose, are accompanied by other devices for
extracting as much comfort as possible out
Of the cold weather trip. In many respects
these are much the same as the outfit Of
summer; but they are more so.
The mere amateur travellers, the honey
moon and first winter at Nice travellers are
not always so well equipped from the scien-
tihc point of view, but the chances Of a fine
steamship outfit are better than they were
a few years ago, for the much Travelled
American is becoming to turn particular
attention upon ocean-crossing fashns
Mass We 3usSlan-looking coats and sumptu-
GUS rODes are In preparation for the bitter
winds OF the deck, though the chances of
their being brought into use for any con-
siderable time are soon found to be limited
Many December passage excludes all but
few hardy spirits from the decks for DAYS
at time.
Sometimes the little group Of hardy spir-
Its Will include woman, plucky, fur
smothered woman, who enjoys the excite
ment OF being exceptional, and who basks in
the undisguised admiration Of the masculine
passengers. The exceptional woman, who
Is radiant when other women are pale and
lemon haunted; who is fresh and jocund
when the other women are wishing the ship
would sink and be done with 1t, is inevita-
bly, well guarded against the dangers OF q
lurch or a dash of heavy sea. She
probably has man at each arm, faces the
cutting wind and spray, screams delighted
ly at the struggle for footing and has the
glow Of heroine.
All this is very romantic, but an arm
broken against the iron rail will not heal
before the voyage is over, and is rather q
disagreeable souvenir of the trip; though
ft is less ignominious than limb broken
by the mishap Of being knocked out Of a
berth.
In winter, when the deck is so often icy
and infeasible for the average, life below