Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-05-31
COMFORT AT SCI.
BY MRS. TALBOT COKE.

half a dozen ''irons in the fire." the
enforced idleness on shore-Is in itself
treat, and partly because, to my
mind, the utter absence of the conyen-
tionslity which governs society on
shore is not always refreshing but in
structive to one whose delight it is to
study the ''little ways" of her fellow
creatures. But it is not of board
ship manners and customs, not of
the many kindnesses met with, not of
the pleasant friendships made when
"afoat," that L would write to day,
but of prosaic precautions of various
kinds which shall insure comfort, as
far as crude Boreas" will allow, in
One's cabin.
And here let me say 1 write for bad
sailors; for to tho. g happy people who
'rather enjoy rough weather" most of
my hints will be regarded with pitying
contempt. But l am sure touch a
responsive cord in some of my readers
when L recall the hopeless despair of
having-on a morning when "there is
good roll on"-to hunt wildly
through ones cabin trunk for ga set
of clean clothes" or even ones collar,
cuffs, handkerchief, or what not, the
very fact of stopping to draw the box
from beneath the berth being often
quite enough to make one feel squeam-
ish.
The great point, then, is to arrange
matters so that you need go to your
cabin trunk as seldom as possible, and
neVer in rough weather. Now as my
sea-going readers know, 1t Is only
In the newest "hoating palace"
steamers that one can hope to find
even tiny drawers for ones odds and
ends, and ones refuge is therefore the
old-fashioned insufficient "cabin-bag."
Ih1s-was supposed to hold brush,
comb, hairpins, and such like. but
experience has taught me that, to be of
real service, it should be made ON a
much more comprehensive plan, 1. e.,
with three tiers o: pockets, the depth
varying according to requirements.
For instance, let MS take the size of
the whole affair to be #. across by 2
it. 6 in. long u would run a bamboo
cane through the hem at the top, to
which also firmly sew a brass ring at
each end, SO that you can hang it
stretched "taut" from the wall rack
which is fixed in each cabin. You
can make bottom row of deep pock-
cts for brush, comb, clothes brush,
shoes, andtwo or three pairs of stock
ings. The next row of pockets can
hold collars and cuffs, handkerchiefs,
hair curriers', bottle of salts, q tin of
mustard leaves, invaluable on a really
bad day, bottle of eau de- Cologne, or
any other special fad of the owner
This collection once started should be
renewed when necessary on a calm
lay.
For our first long voyage L invested
in most beautifully fitted Gladys
companion" little guessing the time
would come when the having to undo a
tdgety steel spring, unwrap a packet
Of needles, and, after unwinding
smart pearl winder, thread one ("wIth
a sea on would make even the sewing
OF frilling into a gown a veritable
WEAKNESS to the flesh.
Experience-surest of teachers-has
shown me that the best plan for com
fort is to have reel of BLACK cotton
and a reel of white, shut In little box
Just large enough to hold them, with
four needles threaded on to the end of
each reel, SO that you can, by pulling
through as much cotton as you want
each time, always have a needle ready !
FOR duty, at any rate for some d dtys.
And here let me say that really bad |
sailors should keep one or two "sets "
of underclothes tied up ready for use,
and should never attempt to wear col |
lars and cuffs; anything tight round |
the neck is conducive to squeamish- |
ness, and the changing of studs and |
putting on of a collar, etc, causes a |
yexatious delay on a rough morning |
when you feel "the one chance" is to |
As to scissors-wiich have a knack |
of vanishing even on shOre-a wise |
woman will have a pair nickelled " |
Ito prevent rust; it is a comfort also to |
have some needles thus treatedl and |
tie them by a ribbon of convenient |
length, to the stem of the swinging |
lamp, where also her pincushlon should |
lang.
As regards food on rough morning, |
kippered, or smoked, with |
dry toast-no butter-and either iced |
Or very hot water instead of tea and |
coffee. is SAFE and while on the sub.
iect of food, too great stress cannot be
laid on the fact that there is, curiously
enough nothing so good as we'll made
hot anchovy toast aud a glass of
good champagne. A word as to dress
l.
answers on "drsss at tea" how MS
ie iding to bad sal ors are the words,
ANY smart tea-gown will serve you for
dinner wear" for we know that too
often such garment "takes a lot of
Of all boardship garments should lie in
the quickness with which they can be
ionned and dotted.
oh I
ever lovely in coloring and drapery,
be arranged to fasten easily; moreover,
. smart tea-lacket for rough nights is a
great comfort. Sensible women, young
and old, usually wear navy blue or
black serge gowns with loose coats on
board ship, and on a rough night the
'act of not having to take off and hang
Up one skirt, and take down and put
IN another, may just make all the
Inference of being able to 20 to dinner
or not, and, with q plainly made dark
,kirt, a handsome vet quiet tea Jacket
With full black lace sleeves does not
ook at sll bad.
For girls, quite the prettiest substf-
ute for tea jacket is a variety of
and 6Oned-silk blouses,
with broad folded Charles II. waist
belts, and large frilIed collars, or
levers.
L cannot too strongly warn bad-or
sven indifferent-sailors against going
% sea without long deck chair.
Never be persuaded that IAN ordinary
sling canvas chair is Just as good, and
you can always put your feet up on a
ships carpet stool"
The long curve shape of the proper
ieck CHAIR supports the spine as moth
pg else can, and 1 can recall the day
when We ran into rough weather.
I. e., on which [ am sure L could never
nave dressed had the day begun thus
badly, yet lying as fiat as possibly on
ny deck chair (the latter being Iashed
% the brass rail- outside the saloon to
1 L