The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-11
PLEASURES OF
ocean TRAVEL
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quite an interesting talK Win ono or
them. The steerage would be interest
ing If it were not 80 dirty. The people
are lying about on what look like little
shelves, some smoking aud, like the
people upstairs, playing oards, while
others lie around on boxes and bundles
and play the violin, mouth organ, bag
pipes or any thing at all. 1t sounds
just like the Midway Plaisance some
times. There are, OF course, some
very interesting types Of people down
there too. The snarchistic looking
Italian and Russian are there, the
Welshmsn going home to see the old
country. the little German, and, in fact,
almost all other nationalitiss are rep
resented, just as they are above decks,
only there is the social difference be-
twesn then.
We passed German Lloyd on her
way to New York last night. We all
went upon deck to see her. or rather,
her lights. as that was all we could
see in the black night. 1t was very
large steamer, we could see.
A DANCE ON THE DECK.
Tonight there are to be some great
doings. The passengers are to have o
dance on the deck, and the picka-
ninny band Is to furnish the dance
music. Tomorrow night, the last
evening on board ship, will be made
memorable by concert and a very
lively one 1t bids fair to be, as nearly
every man, woman and child possessed
Of the power of speech is TO take part.
One young man is to reeite in Chinese.
BY the way, we passed large Chinese
man O. war today. l was glad to get
the chance to see it. 1t, like the Chi
nese himself. was peculiar. Very high
rigging and sails, and it was very
large ship, indeed. Everyone on board
looked at it with great deal Of inter
est.
This noon there was some great fun
on deck. The men had a tug of war
and, of course, the women sat in theil
chairs and cheered on the combatants.
There was a great straight-as-a.stick
ex-officer in the Austrian army whose
side always won and, OF course, was
glad, as this gentleman is a lovely
man. So you sea we had many and
pleasant diversions. which added to the
the charms Of the delightful weather.
for we had voyage which the steward
calls "one in hundred, ma'am"-has
kept US In the best Of health and spirits.
We sometimes laugh almost all day
long, and am sure the trip has been
most beneficial
THAT FRENCHMAN AGAIN.
was talking to the French critic
this afternoon on deck, and was so for
tunate as to See his credentials as
foreign correspondent for the French
press on matters musical and dram
itique" He Is wonderfully brilliant
man and knows about everything in
that line, besides being great literary
student in the different modern Ian
guages. He happened to be au
acquaintance Of Mile. Calve, and Sibyl
Sanderson and almost all the other ar.
lists who have risen to fame and for.
tune in his beautiful "Psrse." He
keeps talking up the advantages Of the
National Conservatory Of France. in
Paris, to me all the time. He is really
a very brilliant man, but am afraid
cannot 90 to his beautiful Paris for my
lessons. He has heard Mr.. Burns and
me sing and compliments US both or
our voices, and vehemently continues
to talk Paris, Paris, to US at almost
every chance.
Today there were some beautiful
little books sold on the ship--souvenirs
of the voyage-with everything in the m
that one could wish to learn of the
subject of ocean steamship travelling
and cabling, not to mention that very
important item tipping. The pictures
of the ships, officers, tetc., are In them
too, besides large space for auto.
graphs. One OF the gentlemen or
board very kindly presented me with
one, and / have been. getting my "auto-
graph album" filled with little squibs
and even kind words, from the dear
friends l have been so fortunate as tC
meet on this good ship. Assuredly
no one ever had such delightful voy.
age as this one. 1t has been idyllic.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening we
will be hanging over the railing look
ing for the first sight Of land. An
Englishman on board said this noon a,
lunch. that now we will soon be getting
to real civilization once in our lives,
but of course we silenced him with
three cheers and tiger-r.r for America
LAND IN SIGHT.
NEXT DAY.-We shall see land the
purser informed us this noon at dinner,
about o'clock this afternoon. So, OF
course, everyone will be on deck on the
lookout all afternoon. and shall write
no more, mailing this at Southampton.
Everyone is overjoysd at the prospect
of treading firm land once more
though for my part I would be content
to stay on board fortnight yet. it i:
such an indolent do.nothing life. be-
sides being so interesting, It is anus
ing to watch the effect of the coming
end of the voyage upon us all. The
romautically inclined are discovered in
quiet corners, winding up their little
firtations. and we practical ones are
arranging our plans for the land jour
neys. The stewards and walters have
suddenly become alert and swift to an
ticipate our every wish, and so on. all
over the ship, it is rather different, to
say the least, from the start Of the voy.
age.
OFF FOR TERRA FIRMA,
P.S, Aug 31.-This wouldn't be a
woman's letter without postscript
and / write mine to tell you about 1
huge fog which most provokingly de.
layed us six valuable hours this morn
ing just as we we're all eagerness Il
get ashore. As write we are passing
the Isle of Wight, Osborne palace and
Cowes where the beautiful yachts are,
The view is the most beautiful have
ever seen. And the yachts How
shall describe them2 They seem like
spirits ahoat On an Emerald sea. B,
the time you get this the races between
the Vigilant and the Britannia will
have been an old story. But imagine
how we must feel without any knowl
edge Of the results. Anyhow, we al
give three cheers for the Yankee boa
and hope that they will not be given IL
vain.
Mrs. Burns, while yet aboard ship