New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
KEEPING COOL.
a GLIMPSE OF LALLA Rooxu


v,or mo Brooklyn, August N
"heh we were at Manhattan Beach th,s 60
I peeped through somewhere and 's Sunmef
which seemed to be what c.r,r,,a. o"ething
clear scenery This consisted Of rno,n,, JUST
ravihes' ana specimens Of the vegetable k,n,. "s
ana many indescribable PAGES all standing .a.,"t
''''u SKY this sky being in itself part ~ -
scenery. Back Of it all. and above II all , .ns
real heavens OF that hot smalt blue color th .s
lenting blue Of this heated summer when H'e-
as II tne sun was fulfilling some vindctiv. r.",s
Instead OF going on its usual benign wav h,.s'. oa
US al. '' ''ess'ne
Tnis glimpse or scenery haunted mo 7,
something so extremely different from m. w.
roundlngs Of the old house where I lived - '
country. !" "s
Cohhalhg this STATE OF mind to our hostess an. -
planned 70 Is that was probably thinking OF Ian.
Rookh. and that she would take us thor ~
evening Then looked I'd the advar,is. ""e
found that to the dramatrzatlon OF Moores -
fui poem Is added the brilliant. gorgeous s,r.sA.
oVerpowering display OF art work in fire"
When l read this aloud Gertrude declared a..
that was Just what she wanted. TO be amo.s
overpowered This was not New-Engand senr'
ment. and reproved her for utterlne I,
II was that very night that We wen. n ~. A.
works. for sublimated, g,orifed kind a, a..
works is what shines, and twists, and sn,r,,..
and showers and evolutes In beauty in from, =, 49,
scenery that | had discovered. "Eyoutes in -,
ty struck me as being peculiarly happy nh,..
and so descriptive overheard a young eIrl u.. -
to her escort. She was sitting directly In fror, ~
us. She had on white Tyrolese hat blue ami,
red vest. red necktie. and red gloves Stuck In bs,
vest bunch OF red roses. She also had 80
red lips and she talked nearly al. the time T.,
voice that could not help hearing Oh.
ployed the latest fads in pronunciation and sbs 10.
all the ways with which girl OF the period sbors
be equipped. Ny friend insisted that she va.
Fassar graduate, but there at times cer,,.
scientific air about her which seemed TO betoka.
Smith College Holyoke. She knew all there vs.
to know concerning Lara ROokh II she hss
that very day read the poem she could no, hAv.
been more glib In her quotations and rernarks
Her escort informed her that the little MONA
front Of US. between the spectators and tho 49,.
cry, was, for the purpose OF this exhibition c.u.,
the Sea of Oman; though he did not know xhv
She glanced up at him. Let me here Interim, rx
self to say that to see one Of these glances AZ.
third person. has very Irritating effect on n.
third person. Shakespeare has mentioned sometb,n.
Kindred to this remark when he spoke Of LOOKING
at happiness through another mans eyes
simultaneously with her glance the girl said. "oM
yes; don't you know
40 It's moonlight over Oman's Sea
Her banks OF pearl and pal.ny Isles
Bask In the night beam beal teogsly
Ana her blue waters sleep In smles'"
The young man tried to look intelligent. n.
smiled He said he had always meant TO him, i'm
about Laila Rookh, any way. Was II mineral a,
was II a flower? Somehow a fellow hadn't an,
time to hunt up anything in these days There vas.
always something other TO take I'd a fellow.
mind, and fellow had more important thing, "A
think OF. you know.
Here the girl looked at her companion as IL Their,
could be nothing more manly or more attractive
than not to know whether LaIa Rookh were a
mineral or a flower She laughed
She's a girl you great goose your she said
| had been paying such close attention TO thu
couple that did not know that the show had b.
gun.
II was truly gorgeous. and almost overpowerins
and | was very glad we were there I, was IKE
being In country that never was. and that could
not possibly ever be. and that was one reason why
II was so delightful There were fireworks in the
air. and fireworks under the water The latter
went through the water and on, again az
good as ever The scenery was In a blaze or ola
torial fire Of different coors LaIla Rookh daucAd
on every occasion She went up over mountains %
her journey to Cashmere and she danced with JOY
and with skill. and eyer somewhere about was the
young king In his minstrel disguise. And the ships
fought In flames. and all was unreal and as gilt
terng possible. Before II through Il
seemed II there sparks Of fire rushing
out the electric lights seemed plain and subdued
We went to the most solitary part Of the piazza
and gazci out over the water. The tide coming
in. rushing up the sand and then sucking back with
u cool. refreshing sound. There film Of
cloud covering the sky; wind from the southwest
blew over the Island. 1t soft. and did no, tempt
10 a return TO the city This the cool sea.
washed shore OF Coney Island" mentioned In the
advertisement And this time the advertisement
Oka frnf he ic li-er
dreaded TO return to the heated furnaces Of brick
and mortar where their homes Sometimes
out on the water a small sail went by. II seemed
rs II the people In those boats must be happy And
t also seemed TO me that II out there. rock
ne between ocean and sky, that would not return
10 land until the summer and the sun
going away from us.
But we had to so home We hustled into the
srmy steam cars. and the crowd pushed US, and
We pushed the crowd. and the train started We
vent through the stretches Of F'atanis and fa:
md brought the Oh, odor Of growing enions and cab
pages The cabbage has a great ascendancy ap
'arently. in F.atlands
II grew hotter and hotter as We drew into Brook.
yn he ghastly electric light shone On groups o.
ed moist Taces e" pa anti wG for " Wh OF cool air.
rhe beershops sent out berry fragrance. and ,neI
we're cIlmpses OF people s;tlng around tables With
fishes of ice cream before them The great soas
oun;ains were thronsed And plainly all he sG
md fried. and perspred Just the same -.
| thought OF a gray old house standing IN front
II wide pasture. | knew IL hot there aso
nut the air was sweet with country breath. and me
ricketts, were at their shrilles And sometimes
vhlp-poor-w would give his prolonged paneuc
ry
/ mentioned this house in terms Of some affection
O our hostess, who told that the old nous
would wait. and that going round staten
Stand tomorrow.
And we were. 4 friend had asked TO take Us
aging that she would warrant us cool altetn xss
hat was all any one cared for-to be cool rNsu
ther hope and longing was merged in the one oTe
ire. 70 go somewhere or do something to pe w.
We took the little steamer from that locnn
BROOKLYN which seems 10 be surrounded by Italians
whose dusky faces MI the streets there. ana WIZ.
women lounge on the sidewalks In repus"e Wv
ress. n.r
But We sailed away from the Italians ana aa m
eat. and from all unccanliness; ami the IA
lest and revived us. and we looked fscn . 81"
aw again how mighty and how magnlnesemnI ss
,ew-York. She sits there on her sand am, ,Snss
racefuly and as her right. the admiration OF tn0''
iho come toward her in ships. II,
There Liberty enlghtening the wotrn. nv
those who criticse, ana WIN