The Washington times., 1895-03-20

she emphatically replied. "a small
amount OF luggage might serve TO identify
he good traveller when her journey is over
land, no matter if she was on the cars for
six-days. In fact, the porters tell me that
they look with horror upon woman who
comes in with much baggage.
There is the difference between ship
and train transportation. We know she
VIII need a lot more convnnienCes than the
few that a hand -satchel carries, and If
she doesn't get them or we don't manage
for her, she is going to be very uncom-
Portable passenger. II she is bad tenn
pared, she viii prove a source of great
trial to her stewardeSs.
There was young lady from the West
who went over with US on our last voyage.
She came down on the deck and tripped up
The gang plank looking as if she owned the
nip. she wore iaunty yachting gown
trimmed in white silk braid, anchors en-
hroidered in the corners. Her cap had
visor, and a hand-SatChel and small rug,
OF rather shawl, was all she had with her.
Three of the 81 tewardesses were standing
atthedOor and we elookCd ateaCh other inde-
spair. oh, my, but won't she be sick, said
1nc. and. on, goodness, ! hope she isn't
allotted to my side OF the ship, said another.
THAT was rather mean, just rounding
he girl off without any reason, wasn't ii"
/ asked.
Maybe so. But oh! YOU see We knew by
long experience Just how that sort of pas
senger turns out. Right behind my western
inEenue came young lady from Boston
whom we often Travelled with on the line.
said the second stewardess: Now there
comes a traveller. 1t viii be an easy job
waiting on her"
Where laid the difference ] asked.
We'll. the latter wore a rough heavy
suit OF cheyiot built up of skirt, loose silk
hirt and short unwhaleboned lined jacket.
II was comfortable and sea-proof The
porter carried a large. commodious leather
satchel and a broad, brass-bound steamer
trunk She put some change in his hand
asking that he dispose of them at once in her
room.
'.She wentin search of the baggage master
and found that her trunk checks Were rightly
understood. The large one TO goin TIE hold,
the smallerto be placed in the upstairs bag
gage-room, TO be easy of access every day
al the hour appointed for opening luggage.
"She had also a wellstrapped bundle
IF rugs and cushions, a gossamer and an
ulster Not q little shawl like the western
girl's, that the first breath offNewfoundland
would penetrate and send its owner shivering
below; but an ample fur lined comforter that
salt air doesn't saturate, and long enough
TO be tucked snugly under the feet
But don't imagine those few traps begin
10 make up the conYeniences of travel. If
.IlsiA Nasd4l ncflusSage,S She Would beClaSSeO
with the western girl. And, by the way,
those women Ticged out in yachting suits are
always the first ones i'll on board"
What else does your passenger need?"
/ inquired of a wise stewardess, but one
fond of reminiscing.
why, most of them fetch odds and
ends enough to settle them comfortably for
a ten weeks stay at a fashionable re-
sort. And IL you show me gayer or more
fastidiously critical gathering than one
thousand passengers on a big liner in the
season, / don't know where the resort
5. There are private luncheons, mid
night suppers, card parties, musicales.
ate dinners, and all the things that go
.oward making up fashionable week"
How about the women who are too
sick TO leave their staterooms?"
IAN the more reason they should have
a pretty place to receive as friends
OF acquaintance on board viii call.
Take Mrs. Burke Roche for example,
All! there's woman who knows how
20 travel / think she enjoys every min
ute of it. She always gets pretty, large