The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07

boating, in which, indeed, lies much OF tne
pleasure of the outing, is boating. one
can use every sort of river boat, from an
electric launch to an Indian canoe, Dut the
greatest excitement of all is to be nao out
of a punt. A punt is craft, as some one
wisely says, that requires crattiness. II 10
a boat in which to feel foollsh-ln lact,
at first you can't regulate your move
ments at all. You live in perfectly
blissful uncertainty of what is going 10
happen next.
However, in time one learns the art and
then the punt is always as gayly decorated
as the houseboat, with white marguerltes
at bow and stern, and yellow silk CUSHIONS
TWO FAIR HoUsEBoATERs.
Two New York girls, the Misses May
and Ella Dewey, are the happy owners OF
a charming houseboat;. the idler they car
it. and it is in commission all summer LII
is white and yellow craft with pretty lace
curtains at the windows, tied back with
yellow ribbons. All along the edge OF the
roof are flower boxes painted yellow, full
of flowers, alternating with big yellow pots,
also filed with plants call a-blowln' and
a-growin'."
Apropos to the color for houseboat,
one all white is too suggestive of half
painted house before the color is put on.
Pink isn't half bad, nor even green. In,
deed, a houseboat all done in green and
white from the paint to the teacups, IS
charming to degree, with little dash
of pink introduced here and there.
One of the most expensive of house
boats is that belonging to Mr. George Pull
man. 1t is almost as richly furnished as
his cottage, "Cast1e Rest" on the st.
Lawrence. He calls it his nautical villa,
for want of better name.
A picturesque name for ones houseDoat
is quite an important consideration.
~. 49, "a nd A m
are fairly appropriate. Already mlgnb
suit ones fancy, or Hiawatha, while
Merrivale is not bad, nor Mavis. Ihese
are both names of very swell boats, lnoeeQ,
so are Reve dor and Summerholme. 4e
Waspe is the name in which one BOAT re-
ioices, while Princess and Swallow are
chosen for others. DINA CRosswAYs'
The Senator Who Ate Too Much.
A little group was chatting at the Ebbitt,
and the name of prominent statesman
who had retired last March, after eighteen
years continuous service in the Senate,
came up for discussion. Some one won
dered why he had voluntarily quit officer
as it was the general understanding thai
he could have had another term in the Sem
ate had he signified his desire to remain
there. He was man of massive frame
and seemed to be in perfect health, but
COlOnel LICK bright. SerSeanI-aC-dTnS OF
the Senate, volunteered the information
that the ex-senator from - was not half
as robust as he looked, and in fact that his
poor health was the prime cause of his
quitting public life.
when man gets to be along about
three score and upward" said Colonel
Bright, "he must exercise good bit OF
care as to his mode of living. Now, Sena-
tor Blank was of huge bulk and terrible
eater. 1 think he easily got away with
about twice as much food as an average
man. That would have been all right if
he had taken any exercise subsequent to
his hearty indulgence at the table. If he
had made pilgrimages to Woodmont in
quest of the elusive bass, after the fashion
of Colonel Sterrett, Senator Dubois and
myself all would have gone well with him.
The exercise would have kept him well,
and he could have stayed in the Senate as
long as Thomas Benton.
Eyes, l am pretty healthy individual,
myself, and feel as good as | did twenty
years ago. [ attribute it to a frugal way of
living, for often my entire dinner consists
of piece OF hot cornbread, some country
molasses and three or four glasses of but
termilk. Let me recommend that as a
summer diet par excellence. "-Washing-
ton Post.