The evening world., 1895-09-04

The long series of free outings for the
sick babies OF the tencments and their
mothers on 1.-The Evening World" Float
Ing Playground will be brought to a
close on Saturday next with an outing
to Holiness Cornwalton Grove, on the
promontory at the entrance to pretty
little Manhassett Bay, l.. l., Like all the
more recent outings. this one will In
clude the uptown mothers and babes.
the Floating Playground stopping TO
take them on at the pier foot Of East
Sixty-third street. East River. at $50
o'clock. As usual the big white barge
will start from the pier at the foot OF
West Eleventh street. North River. at
8 O'Clock Saturday morning, and pass
ing down the North River. around the
Battery and up East River will stop
at the East Third street pie at
O'Clock, proceeding from there up to
Sixty-third street as indicated.
Tire charm of these outings les in the
fact that the poor people who attend
are not restricted In their liberty or
pleasures by any red-tape rules; the
children who are well enough to feel
Ike it romp and play at will, and they
are encourag in their play by fifty
swinging cribs, fifty baby soups. nifty
hobby horses. thirty baby rocking
chairs and other playthlngs provided
by, THE 'ening World' Sick Babies
md.
Flynnt Ncellent orchestra makes mu-
Sic all day long. and that helps the
fun, for ali the popular airs of the day
are played, and mothers and children Of
ten Join their voices together In sing
ing to Flynn's accompaniment, the
greatest favorite being 1.-The Worlds"
song THE Band Played On" The moth
ers are coaxed away from all trouble
and worriment as far as possible. There
are Mrs. Saddler and her assistant at
tendants to look after the little ones on
the upper deck and Mrs. Younger, Mrs.
Hasselberger. the Misses McCabe and
Brady, Mr.. Younger and practical
corps OF men and women attendants to
look after mothers and babes on the
lower deck, which Is turned into din
ins-room all day long. And here Col
Keeper and A. saass" .ns i
avenue, has served on each outing a
t!p-top. nourishins ,luncheon OF tongue,
ham, corned beef. bologna sausage. and
cheese sandwiches. eggs, coffee and tea
OF the best quality. to all free of charge,
while the afternoon voyage home from
breken By II the serveS Of brick ce
and cakes in liberal portions to every
mother and every child on board. SO
that mothers are freed absolutely from
all tie petty carking cares that weary
them in their awful routine grind In
their tenement house homes. Then the
brcezes from over the water! While
their neighbors at home are fairly siz-
cling and steaming in the Summer-day
heat and humidity, and breathing an
atmosphere tainted with the smells that
must come from the Kitchens of twenty
or forty families in the building. thos 9
on board the Floating Playground are
deliciously cool in the water breezes.
and their lungs are filled with pure.
wholesome. healthful air, sweetened by
the bouquet of the sea.
Going. mothers are red hot, weary,
with the lines of trouble in their poor
faces; babies are peevish, restless. pale
toddling children are cross, quarrelsome
and nervous. After an hour the babies
are sweetly slumberng in the ham,
mock cribs, and the little brothers and
sisters Gle visibly Frightening and re-
viv.ng. Returning, the babies are crow.
ing, the toidlers are busy with play,
and the mothrs, cool and refreshed
and strengthened by a day sans care
and worry. look on with happy. BEAM
ing faces, and all are returned to their
homes early enough so that papa's din
ner will not be delayed.
At tn groves, without exception, the
proprietors have Joined in the good
work each day, and have given the
phildrcn-yes, and their mothers. toe,