The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-23
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thropfSt on a SLOW boat, said the Stew
ardess of a liner recently, who did SO
much to help her companions through a
tedious voyage that she got three cheers
and a tiger when she boarded the tender
at Queenstown. where she left US, and
carried with her a round robin of thanks
from her grateful fellow-travelers of
both sexes.
S began. I remember, by secretly
pinning on the jamb of the dining salon
door one morning a bit of paper, asking
a conundrum and offering 10 cents to
any one who could guess 1t. Nobody
knew her as the author of the device,
but every one copied down the conun-
drum. and all the forenoon men and
women sat contemplating bits of paper
in corners or muttering under their rugs
! never saw people work with such fran
tic eagerness for a dime, and the man
who discovered the answer burst out of
his stateroom with a roar of triumph
posted his answer on the door jamb,
signed it, Dragged all day, and found a
dime In his plate at luncheon. He was
as pleased as if he had found a gold
mine. (.
well, directly one puzzle or conun-
drum was guessed another was pinned
up ny II SltWdtd LII 1OI II WHolC
day the passengers were as pleased and
well amused as children over new story
books. In the afternoon the author of
the game revealed her identity and some
of the passengers found they had Sc
cured so cents or a dollars on their exact
guesses. Most of them doubled their
earnings out of their own pockets and
gave the sum to a sailor injured in the
storm.
Tn the evening that woman filled the
salon with people who had joyfully con-
scented to play progressive patience for
prizes. While the storm ragged they sat,
every one over his or her own pack of
cards, trying to get through any layout
of solitaire preferred. At every twelfth
foot on the fog horn changes had to be
made. Every one moved on, no matter in
what condition the layout might be, and
undertook to finish up his neighbours
game. Whoever had closed up neatly the
largest number of games within a certain
number Of changes received the first
unlucky player.
THE next day, / remember" added the
stswardess, there was for the benefit of
lliC ollCCtc anu Viz q II $3.50 ROot
drill ordered, and this enterprising lady.
not to lose her chance, promptly organ
lied an emergency dria among the pas
sengers. The men and women entered into
the spirit of the enterprise heartily, and
the captain and officers assisted. The
alarm was given, and in ten seconds the
ship was in an uproar. Some of the more
jealous passengers went as far as to
1.,r-1 ;,+1 <bos- I,,,tc ond q r. the uyQrd af
alarm scrambled out. put wrappers and
dressing gowns over their ordinary cos
tunes, snatched up whatever they most
highly priced. and the drill only ended at
the railing, with the officers and some of
the gentlemen travellers forming the wom-
en- in line to fill the boats.
@Of course the fire was e~xtinguished
and the passengers went down to dinner
not only in quite an agreeable excitement,
but really knowing something of what
they should do In case of genuine danger.
o another rainy, foggy evening this
phiianthropic woman and five of her es-
peciai friends highly amused the salon
by appearing in the most remarkable
guises. representing as nearly as posi-
BILE, not only the costume of beggars in
five different countries, but their special
methods of entreating and cajoling for
aims.
They waxed a very respectable booty
in the form of watches, knives, lthirnbles.
rings, pins, cigarette cases, ETC., from
the soft hearted passengers. who were
permitted to redeem them by playing at
the new game Of x-ray fthat she initiated
them into. But, bless my soul" ejaculat-
ed the garrulous angel of the sea sick
wards, there's the first gong going" and
she u-ncermoniously hustled off the re-
porter, who is still urdhappily unable to
tell prospective travellers how R~oentgen's
discovery may be utilized for s~hipboard
diversion.
Golf may be the most fashionable of
all out door sports at present, but tennis
is not to be utterly routed for some time
TO come. and as there are many country
places large enough to allow of a tennis
court which certainly viii not accomo-
date golf links, it is just as well to in
clude a tennis dresssor two in a thorough
summer outfit. Before golf and BIZ
cycling came into favor there was an out
cry that tennis costumes were hideous
and u~nbecoming; burt now thai is quite
done away with. for there Is far more
latitude in tennis than in golf or bicy-
cling, says "Harper's Bazaar.
Short skirts are pecessary in playing
tennis with dexterity, but need not be
shorter than to the tops of the ordinary
boots. Fitting smoothly over the hips.
with the fulness gathered into a small
space just at the back, the gored skirts
of the present day look we'll; but they
must not be too wide. or there will be
ugly folds to flop about the feet. White
duck or corded pique looks extremely
neat, and a fancy waist, either of wash
material or silk. worn with the marrow
white belt, is attractive and appropriate.
Tennis shoes are moi becoming; but
of tan leather or black canvas, if of a
good shape, they do NJ look SO badly
as did the first ones some years ago.
Red pique. duck or mohair of a bright
scarlet shade are effective on a tennis
ground, and, made with short jacket
and shirt-waist of finer material-or-
candle or mull-they are invariably be
coming. Girls who play for champion
ship make everything subservient to
the game. and apparently do not care
how they look; but even In a scant liner
skirt. a white India silk blouse with the
sleeves rolled up to give fun play to the