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are as brown as Sontnorn Wlnus anu Suhoni"o
In reply 10, a question on tho subject Of a
yomap,s owning and running N, q Yacht :;n al sI1
upon tho mon ono employs. I've had no trouble
with the men on board the Scythian. There has
nv nfyo sai HGes an master HnP'f Is MI. Richardson. II q
yachtswoman gets the right men, 1 believe they'll
a man. I have four men before the mast, 9
Captain and mate, an engineer, anu asslsIant
engineer and 49, three Te,,d hre cnnsi.l bS os a so my pTinxa' q
maid, a steward, an assistant steward, and a
woman. cook. It's unusual to have a woman
MANY Yachts have Japanese or French cooks.
Now let's take 9 look over the ship" she \. f fSn;
exactly as she was during our cruise except That
we had racks, around the and the
sI TemarRSb Iisg record Ti' for from the time we pulled
out in that gale until we dropped anchor again
here nothing but two teaoups were broken, ana
think OF all those rough seas we encountercul
Not even a lamp shade or a piece OF oric-a-orac
While Miss Day talked the reporter looked
around to see what there was to be broken In her
sitting room. There were many things. Inc
woman woman Sc sets her hands one is sure to and break;
able things. Miss Days apartments that used
to overlook Madison avenue couldn't have been
in their furnishings than this room. The floor
is polished and covered with rich old rugs. Two
side. and are upholstered in 9, pretty, shade
of green. embroidered in white. Tho big
the walls are covered With pictures. The many
windows arc draped with flmy net curtains, and
over these hang heavier green draperies SO ar,
quils, lilies of the valley, and hyacinths. This
that tho commander has brought Q part of the
South lands, SO lately. visited, back with her.
forward. The bed, dressing table, and windows
are hung in chintZ of n dainty pattern, ivory
white forming the back ground. Tho long, low
torial, and. the little knickknacks. that give a
woman's sleeping apartment a distinctive ar
Day has u luxurious bathroom, supplied with
hot and cold, salt and fresh water. As for closet
room, shC has three times as much as the average
apartmcnt-house dwcllcr considers necessary.
The reasons the rooms on this yacht are so dif-
ferent from those on other yachts IS that the
cause the boat is not cut away underneath, but
was built with a large hold for the cargo, Miss
those arranged for the guests. This enables her
TO conduct her household affairs and tho man.
agcment of the ship without the guests knowing
anything about it.
There are four other bedrooms. two double
oncs and two single ones. The gangway leads
down to "a small quantity shaped hall furnished
in bright red. The wallis are hung. with red silk
paper and the draperios and upholstering are OF
tiful bathroom. another into a large linen closet,
and a third to the. sleeping apartments, which
dcna lfir IN Siiu n,rKK; o Sn e laiFe ehint one and i't TIE G DGS@ i rs
pink. Miss Day did 1t all with her own hands,
too, and every nook and corner shows the
way inns IN, and ne h Rs Bsi 'S terrier 'H Tri iSII' showed fs"Stat that
she also felt very much at home there. for she i'm.
mediately captured the most luxurious chair.
This room Is furnished in bright green. Not a
space on the ~ walls can be Be seen e for rows ,pS and rows
triangle, and broad seats, upholstered in green
rep, run AL tho way round in front OF tho
green leather and u large globe. which has the
appearance of having been turned many times,
One OF the most attractive rooms of all is the
dining saloon. 1t is Just back or the sitting
room; The floor l. y polished he'd. and half covered
brick tiles, while Delft tiles are set in on either
another corner. and the uphoistering and
draperies are of old red: A handsome buffet oc-
ing room is attractive, the kitchen is perhaps
50 $ Is the 6mtler Tn pantry, both being lust of the
crew holds sixteen, tons, while another tank aft
for the boiler holds sixteen tons more. These
for the vessel. The ice chest holds nine tons.
That lasted me the whole six weeks while Ne
Day. "and was quite a consideration. for ice
costs $50 q ton there. The ice and provisions
are packed In layers in the chest, SO we had New
York marketing the whole time we were away.
,"W Where do l expect, TO go nexti 1have abso;
luteiy no plans; will go. suppose, when and
! am tied down here with my lessons at present,
but I rather think that about August l shall
make my way to Newfoundland. I'm not par
ticularly anxious to cruise in foreign waters be-
cause I've travelled there already, but ! may go
abroad next year. Really. though, / have, no
definite plans. l forgot TO tell you that my dog,
Trilby, Is Just as fond OF cruising as l am: She
is the best sailor We have aboard, and Is de-
lighted whenever we set sail.
Really l wish 1 had something more inter
esting to toll you. This is just my homo you
know. and that's all there is about II. l love the
water and am far happier and more comfortable
here than ! can BIO in "A city apartment; so I'm
going to live hcre-that is, for u while. Then |
will pull up my anchor and 20 somewhere elsc.'