Evening star., 1897-06-12
EXCURSIONS.

Tomorrow the majestic Jane Moseley will
leave the Clyde pier at 0 am. sharp on her
inaugural trip Of the season to Colonial
Beach. The popular Jane" is one of the
established favorites on the Potomac, and
enjoys the prestige of success and the
confidence Of the travelling public. Under
the new regime many improvements have
been made, and the boat promises to main
tain a high character of patronage Four
hours at the beach will allow all to indulge
Inf salt water pleasures and visit the sur
rounding Westmoreland county. reaching
home at 10:30 pm. The Moseiey win stop
both ways at Alexandria. Refreshments
and table d'hote dinner will be served on
board, and Pistorio's band will render q
continuous concert EN- route.
The trip down the river tomorrow Will be
a specially Interesting one. because OF tn.
ebcampment Of the National Guard at
Fort Washington. Crowds visited the camp
today and yesterday, and II tomorrow is
fine 1t will be gala day at the fort Tnere
Is something SO attractive to the American
heart in the life of soldier. and to get a
peep at them ''at home" as it were, Is an
opportunity that Is not goirg to be easily
missed by the Washington girls. The
steamer Manchester has made arrange
ments to touch at Fort Washington on
each Of her trips, leaving Ith street wharf
at II, 2:3O and $50. and the River Queen
will leave for Fort Washington at 10 am,
L ana 8 O'CLOCK prni SO, notWilHsldnuiu
the big crowds who will doubtless take in
the trip, the boats will not be uncomfort-
ably crowded. Marshall Hall, too, will
have its thousands OF visitors tomorrow,
and sure it's an ideal spot to lounge away
Sunday. With its green lawns and pretty
views. and the grand river rolling majestl-
cally by, what more does mortal man want
for his complete enjoyment? Dinner? That,
too, is right at hand, and a finer dinner
than they set at the restaurant on the
grounds it would be hard to find in the
swellest hotels in town. 1t is a spot that
leaves a man nothing to wish for.
This evening at $50 o'clock the Mac
alester will make the Indian Head
trip, calling for passengers at the fort
and at Marshall Hall, so that any
one who has taken one Of the earlier boats
can enjoy the ride down the river in the
evening without extra charge. On these
lovely moonlight nights the sail is delight
ful. The famous Schroeder's Orchestra will
be on the boat.
Those who will summer at the seashore
and mountain resorts of the north will find
In the trip to New York by sea a most en-
1oyable means of beginning vacation.
travelling by water is certainly more pleas
urable than by any other route and the
splendid steamers of the Norfolk and
Washington and Old Dominion lines have
add Its mite toward making the trip one
long 10 be remembered. These two lines
operate daily all-water route between this
city and New York. Passengers NAV take
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Companys steamers at 9Th street wharf
any evening at o'clock, and arrive at
Nor1olk the following morning where the
Cfd dominion steamships are boarded for
the ocean sail to the great metropolis.
Stop-over privileges at Fortress Monroe
and Virginia Beach are allowed and also
the privilege of making the tourney in
either direction by rail-