The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-14
COMFY ISLAND WIDE OPEN.
ONE WOULD NOT SUPPOSE SUCH a
MAN As RAINES EVER LIVED.

The shirt-waist Girl Present In Great Alum
dance and Having Lots or Fun-Two or
Them Come to Grier in Their Attempt t.
Ride n Camel-AccommodatinE Policemen.
The shirt-waist girl was queen OF tho beach at
Coney Island yesterday. She was around every
where, riding tho roller coasters, shooting tho
chutos, flying on the aerial trolley, eating tho
frankfurter with It's Accomplishments, and even
riding the camcls. Tho s%hirt.waist girl loves
danger. and any novelty that has not q certain
element requiring u test OF the nerves does not
get her nickel. In tho language of one of her
male companions yesterday, she was Just what
tho doctor ordered." She got to the island in
various ways, but tho favorito trip was by the
boat, sailing with her friend Chimmie, who
played on tho harmonicon while sho sang:
Elsie from Chclsey.
lean think Of nobody elsey.
Elsie from Chelsey,
Nobody elsey but you.
The italian band filed in while she caught her
breath with LA Paloma" and A Coons Look
Alike to Me-" The Bowery swarmed with shirt.
waist girls, and there was not q minute during
the day that they were not enjoying themselves
In some manner or other.
Tho wave Of prosperity which rolled in on the
island n week ago increased In volume yester-
day. The weather was finer, the crowd bigger,
and the smile Of the frankfurter man broader
than on any holiday 30 far this season. All the
places were wide open and the saloon and dane
Ing pavilion keepers ran their resorts as IL they
had never heard Of anybody named Raines. De-
spite this the policemen had very little to do, and
In many instances they became 40 tired OF the
crowd go by that they turned in and helped, the
bustlinR saloon and dance men by taking tickets
a. the se9 ns or Ssrk tbsy eop, th Be G sse% he y fnte To-
shove the crowds which the bankers had gath
cred into INTO vsriO9s sno " rph laices'. w and at at other other
lar they might have boon seen showing them
The shirt-waist girl who got to the island on
her bicycle was also present In abundance. A
party OF these. who were, pretty well tired OF
ptstaslliieSS S BY fho i novel, fs ai1sfsio sno Of i' ridin,s w the
camels. and they had great fun. They discov-
cred that their boomers were the correct thing
saddle requires that women. as well as men
shall ride estride. Two Of the girls who, had
on tho saddle Of, ono Of the ,mlsshapen
beasts and, the Arab driver thought he
a camel tie rider has. to lem ono way as tho
beast rises on its fore legs, and then has to lean
the other way as it straightens out it's hind legs;
The girls were too much mustered TO understand
the Instructions Of the Arab on this point, and
whom tho camel started to rise they began to
shrek, and both leaned the wrong way; They
legs. and when Il finally got on its feet the girls
were completely unbalanced and dived down
The Arab driver. anticipating a II ishap of this
sort. caught both young women as they came
ground. They were too much frightened TO at.
tempt the feat again, and the Arab and camel
seemed TO exchange laughs as the former peck.
eted the dimes which the girls had paid for their
ride.
Theosophists will not he much interested to
know that Victor Roditi. the owner OF the cam.
els. is going to import two Mahatmas to add to
ms ms t to his &c ide sao Is sS Tepy d la H from the fheoso.
phic idea OF one. Instead OF the wonderful being
who, according to Theosophists, Is n dwell
Ter in an oasis in the desert OF Cobb,
and who ia believed to be q great soul,
with extraordinary powers over other souls,
Roditi's Mahatmas. he says, are East Indian
fakirs and magicians. He says the word Ma
hatmai in Arabic translated into English means
devil, and that tho Mahatmas are known TO be
in league with the devil. That is why they are
able 10 perform such marvellous feats Of illusion
he says. He never heard Of tho Theosophic
Mahafpna