Evening star., 1898-07-22
EXCURSIONS.


The cheapest, pleasantest Saturday ex-
cursion that leaves Washington is that to
Colonial Beach and points on the lower Po-
tomac, on the swift-saling steamer T. V.
Arrowsmith This greyhound of the Po-
tomac' leaves h5r wharf foot of 7tn street,
every Saturday at p.m, sharp, giving pas
sehgers all night on the water anil day
at any of the summer resorts on the lower
Potomac. The Arrowsmith reaches the
city on the return trip Sunday night at 10
o clock. The accommodations on this steam
er are first-class. Everybody who takes the
trip tomorrow evening is certain to have
delightful time.
For complete change of air and sur
roundings, for rest and pleasure, and for
comfort and luxury in travelling .he Sat
urday evening excursion to Fortress Mon
rec, Norfolk, Newport News, Virginia Beach
and Ocean View, given by the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, leaves
nothing to be desired by those x<ho are
able to leave the city only ever Sunday.
Sunday at Old Point Comfort, Virginia
Beach and Ocean View will be dry to be
REM smbered The surf bathing an 4 fishing
is as fine as at any point the Atlantic
seaboard. and the hotels rank witR the fin
est in this country. Part of the lay can
be pleasantly spent at the Norfc k navy
yard and the shipyards at NewpoE News.
where the huge battle ships Kent ky and
Kearsarge are being built An additional
inducement for taking the trip K morrow
evening is that the steamer Newpt+. News,
the finest of the company's fleet, Val make
the sail. The steamer will leave ia street
wharf at $50 pm. Returning, wsI reach
this city early Monday morning. 1Fe usual
re reduced u; i,d. rates for the round trip VI again
Another large crowd will take advantage
of the reduced rates off cred by thS Wash
ington, Alexandria and Mount Yer hon rail-
way and spend part of Sunday al Airing
ton. The plan OF reducing the reg& &sar fare
for Sunday has made these trips vrry pop
Ciar. and every train that leaves Ane sta
tion from the early hours of the Sorenoon
until well into the evening is wt3l filled
Several hours can be very pleasa!ttly EN-.
ployed in rambling about the beautiful
grounds, going over the old mansioh where
Gen. Lee once lived and seeing the graves of
many of the nations illastrious desE1. Elec-
trio trains leave the station, 13k stseet and
Pennsylvania avenue, every half htur dur
ing the day and evening. Trains l.save the
station during the week for Mounts Vernon
every hour from 10 am. to 8 p.Ia. This
route goes by Fort Foote and Fort Lyon.
passes through Alexandria and runs
through the entire estate formerly. belCrg-
ing to George Washington, a distance Jf
about four miles. Those going to Alexan-
dria can take a train over this lir4e evary
half hour up to midnight.
One of the most delightful suburban trips
that one can take is the ride on the electric
cars of the Georgetown and Terteytown
railway 10 w est CneNy ChaSe. I%e route
OF this line is about on q level with the
Washington monument and passes through
the most picturesque portion of tha Dis
trict. You can see from these cars the
naval observatory, Red Top" the former
home of Mr.. Cleveland; Cleveland Park,
American University, Grass Lands" etc.
This line connects at West Chew! Chase
with cars of Glen Echo railway. If you de-
sire comfortable seat all the way TO Glen
Echo. without crowdng and without delay,
you can secure the same by this route.
Connections are made with avenue cars.
32d and NJ streets, and F street line, 32d
and streets, every ten minutes.
The delightful evening sails to Marshall
Hall and Indian Head on the steamer
Charles Macalester are in full swing again.
The mines have been removed from the
river, the blockade has been raised, and the
steamer can pass and repass Point Sheri-
dan at any period of the day and night un-
challenged. merry crowd enjoy ed the
trip last evening, and, no doubt, : large
number will b. on hand this eveid 1g and
tomorrow to take this means of feending
a pleasant evening away from he hot
city. These trips giving about fo.. " hours
on the water, certainly deserve all s1e pop
ularity they have enjoyed for mS,y sea-
sons past. and their success is assus-d dur
ing the entire summer, If the large S1umber
who went down on the first two tri e. be an
indication. The sail to Indian Heas In the
cool river breezeS is most enjoyable, and
dancing to the excellent music 8, Prof
Schroeder's Band is sufficiently attractive
to induce many to leave the sse;s smer at
Marshall Hall These trips to Marshall
Hall and Indian Head will be giveh every
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
during the season, the Manchester lleaving
7th street wharf at ESQ., Those who go
to the Hall on the 10 am. or 23O rSm. trip
may take the sail to Indian Head without
any extra charge. Three trips will he made
to Marshall Hall on Sunday at Il am.
2:3' and $50 pm. This gives AMI oppor-
nifty to spend the entire day therh, or to
enio evenings sail in he freoxoS
The intensely warm weather of the past
week has been very trying on the children,
and a days outing in the country will do
them a world of good and maybe safe them
a severe spell of sickness. 1t is Sor the
children's benefit the family Saturdays at
River View were started, and tomorrow the
steamer Samuel j.. Pentz will make her
regular family day trip. Parents are in
vited to bring all their little ones to River
View tomorrow and give them a chance to
run about and play in the shade. TIE exer-
else they get brings the color to the little
ones cheeks. and they are taken home
tired, but with renewed health. The chill
dren will find plenty to amuse them at
River View in the chutes, the flying horses,
the switchback railway, the goat and pony
teams, &c., and most delightful day can
be spent. Tomorrow the Pentz will make
three trips, at 10 am, 2:15 and 8:45 pm,
and will stop at Alexandria at 1929 am.
2;40 and pm. The return trips will be
made at 1918. 8, and 10 pm.
Chapel Point is ons of the prettiest of
the river resorts and the trip offered on
the steamer Harry Randall is the cheapest
two-day outing from Washington. Tickets
are sold the steamer for $2 which en-
title the holder to leave here at sm, on
Sunday, Tuesday Thursday morning on
the steamer Harry Randall which wsil land
them at Chapel Point early In the after
noon, to supper, lodging and breakfast at
the Hotel Belleview, Chapel Point, and the
return trip on the steamer next day About
twenty hours is given at Chapel Point for
boating, grabbing. fishing and bathing The
hotel accommodations are excellent, and
| the trip is made with only two days away
from business. This is another OF those
| business mems outings offered by the RAN