The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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New York isn't half bad in hot
weather and somehow it seems to be
actually cool these days. But just let
me warn you people who fancy you can
pick up bargains thick and fast during
August, that you can do better right
in Scranton, if you read The Tribune
and look after the special sales. 1t is
my belief that the New York mer-
chants practice on the provincial buy
ers during the heated term. For in
stance, there is the all-pervadng shirt
waist. You might naturally expect
that they are giving shirt waists away
in New York, but they aren't and the
ones which are going cheap are in
! comprehensibly ugly.
It's the same with foulard silks. The
| creepy, crawly, sea-serpenty designs in
weird blues and puppies are cheap to
| a tempting degree until you begin to
| consider that somebody will naturally
be expected to have to wear the gown
thus purchased. Then you decide 80
| cents a yard to be expensive. Even at
| they are endeavoring to palm off old
| time, soiled articles upon the greedy
bargain hunter at a ruinous price-to
| you. Then the store ladies are so in
different in hot weather, and the ele-
| Vators are so slow, and everything
seems to conspire against the shopper.
A policeman famed himself with his
helmet yesterday, and remarked wear
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mas is midsummer, when the people go
about trying to keep alive in the heat,
and are so much occupied in thinking
what they must buy to take away with
them for the summer that they don't
use ordinary care about getting run
over at crossings There are more
women who get off backward in the
| summer than at any other time, and
that's saying a lot. l don't know why
they seem to think a special Provl-
dence protects them in hot weather and
allows them to go about without their
wits, but they do"
The Montauk steamship line. which
takes you down to Shelter Island, Ori-
ent, Sag Harbor Block Island and
other points, has finally succumbed to
the inevitable and has sold out 60 the
| Long Island railroad. 1t has been
question of buying or selling foh some
time. The competition between the
two routes has been so sharp that no
money could be made by either. and
since the transfer Of property rates
| have gone UP. 1t is, however, a rea-
sonably inexpensive trip-as it costs
about three dollars from New York to
Block Island by boat, with another
dollar for stateroom.
You can get beautiful single room
| with a brass bed, and other nice frils
on the ShnneCoCk, but if you love to
eat, you'd better take along a lunch.
| Since the transfer of the boats the
very mischief has been to pay with the
meals on that handsome vessel. The
entire outfit, with the exception of the
captain. is new, including the cook,
and you have to wait from one and a
half to two hours for dinner a la carte.
But then you have a lovely view from
the dining room on the first deck, as
you sail gaily up the sound.
| If there could but be Il special dis
pensation in the way of transportation
of the potatoes from Orient and the
empty barrels to that picturesque spot,
the ride down might be attended with
more felicity. AS it is, you want to
see to it that you get on the right side
of the boat, that is the side with even
numbers, then you won't hear LOO
empty barrels being unloaded in the
silent watches of the night. If you can
also arrange to prevent the girls,
who want to get off at Orient, from
occupying the next stateroom, your
ride will be one of bliss.
Just as you are nicely asleep, one of
them demands to know Where is my
other. shoe?" while another in undimin-
ished terms insists that the girl in the
upper berth quit squeaking the bed,
while the one evidently in the rear Of
the lower berth bitterly complains that
her companion is occupying the entire
space One rouses you from another
nap with a query addressed to her
chum un aloft as to whether she be .
leVes the steward will call them In
time, which question is answered to
your dissatisfaction later on, when a
furious chattering follows the said call.
But the ride is enhancing.
Block Island has series of new
! loolS lnlS SedSol' as result OF last
winters storm. Otherwise it is much
the same, a dear, beautiful fascinat-
ing spot. You are not very far out of
the world, for there is telephone and
telegraphic communications with the
mainland, and the wires are kept busy.
The Woonsocket is rather a favorite
place for Scrantonians. Among those
who are here are Mrs. Williams. Miss
Richards Miss Edwards, Miss Will
Jams and Mr. and Mrs. n. f, Rice.
Attorney Kelly and family and Miss
Brainard left on Wednesday.
Saucy Bess.