The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
VACATION TRIP PARTNERS.
BUREiU TO FIT orr PERSONS WIN
COMPARISONS IN OUTINGS

| The Sumner holiday bureau. vacation ex-
change, Is the latest thing IN the way Of rnu-
| tunl want enterprises. Vacation seekers OF
| similar tastes put In communication with ono
| another. outing time SUGGESTIONS and ex-
| pense schedules. Individual attention AMI
strict discrimination exercised in every case"
Ia inscribed on the little announcement cards
that since early in May have invited patronage.
| The new bureau is.an English idea 1t Is run
on business principles and through corrsspon-
! dencs ana Dv personal interview the instigator
and manager Is kcrt busy adjusting and pair.
Ing and partyinG Off her applicants.
| Young lady going to the seashore early in
! August wants a companion or two or three
| other young ladies' to join her. Must be girls
| Of guiet tas.c and more in favor OF rational
good timo than excitement. Expenses TO be
moderate and kept within agreement" Is one
| patrons requirement.
Middle. aged woman fond Of long walks and
| out.oi-thc-way places Is anxious for COM
panion to 20 on summer haunt. Would be
wiling to pay part expenses Of fellow traveller
| If tastes were congenial." is another on the
| books
Young studentsversed in botany and some
thing Of "a artist and musician would like to
escort larty Of ladies' on mountain tour. Is
practical and would relieve them Of all care as
to TRANSFORMATION, board, &C., for part payment
Of his own EXPENSES"
Lady with G.year-old child, intending to take
plain seaside cottage for alonth wishes two
other ladies', with same idea ns to expense to
SO with her for companionship"
Young couple. well to do and tired Of board
ing. want to get up house party of congenial
people for private country house uEtil October.
Will secure location convenient enough to
allow OF business people going and coming
from town. WIN haco dancing every Saturday
evening aul abundance OF lie and good com
rany. Only cheerful minded young people de-
sired. Rate OF expense moderate"
Artist about 10 conduct two young women
pupils on a sketchng tour wishes one or two
young men and young ladies' to join the party
Those with artistic tastes desired and great
pains taken with beginners In art study. Good
chance for conEenial compauonship."
Married couple fond OF sport and who Gus
tomnTi'y spend the early autumn In the Maine
wood. and along the fishing streams would
take party Of young people Of congenial
astos olonC With them as travelling and camp
Ing COMPANIONS. Expenses moderate"
These are some 81 the summer holiday wants
made known to patrons. and, on the other hand.
there u a lis. OF peop!s single and in PARTIES.
wanting chaperomaEo and comranionship or
desiring to ts nut in touch with the right kind
Of traveller comuetent to carry out their own
ideas.
Il don't suppose ANYBODY has an idea OF
what vacation means to reople who have no
especial friends TO share 1t with or To visit and
no definite aim as to what they want to do or
N Wn",e tn"y want t. f. SAID the h9liday TX,
aon! In u Jog trot routin, ak the year round
IA such L rrescrUoI 3lr"lo thai they hardly
know what = d. with thsi. two weeks or
three weeks -: month : let-up when II comes
T. thon They either ham,: round town M 81
Ing me chance OF change nltoGether or else
"i-dJ fashion tina: the outing does them ilttlv
good Then there are the people si,k aud
same thin - wear after year but are unable To
break tn" Ice Tor novel departure and are
Only wa'.ns iIr somrb94g to egg ihenl on.
young woman anne in and asked rat her timii- |
~ If reay could mn Pleasant: desirable POO;
tho bureau merely referred to ways and
- am stcnographer' she said. and
have two weeks t. do as | please with. but |
don't know anybody who IS going anywhere
h. tfo would YOU Ike ogo with and ! have h9lt
place and take httlr sails now and then down !
the bay, or 60 btrycling in the Park. get a |
a week somewhere ont Of town. out ali lilo |
aces 20; YOU 60 TO arc Just alike. and there's no
:, Hhe was s,ng4arly rollned; pleasnnt-look. |
ing Elrl 81 the tail milIoTy dressed tHate
tv" elderly lctisn. maiden ladies' from Norfolk |
who ware going up on the 81. Lawrence hiver for |
l'ttle staT md we're wishing for some young. |
g" ahead pers"nn to accompany them and take !
the initiative. They are wOMeN OF some means. |
~ not enough To- pay tho right sort ~ tray
Wi5wy noe and tod her t. cali On T them as as
evening AT their hotel She wrote me before |
she Went, to bed that She was 50 pleased VIA |
She was going to study IN the reGIo, mapped |
"Ht Tor tho irIp, 50 as to be able to point out |
went along. rhosa ucope will 10 that girl |
good. and theg will he delighted with her da in
tines aud refinement. and shouldn't wonder |
Il the three NJ in aImirahlyhand become friends |
for ilore than this occasion.
rariies. The auditor Went on; They took To-
cal wheeling tour. comparatively insAIensive,
soci1tion and compan.Hn .hip. The Gill who |
cnme TO me ahou; getting up the first pnrty. i. |
an ar, dG n .Sn' works N f2d cir,
the season. and doesn't make any too much |
money: bat she S Il little wis acre about lcorIo
tire strangers II they are Of tho same class and |
have the same eantnES IN s"cn! way: gen
,Ta get "a rrttrr ioT%,.r for bret ,ims
thair lives. Tho Strangers will bear and fore
lear VITA one another and AZ, not looking for !
tine acI,hi4tancss are art to do A Iarts
thrown tossther casually ID this way has nov !
thht sIrS wear on and the association begins |
+ stale thu trtn Is over just find me three or |
!2"r rLI,s oI' ahie AZ! ling to ray their share
III agree tina: they'll chime in well together !
ana have good time. You see. the n ice cam T.
INK out parties are always rrCarrangsd. so that |
an outsider could not get in, and the exclusive !
resort parties cost too much. and the public |
Places smack too muck Of the shop and are too |
hhld and unlnrltinE for girls with refined tastes
anI niue none? to raironiH". SO the best ,
tuinS !or us Is 10 IuiD together and n IN our |
Own needs an! cravings whether we knew each |
other before or not.
y found the party OF girls for this wlseacre |
leader TO uilot all oi them self supporting .
ana tor three weeks before thcy set out they !
had the best sort 81 time anticipating the fun |
and adventures they might have and making !
arrangements. They ST died every map and /
guido book they could get hold Of and thought |
~ all poss hlc WAYS for e"ouomi2inE in lug |
gHge and turthHriug convenience. one had !
keen such CHEAP gray wool outing skirts AT a |
certain shop: another had such a good pattern |
for Il utility bag to be worn heuea'h the skiIt !
There was spccia. saiH Of cutting boots or !
gloves or some other interesting item. They +
DECIDED how they would manage about finding ,
lodging places, how they wouldn't board with .
tho house owners. but get their own meals !
whenever ther could as some party wheeling .
through the nied Kin !dum had done aud 7
which they had read Of in an English paper. .
They were going 70 Dc everything a. much out ,
81 the regular and of the beaten track a. rps- |
sole. aud the whole party were in as good :