Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-07

monte Orchestra, after an absence of three
years in Europe where she has been heard
in some of the best orchestral concerts
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EXCURSIONS.
The Special Saturday night trips on the
elegant steamers of the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company to Old Point
Comfort, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia
Beach. Ocean View and Newport News
furnish one with an excellent opportunity to
get away from the heat Of the city and
spend Sunday among the cooling breezes
at the seashore. These trips, Furthermore,
give two nights on the Potomac river and
Chesapeake bay amid surroundings con-
ducive to rest and refreshing Sleep At Vir-
ginia Beach and Ocean View the bath
ing is all that could be desired The
steamer leaves the wharf foot of 7th street
Saturday evenings at $50 and returns to
the city Monday morning at o'clock The
cafe board Is excellent the best of ey-
erythlng the market affords being supplied.
keeping cool on a hot Sunday than to take
ride over to Arlington on the electric
trains of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon railway. Arlington, situated on
the bluff overlooking the Potomac is cool
and delightful. These grand old trees, those
silent sentinels of the beautiful camp
ground" form an effective canopy against
the sun 8 rays and make one feel the better
for taking rest beneath their refreshing
shade AS it is the custom, the fare for the
round trip will again be reduced tomorrow
Trains will leave the station, 1872 street
and Pennsylvania avenue, every half hour
during the day.
Those who long for a breath of fresh
country air and a sight of the beautiful
woodlands of Virginia should take the cleo
frnT ha
bridge to Fort Myer, Arlington, Nauck
Springs and Falls Church Those who de-
sire to make day of it, on Sunday will
find Nauck Springs charming pace Cars
leave the bridge every half hour for Ar
ltngton, Fort Myer and Nauck Springs and
every hour for Falls Church.
Sundays at River View have always been
popular with the business men of Wash
ington, who take advantage of the day
away from business to visit the resort and
spend the day in the cool shade of the
trees enjoying the concert music and watch
Ing the vessels pass up and down the broad
Potomac The Sunday concerts are fea-
lures, and tomorrow an elaborate mu-
steal program will be rendered by
the View orchestra. with an increase in
numbers. The steamer Pentz will make
three trips. leaving her wharf here at IL
am, 2:45 and 6:15 pm. The return trips
will be made at l. 8, 30 and $50 pm.
Commencing tomorrow the steamer Harry
Randall will make the first of her special
Sunday excursions to Colonial Beach, and
will continue to run them every Sunday
throughout the summer The steamer will
leave her wharf here at am. and Alex
andria about $50 M, and the beach will
be reached about pm Four hours will be
given then to take sat water bath to
crab or fish or visit friends who are spend
ing the summer in the cottages there. The
steamer will leave the beach about D.
and will be home about 10 pm.
Chapel Point, the popular excursion re-
sort on Port Tobacco creek Md has lost
none of its old-time popularity, as was
shown by the crowds that made the trip
on the steamer Kent on the 4th Commenc-
ing tomorrow and every Sunday during the
summer the handsime propeller steamer
Estele Randall will make special trips to
the point, leaving her wharf here at
am. and stopping at Alexandria. The ride
of ITO miles to and from Port Tobacco
creek will be found cool and pleasant and
a the point good salt water bathing can
be had and the fishing and Grabbing are
said to be excellent. Ample time to enjoy
good dinner at the Hotel Belleview will be
given. The steamer will reach home on
the return trip about 10 pm.
No matter how warm and sultry 1t NAV
be In the city, there is always good breeze
blowing at Marshall Hal; not a warm
breeze either, but delightfully."- cool breeze
fresh from the river. 1t is a very easy mat
ter to be cool at Marshall Hall. There are
plenty of amusements that may be INDUCED
in, Sunday Prof. Schroeder's orchestra
accompanie the steamer and also gives
sacred concerts on the lawn. Table hote
dinners served on the arrival of the
boat. The steamer Charles Manchester
leaves tomorrow at II am, 2:3O and $50
pm; returning leaves the Hall at l, and
$50 pm. There will be an Indian Head trip
this evening and every Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evening at $50 o'cock On
week days the steamer leaves for Mt. YER
non and Marshall Hall at 10 am. and 2:3O
pm.
There will be day and evening excur-
sion to Marshall Hall next Monday for the
benefit of the Stony Hill cycle path The
steamer Charles Manchester will leave at
10 am, 2:30 and G:3O pm, and 1t Is eX-
pected from the attractive program pre-
pared by those having the excursion in
charge that on each trip the boat will car
ry large number of people.
Mistress-"Did any one call while ] was
out?"
Bridget (the new housema;d)-"Yis, mum:
foive leddies an two gintlemen.'
Mistress-"Where are their cards?'
Bridget-'There was no need O. thin
lawn any
Mistress-"Why. not. 1 should like to
know"
Bridget-"Oi was at home"
Mistress-"You?'
Bridget-"Yis, num- They called on me,
mum. "-Tit-Bits.
Woman-"'Well. what do you want?"
Tramp-'Last time l was round here you
gave me a pie wot yer said yer cooked yer
self lady
Woman-''Well?''
Tramp-'Well. merely called here to
know who's gon' to compensate me for the
time / wasted in observation-disclosures