Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-14
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all New fDrk seems TO DO going sea
ward, at least that is what one thinks
when on the pier watching great
ocean greyhound steam out OF the dock.
What study of life this Is. went
yesterday to see little friend oil on |
one of tho large trans-A tlantic floating |
hotels 1t was Just few minutes be-
fore the sailing hour, and the exoite-
ment and life and hustle form an in
toSicant that nothing else can equal.
and whether one is there Us a passenger |
fails to set up heart pRlpitation |
which makes one feel as il one would
like to take out a life communication
ticket and pass the remainder of ones
days in crossing and arriving on q
transA atlantic passenger ship. Most OF
the passengers were already aboard,
and the main companionway WAS almost
impossible with the people who in
sisted upon going vi or down by the
left-hand instead of the right hand
raj and looking serenely unconscious OF
heing the cause of evaporation. The
saloon dining tables were covered with
baskets of flowers, forms, candies and
cases of champagne, this last, to pre-
vent seasickness. ~ Ii was interesting
to watch the women looking over thes
gifts and to notice those who tried t
look surprised that they had SO many
baskets addressed to them and those
who tried not to show any ohagrin
because they had none addressed to
them. noticed that there it was just
as it is in other phases of life--lots of
nice young women who we're more de-
serving Of gifts who did not get any
| and those who deserved them the least
and were bored by them got the most.
For example, there was an eager. tale-
faced little Southern woman whom you
would know at glance was going to
Paris to study art. You could picture
her without any effort OF the imagina
tion in her New York studio enveloped
| in big apron much smudged with
paint, working after hours decorating
menus and fete day cards earning
money every minute TO save up for
this life's dream trip. She looked so
rogueishly knowing, 60 Jolly and so
charmingly American that it was a
shame no one had sent her some roses
or box of sweets. Nearby stood a
diminutive soubrette, blonde by per-
suasion, attended by half dozen men,
very young and callow, who looked as
though her farewell dinner had lasted
so long she had not had time to wash
the rogue off that informing, had SO
many punches of flowers and baskets of
champagne and candy that ono won
dered what she would do with them.
Suddenly a cab came down the pier to
the gang plank. On the box were a
footman and coachman in the smart
est iiveries. The footman sprang TO
the broughman door and then tall
aiistocratic-l choking man stepped out
and was instantly surrounded by two
or three reporters from every repre-.
sentative New York paper. He looked
bored and tired through 1t all, and
was probably Wall street broker TAX.
', ing his annual trip for respite, from the
eternal nerve decaying ticking in his
office. The trip meant nothing to him
. save rest. 1t was too old a story.
! Between him and the little artist CIR
was that great wide gulf Of untrieo
emotions. Then the hell rang :yisitors
all ashore, please.
This command causes many a smiling
lip to culver and many eyes to fill.
/ woman on deck suddenly stopped to {
Z child u years, wrapped her in al
embrace and weeped. A young Western
man and his as apparently Western
. fianoee INDUCED in a long prairie-lik'
, kiss, regardless of lockers TIL,
peroxide sou6rette waved "ta tai I,
the disappearing erstwhile devoted
. swains and turned her attention to 1ool
D over the possibilities on board
:, One smart looking girl with blas
y expression is saying good bye to few
Of her friends In as calm way a
" though she were stepping on board
: yacht at Newport for sail. 1t mean
= but few weeks to her Just to '.ru
y over to see my milliner, " she expresse
it, and she looked very smart and trig
and let me tell you, Beth, of the cache
: when she effected. On her sailor hat
y which was trimmed with white taffet
y and some wings. she had pea gree
y chiffon veil which was coiled loosel
y about the brim and floated in tn
70 breeze. Down over her facet No, nc
:. my dear, as you value your life neve
T. let the world see you through gree
h tinted gauze. 1t is merely "the thing
to wear one of these bright green vel
's over the brim as though it had jus
been lifted. She had on a dark blu
Y duck suit, relieved only by white be
=. and collar, and assure you she was or
10 of the most chic looking women @
:. board. Remember the green veil, Betl
y You can get one at some of the leadin
s. shops in New York. 1t is fad too
- have ones hosiery match ope's veil {
" match the color one effects about I'll
neck, thus this young woman, when 81
lifted her Ileated duck skirt Shove
" above the tops of her heavy patei
=, leather walking ties suspicion of
~ bright green silk sock "Stand by,
Al shouts an officer and some sailors let
- the lines that make fast the gangplar
~ to the ship.
oi "Stand by," shouts a pier ofiicia
Then there is rattle and a roar at ii
upper end of tho long pier and ca
drives up on q run. 1t is the newt
BILE ''late man" and he walked leisure
'rt up the already swinging gangplar
while half a dozen ship stewar,
'ol hustle his baggage after him.
NJ "Heave off, and the ships boar
u whistle gives forth long blast Of far
ne we'll and the great black hulk slow
ne begins to move out toward the streaI
,G Every one has said good bye to eve
w one else hundred times before nc
ne but it has all to be done over again
as the greatest hurry and the crowd on Il
70 pier moves slowly along with the shi
"a each person trying to keep his or b
ne friends opposite them, On the de,
10 below where the passengers stand is
row Of men always barehended and fl
ue quently shirlless and each with a wo
ge towel over his head. These are &
3m stokers. One has come TO the fro
ne and kisses his hand to pretty girl
an the pier. Slowly with cautious GO
On seriousness the noble craft moves O
ne cIpar nf the niar and. than On jdan