The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-18
WOMEN Who FOLLOW The SEA.
SOME or THEM IN DEEP-WATER
SHIPS, SOME ~ YACHTS.
M%atrfmeuy Certain for Those VINO ga on
Long Voyages Good influence Of
Women ~ See Pleasures for women iR
Yachting -Discomforts To lie Avoided.


Copvrohi. 1901 by T Js.Ians He,ns
Ne night vas dart As me bIaok %,
An Win she bio. bio. hlo'-
10 etew Of De mud Sow JUN, Pratt
ct scarf an run bciow
he sin' she bio from nnT'tast west
w sou win she bio too.
lat oap'n cried. I'm. susie. dear. ~hs,,ve shall I do'-
This very remarkable poem goes further
to da-criha the dangers of tho SEA and
points n moral 10 iiinse who would eail
with a female contingent. for II says.
50 ,sriy In DE- mornln'. bout halt past tao. tree. TO.
Daioapn an his susie dssi acre oofpsc sn.nt d, sho
II appears, however. that tho crew and
Susie were not exactly distinct and sapara,.
and tha poor Susie was both -bo's'in tight
an midship mite. an crew Of de capin's
gig
To anil short handed. even on a mud
STOW with women aboard, ~ therefore not
n sage practice ana ther' II reason for one
TO get --car't an run below especially
should the crew bo In p~etticoats. OF IN"
many quite remarkable crews that have
sailed In ships ~ sra. not even the boldest
hs~tch-varner has ever dared 20 plunge be-
yond the pounds Of shliors' credulity and
vouchsaf" for one In pe'ticoats II would
lie a hitl" too much. and like the farmer.
who had listened In awe Ia kis prCdigal's
wonderful adventures upDn the sea until
he had begun To describe fying fish. they
would rise and eNclaim against this breach
OF yarn listeners hospitality In terms hat
would b" absolutely unfit Ia repeat. Such
q thing can never be.
Yet there are many women who love
the Sea and follow Il A. much W. pp.sible
w We begin with d"ap-water ships there
are very few who follow " here, being mostly
the wives 81 either tho captains or officers.
and there are hut few more who 60 coast
ing Those who e. deep water unattended
are stewarde>sce who wiring n hard living
from the severe work and prvation Of a
long voyage. attending to a few passengers.
But even the~e do pot remain unattached
long They will H. married In some fashion
moro or leS@ seCurs Ia an officer N they
stick to u. for even though the stewardeSs
be a grandmother. have a face like a coil
OF rntline stun and zach curve Of beauty
accumulated by a flint. ~ a mate once put
u, she will In turn cause some old she'll
bark 20 swear eternal fidelity There are
no old maids NJ SEA
Upon vessels where the skipper has his
wife there " ordinarily much less rifian-
ism. The tendency for refinement In her
pre-enc- IL always folt unless the master
to a most degraded brute and shows her
even le-s respect than his GROW
Where a man slmos, entirely unedu
Gated and brought up among a -c' OF men
who only know and respect brute force II
put In supreme authority for nearly a year
Al a time a refining Influence l. most valu-
able, There are many good sailors whose
hatred for all discipline and the ofhcers
who stand for IL is - intense that they will
never let an opportunity pazS for making
trouble II they can help Il. A woman
aboard AZ such times often csu-e~ a feeling
which. II not exactly chivalrous. has "A some
what similar effect In holding them In check
IL also very often prevents an otherwise
reckless skipper from dealing out law with
too free a hand
once asked the wife % a captain Of a
weasel that had lsen out 30 days
were the things that Interested her the
most on that voyage.
Meals the most and lacking ship least, :
said she, and one can readily imagine the
fnghtful monotony.
But there are other ways OF going 10 sea.
And u IL not necessary TO marry the skip
per. The small craft that live for pleasure
oner the BEST opportunity for the woman
who love~ the beautiful In the world and
prefer IL not artificial. For what IL moro
beautiful la this world thnn the bright
blue hea wing OCEAN under n warm sun and
runi,d 10y a gentle br-eze' or the same blu
vast. dsrken.d al night and rilver-d by
a full moon The air. the motion. the ever
lasting romance Of the sea appeal moro
strongly TO many women than the most
hesutiful country ashore.
Upon the small craft With women aboard
ther" must necessarily te enough room
for a certain amount ~ privacy and ON
fort hat u man might dispense With There
must IT, good food. clean linen, and whole
some, airy staterOoms that NAV be kept
dry In had weather
The shor'. ~ golf skirt. should he the
fashion Ia enable the woman to get Ia and
Of the gig without danger In rough
and n loose bloii=" or jacket for
Of the arms.
There are some women. | believe. who
hold masters certificates and are capable 81
their own yachts, but these
are rare. vet there are many who can stand
n trick at tho wheel and steer a compasa
or even work a weasel To windward
Then the endless exercises and amu-e-
ments that a woman can indulge In aboard
q small vessel, from sailing the small boat
Ia stsering the vessel herself. At no time
need she I've more bored for want Of pas
time han IL ashore But his depends
upon the Ier~on, 81 course. for
women are seldom happy without
a certain kind Of excitement Al which the
social instincts are brought into full play
aboard ship. however, visiting can
he carried on Ia suit the most extreme
lover Of social life with the advantag. that
N the societv 81 certain people tire on.
IL Is very little trouble 10 lift the hook
and 60 Somev here else. A ship full 81
women l. a CAV and pleasing sight
from which much u 10 In hoped In tho way
~ enjoyment.
seasickne-s IL the chief factor of un-
pleasantness ior women aboard yachts
NfNNl % NANfNNs lsIN - ~ VIZ Jaw N NhN-
age that they would not care 20 take
known several masters 81 large steam
-rS who are always = little upset on each
~ their short voyages, n vet they w-rn
men who had grown old IN service There
are many naval officers who are quite dis
Iurted the first week a. a.a for thev, too. !
never make a long voyage "A shore IN
Ihese DAYS of steam Only continual mo- /
ton Tor many months AZ n time will pro
iuce a cure IN some caHss. getting tho svs-
nj last into n condition where it, equi-
ihrium can no longer hs disturbed
For th~-e women there u no hoTG They
are too unhappy In a god, Wholesome
20 enjoy ANYTHING They had
stay ashore
In picking n cTrw Tor a vessel that will
AIRY women there should h. som" cRrr
IN regard 20 the mrn Some i-rcunv-nicn'e
an L. caused bv drInkar1s Vhsn the
pr---nc~ 81 women prevents
mc,ho-ts h~ing used wi-n th"y arr in~uh-
ordinate
A. n ui~ " - well never - enrploy n
,ailor VII has -crve~i N n Yacht uricss
,e Las the mos, unqucstipnahl. ~diSCharg..
>pupl~d With \ personal Recommendation
rom has FORMER employer Yachting
ruin MANY good sailors. aud a. for the. I
sho arr not good. ihrv Wiil give Wur-
.routh~ than a shipful - rats afi~T lAv-
s~rv~d upon = loAfing cruz" drHNinr
~. pAN - many hrsi unai~s upon oHrgu
,hir- Al urrn siuuld H. brought l~furr
10 rotumi-siunet and sign.d on u~gulat.
10 sau,e ~ NJ cargo vf--ssls. ard under