Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

the merits of her "inf1atable vest" The
ferry people who have had their schedules
broken by the young woman are demanding
that she be sent to the womens reforma-
tory for life, but the magistrates exhibit a
tendency to be rather lenient toward the
distinctly plucky and energetic girl, so
that they are only inflicting nominal fines
upon her, while she is decidedly getting the
advertising she seeks for the queer life saw
ing invention.
Tendency Toward Slower Vessels.
II new tendency of habitual transatlantic
voyagers continues to develop as 1t has
been developing during the past couple OF
years it is likely that there WIN be a cessa-
ton on the part of the steamship builders
to achieve the long dreamed-of -four day
boat" This tendency is toward the slower
boats, the steady joggers that make the
trip from New York to England in ten days
or Whereabouts. While the Paris exposition
was going on many thousands OF persons
who wanted to cross the Atlantic, but who
had neglected to secure state room accom-
modations many months In advance on the
swift-fying ocean greyhOunds, were obliged
to cross on the so-called ''pokey'' steamers.
The result was that most Of these persons
fell In love with the slower vessels for sew
| eral reasons, not the least of which Is that
the very best maritime authorities contend
that a passage is at least 30 per cent safer
on one of the "slow" steamers than on one
of the flyers. Moreover, very few Of the
transatlantic voyagers are persons in such
a tremendous hurry that they demand to
be hurried across the ocean in record break
ing time, and most of them really prefer to
be on the water, unless the season is tenn
pestuous.s as long as possible to obtain the
beneficial effect of the salt air. 1t is only
the hustling class of business voyagers who
tmperatively demand the boat that makes
the trip in nothing" and these are in
consequential in numbers when compared
with the vast body of ocean travellers that
the steamship people are beginning to ask
whether it is really worth while to go TO
sucn colossal expense to accommodate
them. Thousands Of persons who intended
to go oyer to England for the coronation
exhibited no hurry whatever In booking
state rooms for the swift steamers, as the
steamship people imagined they would, but
quite leisurely engaged accommodations on
the slower vessels. 1t has become the fad
even Of the most fashionable ocean voy-
ayers to take the ten-day steamers and In
view of all this the agent here of one of the
great lines told the writer the other day
that in his opinion there will be very little
sacrifice Of comfort for speediness in con-
structing the big ocean-going steamers OF
the future.
Ready for Summer Cruise.
Most Of the great steam yachts in these
waters are being hurriedly fitted up at the
orders Of their owners for summer cruises
in the volcanic region OF the West Indies.
Wise old salts who have observed this fact
have sounded warnings that such cruises
are liable to prove dangerous and uncom-
Portable for numerous reasons, not the
least Of which are that the summer is a
season Of pestilence on many Of the islands
down that way; that the heat is unendur-
able for persons habituated to the temper
ate zone. that the eruptions and conse-
quent maritime disturbances are by no
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less. the owners Of the steam yachts are
going to make the cruises, and most of
them have announced their intention of
going square to Martinique to have look
at the ruins of st. Pierre. Not all of the
accounts of the unspeakable sanitary CON-.
ditions that reign over the stricken city
appear to have any retardng effect upon
them. There was even talk recently of or
gan1zing big excursion from New York
for the Island of Martinique. the cost of
the trip to be placed at a round-trip figure
that would appeal to the pocket books of
summer tourists of moderate means but
this scheme was nipped in the bud when
several officials Of the New York health
department stated that persons embarking
upon any such adventure would be liable
TO be held in quarantine upon their return
for a length of time that would insure
their seeking more healthful and less NOR
DID summer outings in the future.
Arthur Duffy Lionized.
II Arthur Duffy, the Georgetown lad who
made the best athletes OF America look like
selling platers,' as the turf writers put
1t, at Berkeley Oval and on Travers Island
were not young man with pretty strong
head and whole lot Of natural, innate
modesty to sustain him, he would be about
the most spoiled youth at this triumphant
stage OF his existence that ever happened
No young man in the history Of amateur
athletics, in this country has ever been
MADE SO much OF, and deservedly, as young
Duny has since his memorable run on
Berkeley Oval the other day. He is GER
tainiy as much beseged by interviewers as
any national figure coming to New York
could possibly be, he has been shot at
cameras, his picture in some new shape or
other has been published in one or more of |
the picture newspapers every day, he has
been asked everywhere by wealthy enthu-
slasts over his remarkable accomplish
ments on the athletic field. and the girls
have all but mobbed him. But he takes all
Of his blushing honors with a becoming re-
serve, declines to lose his head over his
overwhelming popularity for even so much
as one of those famous one-ffth seconds
of his. puts both hands straight up at the
thousands of suggestions of even the mild
est dissipation that are thrust upon him
and goes right on behaving himself like a
ool-headed, clean minded Georgetown bow
ought to behave. The accounts of his at h
letic career which he has been all but
forced into writing by clamorous New York
newspapers have been characterized by a |
refreshing absence of that latent boa stftIl-
ness which have SO frequently detracted
from the pest opinion OF high-grade anna
teur athletes. and all in all young Dufry |
has carried himself with conspicuous dig
nifty in New York. 1t may be added by |
the way. that old-time observers of ath-
letes say that the same holds good with re-
gard to all Of the Georgetown athletes who
are sent away from their home grounds TO
compete for honors.
The Girl With the Walking Stick.
The girl with the walking stick is be-
coming a frequent sight In New York |
chiefly. however. along that portion of ire |
Broadway march known as the RlaIto. |
Young women 5auntiiy carrying walking
canes are to be seen pretty plentifuny In |
other sections Of the city. however, and rot |
q few Of them have lately swung along
5th avenue waving the baton OF the male /
pedestrian to and fro. The canes they
carry are not specially made for women, |
but are simply the fashionable slender /
walking sticks of the period that men on |
parade use. Five or six years ago the car !