The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16
Comfort in Small Quarters.

But for actual comfort in small quar-
ters the Wolf is a model. There
are to be FIVE staterooms. Mr.. and Mrs.
London have two connecting rooms and
bath-quite sumptuous apartment for
a forty ive-foot sailboat.
The cabin is to be the sitting room.
dining-room and library. all in one.
Living room, a term that Is often mis-
used applies exactly here. The cabin
then will be the living ROOM" where
the party can cOngregate when self
becomes irksome- One entire side OF
this room Is to be lined with books.
Books are indispensable to the Londons-
Mr.. London literally needs them In
his business" And Just as necessary
to Mrs. London is the piano which is
part OF the furnishings of the cabin.
So there's little danger Of becoming
lonesome On board the Wolf. for
can one ever be lonesome with favorita
books and music to bear him company?
In the meantime. up IN the SOnOma
Valley. preparations go on apace as
well as a. Hunters Point There, far
away from the beaten track Of men, too
far away for the daily visitor to in
trude and so interrupt the work OF the
author. Is tho London home. There are
100 acres. perhaps the most beautifully
wooded farm in California. SOn0ma
Valley Is noted for it's beauty. but this
place Of the LondOns is a jewel spot.
especially Just as the sun climbs up
over the hills to the eastward. Then
the valley seems truly golden-then It
is that one wonders how the owners
can leave this bit of paradise. even
to see the whole world In their own
attractive and novel way.
Bloomers and Khaki the Garb.
The question OF dress is one which
Is not troubling the party to any great
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wear khaki trousers and soft shirts.
which can be easily laundered. Clean
clothes and how TO keep them clean
are questions to be reckoned with on a
trip OF this kind. Mrs. London is go
ing TO assert her independence OF con-
ventionalities and discard skirts alto
gether. She is having made a number
of pongee bloomer suits. with soft.
loose blouSes-ShOrt sleeves and low
neck, and these Will be her every
day and Sunday y-go-to-meeting gowns
for the next seven years. Not exactly
that either, for packed away In the lit
tie ketch will be a trunk OF store
clothes" to be worn on state occa-
sions, such as when the King of New
Guinea insists upon their presence at
a banquet!
OF course. when the weather IL less
moderate, woolen bloomers Will be
substituted for the pongee. The shoe
and stocking bill OF the London family
will amount to practically nothing
during the cruise. for bare feet will
be en- regle. Mr.. London expressed him
self forcibly on this subject
"All civilized people have all sorts Of
calloused places on their feet and con-
slider themselves lucky IL 1t stops at
that" he said. Now. I'm going far
back to barbarism. IL can reach 1t by
bare feet"
I turned to his mate. And you.
toog'
"Oh, yes, I'm going 20 do everything
he does.' she answered So we NAV
expect to hear OF Mrs. London doing
things before the mast that no other
woman ever attempted before or ever
will again-that is. if she carries out
her threat OF playing a game OF fol
low the leader with her husband
OF course the coming seven years
will be ones Of work and application
to Mr.. London. aside from his sailoriz-
ing and navigating There will be
weeks and weeks at q time when far
less energy will keep him at work and
many will be the fascinatin tales or
stirring adventures worked out in the
little cabin of the Wolf"
The magazines will OF course publish
from time to time accounts OF his trip
and so we shall be kept in touch with
the wanderers or this we may be GER
tain-that these seven years spent
cruising over the waters Of the globe
will not be unproliic ones in Mr. Lon
don's literary career. Therefore it is
not altogether with regret that we
shall see the anchor OF the ~Wolr'
weighed. Our God speed and Bon
voyage" will not ring altogether with
an unselfish tone. for we .>now the
sooner the Wolf starts on her
long journey the sooner shall we be
charmed anew with such tales as we
know Mr.. London can write
And then. too. the sooner the party
is under way. so much the sooner will
1t cast<anchor again in the h0ms waters
OF San Francisco Bay.