New-York tribune., 1907-07-28

There chorus of laughter II go to a
Southern family because nowhere else can get
real gumbo and beaten biscuit" replied
woman; and visit a house because the people
have such magnificent hothouses and 1 eat
fresh fruit. ripened upon the trees at any sea-
son of the year
Fruit doesn't taste the same that has been
gathered and shipped" admitted another. y
third went a house because the hostesss
maid could shampoo hair better than any hair
dresser that she knew. a fourth owned that
friend of hers. who was inclined 10 be rheu-
matte. kept ideal masseuse When she gets
through with me-" she said. Il feel and look
ten years younger. And it costs me 81. instead
Of s. or S10'
The stout matron laughed Before I grew
old and stout" she declared. Il discovered,
abroad. the most wonderful face cream I've ever
known. I bought the recipe on condition that I
would never disclose it nor manufacture il to
sell, so l buy the stuff in quantities and my
maid mixes IT. 1 used TO put little boxes of il
in my friends Presently I found that I
had TO place large boxes of it in readiness for
use in order to meet the appreciation which II
received. and firmly believe that the reason I
can always get the prettieSt and cleverest and
youngest women visit is because my
cream is attractive that will refuse
an invitation from me. 1t makes the complexion
positively dazzling"
WHAT PERSONS VISIT FOR.
It's funny what some people visit for" con-
tributed the quiet woman. Il he a cousin
who takes all her unfinished sewing 90 the coun-
try house OF friend every spring and the fam
lily there finish II all up for her and make her
sit around and rest and have a good time
on, that's common thing chOrused the
others
1 remember" recalled a woman in a dmity
dress, when John and I were invited 10 the
summer cottage which a school friend of mine
had taken on the seashore. She wrote that they
had taken rGmshackle old cottage. put up a
tent and We're going 10 have perfectly lovely
time camping out She depicted the Joys OF
camping out so vividly that we hurried to ac-
cept her invitation. The tent was near the edge
of the water. and the cottage was dropping To
decay short distance up a rise in the ground.
We took tent with US, in preference TO taking
our hOstessS or occupying rooms IN the cottage
When she offered us the alternative We at once
wrote that we would bring tent. We set out
in the gayest spirits. and our first evening was
one of hilarity. The night less festive, for
the mosquitoes made sleep practically impOs-
sible. We We're tongue of low land which
away off from anywhere. and marshy spots
by furnished an abundance of the pests
Somewhat spotted. decided in the morn
ing to send to the city for mosquito nets. We
occupied in arranging about the nets
that none Of us remembered that the day was
Saturday and that we We're out of reach Of
humanity until Monday after the morning train
had left Its station several miles away. our
respective husbands to do the last shop
camp.
After they were gone Helen remembered that
we had not ordered any meat and that sundry
eatables had been forgotten from the list Of
provisions which were to be brought out Mt
stated intervals during stay. Well. never
mind she said. 'we'll catch enough fish To last
over Sunday, and Monday of us will row
To the village and leave order there
We spent the morning In unpacking and arrang-
Ing our tackle and the afternoon I'm fishing. The
day cloudy, yet. although things seemed
just right for fishing the fish wouldn't bite
The sea is too rough said Helen We may
well give ii up. We've sardines and crackers.
Now. sardines don't agree with John but hoped
that the men would remember to bring out "A
basket of fruit from town. They didn't The
nets and other Immediately required articles We
had sent for made u bundle sufficiently large 10
stagger anybody without the addition of any
thing TO eat. They had brought fine appetites
however. We set out the sardines and crackers
John looked reproachfully at them and dined on
crackers and water.
why didn't we think of jam or butter or
something exclaimed Helen. We said that
there was everything that heart could wish for
camping.
THE night grew dark and wild that even
protected by smudges and mosquito nets we
lost the spirit to so with the stories we were
<telHnG around a camp fire. Presently rain
drove us into the tents, but not to bed for the
tents strained at their mornings: the wind rose
to fury, and the booming of the sea was too
close To make one care to lie down TO dreams
We called to each other from tent TO tent trvinS
TO raise our own courage by stimulating that Of
the others. Suddenly. with a terrific wrench
the tents swirled from their moorngs and the
sea threw a spray as drenching as rain over us
We struggled through the darkness and storm to
the cottage found light and. thoroughly ter
rihed hunted out dry clothing and collected IN
what had once been a living room, but which
was now, evidently. a filter. Rain drlpped all
through the roof We cuddled under umbrellas
and prayed for day.
II hadn't thought Ii would rain while we
We're out here mourned Helen.
II had said her husband. 4 had intended
to send out tarpaun to lay over this roof but
somehow. l forgot it
In the morning found that the sea had
washed away every bit OF the point on which
our tents had been pegged, and the tents had
gone the way OF tho wind. Somehow we strug-