The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-11

LiAONS III ll6L way. lIl6 sp0u u-lAot1uA ed are apt to be victims of the bores who infest the sea as well as the land 'How do you manage to do it?' asked a distinctly vexed woman of her friend in the next steamer chair. DO what?" rejoined the other, lifting her eyes from her book. Freeze out the tiresome people who insist on being friendly I'm always at their mercy and they never bother one at all"
 It was true, they never did, while the complainant spent her waking hours listening to the marital woes of the pathetic little woman on her right while a would-be poetess huddled on the footrest of her chair and read her verses inspired by the sea, in which raves and waves and roar and soar were carefully rhymed. The untrou- bled traveller had done nothing to es- cape, except to lift fairly supercih- ous eyebrow or look indifferent at the first approach.
 To pick out the belle of the voyage is not a difficult matter to the initiat- ed. The inexperienced uusually se- lect a girl whose beuaty is of the re-
 fined type, coupled with charm of manner The girl in a well-cut blue tailor-made frock and neat toque, with a delicate blonde beauty and the boise of a thoroughbred, should be the exposure of masculine eyes, the beginner would say. But not so. The ships belle is more apt to be the girl who comes on board in hat of the most exaggerated type and with much noise and chatter.
 All the way over her toilettes are the talk of the ship, and she lives in the public gaze. She Is chummy with every man on board who will permit 1t, and has selected her we'll trained eye the most retired corner for her chair. There may be occasional variations in degree, or in age and condition, but the type renfains the same. One such belle chose for her boon companion a collegian, youth full enough to be fond of being conspi- cuous. Every morning when the band played they danced on deck, banging callously into steamer chairs, regard less of cold disapproval. Later on, they promenaded, carrying between them a huge Teddy Bear, decorated with mammoth bow of the youths college colors. How she happened to have a ribbon of just that particular shade with her was mystery to those who do not know the resources of the accomplished fiirt, for she had never seen the collegian until they met on board.
 This particular young woman had a new gown for each day. On one occasion, it was white, from jaunty hat. to small pumps; on another a nautical suit of dark blue; on a third a scarlet with long flowing veil of the same color. The ships belle must not fail to be noticeable, else she ceases to enjoy that rare distinction. She Is not of the card playing crowd that rarely see the sky and water be- cause of their immersion in the joys of bridge. But she knows the cozy nook forward, where even the look outs gaze does not penetrate, and she can tell to certainty when the reading room will be deserted. She knows, too, the most comfortable cor ner in the smoking room, and sips her after dinner coffee there, surrounded by an admiring throng, undismayed by her position of solitary femininlty.
 Dressing on board vessel is an in- teresting study. It is the wise woman who aims not so much for pictur- sequences as for comfort in travelling, and that there are many such Is evid- enced by the vast change in appear ance between the woman you see in her steamer chair one day and the same woman when she lands at New York or Hamburg. Unless you travel on one of the mammoth sea- going ho- tels or have wealth and to spare for a spacious cabin constant change of dress is both unnecessary and incon- venient. There is little use in garb- ing ones self like unto Solomon when after dinner huge coat and steamer rug must cover the gorgeousness. If one Is to shine in the blaze of the card room or saloon, then such dis play may be all very will but few women who really get the best out of travelling, care to do this. A change from linen waist to one of lace or lawn, or into simple silk gown, is sufficient for every possible conven- tion, and requires little exertion in the changing. Then, if the traveller real ly loves the out-of-door sights, the sunsets, and the cloud effects, she will choose the early dinner hour rather than the more fashionable sec- ond call, and so simplify still further the demands of the toilet What to wear on the head is always question,
 No one wishes to look any less in- viting on deck than in her own home, and how to combine comfort with be- comingness is not always an easytask. For those who find 1t suitable. the tam-o' '-shanter is always a resource or the soft felt that crushes without los ing all semblance of gracefulness. But beware of the jaunty little stiff felt, with the aspiring quill or wing. It may look very well while promenad- ing the deck, but settle back in your steamer chair, and 1t cocks rakishly to one side, or if pinned securely makes life miserable by refusing to conform to the contour of your chair.
 Some women cling to veils alone tc keep stary locks in place and shut out impertinent breezes, but these are seldom becoming, and even the plain est woman objects to being more plain than nature designed her. On a recent trip across a well-known little actress aroused the envy of all the other women on board by her we'll planned head gear. It was 9 white straw hat