Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-20
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sHIPBoARD Etiquette

directions for making successful
Welsh rarebit. He began by saying:
First catch the rabbit" and so
say to you. when going on board
boat--first get q chaperon. There Is
no other place Of amusement where
1t is quite SO imperative that young
men and girls should not be by them
selves. Indeed, a man who owns a
yacht, catboat or yawl of any size.
will always suggest q party OF more
than two, and the third person must
be married woman.
The owner Of the boat sends row
boat or gig to the shore to meet the
guests and when they get aboard the
yacht he makes quite sure that the
chaperon is not neglected nor pushed
aside in some obscure corner of the
boat. She also has the seat of honor
at the table. Here is a place where
the man Is host, and he performs all
the duties that woman would as
hostess In her own home. He 1t is
who suggests cooling drinks, lunch
con, fixes comfortable seats for his
guests and offers other such bits OF
service as he can render. The wo-
men aboard are his guests and await
his suggestions.
II the party is to be OF only few
hours duration-such as to view
some races--then no baggage is taxi
en- along. except In the form of extra
wraps for personal comfort. The
proper dress for shipboard does not
consist OF ''peek-a-boo" lingerie
dresses. nor elaborate foulard silks.
White or colored linen suits, blue
serge skirts and smart shirt waists,
white duck skirts. etc, are raiment
In which a girl should appear when
on such trip.
Many men are very particular
about the deck OF their boats being
scratched by the heavy nails IN
boots and In such cases you can have
rubber heels put on your shoes or
wear canvas boots with rubber soles
and no heels on them. This request
is seldom made, however. except In
cases OF extremely handsome boats.
On longer trips. where the week.
end IL to be passed In cruising from
one harbor to another. D suit case OF
clothing can be taken along. II you
are to 70 on shore to some entertain
| Vaot than an avaoiow gnu, ohn,,l1
be taken for this purpose. Your host
will always tell you whether you ase
going to land or stay on board all Of
the time. But this fancy dress is not
to be worn on the ship. Yachting Is
a very informal sport.
Let the girl who usually spends IN
hour or more In the bathroom Mt
home. remember that she must hur-
ry on board n ship---and not impose
on the good nature of others. Let
her do her fussing In her own state
room, and waste no time over her
bath.
A man should be extremely care
full In forming party to meet on his
boat, and get very congenial people
together. On land. where disagree
able conversations are started, a girl
can easily walk away, but on board
a boat she Is not so privileged. And
the guests who do meet In the small
confines Of shipboard should all bend
every energy to be agreeable. II you
are the sort Of girl that hates crowds.
and like to sit alone with one man,
then decline all Invitations to yacht
parties.
| A girl passed three days on a
yachting party. and few days after
che returned her host received o set
Of silver for his bureau engra led
with the ships flag. You cannot I'm
Dgine a man more embarrassed than
he was. II you have been on a short
cruise, and your host has been q
most charming one. and you feel
that you want to send him some re-
membrance OF the trip, why. do 30
by all means. But. II you value your
standing with the man, make the gift
some trife--not set OF silver. A
man who owns q yacht is always
glad Of fresh pillows for his chairs
and couches. A housewife" Is an
other practical gift which the aver
age girl can make, a pretty pin cush-
Ion. or some little trinket Of this
sort that can be used about the ship.
Send this along with little note.
saying you had lovely time.
The chaperon on board ship never
retires until all the girls have said
goodnight to the men and gone to
their various staterooms. The men
are privileged to sit on the deck.
smoke and talk all night II they
choose. but the girls should retire
at a reasonable hour, and should rise
In the morning In time for the hour
appointed for breakfast.
There Is very little chance for tip
ping on board private boat. How