The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

sion as soon as might be-
Lets get it over" was the way Dolly
put it.
You talk like It was a visit to the
dentist" I returned reproachfully-
II don't mind excursions, but hate
excursionists." explained my friend
Later I had sorae such feeling myself,
for SO many excursiOnists are juvenile
ones. made this discovery when going
aboard our ship two small boys
triped over my feet and d tiny girl
stepped on my heels in ker eagerness
70 embark Then when three camp
chairs were jerked one after the other
out of my feeble grasp 1 began 10 feel
/ that the ethics of the excursion are not
those OF the drawing room However,
I the good opinion I have always had OF
nv kind was shortly restored by gal
I liant young man who picked out a par
ticuIarly attractive chair with roses on
/ l1s back and placed Il at my disposal
| In the inch Of space which remained on
/ the forward deck
! That he later came and asked me 10
Gance with him has nothing 20 DO WITH
the case. aud Is only mentioned in pass
+ ing 20 show something OF the pleasant
side OF trips Of this sort as well as the
Z
/ When DoIly and I had claimed our
/ bit Of shaSe. had drawn our skirts ABOUT
/ US and had raised paraSoL We SCI
/ ourselves gravely 20 watch Jhe incoming
/ tide OF passengers
! I had no idea there were so many
/ little boys IN white blouses n the
/ world" remarked Dolly lazlly-
/ ''Nor that their mothers could be 50
n yTas reaIIv quite early. The boat
1 could rot sail for ar least half an iour
/ without violating its sacred conlrdc1
! with its patrons. but everyone was COM
/ ing aboard in a dead run, exactly as II
] there Y ere not a moment 70 spare
Many Fables In Arms
There were mothers with Roosevelt
families. some members Of which were
IL arms and some which should have
been; there we're young men towing
| their sweethelrts. and elderly ladies
/ carving steamer rugs as II tEey were
/ bound for the Arctic ocean; there were
swa gger-looking young men. regular
| devils Of fellows. who were unaccom-
| pant I'd, but who had hopes Of partner
I upon the return trip-there were IN fact.
all sorts and conditions Of men. and
| each OF 'em carried box obviously con-
! tanning luncheon. though some OF them
| were large enough to conceal bunga-
| low IN their recesses-
| The lunch boxes deserve more than a
I passing mention, for they are really the
| star attractions Of trip down the oaE.
/ Il f. rice TO see che white-uecked waves
# IS pleasant 70 look al the Agntno1ses
/ and 10 watch the green banks and the
| sailhoats. out the incest OF ell entertain
/ r1pnt AID the one most suited 20 the &C
! casion Is the eating OF the luncheon
I Indeed the last painting mother and
;he last excited small boy had hardly
been chucked on board. the boat had
barely backed from its rnoorinEs and
/ proceeded down the river before the
{ looking woman beside him Don't You
I think Il IS about time for luncheon.
rnother9" he inquired.
[ Cod Heavens muttered Dolly. and
rlOved her chair away as lar as the
chair next would admit
! 7 watched the Unnackiug with what |
hone was grave and diEnineo interest
and with the single exception or 'he
grabbing over which once presided at a
church fair 7 never remember seems
So many different things emerge non
arv one receptacle
There we're CantalOUCeS and cucUm-
lNers nut M IN Jars with vinegar. and
deviIed crabs ana deviled egfs, ang
fried chicken. and ripe tomatoes. ana
cake and pickles and olives and SAND
witches. and ever 50 MANY more thlISs-
an 81 which were devourad IN about the
order mentioned withou, REGARD TO The
health OF the devourer Or The eternal
/ fitness which a study q dietetie7
teaches
man with rfne tomato In one hand and
n niece OF cake in the other taking
alternate bites Of these deliCaCies- hfii
when the youngest hope leaned con
disHed a piece Of cantaloupe iulmedi-
! ateIv under nv nose felt that II vas
time should interfere.
Offered Her Cantaloupe.
What shall do. DOliy2' 1 inquired
OF that philosopher.
, Tell the mother sweetly and politely
that you don't care for any luncheon
/ I thank YOU returned Dolly
, ct may hurt her feelings I objected
The child looked at me this moment
! and smiled. showing two teeth With Z
| hiatus between them. Bite, she sald
! and proffered the mashed cantaloupe-
THANK you. no, but 1 think you ar
rather a nice young person, returned
and received for my pans announcer en-
l chanting. II tOOJhless. smile
If you Will encourage such att-n
f, fiOns Won must take the consequences,
= said Dolly n deep disgust, and looked
the other way.
. abafr the pinnacle. wherever that eN
traordinary spot may be, sat a cnarIn
ing Young woman calling on al Whg
> noticed her to observe that she was II
, the excursion but not Of II Her All
was so detached. her costume so ele
{ can't that she showed at CnCe sh'
, and her surroundings were utterly IN
cOnreniaI Her white duck suit would
have decorated the deck Of the hand
souest steam yacht afioat; her hat anc
! Veil and gloves we're immaculate. and
she was reading SChOpenhauer with one
hand and eating caramels with IN,
, other as IL were. Before the bay had
, been reached there was a general domg
/ ,,vrav of gloves and wells and all super
01rity of ornament. except IN the case oil
this Young girl. who maintained the in
tegritv of her costume and her naughty
air until the other end Of the route had
baen reached. when she emerged IN
2 scathed TO be met by young man in z
2 I gigantic automobile
me caramels were the one concession
l abe made to the hilarity OF the occasion
Anywhere else, I am convinced. sh:
yvOuld have spurned them.
BEFORE he had actually turned Che
corner which leads out Of the river and
! into the bay there was general.
sbarne-faced. reaching TO- lunch boxes
and soon everyone was Eusily engaged
discussing the more or less temptins
= viands that had been prepared for th'
! occasion
E Salt Was Missing.
Our attention was attracted to a groul
seated near US by the actions OF it