Evening star., 1909-07-18

roller coaster for the sixth time, and
there is a chorus from the friends:
isn't that shame. Are YOU sure
Look in the car, That's too bad. Don
you care."
They look around a bit for the missing
ornament and then scamper on TO take
i'll the scenic river some other amuSe-
ment. Theirs is the usual philosophy or
good nature and irresponsibiiity belong
ing to the summer crowd
''Oh. YOU merry widow. oh. you. IS
the gentle reminder given couple or
girls in the vaudeville pavilion. aud 1t Is
not at all likely that those particular ones
will ever do so again. for the rays or
scorn leveled at them by the wearers of
the broad headgear must have shrlVeied
every atom of their remaining levity.
And the remarks they passed out were
indeed scornfu
Going down the river men seem I" he
in the ascendancy. Why this is so would
be hard To say. Perhaps some member
OF bunch could elucida;e if he chose.
Anyway. these same punches seem to
he immune from tire Establishments of
the fair sex. which seems queer when
You come 10 think Of IT,
Waiter. Ho. john
ight-stepping. whitc-coated Apollo
Slides to the bunch.
There is whispered order. and in the
course OF time q Serephic smile breaks
over their faces az one man. Sure. they
toast the fair sex and look them over
own particular enjoyment. Tomorrow.
perhaps. but there's nothing doing in
the serious filtration line at present.
Isn't he handsome?' asks IL lovely
brunette of Il wondrous blond. They
both look very pointedly at a big red
faced chap who Is sitting with his feet
the rail
Il should say yes" responds the
blond. gYshingly. But the handsome
one takes no notice, other than to call
on his friends for song, when :hey pro-
ceed to warblc sweet melodies while
between songs they chat, dismissinS
women as whole. They are jolly.
harmless lot, only requiring to be let
alone.
Usually the girls are attended by their
"steadies,' and though merely lively on
the down trip. they grow more so on the
homeward run. ''Spoony'' proclivities
sooner or later find their way to the hur-
ricane deck of 'down-the- steam
er, and the reason for this has never
been satisfactorily determined. There
are some, to be sure. who affect to to dis
approve of this form of amusing one's-self
AS INDUCED in this conspicuous manner,
but they are mostly the thin and not-too-
young ladies' who really go down for
nothing but the cool ride.
Oh the children on the boats, aren
they having fine time of it. Aren't they
sweet when they step on your pet corn
or your very best ra1ah silk gown? But
it is we'll to recall the fact that We have
all had our day, and ff your corn S>ains
you, you have probably given the same
agony in the dear, dead days" that are
no more, and what is worse. will never
be again. A crowd would not be much of
crowd, after all, without these pink
lemonade adherents.
Taken all in ALL including river chills,
going down the river is enc of the most
soul-sat tisfyinS experiences of the hot
weather period and the crowd is i'm
mense.'
The crowd at the Zoo is a serious prop
osition compared to the merry party
lust alluded to, for they do not spoon,
at least not notceably. Many are the
staid family people. whose pleasures are
of the domestic sort. They take their
children to see every animal WITHIN the
inelosure and enter with Zest into the
views held by the juniors Upon the sup,
iects thus disclosed. They may be soma
men of business at other times. but mere
they are their children's chums. Thev
help to feed the monkeys when the Keep
er's back is turned and enjoy the sport
equally with the little ones. :,
Papa, look at the cute little Colts