The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
STEAMSHIP MANNERSCHAsGED
Pm si THE ne az niTH
MOST >EH iORk HOuts.
Man, Rirtiiy Leave Their tabin- Disap-
pointed rra, rilsrs Who HAD aoprti
for IniImae, MN GREATNESS Public
DinlBE RoomS less frruurntru.


the ocean ,hiriy--IN tunes ana expects
To cross many time. mor. gives u hard
knock 40 TN. one time generally accepted
idea that Americans ATE Ia" most demo
cratic Of travellers by eClarlng that the
changes in the -IIe and construction nI
ocean steamers during sCor. or so az
years are rot -" remarkable a. are the
change in the social habIss and mann"rs
of passengers abb. 10 an"rd the Jest ac-
commodstior- Thus applies ESPECIALLY
- women native To New Nork
The woman Who has crossed thirty
SIX times does uul attempt tn diss.ct mo-
tives. tor IN. reason -rhabs that her
own behavior while crossing has often
inv tied comment
tor example during a rec ent crossing
one of her acquaintance making the trip
for the first time IN company with young
daughter and a maid seeing a familiar
lame on the passenger last and feeling =
! IL lonely sent her maid To the cabin of
his acquaintance. whom she had not MET
l., the dining room or on deck 10 ask IL
shs might call ar would the ac,Iuaint anew
call on her. Madame - not receiving
Was the answer returned, and the two
never saw each other until they left the
,teamer at Southampton. when she III
many crossings showed n warm cor
diality surprising To the novice who had
l.~~n feeling decidedly snubbed over "A
refusal acIuated. il was explained 10 her.
by q wish tn rest during the Noyag"
The newer code of stea amer etiquette
brings disappointment Ia some voyagers
not Of the socially prominent class who
perhaps are preparing Ia max" the most
ol chance to view the socially great
at close range.
4 party of four young women who last
summer spent their vacation IN Europe
putting up at pensions and small mex
pensive hotels were quite excited to find
that n young. beautiful. fascinating New
York matron. whose opera toilets and
social entertainments get much notoTiety
and whose figure is the delight Of Paris
c~stuners. was on the train from Paris.
bound for the boat they themselves meant
To travel home in. To cross the ocean IN
her company was a pleasure they had not
expected.
Who knows.- said one. hut what We
may get chance TO chat with her !
have heard that she is very agreeable and
quite democratic.
who knows echoed her compa mons
They saw the charming figure IN a cos
tune indicative Of the last word in fashions
and attended by a maid and man servant
ascending the gangplank and they saw
I, again descending the gangplank at
Hoboken. That was all
Not once during the voyage did the lady
sit ON deck or in the public dining room
One day ~ was rImored that Mrs Blank
had ordered a table to b., act up IN the
small upper saloon. now a feature of some
OF the newer steamers where -h. would
dine with n couple Of friends. hut evil
IDENTIFY she changed her mind and dined
~ usual in her own suite which opened
on 10 the main deck and WAS on. % the
largest on the boat
Undoubtedly Americans are more
exclusive now when crossing the ocean
than they used to be- New Yorker who
crosses often agreed. not 40 much becau,
they want to- hold everybody at arms
length now any more than formerly
but because the architecture ~ modern
built steamers makes IL easier to cross
in comparative privacy and rh. number
Of persons now "rossing in RI. popular
season IL 80 m UGH larger than 1t used
IN be. including men, women and children
from all over the United States. that often
in order TO avoid the feeling u being in a
crowd of strangers New Sork.r- taxi.
20 their cabins for the entire voyage,
their only outside exercise an ev.nIng
Seek promenade For that matter the |
deck suites of rooms winch include a
parlor and bathroom ar. ~ airy that
one can get along very comfortably
without going on deck at all
i never dream Of sitting on dacl; IN q
steamer chair Very few fashionable
-
az all on deck except for n walk Natu-
rally IN ne days when sven The best state !
rnoms were -rufy little affairs with mar
row berths a chair on deck bv contrast
had some charm pa rticularly az IN. !
occupant was cert an Ia know MANY OF /
the persons occupying other chairs Vow
age were longer then and tD D. roop.d |
SD eight. nine or ten days OF longer was |
not To be thought %
Now, when We can cross an . iay- aud J
less and suppo-Ing On" has The price. |
'an have airy cabins With open beds and Z
" sitting room larx. enough to use a. n I
lining room and card room the aura,
"ns 81 steamer chair on deck and "a
Eat AZ The captain table wan. Being
81 the captains '9bl" -vsn On the boats
- nos" dining rooms ar" fitted with small
ol~s. means hat at Ieasi ten persons will
- There. wh-r"e- mos perfi.- II NOR.
r.iSn one prefer 20 have - private tnbl.
When ~" cross my husband ALWAYS
PICKS out = t,bl" beforehand and many
passengers do tn" same When | cross
clone with maid | hay. all NV meals
-arHed IN my cabin. except Tor an occn-
-ional dinner with friends Few men
unless they are disabled are willing 10
I'm" IN -'lleroDm. bus women are.
"'f"r"n' Men will hobnob d-mocrati-
"tIly in card room smoking room or ..l-.-
"h--~: women ~iil not hOhnob AZ an
bn board ship hey don Of'.n vanf -
ir.ei sven heir b..-i friends
For ~ " last five years my cousin who
o-ses AZ least ono. year hAs never
i'ksn "A meal IA the public dining room,
nOosInE always - steamer with a small
upper salon where meals are. served on
OCCASION or which includes. an a he carte
restaurant
Not 81 ~ a -teafn.~ chair on d.Ck,-
b'of'-~i.d - listener VINO tIp TO that /
moment had supposed that 10 do this
very thing was b" urinary PURPOSE. Of /
IN ocean voyage How wicked 10 throw
?"ay such u splendid chance ~ sfOr.
aT1y ala aliopathic dp-.- ~ ozone
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