Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-15
TOURISTS ACTIONS
ARE WATCHED
West Vireinian Notices
PecuIiarities Of
Hotel Guests

ists," remarked Mr.. w. 8. Mcclure OF
Wheeling, w. Va, who is a guest at
the Young, as he watched the clerk
sell two two-cent stamps to man
who waited-lor the penny change, and
a ten dollar suite of rooms to another
with whom II was not question OF
price. ut was very noticeable" he
went on, Gin the two trips Of the
Cleveland to Honolulu. On the way
to San Francisco the passengers were
seasoned globe trotters. having been
around the world and visited so many
foreign ports each distinctly different
with what it had to offer. A good
many of them were tired after the
long trip and took their reception here
as a matter of form and after seeing
all there was to be seen took things
easy and went on their way rejolc-
ing"
THE last bunch of Cleveland tour.
lists were bubbling over with enthusi.
asm at the excitement and the new.
ness of their first view of this neck
of the woods and they looked SO fresh
and dainty, and asked million Ques-
tons about everything, sent home
postal cards, curios, and newspapers
galore. But the newness will wear
wear off and after they have visited
a dozen ports they will cut down their
post card and curio list and discard
their store clothes for the more ser
viceable raiment OF travel, for there
is nothing on earth harder on clothing
than having It packed and unpacked
in grips and steamer trunks all the
time and when roundthe,world tour.
list has been away from O base of sup.
plies for four or five months they
don't make any attempt at fixing up
like they did in the beginning"
"The Clark tourists are a particu-
larry desirable lot Of people to handle
as they are recruited from the best
class of people all over the country.
They have the price and they know
how to spend 1t. But it's an interest
ing study to watch them all and no
one has better opportunity than a
hotel clerk. The whole outfit was
as chuck fIill of the Joy of getting
away, as the last party was full of
pleasure at getting home again, but
you must have noticed that this
crowd was the more enthusiastic of
the~two, and are like children on a
holiday, which Is natural because they
are just starting out Little by little
each will form their likes and dislikes
among their fellow passengers, and
by the time they have completed their
cruise everyone will have pretty
good line ON everybody else and know
all about their religious and political
beliefs. their past performances and
future hopes, and good many last
ing friendships will be formed"
Travelling affects everyone differ
entity. Some return to their homes
rested and improved, physically and
mentally. while others who went away
for a rest return home more tired
than when they started. Like one
man / know in California. He had
been travelling around the world for
over a year ana when saw MIN COM
ing down the street In San Francisco
he was smoking two-blt cigar, had
a jugfull of water from the River Jor-
dan in one hand and grip full Of pa
per weights made from wood on the
Mt. OF Olives In the other and said
he was sorry the earth wasn't larger.
See that old fellow at the end Of the
writing table? He is idley drawing pic
lures and trying to kill time till the
boat leaves. He evidently Is an old
stager at the travel game and goes
on the trip because he has gotten in
the habit, It's all old to him and he
has probably been over the ground
several times before. But see how
different 1t is with the woman at the
other end of the table. have been
watching her address thirty or forty
post cards, send newspapers lsway
and ask the clerk every question she
could possibly think of. She is going
out on the sightseeing car In little
while. saw her at the ball last night
also at the beach on Saturday after
uOOU. oHe 10 hot hhooihB q INNS AM
/ will venture to say 1t Is her frs
trip away from home.
Then there is that studlous looking
girl over there. who has been writing
in her diary all day. III bet she Is {
school teacher and is taking the triI
for the instruction there Is init. Their
there are those two men at the desl
now. No. not those. The other two
Yes. One is a sure enough down-eas
Yankee, while the other is typica
Southerner. How do know? b.
the way they talk In the first place
and | happened to hear the big fel
low remark that Fort street was al
narrow as Washington street 'bacl
hum In Bosting,' while the other tool
my hat by mistake at breakfast thi
morning and while was trying to a
his six and seven-eighths hat on m.
seven and quarter head without tn,
aid of shoe horn noticed that HI