The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
CANOE, PADDLE OR TWO
AND A GIRL, THAT'S ALL
The Upper Potomac Is Crowded These Days with Process
sion Of Gliding Boats to and from the Chain Bridge.
Mschievous Lads and Motorboat SearchEehts
Play Havoc with Spooning Couples.

The gentle splash of water on silk.
best girls new blue gown may be heard
at any time on the Upper Potomac at
present
When spring, gentle spring, is Just let
ting up on the winds and rains. and sum-
mer. sweet summer, comes running down
the pike with an armful OF hot wealth
er. the canoeing season is here. here.
here.
An old formulae for a happy day on the
river Is:
Lunch for two. a green canoe
paddle or two
1t is old. but it has never been I'M
proved on. 1t is quoted about loo
servative estimate obtained at great cost
late last night by The Herald's deep
water expert.
Processfon Up River.
From dawn until midnight there Is q
procession Of canoes up the river to
Chain Bridge.
1t also might be noted there is a pro-
cession through some Of the city streets
Of jersey-clad young men and sailor
suited and canvas-shoed young women
This is the life," is the motto of the
canoeists. Most Of them start from the
boat houses along the Georgetown Po-
tomac along about O'Clock, when most
everybody is lying on the library and
other lounges in a torpid state-the re-
suit of too much Sunday dinner.
At O'Clock the sun 4. hottest It is
then that the young men and young
women, mentioned before, trip lightly
down the gangplank, stopping perchance
to fall heavily after tripping over q
splinter. and the fun is started
He GIides Into Seat.
The young man slides carefully into
the canoe, hanging meanwhile on to the
wharf Of the boathouse. He finally per-
suades the young woman to venture in,
Just when it seemed that he would have
to put up his canoe and charter q fiat
bottomed rowboat-
He urges her to be careful She as
sures him fervently that she will be. And
then she jumps with both feet into the
paper-thin canoe.
The young man turns a pale emerald
and grabs with one hand for the boat
man, who loses his balance and hits the
ONCE dog with his boathook. The other
hand of the young man Is thrust down
his throat to keep his heart in place.
During this time the young woman has
screamed, Just as she has every time
she has been canoeing. and just as every
woman has done on all possible occa-
sions since Eve saw the first spider: and
eventually she sits down in the extreme
bow of the canoe, fitting 1t forward un-
til It ships about a pint Of water.
She Screams Again.
Hereupon the young woman screams
again, and weakly says. Help! Help"
The young man looks around with an
expression OF one who would say. Are
you stiu herer' and lends aid.
His aid is not appreciated. Don't be
SO fresh" is the young woman's retort.
as she puts her right foot-always her
right foot-through the lunch basket
Several minor details, such as the pro-
per adjustment OF ballast and the cat
calls Of the river kids. are completed.
and the canoe gildes gently along-be-
lieve the young woman, who Is resting
on the young mans IS special new salt
Believe the young man. Who has Just
sat on his new straw hAt-that was put
under cushion 20 thar u wouldn't get