The Washington herald., 1922-08-26
g curing Europe,
Day by Day
By o. o. McIntyre.

Land Ho. Also Ha. Ha! Today we
sighted the sciIiy Islands In few
hours, we drop anchor outside Cher
bourg and many Of the passengers
disembark. The rest Of us 60 ON 70
Southampton. The old sea gull de-
serted us IN the night.
Frazier Hunt. the globe trotter.
wiriessed us his welcome. have
discovered that Duke, travelling
incognito. occupied quarters across
from ours. He is one OF the best
plain and fancy snorers ever
heard. Once i was going to rap
on his door and ask him to put on
the muffler.
Last night they held the ships
concern for the benefit of the Sea-
mems Orphan Home at Liverpool.
The collection amounted to $3.50. 1t
10 surprising how much talent there
Is among ships crew. One cock
ney gave burlesque of ballet
dancer. a Toreador and q Swiss
yodeler that would go big on the
Orpheum circuit.
The old type OF seaman is almost
extinct. Very few look as II they
had been around the Horn on wind
TANNERS, nor are they SCARED by
the belayin' pin. Today I saw q
deck sweeper with green handker-
chief tucked In his cuff. He was
remindful OF the ash cart driver
with spats 1 once saw in New York.
There is a comic ditty with end
less verses that all the crew sing
continually. 1t Is called DO You
Want Us to Lose the War" The
American passengers have picked it
up and stroll about the deck sing
ing 1t. The motion picture actress
has mastered the tune on her
ukulele.
There Is a branch of a London
bank aboard ship and passengers
were busy today exchanging their
American currency for English
/ pounds. The liner servants look
with disfavor upon tips in American
money. The walters average TWEEN
| ty-flve pounds apiece in tips-near-
| ly 500 for a five and half day
trip.
At luncheon today the orchestra
| played The Star Spangled Banner"
| and, of course, everyone arose. And
I never heard the national anthem
sung SO Justify. They suddenly
switched into God Save the King
but very few knew the words save
| the crew.
1t is customary on the ocean liners
| not to wear evening dress the first
and last nights at sea- On the first
night many OF the trunks are in the
hold and on the last they are packed
| or landing. After dinner we were
handed our alien cards. There is
something chilly about them. One
becomes Foreigner stranger in
| a strange country.
The aliens and customs officers at
| Southampton are extremely courte-
Gus. They do not ransack your
baggage. They go through II care
| fully and If one is merely a tourist
| the process is simple. One is per-
mitted to take only 100 cigarettes
| into England, and l shall have to
accustom myself to English fags or
|
The most amusing sight around
the Southampton customs are the
| English hobbies: They are runty
| looking compared to our stalwart
| New York police. Their trousers
are baggy and the little straps that
| circle from their helmets midrift
their chins are downright comic. As
We came down the gangplank they
| shouted, BE sprightly." II was hard
to do after a long voyage, but 1
tried my best. 1 wouldn't want to
| offend George or any of the rest OF
the old beans by unsprightliness.
A special train awaited the pas
sengers to take them to the Water
loo station in London. 1 heard
someone call the engineer. "Perci-
val" So on. Percival. to London,
/