The Washington herald., 1922-08-25
Touring Europe,
Day BY Day
By o. o. Mcintyre.

|. ON THE ATLANTIC. Aag. sas-r
sing today Of ihs steersEe, ypst ~
the Bowefy to me Ii the most inter
estlng place II New York. 20 Z the
steerage the most plcturssqne spet
aboard. ship. 10 md romance and
enc must descend fn tss
r ~ . Of the great hulk Of IRON
and steel
Here one fnds medley Of all
races. And all are on equal foot
ing. No special honors. No regai
suites. The hunks and the food fare
Are all the same. The old TURK
puffs at his narghlle. The China
man smokes his long thimble pipe.
Tho. women knit and rock sucklinS
babies, ~
In our steerase 800 Russians.
driven into Canada by the religious
prejudice OF the late Gar, are going
home again. They have prosperec
and their number has grown to TO-
900. II those who return are well
treated the rest will follow to tin
the soil and help. restore their
stricken land.
There are those who snatched at
the golden dream In America anu
missed. There are others who have.
according to their lights, succeeded
| and are going home. to live In
| plenty. Through the air vents IN
the morning and evening the upper
! deck passengers can hear them
shout and sing. Even the bruised
and beaten are happy going home
again.
One old man who wears black
whiskers, a fiat top derby and long
alpaca coat, sleeps all day and all
night he stands at a port hole gar
| ing at the stars and mumbling his
lips. At times he kneels and lifts
| his clasped hands in supplication.
| He has talked to no one.
Two babies have been brougn.
into the world down in the steerage
since the ship left New York. Births
are not unusual there and life goes
| on serenely. Most Of the men wear
overalls and blue shirts open at the
throat and go barefoot. for It is
| very hot
Morning and night the steerage
is washed and scrubbed with a solu-
tion Of chlorine and It Is clean and
comfortable. The captain visits q,
every day. A Slav passenger has
an accordion and at sunset they
dance folk and square dances.
/ notice that as we near Cher.
| bourg. France. the stewards who
VIII extend their itching palms
| there and at Southampton are
growing very solicitous, although !
must say they have been very
courteous all the way across One
insisted today on reading me a joke
| from Punch.
Today ! discovered an old and
valued New York friend on the ship.
1t was his first appearance on deck
since we left the Cunard pier. He
was a little wobbly, and when a
waiter came up with a cup OF broth
as we were talking. the way he
waved him away is nobody's busi-
| ness. He says he has a bright new
ocean slogan. 1t is Narrower and
Calmer Oceans"
1t was great fun watching the
dancers in the ballroom at the tea
dansant. The ship was rolling fu-
r!ously and as the dancers were
scooted across the floor they would
reach out and grap new partners.
One young lady was forced to grab
the orchestra leader. and she was a
good sport for she made him dance
around once with her. He proved
to be the best dancer on the boat
and they got much applause.
The favorite youngster aboard Is
Fif. bright-eyed. dark haired lit
tie French girl OF IN years. Fiji
Is French war orphan who was
adopted by wealthy Chicago fam
lily. She has her governess and each
afternoon she goes down in the
steerage to play with the children
down there for half hour. She
takes fruit and candy with her.
which she distributes.
Copyright, 1872 by The McNaueht syndi.
cate. Inc.)