The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
Ne1 Yofk C;ty
Day by Day
By Q. o. McIntyrs.

1 y ri
ON THE ATLANTIC. Aug. "a
Today the Mauretania 10 in the mid
die Of the Atlantic. Exacting
readers may ask me how I know
ana OF. course haven't yard stick,
but my Scotch friend told me. He's
been here before. All my life have
looked upon, with amused toler-
ance. all Back to the Land" move
ments. Today I'll sign on the dotted
line and enclose check.
think the liners serve so many
meals with their tongue in their
cheek. There 10 breakfast at Z.
broth at IL, luncheon at 1. tea at 4
and dinner at z. I've found only
one man who devours them all and
he looks 1t. II he were at Atlantic
City there would be no bathing the
day he decided to use the ocean.
Shortly after breakfast a screech-
ing siren brought all the deck
loungers to the rail- 1t was the
signal that we were passing q
steamer. She proved to be tramp
the Maggie Murphy"
The sea has inspired tho worlds
greatest epics. Half of the best
poetry pays 1t tribute. To me II is
depressing, treacherous. It 10 as
vacfllating as a vampire and at
night the swish is like the humble
of voices as though mocking its
dead. And that lone gull Is still
on our trail.
have found a new friend in the
ships barber. He is also an expert
In Irish laces and has a fne COL
lection. He halls from Glasgow and
is survivor OF the Lusitania. He
fioated about for nine hours In a
life jacket, But he insists on q
bush-league' hair cut.
This afternoon a notice went up
on the bulletin board to beware Of
professional gamblers. No card
game could possibly interest me to-
day. Although I would be willing
to moan with any of the card
sharks for 10 cents a side. ~
In the early evening We ran into
some heavy swells. Eve changed
my mind about attending religious
services at 1890 Sunday morning.
II the swells keep up I'll be in the
front row singing every psalm.
The most interesting patronymic
in the list of passengers Is Mr.. Basil
Alfred Comyumdjoglon. And the
most lyrical is Maga de Mario Lala.
The shyest couple aboard are a
pair of Japanese newlyweds who
have the regal suite. They sit in
obscure corners and write notes to
each other. The bride is one of the
best dressed ladies on the liner and
her dinner gowns have put the mo-
tion picture actress's wardrobe In
the shade. They dance exceeding
ly well together. doing everything
from the shimmy to the waltz a
The captain has a lot of initials
after his name on the passenger
list. They are C. B. Z. r. ID. r. r.
n. Il. incidentally he is capt. A. II.
Rostron. who was in charge of the
Carpsthia, who SO heroically picked
up the survivors of the i'll fated
Titanic.
There is a man and his wife and
their mock OF servants on their way
to their shooting lodge in Scotland.
He has a shooting lodge for every
season and goes continuously
around the circuit with his entour-
age. l heard him tell someone that
he was a rotten shot. But you cer-
tainly have to give him credit for
trying.
The ships surgeon has the
cherubic look of an English curate.
j heard him tell lady that sea-
sickness was generally mental. IF
you come aboard expecting to be
i'll. you generally are" he said. He
did not have single call during
the night save in the steerage
where an emigrant was recovering
from the effects of some of New
YOrk's waterfront gin.