Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15


hght-don't let George" do it all for
you.
WHILE searching the files of boat
w ing magazines for the year 1893
on the hope Of locating drawings or
den, built at Lawleys yard. South
Boston, during that year, some adver-
tisements were noted, particularly
amusing in the light of later develop
ment. One zach broker in listing for
sale two gasoline driven launches, re-
ferred to them as perfume boats" and
was very emphatic in his refusal to
guarantee the operation of the motors.
There was also q long dissertation or
the proper sparkling" of engines and
the advantage of new mixing valve
over other types of carburters.
A full-page picture OF Beauty on the
Boat" shows q young lady dressed in
what was then the height OF fashion,
being almost totally concealed by vo-
luminous clothing, no part OF her other
than her face and hands being visible.
Try and find a fiapper Of today willing
to pose in such costume. In later
issue we found an account OF the FORM
ing of the Capitol Yacht Club and q re-
port of its first cruise to Indian Head
and the races on OccoQuan Bay. The
feet consisted mostly of sailing craft
and o tug was employed to insure the
arrival Of the contestants for the races.
EVEN the suspender manufacturers
L are becoming boat-minded. q dis
play window uptown showing an
array Of galluseS with sloops, schoon-
ers and squareriggers as their "moteef"
in design. suggest the application OF
nautical terms to other articles OF
clothing. For instance. for the stylish
stout gentleman New York forty;
might be adopted, and all shoes over
size IL could be considered in the dis
placement class. Imagine the ad.
Is corsets are built to the highest
Lloyds requirements, with galvanized
steel frames, etc" Large napkins
might be referred to as "spinnakers"
and extra large and wide neckties as
to his plunper customers as EIGHT,
ten" or twelve" meter classes. One
design" Is appropriate for those whose
| costume is UNMARRIED and star" for the
prompt paying ones.
TIL. Capital Boat Works is busy on
specifications for the building Of As
| foot hand designed wee bottomed
cruiser for o. H. Blanton. The new
boat Is to be completed for Spring de-
livery and is to be powered with a
six-cylinder Van Blerck motor that Is
expected to drive her at not less than
IS miles per hour. Harry Black has
accepted the Belle and processes him
self satisfied with his new ship, having
taken q real shakedown cruise to the
mouth Of the river in her.
! Motoring has its roadhogs and boat
ing its book hogs. Not infrequently
we find some one monopolizing all the
boat magazines at the Congressional
Library, the usual process being that
of piling them all atop one another and
then reading the top one while other
would-be readers wait and suffer. And
we might add that these magazines are
the most thumbed and worn Of any in
the entire section.
Those interested in the development
of boats and boating should not fail to
visit the fine collection of models at
the National Museum. Hundreds of
types are shown, the kyak of the Eski-
mo and Malay Prahu vying for interest
with the model of the Leviathan. the
field being thoroughly covered in every
respect,