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t THE 'OREGON. SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING, AUGUST 9. 1903 ;d : Joys ot TLJT7 inlovs E -B CAT noIE It ' " 1 r. IS, . I R ;itz$fs'k f ""' f - . . Fry I . 'If T if m mmm i r fi iteiwrr wnwim J1 The Inexpensive Form of Outing That Is Growing in Favor J-T" f HEN the summer has drifted its ll lzy, sultry way along to August, the monotony of the weeks of heat and dust and uncomfortable toil begins to press heavily on the city business man and his family. August, the great vacation month, is hailed with, pleasure for its promises of rest and relaxation, rather than fort expected en joyment of ideal weather. With those who turn to the water for rest and recreation the houseboat is increasing in favor. Some who care for the water are more in terested in yacht racing than in anything else; others, whose business cares call them con stantly to the city, favor the steam. yacht, if they can afford it. But for perfect rest and quiet the houseboat man feels that he is the winner. A houseboat is really a sort of summer cottage that one anchors in quiet, picturesque nooks of bay, river or lake, or in which he journeys placidly and idly along peaceful waterways. There is a special charm about such a life that cannot be found in any other way, declare those who have tried it. Just hoxv a houseboat may be arranged as a convenient summer floating home is told here by a woman who has passed more than one hot season in such delightful outings on Maine rivers. or 'c? ' J5acbeor. ; Outing. either side. By a Houseboating Woman IT IS SURPRISING how Inexpenlv a. houseboating Bummer may be. Novel foundations are now be ina; utiliaed for houseboat building that bring this Ideal form of summer cottage within the reach of the average business man of our large cities. In California, especially in San Francisco bay, abandoned street cars are used to form picturesque and comfortable forms of houseboats. "Arktown," In that bay, la a colony of such floating cottages usually thirty or forty. Each boat, or ark, consists of a flat bottom, or scow, foundation, on which two or four abandoned street car bodies are set, end to end, side by side or two and two. The original partitions are removed, tnd the in terior divided Into rooms by the use of screens or por tieres; stationary lamps are fixed In the walls, and cupboards and cabinets arranged according to fancy 'W hen the cars are of the old-fashioned kind, with long seats on either side, the seats are extended and up holstered, making comfortable beds by night and lounging places by day. In the harbor of Portsmouth, Maine, the famous "gundalo-houseboats" form most novel river craft. Oft the Florida coast, and up along the eastern coast, a very r'ebelan foundation frequently supports a charm ing floating cottage when abandoned mudscows carry upon their spacious breadth Inexpensive frame struc tures, with numerous convenient makeshifts for novel summer camp life on the water. A DELIGHTFUL SUMMER AHEAD A more delightful summer can hardly be Imaglnod than resting upon the calm waters of an Interesting bay (within easy reach of the city office) with some thing nf and entertaining always moving on the waters and plenty of bathing, rowing and canoeing for dally enjoyment. It was a fresh-air enthusiast, with practical ex perience, who gave us our first Inspiration In Inex pensive houseboat construction. His plans were de scribed to a friend, who passed them on to ua It tomed larg and build upon It several rooms, where I cou'd have tny friends and books and float into the 1 ery heart of some Interesting country, where we f cou.fl be within easy acresi to business, and yet have JL a pieniy 01 exercise in rowing, canoeing and bathing We thr conceived the Idea of stdaptlng one of the old "gandalos" of the Plscataqua river, or some flat bottomed boat, so much In use on Inland rivers fifty years ago. Hence a visit to Portsmouth. Maine, and the mouth of the Plscataqua. to lie In wait for any that might appear One is eure to see a few of this famous flock when the h'a-h tide fetarns to tbe sea, bringing every sort f floating craft on the Plscataqua that has been pa tiently waiting for the ever-faithful returning waters V start p this bevy ef Inland birds (hat tieel te jnln n the flapping wlrf of the East Indian flock In the cal rrKor f Portsmouth. The llttle-knewn. but celebrated, rundtlne a cor ruption ef the Venetian name, gondolas have ever ea a ylctureeque feature of that charming river. -at. - y si i ssn i m w - i vlvijc m im v n mi n ui i u sv. i n j .a t - : jc - MMsassssr-v' ' : ,i af aw " I k I . J . Ta, ... V Ml -T - T .as I H, I W7a II . I I w . Z UW- , .flfV . r- . r-sr1C. . ' ..V T-Jlu I m S I l.F i X - T X m C-Hl I VO r II. 1 1 I I 1 IIUH I I . frl IIL llr - II I " v - ra 11 ran 1 n ..tffTr ' rsx 'vv : ?! i- 1 in f) j- -j - v ' v "Tnn J 'i --p.ii.jl. ..iiMJ - IK f I ZZI rf, . mt ) '--fitn ' s-f faking s Nome od a' i jjiWJi- a , , , fV Scow (Foundation - tOb Wif -- fjiovcl Jfpr , . ' -uiniiiiiii,iiiiiiiiiii story Housezboafr - , For mora than two centuries before the railroads in vaded Its banks, these clumsy birds had carried on their backs the famous Dover" river -bricks, that are moulded and baked In the brick kilns which border the river banks for more than fifteen miles. They are very shallow, flat-bottomed boats, with huge lateen sails, long-handled tiers and ear-flaplike leeboards, that skim about over these clayey, slippery flats when the water Is quite shallow, and . alt calmly upright when the tide recedes. Now the days of the gundalos are over, and the hoot of the conchshell la seldom heard. The white pointed sails gliding between the green banks of this Inland river are quite rare nowadays. The memory of this picturesque fleet Is always a delight to recall, and the satisfaction of purchasing one of these old bouses, with all Its furnishings, even the conchshell of 100 years' use, from which my boat derives Its name, Is an Interesting outset for my floating bungalow. Every part of this gmoeful hulk is most beauti fully adapted, to my neods. It Is built of solid plank ing, with a flush deck, two hatches for storage below, a windlass, anchor and endless chain, and a very good pump to keep the hull free from bilge water. MAKING THE BOAT HOMELIKE In all parts this gundalo Is sweet and clean, soiled only by the pink brick dust from the last cargo. The old sail, that I have striped off with crimson paint, makes a splendid awning. A little caulking' on the bottom of the hull, the old cabin cleared away and floored over, and wa are ready to lay out the rooms. No new floor Is needed, as the deck Is In good con dition for bedrooms and saloon, with a rug or two Haced over the roughest parts. My boatbullder and I scoured through the building materials of all the deal ers ami secured second-hand sashes, sheathing and framework of a varied assortment We then built a sill about the entire boat to keep out the water, and raised the doors sufficiently high to (rive headroom to the walls and partitions. This sill, with a strong header, formed two parallel lines around the entire boat, to which we nailed the doors, hutting them together and covering the Joints with a batten!' making- them sufficiently tight The two top panels of the doors that occupied the spaces for my windows were removed. a.nd old sashes thit fi t fitted tne (JDenlnsr were rnarle m a)M. tn The bow and stern have a square pro- wa have our morning rolls and coffee. Tha canvas-covered deck Is painted with straw mats and wicker furniture. grass-green book tabses)1 Jeotlon, made of heavy planks strongly bolted to the deck, giving a more symmetrical effect and destroying any similarity to a sailing boat, as in this design I' have wished to convey the Idea of a floating bungalow, rather than anything pertaining to a sailing craft Tha rooms are all ample In size, with a generous living room and plenty of space in the staterooms for single Iron beds. A passage leading from the galley direct to the hall running across the boat leads to the saloon. In this hall, or gangway, we have our breakfast when It la too windy to use the roof garden, and we choose to have a more open spare than the saloon. This last roam is painted white, with an old steamer lantern hanging in the center of a beam celling. A big Japanese cotton ruc covers the center of the floor, with rubber mats at tho doors. The couch Is a three-quarters Iron bed, covered wth a Ttalr of hlir crimson portieres that rnnreal the nttre frame of the bed and drop to the floor. This bed. disguised as a coueh. loaded down with pillows. fives a moat luxurious, furnished effect to tha long wall space. At the sides of the doors there are bookcases, which give generous room for a good library. A large ma hogany table In the center for the monthly magazines and Incidentals, easy chairs and a half dozen rush bottom chairs, a serving table, with handy dishes and table linen, tho brilllant-hueJ India cottons on tbe wail, a few plants, the gibbering parrot and the ca naries give this room a most Inviting effect In the gangway a staircase leads to the roof gar den, the delight of the whole arrangement. Here we have flower boxes, forming a solid parapet of green and other vivid colors. Inclosing the entire roof. Too much cannot be said of this refreshing effect of color, which the salt atmosphere seems to make more bril liant and the moist atmosphere more luxuriant than you will find In some of our Inland gardens. Each ronrnirtjr the awnings are rollPil down over the heavy fiame, and the side curtains sre drawn to protect us from the horlxontal rays of the sun when You and steame chalrt. A telescope to discern tne naroesi of the matVf taft that one. becomes acquainted wltm during theunwaer Is an Indispensable piece of lor' nlshlng for any houseboat Two old brass ship lanterns, highly polished, hang from the ridge of the awning frame and give plentjrfl of light for the evening hours as wo sit on this dlmlyj lighted deck, a place well suited tor pleasant lmag- inatlon and reverie, watching tha rows and rowa ofi, brilliant lights twinkling and surrounding us llkaJ necklace of diamonds, quite Venetian In effect The Interesting life of th harbor (whSre the hrpa s4 close to our windows, off to China, England or tHe' southern seas) Is ever present, and there are mysterM oua movements In the black waters of the night and,' at the early dawn, and Is not unlike life on the Vene-C tlan lagoons. .v THE MUDSCOW FOUNDATION The houseboat Is painted white, with orimsoM striped awning; the hull underneath the sill is palntadi dark green to match the blinds; In tha stern, near tZfeeW galley, I keep the canoe, and at the side, en a pole, Xm moored the tender. p A similar plan of construction may be carried! oat) when mudscow foundations are utilised and thenr are few sections of the country where river dreegloa Is carried on that discarded ones may not be dlaeovi ered, having outlived their usefulness In their original capacity. 'j This foundation may readily be put Into good ehapa for supporting tha frame structure which forms the houseboat. One of the most novel that haa come to my notice on a scow foundation is a two-story structuaa, with sufficient space left on the mudscow deck to walk' around the house and a broad apace In front roofed over for a porch. This is more useful than beautiful as It now stands, but plans are being made for window bozea and a bal cony to extend around the second story, where vineal and flowers may be trained, when funds will permit. -These mudssow foundations also permit of bulld- lng )ow rambling structures of the bungalow type upon their decks. No matter what tho type, theeef ; unique summer cottages may be Inexpensively builtj and no ground rent or building lot will be required for them. . may bo a Genius, yet not b Said xJtsa Aubeih eager thron iurroui.do J thft CJrrnt One. Ladies palpitated beneath sou, frou-frous, and even phlegmatic men pushed forward as Ihe 1 oet moved toward th dais in tha corner of tho aalon. "What doe- he look like oh, tell m'' panted tall, anemic blonde, craning her neck in vain. n"J.hcJ teU me he is old, said another, "past 45. There was disappointment, nay, pathos, in her Toice. ."Als, and then he's bald, like most men of genius these dajs," wept another, taking the fact lor granted. 1 At last the poet was leitfd, the crowd parted nd h unfolded big berilbcned manuscript. Forty- five, yes, with the youth of a cardinal, and great, long fine, silver specked hair. A sigh of relief, of happiness swept through the room. The poet and long hair bad revived gain ! a head containing pointed, with a cos- THE baldhoaded vtars The c with the long renins he has plsr'id es for eeceatrio poet the wild musician locks of more happy days was eclipeed. He was declared a freak. And strangely the myth ttt the baidheaded man as a t) pe of greatness obsessed the popular lmaglsatlcn. But now the man with the luxuriant Incks Is again coming lato recognition. And byf Beeaese it is aet necry that greatness and hair should be diTarced. Temporary banishment ef the sheck ef Hair was possibly dee te Losobroso. whe declared that balr could not grow luxuriantly oa fertile and eiacttr. brain He elusive air. to innumerab.e c refuse whose hair was not long, nor thick, if Indeed, they had enough to I. otic. In tne meantime, i'.lchard Ut Oallienn. having glTn up his "Quest of the Oolden Girl." bravely de bed pui- -c epln on in An erlr by wearing Ms halrt I": rtr Tut thre are otr.era. and unnoticed great on whese hair wnt lor.g Take Chief Justice M YV. Fuller, ef the United fates Spr-r ourt. h-i hir ts luxuriant, aad Thomas A Kd:n. whoa Bine a of hair I almost as fertile as h.s tra.n. Both irtat thinking macaistea fclr Hiram lai-, inventor ef the Maxim gum. a tbirg te turn one s ha.r gray, possesses a erewa ef tVirk "ft white ralr It gives him a curious dignity rf tiet'iTif. This ha'r. and Is wenderful. ladeed, tha many have accuse hint ef wearing a wig ... One of tbe greatest ef ele-ct rtclans, Nikola Teela. ras leeej. See Klerk hair, srott-1 as with s'r duet ' Tes:a la a gee l as ef science. He U ta'.X aark, wiry. y vibrant with electrlo energy. As he talk he move his head, covered with a anock almost rivaling that! of Paderewakl. The man who said that genius should be bald muattt have suffered from mental strabismus. There Isn't M more luxuriantly-haired man in the country thaa, Mark Twain. Kdwin Uarkhara, the poet, haa loniC hair. And Walt Whitman, the good gray poet, waa a proud of his white si. ken hair that, to add to the pic t luresque effect, he wur a great brimmed seamaoCa bat. Among modern musicians Jan Kubellk. possibly, leads wltn the longest hair. Josef HoSmana has locks) to spare. Lju, and almost surpasses those of Rubin- stein, tbe great composer, i'ne two De Reaskee are) losing their locks, but Joachim retains his Samsonian, heritage. Long hair and music ,are usually concomi tant, u seems, and among thnse who boasted Of ex travagant headdress were Wanner. Verdi. SuUlvan. Balte. Anton and Liszt. Justin McCarthy, the novelist-politician, ef Eng land, despite his age. ios.r?ses long hair. Tha gret preachers. Dr. Tarker and In. purgeon, had lorc hair. Among rulers. th emperor of Japan aad thw f 'resident of Mexico are blsed by good bead cover ags. It was said that Disraeli dyed his helff he wore it comparatively loug and found it a constant delight. Some persons, a'nong thera, Blr E. M. tiraot-lJufl. alleged that "LMsiy." as they called him, wore a win. Dixsy s" wig was the butt of many a joke natU ltu finally proved that the hair wss reaL Of our great capitalists. John D. Rockefeller ts bald, but Jay Gould kept a good head ot balr. Finan ciers aad bankers, as a rule, get bald. But the n -nluses ot science and medicine em te freerve tS.ir hair. So files bother Metcholkolt. the great sclent.. at. and Darwin clung te a s hair welL Ibeen. uatil his old as, kept a great ahoek af hlr. Maeterlinck, the grat Belgian dramatist and ajtt.-.e of the "Life of th Bee. ns a tfclek hirsute ho I cevertni any Bis auet- a , i . . Via dramas. Nspol.on a4 Welilnrton d!pr tbe eUlm-ba.f est CtfMr'i klda tit reat mll tsry eommar, J " Of,S?arv "e'i "u f-ed e-, a -bald kMt Rns, Breweir.. ' ' - ". 1 feiiew Bryant Eernn a1 elore fcai I-- ereodtng te eetee degree the e.U-i. their reals Xlf of th Bee. !" nireuie hci I ing. trge Bernard naw een't eompulu C ilggardltneas on tse pert ef nature la tii e r. and Eiavid Belasoes treesee are as .rt ...
