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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.
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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
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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 ...